Sunday Social: The Internets

 Linking up with Ashley and Neeley for Sunday Social!      This week's Sunday Social is all about fun times on the Internet! 1. What is the first website you log into each day? Usually I start with Facebook, check my email, and then visit Pinterest or Blogger.
2. Give us some funny websites that you visit that we need to know about. Suri's Burn Book ~ A blog written by Allie Hagan as the one and only A-List Princess: Suri Cruise. It's full of tabloid-mocking and celeb gossip... written from the perspective of a well-read and snobby almost 7-year-old. Allie's actually got a real book coming out soon, which I am very excited to read.
Hyperbole and a Half ~ She hasn't posted in a a year or so (due to some personal struggles, she is taking a break from blog-land) but it is well worth it to scroll through every one of her past posts. She's absolutely hilarious!
3. Pinterest or Facebook? Why? This is hard!! I like them both for different reasons. I like Facebook for the following reasons: 1) Stalking Keeping in touch with family/friends/acquaintances. 2) Procrastinating / distracting myself / wasting time.   I like Pinterest for these reasons: 1) Finding cool ideas for my future classroom... if I ever get to have one... grrr...  2) Finding ideas for crafts and home decor. 3) Fantasizing about how cute my kids' rooms / closets / pictures / faces will be. 4) Finding cool housewifey, beauty, and organization tips. 5) Finding recipes. 6) Laughing at funny ecards and quotes 7) Saying, "Aww" or "Ugh, that's so true," about various inspirational quotes 8) Teasing myself by looking at pictures of gorgeous homes that I'll never be able to afford because of the lack of my own classroom... aka... a real teaching job. 9) Putting together a dream-closet 10) Trying to get myself motivated to exercise more.   Ok, so maybe I vote for Pinterest, mostly because it's easier to justify lost hours spent online...
4. Twitter or Instagram? Why? Instagram. Coming up with something interesting to say on Twitter is a pretty daunting task. And taking pictures is way more fun. :)
5. Favorite YouTube video. Post it!  I'm actually not a huge you-tuber. But I still can't pick just one!! Here are a few of my faves... :)    This one is super cool... my hubby was totally obsessed with this for a while. Lol.
These girls are so talented!! I'm wondering why they weren't on America's Got Talent... or were they? I dunno... I don't watch it. Or maybe they're not from America? Lol.


 Hellogiggles made up some pretty funny youtube videos...   

Jenna Marbles is always funny... even though she's also always innapropriate....
These two are actually the first parts of some fan-fiction musicals written & performed by a group called Starkid... if you love Harry Potter and musicals, you will love these videos.    A Very Potter Musical
 
A Very Potter Sequel

Yes, I realize the last 2 videos make me a mega nerd...

        6. Biggest online pet peeve? This one's easy! 1) Facebook wall / blog comment wars 2) Pop-up ads 3) Spam-mail

Re: Date Night Movie

A few weeks ago, J and I had an "official" Date Night. We even planned it in advance: We'd have a nice dinner together and see a movie, stopping somewhere for treats to sneak in to the theater (don't lie, you've done it, too!).

Well, it was Date Day and we still hadn't picked our movie. And, so, I checked on some times and the following text-message conversation ensued:

Me - So, we could see Ted at 6:45… It’s the comedy with the teddy bear and the guy from Family Guy does his voice.

J - Ok. Sounds like a date.

Me - Wooo!

J - Any chance I can take you home after the movie?

Me - Haha. You can count on it! ;)

J - Lol. Can we say easy?

Me - Hahaha...

Side note: While Ted was definitely a funny movie, I found it a teeny bit stupid and rediculous. But, I guess that's what you get when one of the 3 leads is a teddy bear.

Weirdest. Dream. Ever.… Aaaand Spider Night Terrors

I didn’t sleep very well last night.

Probably because, last night, I dreamt that I was in a large building of some sort that had a large parking lot and we were being attacked by monster/dinosaur lizards… except they were small.

Like mini-velociraptors or something. 

It was so bizarre…

I’m pretty sure I got the idea either from a) The Amazing Spiderman {I saw it Sunday and the villain is a giant lizard-man} or b) the Barney doll that my niece had at my grandpa’s house. I’m guessing it was the Spiderman villain.

And, apparently, last night I also had (another) episode of “When Spiders Attack In Your Sleep.”

I may not have mentioned this before, but I sometimes have dreams that there are 1 or more spiders in/on my bed or something of that nature. I end up screaming, causing J to wake up in a panic.

