During the summer of 2000, my mother took my sister and me to the Vans Warped Tour — particularly because my sister’s favorite band Green Day was touring. This was my first real concert, so I was pumped. It was hot and humid that day, but we were accustomed to that weather given we moved to Florida in 1996. The…
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#SundaySnapshot Caught Being Cute
#Caturday You Snooze You Lose
#FoodieFriday Gluten Free Lo Mein
I had to make a trip to one of my schools for paperwork, so I stopped at Publix on my way home. I browse through their unique items that I can’t buy at my local store, and I found thicker rice noodles AND gluten free hoisin sauce! These two items are necessary for homemade gluten free lo mein. Now, I…
#ThankfulThursday Wrapping Up Year One
As my third semester teaching at the college level comes to a close, I’ve essentially gained a year of experience teaching. I have my Master’s degree, and I have experience — this basically means I’m becoming more desirable as a candidate for full-time instructor and lecturer positions. Between the two supervisors who took the chance on me solely due to…
#WordlessWednesday Bumblebee
#Tutoring Tuesday Punctuation: Part 1
Punctuation errors can alter the meaning of your words. Use a question mark, and you’ve asked a question; use an exclamation mark, and you’ve added excitement to a statement. While these two particular punctuation marks seem fairly self-explanatory, others are downright confusing to beginning writers. Commas, semi-colons, and colons indicate sentence structure. Apostrophes connect words or indicate possession. Dashes and…
#MondayMemories Misogyny
I was in my junior year of high school when I got my first paying job at a salad buffet restaurant. I was so excited to make my own money, and I felt like my coworkers trained me well. After working there for 90 days, the manager gave me my first evaluation. Everything went well until he said, “but you…