Tunng- King

In Honor

A quick comic I made last year about my late kitty cat, Issy. We'd call her "Grandma cat", and I sometimes liked to think of her as "prissy Issy". I often pictured her wearing my hat, drinking red wine, and reading my books whenever I'd be out of the house, so here is that in comic form. 

New Found Land- Mirror

A Dancer's Paw

Chillin' with my dawg, Willie cat

Marissa Nadler- Bird Song

Good Morning, Zachy G. & Bonnie P. B.

S- A- T- U- R- D- A- Y

And that is that! Nothing like a thought process that sucks you in and spits you out, leaving you so certain and forgiving of how you could have been blinded. 

Step away from any silly situation, realize what you are doing, and make a better decision. "Decide"... that is the name of my game now. Student teaching is finished as of yesterday, and I'll graduate in one week. A fresh slate, going forth! 

Last night I dressed and danced all country western with two best girlfriends of mine. It started to snow a little, but there is more in the forecast for tomorrow. I'll move back home this week... looking forward to coffee in the mornings with my parents, to seeing hometown friends, fresh air on my face as I run around the backyard, and sitting with my brother at his gravesite.  

Homegirls at Stomp, sophomore year of high school

My parents

Me on the volleyball court, 2007

My siblings and our neighborhood gang, 1993

My brother, Christian

Keep Shelly in Athens- Hauntin' Me

Riding the Internet Highway ("I-Way"- Labrynth Lov)

Student Work

I taught a "large animal" lesson to the Kindergarteners in which we talked about using squares, rectangles, vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines to draw horses, bulls, giraffes, and elephants. They've already learned how to draw small animals (dogs, cats, bears) using circles and ovals, so this was the follow-up lesson to that. 
I especially loved discussing line directions with them (sweetest little voices trying to say "horizonal" and "diagonal")and using our arms and whole bodies to act them out. It is so fun to see 25 pairs of eyes so excited, each of them half way out of their seats, so intrigued. 



^^ A fourth grader's open studio clay sculpture of a dog. 

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Sunday morning, and I'm feeling good. Big furry cat asleep on my feet and having coffee. Jumpin' into the book I'm reading (Birds of America by Lorrie Moore) here shortly and then it'll be time for a jog on this warm and sunny December 2nd. 

Also, I'm going into my 16th and final week of student teaching! I was full-time teaching at both schools for 3 weeks (this last week as the exception since a new group of middle-schoolers started), so this last week I'll spend finishing up lessons here n' there and also observing other specialty-area teachers at the elementary (library, music, and special education). 

The next step... graduation! I feel sad about this, but mostly psyched and very ready for a new chapter. COFFEE CHEERS!