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Sangría
En mi clase de español, creamos sangría sin alcohol, con manzanas, naranjas, limones, y jugo de uva. Por que estamos en un esquela, no podemos hacer sangría con vino.
Cortamos todos de los frutos en porciónes iguales y mezclamos los porciónes en un jarra grande. Despues de mezclando los porciónes, añadimos el jugo de uva al jarro.
En el final, el sangría tuvo un sabor buena, con un distincto...
Cascarónes
Cascarónes son huevos sin yema, con pinturas coloradas. Cuando raja el huevo en la cabeza de un amigo, lo significa buen suerte.
Cascarónes son de China, pero Marco Polo trajo los cascarónes a Italia y Espania. Originalmente, el realeza puso perfuma en los cascarónes, unsando los para regalos. Pero en 1800, el emperador Maximillian trajo los cascarónes a Mexico, donde pusieron confetti en los,...
May 2011
9 posts
Cocinando Salsa
Ayer, yo cociné salsa verde con Tati, Max, Tatiana y Sofia en mi clase de español. Los ingredientes fueron ajo, tomatillo, chile jalapeño pequeño, cilantro, lima, sal y aguacate. El otro parte del clase—Charlie, David, Tobin, Sydney cocinaron salsa roja. La receta para salsa roja fue un poco mas fácil, porque fue sin aguacate y lima.
Mi trabajo en el grupo fue preparando el ajo, mi verdura...
Gummy Slabs
I’ve learned that sugar is a difficult material to make candy out of. Depending on what you’re making (carmel, jelly, gummy, lollipop, etc.,) you must boil it to a very certain temperature for each one. Boil your sugar too hot, and you’ve ruined your lollipop. Boil it too low, and your lollipop won’t be hard.
In science class last week, I decided to try to make some gummy...
Great Artists
I did something interesting. For the entire 2.5 hours of the Children’s School Great Artists night, via a combination of video and text chat, I had conversations with attendees in the exhibit room. The way it worked was that I was in a different room and they could see live video + audio of me and could interact by typing messages to me on their keyboard.
To clarify: I could not see them. I...
Mock Trial
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Just like last year, the 7th and 8th grades just held mock trials.
Each one of us was either be a defender or prosecutor for a Ms. Monica Hewitt, being tried for the murder of Jennifer While, a parachutist whose parachute cords were allegedly cut by...
April 2011
5 posts
In 8th grade humanities, we’ve been debating a few different topics in class lately:
Capital Punishment
Just like as I did in the radical parties project, I volunteered to be in the group advocating for the view contrary to mine. I along with Tati, David, Tatso, had to advocate in favor capital punishment to the other half of the class.
If you don’t know me, I’m an ardent critic...
clientsfromhell:
“Do you believe in GOD?, and would mind designing us a free church flyer. You will go to heaven for this.”
The 'F' Word [1 April 2011]
No, not that one. It’s frangible.
FELJ: Do you know what your project will be? Have you thought of a question that you want to answer? Remember that you will need to initiate contact with an adviser by 11:59:59:99 p.m. tonight.
Humanities: Continue reading your free-read book. Be prepared to give updates from time to time. You should finish the book by Tuesday, April 12.
Humanities:...
Miser [31 March 2011]
Keep counting those coins. If you run out, then go count some more—unless you don’t want to.
FELJ: The first check-in will be tomorrow. You will need to have a plan, including an essential question. You will also need to initiate contact with an adviser by 11:59:59:99 p.m. tomorrow.
Humanities: Continue reading your free-read book. Be prepared to give updates from time to time. You...
March 2011
12 posts
Melancholy [30 March 2011]
Don’t forget to do your homework tonight—unless don’t want to.
FELJ: The first check-in will be Friday. You will need to have a plan, including an essential question. You will also need to initiate contact with an adviser.
Humanities: Continue reading your free-read book. Be prepared to give updates from time to time. You should finish the book by Tuesday, April 12.
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This is not a beard joke. [29 March 2011]
We’re all hoping to see you soon back in full bloom, Bearder in Chief.
FELJ: The first check-in will be Friday. You will need to have a plan, including an essential question. You will also need to initiate contact with an adviser.
Humanities: Continue reading your free-read book. Be prepared to give updates from time to time. You should finish the book by Tuesday, April 12.
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February 2011
8 posts
If I’m doing nothing, I often struggle in making the leap to doing things, even things that I know would engage me.
Once I make that leap, though, the work becomes a lot easier—like taking the plunge into a cool swimming pool on a warm, comfortable summer day. Initially, the pool feels freezing, but a few minutes of treading water will make me quite comfortable.
On the other hand, if...
“No matter what we are and do, Some duties everyone must do:
A Poet puts aside...”
– Routine, by Arthur Guiterman
bettyann:
But the better question to ask is this: Why would I ever want do do anything else? Conformity and obedience are easy, compared to the immense work of breaking the mold, asking questions …
text with slight edit from a story by Anthony Albright photo The Open Door by Léon Spilliaert
BettyAnn has set Keep Moving Please to a noir painting by Léon Spilliaert that...
National Register of Historic Places listings in... →
If you look at entry #71 on the Wikipedia for San Diego’s historic places, you’ll see another inspiration for the building in Keep Moving, Please: the Medico-Dental building, which, although much larger, is similar in style to the McClintock Warehouse.
Also, you may have noticed the address that Bevens deboarded the bus at—Ash and Colombia. It’s a real location, but it...
Noteworthy and Not: To The Tyrant →
bettyann:
Imperious despot, insolent in strife, Lover of ruin, enemy of life! You mock the anguish of an impotent land Whose people’s blood has stained your tyrant hand, And desecrate the magic of this earth, sowing your thorns, to bring despair to birth, Patience! Let not the Spring delude you now, The…
I heard this on NPR a few weeks back—first thing that came mind was Orwell’s...
January 2011
11 posts
