maybe February 21, 2007
Posted by thomas in : xanga , 2 comments Some of the kids in one of my ESL classes at school call me “Tomato” or “Mr. Tomato”, since that delicious red fruit masquerading as a vegetable sounds similar to my own name, Thomas. And, I have to say, it is a much better joke than anything my lower level classes have managed to come up with. Tomato-Thomas: sometimes my brain definitely feels like a tomato, not that it is brimming with lycopene and is an excellent source of vitamin C, more that it sometimes just feels mushy and soft inside after a few hours of explaining grammar rules and trying to decipher Korean. The deciphering Korean part is especially hard. I don’t know Korean.*********************************************************************************
And you know, “maybe” is a very important word. Not only in the sense that we usually use it (or I usually use it): trying to express some uncertainty, almost synonymous with a lack of commitment and an expression of doubt, but also in the sense of maybe as possibility, of potential, of budding existence. (more…)
Valentine’s Day in Seattle February 15, 2007
Posted by thomas in : xanga , add a commentValentine’s Day, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington. (more…)