Shit and Snow
Feb. 17th, 2007 12:28 amSome words I've taught to students in the last two weeks:
fossil fuels, renewable resources, auto-erotic asphyxiation, shit, quota, massage vs message (pron), "you're pulling my leg", "putting on the Ritz", CPR, sunburn, swollen, limestone caves, harpoon... amongst many more.
We had a lesson last week where the teacher's manual said you could actually teach the students to swear and blaspheme. This caused much merriment as we envisaged shouts of: " Fuck you!", "That's fucking brilliant", or " Jesus Christ on a bike" coming from the classrooms. What children we are. Being in the sticks means you find your pleasures where you can. As it turned out, my class didn't turn up and the other teacher was ill on the day he was meant to teach the class, so there was nothing but the usual giggling emanating from classrooms.
I'm going snowboarding in Hakuba tomorrow. Let's hope I don't break my leg/get buried under an avalanche/ fall off a cliff etc. Or indeed, just get lost on the way.
fossil fuels, renewable resources, auto-erotic asphyxiation, shit, quota, massage vs message (pron), "you're pulling my leg", "putting on the Ritz", CPR, sunburn, swollen, limestone caves, harpoon... amongst many more.
We had a lesson last week where the teacher's manual said you could actually teach the students to swear and blaspheme. This caused much merriment as we envisaged shouts of: " Fuck you!", "That's fucking brilliant", or " Jesus Christ on a bike" coming from the classrooms. What children we are. Being in the sticks means you find your pleasures where you can. As it turned out, my class didn't turn up and the other teacher was ill on the day he was meant to teach the class, so there was nothing but the usual giggling emanating from classrooms.
I'm going snowboarding in Hakuba tomorrow. Let's hope I don't break my leg/get buried under an avalanche/ fall off a cliff etc. Or indeed, just get lost on the way.