Slice of Life 27
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
1d ago
One more wake-up (for school) and then it’s spring break! I think every student and teacher is the living embodiment of this gif right now. Things I have accomplished this week: Finished The Women by Kristen Hannah Started Divine Vows on audio. Started watching Death and Other Details on Hulu. It’s like if Knives Out was a TV show. Tutored Came in last place in Teacher’s Pet. I’m looking forward to spring break because I have lots of books to read. I also have to do my taxes (which sounds way less fun) and update my Middletown Library card. I’m seeing Suffs on Broadway next Thursday and am ..read more
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Slice of Life 26
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
2d ago
So it turns out “vibes!” are not a winning strategy. Today was the annual Teacher’s Pet competition at school, a newlywed-type game where seniors pair up with teachers to answer questions about each other. It’s always a fun time and everyone laughs a lot. There’s always cheating, call outs, and lots of studying. Yesterday was no different! My partner and I may not have won, but we had a lot of fun and did not cheat! Two more days until spring break. I can’t wait to relax, read a lot, and hike a lot ..read more
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Slice of Life 25
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
2d ago
Spring break is almost here. Almost. Next year, spring break is in the middle of April, which seems unimaginable. I feel like even the students are barely hanging on this week, just waiting desperately for a week off. In the meantime, it’s school as usual ( much to the chagrin of some students!) The marking period ends when we get back, so this week is crazy for everyone. Outside of school, I’m reading Kristen Hannah’s new book The Women and it’s breaking my heart while filling me with rage. I keep asking myself why we never learned any of this information about the Vietnam War in school. I hi ..read more
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Slice of Life 24
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
4d ago
Navan in his new towel-coat Some stuff from today: My bracket is a mess. It’s a hot mess. It’s a hot busted mess. Oh well. Why do weekends fly by so quickly? It feels like yesterday was Friday, but in reality tomorrow is Monday! Luckily, this is a short 4-day week and spring break begins on Friday. Hallelujah! Today I tried a new coffee shop in Wall- Ocean Brew Coffee. I had an iced s’mores latte and it was delicious. Next time I’ll definitely add cold foam, but it was great as-is today. Speaking of coffee, I think during spring break I will try to visit a few new coffee shops. I really wish a ..read more
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Slice of Life 23
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
5d ago
When did we move to the Pacific Northwest? It feels like it rains constantly now, with wind and flooding accompanying most storms. Today my backyard was flooded by 10am and every pair of shoes I own is soaked. I’d like that decent spring weather back, please! I spent the later part of the afternoon at my parents’ house to celebrate family birthdays. My dad and my brothers all have March birthdays (well, one brother has a Leap Day birthday that he celebrates on March 1st), so we had cake for everyone today. I’m the oldest of 6 so it’s a little crazy when everyone is all in one place. My nieces ..read more
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Slice of Life 22
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
5d ago
It’s cold, it’s starting to rain, the cloud cover is low, and the fort is doing training. How do I know? My house is shaking and my phone is blowing up with Neighborhood alerts… The military base actually releases a monthly noise calendar that no one around here remembers to check. As soon as the booming and shaking started, I pulled up their Facebook page and confirmed that this whole weekend is shaded red on the calendar. Red= “heavy crew weapons training and cratering munitions that may include mortar live fire, howitzer fire, and cratering charges.” Most of the time we don’t hear anything ..read more
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Slice of Life 21
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
1w ago
Cool tree full of mushrooms on a hike today It’s the first day of the best sports weekend of the year! Happy March Madness to all who celebrate! Other than watching a lot of basketball Hold on, in the middle of writing that sentence I had to stop to watch Kentucky get knocked out of the tournament. A lot of brackets are officially busted. In the words of reporter Nicole Auerbach, “Oakland is our first true Cinderella. A No. 14 seed that knocked off a blue blood for its first-ever trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jack Gohlke is a March Madness legend forever.” this is why I lo ..read more
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Slice of Life 20
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
1w ago
Today was the Olympic draw! There are only twelve teams who play in the Olympics and there are all kinds of complicated rules for who can be in each group. The groups are made using FIFA rankings, geography, and a lottery. For example, it was almost a certainty that the US and Germany would be in the same group because of FIFA rankings and rule that says you can’t be grouped with teams from the same continent as yours. We will play fifth-ranked Germany and the World Cup semifinalists Australia. The third game will be against either Morocco or Zambia from the African Football Confederation; th ..read more
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Slice of Life 19
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
1w ago
Fred the dinosaur is almost done! He just needs spikes, and I’m hoping to finish them tomorrow. Then I will have completed my second crochet project! I started crocheting a few weeks ago. However, the original plan was to learn to crochet about a year ago. See, I fell victim to an ad on social media and purchased three Woobles kits. About two weeks after my order arrived we ended up bringing Kells home. Puppies are a lot of work and they think everything is a toy. As a result, my Woobles were put aside. But recently I decided I had time to learn how to crochet and I opened up Bjorn the Narwha ..read more
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Slice of Life 18
The Reading Zone
by thereadingzone
1w ago
Not surprising, but I’m sad. Simpson has been ride or die for Rutgers since he got to the Banks, but I don’t blame him for looking elsewhere with Ace and Dylan (top recruits in the the nation) coming next year. I wish Derek was willing to stay and learn for a year, seeing as Dylan and Ace are likely one and done players. But I think Coach Pikiell does not want to end up in the same position as last year with players leaving last minute. Losing Cam Spencer and Paul Mulcahey weeks after the transfer portal closed killed us this season. As a result, I imagine coach had a talk with all of the cur ..read more
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