procrastination and public speaking and spelling

Graduation kicks off in 60 minutes and I’m supposed to give some parting words of wisdom and or humor. I have parts of three different speeches floating around in my dome. Nothing polished. Nothing even finished.

Did I mention I hate public speaking? Wait! Aren’t you a teachers? Yeah, but that’s different…somehow. I have debilitating social anxiety - even sitting in the audience at events like this makes me nervous and anxious… Bleh.

I probably shouldn’t have made coffee at 2:30 pm and I probably should have eaten more than a bagel, today.

Also, why are speak and speech spelled differently, despite the same phoneme?

J. Wash

J. Wash

People of Flagstaff This kat was playing a mean air-harmonica in the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ.

People of Flagstaff


This kat was playing a mean air-harmonica in the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ.

People of Flagstaff

People of Flagstaff

mad dash to the end

I named my stapler(s) “Waldo” so that when my students ask for the stapler, I can yell, WHERE’S WALDO?

It’s calling me… …I can’t afford to give in, but the pull is strong.

It’s calling me…

…I can’t afford to give in, but the pull is strong.