Fahrenheit 451 Meltdown

Some of you may know that though I am the teacher’s aide, I am given the task of teaching Literature to our students. Before you get impressed (or like, barely impressed), know that it’s so haywire and backwards that it barely resembles a normal English class.

Currently, we are reading through Fahrenheit 451. The kids love it, which makes me love it.

But, as normal, moments of great learning correspond with equally as “great” moments of academic meltdown.

I handed out a vocabulary sheet today and we were reading the definitions out loud together. It was turning into a good discussion on the power of words… when it came to Gerald’s turn to read:

Me: “Alright Gerry, what does number five say?”
Gerald: “It says… ‘Carmello – A man who reads the Bible.’ Hahahahahaha!”

The rest of the class started laughing. I just rolled my eyes and thought, “Why.”

- [MELLO!]

I Wish You Weren’t a Liar

Hello internet, I do believe we’ve MET before…

The public outcry was TOO much for me to take anymore. You all love me! You need me! The show must go on! “Love me love me say that you love me…”

Actually there was no public outcry. Just one person wondering why I haven’t posted in awhile hahaha.

See what I just did? I lied, then confessed the truth. That’s part of my New Year’s resolution. If I’m going to lie, then follow through with it.

Anyway, I find I’m the most pleased with my writing when I’m telling stories, whether they’re real or not haha. And I miss telling YOU ALL the stories from my life – the good, the bad, and (most importantly), the bizarre. So as 2010 begins, I’m committing myself to a resolution I can actually follow through with – storytelling.

Love me love me say that you love me.

- [MELLO!]

AND GOOD TILLED EARTH

Sorry I’ve been away for so long… but the earth was calling me. No, not PLANET Earth. I mean the DIRT outside. I’ve been out there tilling away, listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack hahahaha, all the while talking to the local folk hahahah. Who am I?

Ok so you’re all probably asleep by this point, but I’m SORry this is what I have been DOing! I’ve also been listening to The Beatles like MAD. I can’t help it. Have any of you seen their first show here in the States? Check this out. It’s world-changing. At the time it was such a big deal for these lads from Liverpool to come over and SHOW themselves to all of us. They played a 5 song set on The Ed Sullivan Show and MAN, just WAIT till you hear the screaming girls. The Bealtes just have such good stage presence:

Also, this is my summer jam. I bet you’ll all be talking about Passion Pit by the end of 2009.

Sorry this is so sporadic. I need to get back into the swing of things here, aka dust out my brain.

- [MELLO!]

I’ve got a rash in the shape of Spring.

My apologies to all my readers for the lack of posts lately. I was trying to figure out exactly why I haven’t written in awhile and I came to the conclusion – it’s Spring and I am ITCHING to get out of my house and into the loving arms of Mother Nature.

I’ve been playing The Beatles’ “Getting Better” over and over, so you know I’m just ready to start having a dance party in the woods. Blogging is more of a fall and winter thing for me, sorry to say. I almost feel a lack of creativity right now. As if everything fun, entertaining, and worthwhile exists elsewhere than from this keyboard.

What I’ve been spending a lot of time on is my garden. And oh man… I can’t WAIT to get out there. I was so antsy about this year that I decided to venture into growing plants from seeds. Normally I just buy a couple flats of seedlings and plant away come the warm weather… but this year I’m planting 10 asparagus crowns, and I’m currently growing several peat pots of cabbage and peas. I’m super excited about this!

Every morning I get up and pray and almost the first thing I ask God to bless is my garden hahahahahaha. No lie. It’s just automatic. I can’t help it.

SPRING! GET HERE ALREADY!

- [MELLO]

I laughed SO hard the first time I saw this.

And I was probably about 19 years old.

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles isn’t my favorite John Hughes movie (that would be Uncle Buck), but he knew how to get the best out of John Candy. You don’t need to know anything about the plot in this movie in order to appreciate this scene. Trust me.

And because it’s unfair to even MENTION Uncle Buck and not SHOW you some of it, here’s the greatest scene of any movie of all time. My brother and I still have NO IDEA why the schoolteacher yells “BLASPHEMER!” You’ll see what I mean. Also, when Buck pulls his Cadillac right up to the front door of the school, and that MUSIC starts playing ahahah, I always think of Joey Hyndman hahahahaha. This is for you Joe.

- [HE'S COOKIN' OUR GARBAGE!]

P.S. Ok, one more. I just found this. I’m TELLING you guys, this movie may be heaven.