Hi everyone! This week is the National Conference for Teachers of English in San Jose, so I’ve had to go there to help out and to present twice (my presentation title is “Sex, Politics, and Religion: Breaking Through Taboos,” a good title if I do say so myself).

In any case, things have been busy. Here’s a few pictures from the last couple of days:

January 26th: This is a trusty teddy bear that Angela gave me when we first met. I keep him on my desk to watch my shit when I’m gone. Plus, it seems to be the place in our house with the least mold.
She also gave me that little mug in the bear’s hand, but it was separate at the time. I sewed it to his hand (yep, I can sew… it’s genetic… thanks, Mom).
In any case, my bear was providing constant inspiration the other night while I was preparing my presentation for the conference, which started yesterday (Wednesday).

January 27th: This was in a session that I attended yesterday. I took a couple of pictures of the room (you can see more on the flickr page), but for some reason I liked this one, especially when I got it to my computer. I like how the light is shining on this girl’s hand, but only there, really. It’s like her pencil is holding the key to her enlightenment. Here’s a bit of detail:

January 28th: I chose this as the picture of the day mainly because there were slim pickins. But the more I look at it, I like it. Mainly I like it because it’s in a classroom, and I can’t imagine that most classrooms could be host to a gas fire or one involving logs (which I think is what is on the “ground” in the “A” picture).
Plus, as I was analyzing the picture, I realized, “Oh! There’s not even a fire extinguisher on the fire extinguisher hook!”
Oh, Costa Rica!