On the theme of talented people doing talented (and sometimes unusual) things, I present to you Tom Thum, who does not appear to be a human birthed from a fairytale, but who nevertheless possesses some strange and magniferous talents. Marvel, and sit in awe, all ye regular mortals. What have you found on the webs […]
“The Orchestra In My Mouth” Read More »
Another quick board sketch today, since that’s all I got. A student made a comment about the line in Romeo and Juliet that starts with, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo”, saying that they always expect the line to go, “Romeo, Romeo, let down your hair.” Naturally, I had to illustrate it B-) Read more:A
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OMG this woman is amazing, and she can SING. So, she and some friends had the idea to run famous works of literature and also song lyrics through several layers of Google Translate. The results are about as accurate (and sometimes hilarious) as you’d imagine, but it gets even better, because this incredible human then
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This is literally how I do maths. I tried explaining it to my Year 5 or 6 teacher (I forget which but I think it was Year 6) and he nearly died at me. What’s 26 – 18? Well, you need 2 more to get from 18 to 20, and 2 + 6 is 8,
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This was doing the rounds on Twitter last week and my life is now complete. I dare you not to sit there and watch it at least three times on repeat. 😀 😀 😀 Click through to watch an 18-sec clip of a unicorn doing gymnastics on Twitter. You won’t regret it, I promise. What
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The blurb is the best bit. I bet you can’t tell where I lost the plot. HA. MY BRAIN. SHE IS THE BROKENS. What do you think? Does it induce you to hit ‘buy’? :’D Blurb Text: This is a tagline. It’s totally amazing. Mercury doesn’t GET nervous. Mercury gets things DONE. Of course she’s going
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Breaking with tradition, here is a text post for a Friday… Found on Liana’s facebook page. Hilarious. Read more:Made-It Monday: CakesHow To Theme: Chapter Four – Theme In Fables Part 1Whoa: 7 Awesome Real-World Materials PERFECT For Science Fiction
Message from a friend the other day who just learned I write books ‘n’ stuff… :’D From now on, I’m owning my new identity. If anyone asks me what I do for a living, I’ll tell them straight out: I’m a literary drug dealer. (Bonus points, this fits both writing AND English teaching!! :’D) Thanks,
The Word You’re Looking For Is… LITERARY DRUG DEALER Read More »
So this one’s a bit of fun history & trivia for us all 🙂 Read more:Made-It Monday: Reaper StickersWhoa No Way, Books Are Good For Kids!Iteration, Or, When Things Don't Work
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Caution: These activities were completed under controlled test-conditions.* Do not attempt in Real Life. 1. Attempt to open your son’s school locker by pressing the car remote. 2. Drop son off to school and get halfway home before you realise you’re not supposed to be going home, you’re supposed to be going to work. 3.
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