the 80s strike back

last saturday, i took the big test. i used up all 5 hours, but i think there's good chance i passed all three subtests. i'll be keeping my fingers crosses until dec. 5th, when the scores are released. this whole last week has been all about relaxing since the two weeks before were full of cramming and studying. and since today was a holiday, i spent the afternoon kayaking with some fun people from my teaching cohort. the water was a little stinky, but it was still way fun.

on my list of things to do before i get extremely old, there is no listing for "go to a keggar." but if it was on my list, i can now cross it off. a friend from one my classes threw a theme party - the 80s high school keggar. since none of us were old enough to actually party during the 80s, she and her roommates wanted to create the experience. their setup and research about the theme came from 80s movies...you know...the breakfast club, pretty in pink, and of course, sixteen candles, which they had playing on repeat in the background. they actually had a keg, which i didn't know you could actually buy. and people dressed up in total 80s gear...cheerleaders, ugly prom dresses, lots of spandex, some leotards, denim on denim, and dudes in pants that were way too tight and shorts that were way too short - so not ok. the music was a mix of 80s and current pop/hip hop/rap. susan has this observation about anglo-dancing - she's not wrong. the thing that was a little weird to me was that most of the people were from my friend's church, bel air presbyterian. huh. while i've become more "liberal" in my beliefs (social justice, anyone?), i'm crazy conservative regarding behavior. ass-grabbing just doesn't say "presbyterian" to me.

and since i haven't done this in a while:

currently listening to:

kanye west - late registration

shakira - fijación oral

switchfoot - nothing is sound

currently watching:

he-man and the masters of the universe - vol. 1

the wb/fox + veronica mars

currently reading:

pedagogy of freedom - paulo freire

teaching community: a pedagogy of hope - bell hooks

pedagogy of the oppressed - paulo freire

these days, all of my reading is academic. sometimes it's incredibly boring (textbooks), but more often it's completely enlightening. as one of my classmates said, "it's completely overwhelming." if you can, read some of paulo freire's stuff - it's pretty amazing.