an now for something completely different...

Been talking Unapologetic's ear off about my kids lately because it was a tough week of test prep gone bad at school and I'm just frustrated with my students' complete lack of will to succeed lately.

So I would like to introduce you all, dear interwebs, to some of the things that I've been using for mental distraction. Dorophoria, after all, began not as my teaching blog but as the moniker of a crafting enterprise that never formulated. I've been fantasizing about using my summer's to get back into the yarn and paper and glue and needles and fabrics. Until then, I just drool over other people's stuff:

New favorite craft blog: the purl bee
Also enjoying: CraftyCrafty

Otherwise, I've been a total comics nerd and my recent purchases and reading is listed as follows:

- Dr. Who: The Forgotten (all 6 issues)
- Dr. Who: The Whispering Gallery (single issue, short and sweet read)
- Courtney Crumrin and the Tale of the Fire Thief (3rd in series)
- Courtney Crumrin and the Prince of Nowhere (4th in series and if you haven't picked up Ted Naifeh then you're missing out on some goodness from the Youth category)
- SwampThing - Alan Moore (first trade and so far so good)
- The Umbrella Academy (Issues 1-5 still unread by that's up next)
- Fables (up to issue 81 or 82 now I believe)
- FreakAngels (Warren Ellis, bitches!)
- Aetheric Mechanics (more Warren Ellis, bitches! and it's teh awesome)
- Star Trek (in comic form, which I haven't read yet but apparently it's good stuff so we'll see)

Now I'm just getting Unapologetic into 100 Bullets and I've got to get him into the Transmetropolitan before it's too late.

not thinking about school

This is what I've been doing over break. Second bag is in the works in gold yarn. My hands actually are starting to hurt from all the crochet madness but it's keeping my brain clear and I get pretties at the end of it. Made a hat for my aunt for X-mas and have been making pot holders with skulls on them. But the bag is my new favorite thing.

Thinking that I will make a line of potholders with mathematical formulas on them and sell them on Etsy for extra cash. And an extra excuse to keep crocheting.

For now, my two weeks are going at a leisurely pace. Trying to enjoy it while it lasts.