Day 11

It's the day when I have run out of post ideas for NaBloPoMo. I know Engie's blog has a list of topics, but today I'm just going to look at my own list of drafts. I don't anticipate this will generate anything cohesive and coherent, to be clear. I often text myself reminders - grocery lists, books to read, things to talk to Matt about when I see him, etc. Usually, even if I've forgotten about the thing altogether, seeing the text reminds me. Occasionally I come across one that completely mystifies me. Like SOA. I texted it to myself TWICE. SOA. Tried to Google it. Society of Actuaries? Unlikely.

All my jobs? Already did that.

One of my university boyfriends telling me how he and his brother bought his mom Poison Toilet Water when they were little. Honestly, the 'toilet water' thing is endlessly amusing to me. 

I have memories of show and tell in grades one and two. Is it still common for kids to say 'what' instead of 'that'? Matthew Alpajero brought in "a bullet what got shot". Also, you probably can't send your kid in with a bullet anymore, right? This other kid brought in "a book what I got". The teacher said 'which' and he said "A book which what I got". I don't think my kids said that. Angus said 'tooken' instead of 'taken' which I loved. Once I said something slightly snarky to Angus and then said 'no offense', and from the other room came, haughtily, 'offense is STILL TOOKEN'.

Last Wednesday morning I was shelving books in between classes and a couple of the resource teachers came in and were working at a little table in the back of the library. All I caught of one sentence was "I'm sure he's seen some inappropriate behaviour, but people here aren't whipping out their penises left right and center". I tried not to burst out laughing, unsuccessfully, and then we brainstormed some new mottos for the school website, like "(School Name) - people only whip out their penises here occasionally".