This is What I Listen To At Five in the Morning

Matisyahu - Refuge
Sufjan Stevens - Pittsfield
Interpol - C'mere
Andrew Bird - Happy Day
David Bowie - Life on Mars
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (all three versions)
Elliot Smith - Pitseleh
Portishead - Sour Times
Brand New - SoCo Ameretto Lime
Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl
Royksopp - In Space
Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the Park
Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Rufus Wainright - Memphis Skyline


The majority of these songs were specifically picked because I've had them in my head throughout the day, while the rest happened to pop up due to the lovely suffle feature of my two-year-old-and-basically-falling-apart-music player (which I love dearly). I'm constantly amazed when I hear some of the students listen to the same music I am. I only wish I had been so wise at that age. I still kick myself for not branching out in my music earlier. Thank God for college.

For the past thirty minutes someone's cell phone has been ringing. I have no idea who would be calling someone at 5:08, 5:15, and 5:24 in the morning, but there phone is way too loud if I can hear it across the courtyard outside my window.

End of session is on Friday and students leave the following day. The final project for my class is going to be a giant Chalk Talk, which I know they are excited about. I'll have to put up pictures of the first chalk talk for all to see. I'm so proud of my kids-- they were wonderful at it.


5:33 and another call. I always think the worst when people call me either A) really late at night or B) really early in the morning. Does anyone else think that?