Yesterday was the last academic day of school. Next week is a mixture of spring musical stuff, field trip, and end-of-year party. It has (unsurprisingly) been extremely difficult to get any focused efforts from the students.
Since I had the seventh graders for three periods in a row, I wondered if I might be able to show a movie. In Literature class, I’ve just collected a book report assignment that required them to read a Newbery book of some kind. Not finding a way to show a Newbery book movie, I turned to another book movie: The Princess Bride.
It went over famously. The kids really liked it, and I had a wonderful time watching it myself. It truly is one of my favorites. It was difficult not to quote lines along with the movie.
As we were watching the scene where Vizzini and Westley are in a battle of wits to the death, I was enjoying Vizzini’s dizzying monologue, when suddenly a student turned to me and said: “He sounds just like you!”
Hahaha! I was absolutely, totally, and in all other ways delighted.

So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Hot tea with lemon should help, too, no? (Who wants hot tea in May in Hawaii though…?) Can you go to a doctor for this, or is that not currently an option? Sounds like some germs took up residence in your respiratory system – be careful! No more cigars for you until this clears up, ok?
Go away, cough!
Early each day to the sink in the bathroom,
The little old tea–cher man comes,
Feed the cough, tussin for coughs
Tussin, Tussin, tussin for coughs!
HI MR ROYUK!!!!!!!! BLS MISSES YOU <3 everyone (especially the 8th grade class from last year) (ps we're in 9th grade now yeah go high school)