Thank you, everyone. American Born Chinese is actually the last book I'm teaching this year (and it was a Buffista who suggested it last year--thanks DebetEsse!), but I will check out the rest. One connection I can make is that I found an awesome educator awareness packet created by the government with up-to-date stats. Want to guess what percentage of the countries of the world are represented by people approved for immigrating here last year? 100%. That blew my mind. Think of all the countries in the world.

Hanna has soaked me. Went out to get my haircut and EVERY.SINGLE.TIME I had to walk outside, a rainband came through. Broke my favorite umbrella and my travel one kept threatening to collapse under gusts. (It's actually a sturdy little thing, but the wind is not great for collapsibles.)

Got a new umbrella. But I don't think I'm going out again until this passes.

It was my hairdresser's last day today! She'll be off on maternity leave until December (so only one haircut by someone else.) She's got another couple weeks until her due date, but needs to be off her feet. She promised to email me pictures of her daughter. I'm so excited for her.

I've got to do laundry at some point this weekend. But I think I'm just going to laze around today. Inside.

Was out in Hanna to get produce, brunch (bloody mary steak & eggs with a side of a bloody mary! YUM!) and see Hamlet 2 (stupid funny). Saw lots and lots of police out. A bunch seemed to be acting as a motorcade for about 3 big tour buses. Am wondering who is in or passing through town???

Please let the Keys be hurricane free from 9/13-9/19 (and thereafter, really). We are supposed to be honeymooning!

Will nobody think of the honeymoon?!

My brain apparently refused to retain the memory of Galactica 1980 and the flying motorcycles and the glayvin.

Your link leads to nothing, David.

Fixed!

Now with bonus Tron Lightbike scene.

All inspired by the IO9 article on cool science fiction motorcycles. (And much bitching in the comments about not including the Akira motorcycle.)

Speaking of Tron, has anybody had a more interesting film career than Jeff Bridges in the last 30 years?

Everything from Tron to Cutter's Way to Lebowski to American Heart to Fisher King to Iron Man to Thunderbolt and Lightfoot to The Last Picture Show to Starman.

I have avoided rain so far, but it is humid as fuck. It is raining now and I am not home, so my chances of staying dry seem slim.

Karate was a hit (pun intended)n you might say he got a kick out of it.

Thanks, I'll be here all week.

Now with bonus Tron Lightbike scene.

I remember how amazingly awesome that scene looked when it came out. Nobody had ever really seen anything like it before.

It looks considerably less awesome these days.