Sushi Dreams

Valentine's day reminds me of sushi- you either love it or you hate it and too much of a good thing can be its ruin. Unlike Sushi (mmmmmmm) I'm not a big fan of the holiday. I had to venture to the Monster Box last night for printer ink (which came in very handy for a much needed plan B at schooll) and as always it was easy to see the worst examples of societal cliches while I was there. People were running over other people with their baskets just so they could grab the last hideous pink and red stuffed 3 foot caterpillar. The recipient of which will no doubt love the thought and then end up giving said stuffed bug to charity during next years spring cleaning. Is it becoming clear that I have a negative view of the holiday? Well, then I read Abigail's thoughts on the day, I took a deep breath, and focused on what can be good about the holiday: sincere thoughts and homemade treats from loved ones.

Luckily I have a lot of creative and thoughtful people in my life that help to curve my cynicism.

These delicious treats almost didn't make it long enough to have their picture taken.

In other news... I taught art today!! YAY! I get such a high from teaching art. I compared Mexican Tile art to Nintendo Mario and then discussed the importance of perceiving color. As expected, a few students really liked it and some really didn't (hmmmm.. a lot of things are like sushi). What was great is that they all started to think about their color choice and made good decisions in creating their art works. What wasn't expected was a few a my peers openly bashing my lesson in front of the students. Knowing there are art teachers in the world who want every lesson to entertain the students and who don't take time to teach skills that are difficult is all the motivation I need to keep trying to become one who is different.

I think I'm going to wrap it up now so I can talk my sweetie into some sushi, of course, in an entirely non-valentine-date way :).