Sometimes I’m half-awake and jump out of bed and say, “J! There’s a huge spider!! Wake up!!!” Then, I proceed to fling off the covers in order to find the rogue spider. J is not a fan of this.

Anyway, this time, I didn’t wake up from the dream … I just sat there screaming and J had to wake me up. I barely remember this. But I do remember that this time Dream-Spidey was scurrying across my pillow… Ugh…

These spider night terror episodes have happened several times, and are increasing in frequency, ever since we got married. And there’s never even been a spider, so J’s getting a little annoyed… I feel bad, but I can’t help it!

And, spiders in my bed would be a totally legit thing to scream about…. so there….

Kids Are Funny {Part 2}

I love keeping track of the funny & incredibly sweet things the kids at school say.

Today, I was talking to one of our 4th graders and said, "Only 2 more days left! Are you excited for summer?" He said, "It's actually 1 1/2.."

I take that as a yes. Haha!


Here are a few others from this spring...

‎4th grade boys at dismissal:
E - "Dude, does anyone have any deodorant?"
L - "Yeah, why?"
E - "Can I use it?"
L - "No!"
E - "Oh, come on, man, my pits stink!"

Walking past the 3rd grade hallway...
B (kdg.) - Hey, that's my girlfriend!

K (2nd gr) - Mrs. K, I wish that I could stay with you forever.

Having a conversation about growing sunflowers in their classroom...
C (kdg.) - I put a lot of water on all my plants. My plants grow so fast.

J (4th gr.) - Do you have ADHD?
E - No, that's offensive!

H (kdg.) - My mom went to Wahahii.

T (kdg.) - Wow, I love you Mrs. K.

Oh, my heart. I love my job.

Reading Assessments

Me - "Tell me about the story you just read. What happened?"
H (age 5 and very serious) - "The little boy is reading. He reads to his mommy, his daddy, his papa, his grandma..."
Me - "Wow, he must read a lot! Who else could he read to?"
H - "Maybe his birth mother and birth father?"
Me - "Oh, ok... Um... So, how do you think the boy feels about reading?"
H - "He's happy and likes it, and he's a little bit grumpy...."
Me - "Oh, really? Why is he grumpy?"
H - "Because he's mad doesn't get to read to his other family maybe because he's always reading to his mommy, daddy, and papa and grandma."



I love my job. :)

Kids are funny...

One of my favorite things about being a teacher has to be listening to the hilarious things that the students say. Here are some of the gems I've heard lately:

Boy - "Mrs. K, is your favorite singer Lil' Wayne?"

Me - "Thank you, Table 1, for following the directions so quickly."
Table 1 (in unison)- "Represent!!!"

Girl (from a class across the hall that I subbed for a week prior) to a friend who was about to enter the class I was subbing for that day) - "Oooh... you better watch out! Your guys' sub is sooo meeeaan!!

Librarian - "What is something you should always remember to bring to the library?"
Boy - "Your 6-inch voices?"

Girl to Boy - "He [referring to another student] totally just farted on your chair."

Boy - "Did you see how I just started belly dancing?"

Boy - "I regret what I did to my friend. I am so sorry. I promise I will never pants anyone ever again as long as I live!"

Boy - "Well, the idea I had for my story was a boy wants to be just like his dad, the king, who was also a knight. The only problem is that he doesn't have a leg so he can't really do anything very well... like jousting"
Me- "Oh... well... is there going to be an accident or something where he hurt his leg?"
Boy - "No, he was just born that way."

Boy - "I dedicate this book to my friends and family and Oprah and Lil Wayne."

While doing an activity about proper and common nouns:
Me - "Write 4 places you'd like to visit on the lines below..."
Boy - "Jersey Shore!"
Me - "List 4 people you admire..."
Boy - "Shakira!!"

During a presentation on substance abuse (smoking, drinking, inhalants - like sniffing glue - etc.) given by the police liaison:

Officer - "...So you just look for the words toxic or non-toxic on the container. If it says toxic the fumes are harmful to your health and can kill your brain cells. If it says non-toxic it isn't harmful."
Girl - "Ok. Well, what about my hand sanitizer?" (holds up a pocket-bac from Bath and Body Works)
Officer - "That's probably ok to smell a little bit, like when you put it on your hands, but you probably shouldn't be breathing it in right from the bottle all the time."
Girl - (eyes wide, looking very concerned) "Oh... Ok." 
Officer - "Any other questions?"
Boy - "What about scratch-and-sniff stickers?"

This one was an answer written by one of my students on his homework assignment in response to the following question: Why do we see different constellations in the night sky during the spring than we do in the fall?
"I.D.K. I forgot to bring home the science stuff."