The Met is live streaming Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo!

My kid has a close friend who’s nonbinary. Some jerky kid said “whatever, Rainbow” to them and my kid shot back with “whatever, Default Settings.” Name calling is wrong and I’m going to take her out for ice cream.

I’m taking a philosophy of music education class. Half of the readings make me want to change the world and the other half make me want to fight the author. Is that how philosophy works?

Instead of talking about preparing students for the future -- which assumes we know what the future will be, and that students somehow need to change or adapt in order to fit that unknowable thing -- we need to instead talk about preparing students to shape the future

I made my 14 yo watch Alien with me after trick or treating. His biggest takeaway was that they were smoking on a spaceship. “Are they smoking in their space suits, too?”

This morning I was met with a row of portapotties in front of my classroom windows. Is it commentary? Symbolism? An omen?

It’s fall, so time for cider-bourbon Manhattans.

Another school shooting. I’m out of words, I’m out of rage. Love to the families grieving their unimaginable loss, love to every teacher rethinking their lockdown plan and trying to gather the strength to walk in again tomorrow.

I usually think prom-posals are ridiculous, but before our pep band thing tonight one of my sweetest students had a big bouquet, a 10 Things I Hate About You sign, and got the rest of the band to scream-sing Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You to ask another band kid to homecoming and it was adorable.

My kid says he was in the bathroom at school and another kid farted so hard it set off the vape detector.

Happy to report that “That’s so AI” is the go-to insult among my 7th grade students.

I just found out that I’m going to be presenting a session at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference! I’m back and forth between excited and “oh shit, now I have to actually do this.”

I went to a salsa dancing class tonight. At one point they had us keep switching partners and I ended up with my 8th grade student. Is he going to have nightmares tonight? Is this the most horrifying thing he’s ever experienced? Middle school kids are usually horrified to even see me in public.

14: my search history is chaotic Me: chaotic how? If you swallow a tooth will you digest it or poop it out? Who the heck is Brad Pitt? What do seagulls taste like? Chickens riding Roombas Frogs for sale near me

My 6th grader had a lesson today where they discussed “what AI is good for.” She said destroying the earth and sucking all the lakes dry. She’s not wrong?

14: What’s the name of Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s team? 11: The Kentucky Fried Chickens.

Gloria Steinem AND Cassandra Wilson?

I get to write high school lesson plans for Petroushka for the BSO! So the question is, do I write the formal, classy lesson plans they want or the sock puppet, “get his ass, Petroushka!” plans that I want?

The brewery book club chose a book for this month that leans heavily towards “breasted boobily.” I can’t decide if I should skip this month or hate read it and then say what I really think. Chapter 2 and a woman walked with her “breasts chugging.” That wasn’t the first hard eye roll of the book.

I just found out that one of my former students was hired as a teacher in my school. I’m so excited to have her as a colleague!

I’m hosting a birthday sleepover for my 14 yo. My house smells like pizza and feet.

Morning hike to a sunrise concert. Surprise performance by Yo Yo Ma.

I was getting passport pictures done and 1- when they told my 13 yo he couldn’t smile he kept getting the giggles and it took about 12 tries and 2- the elderly lady renewing her license next to us got mad when she found out they didn’t need a new picture. “You mean I put on makeup for NOTHING?”

I was very anti- halftime show but Electric Mayhem with Dudamel and Coach Beard and the PS 22 Chorus just broke my brain.

Having a margarita and then going to a bookstore was a wonderful and terrible idea.

Visitor to my yard today. That’s not a big ass snapping turtle, it’s a prehistoric monster.

Concert weekend part 2- just saw Paul Simon. His songs hit differently when I’m pushing 50 and have been through some shit than they did when I was 16 and wearing out my copies of Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints.

I saw Bela Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez perform last night. The concert was amazing. Bela Fleck talked about one of his music teachers who influenced him the most and he was in the audience.

A local brewery has a book club! I didn’t realize that a bar based book club was missing from my life until I went.

I bought a bottle of wine today. The young cashier asked me if I was 21 in a way that was clearly joking and we both laughed and now I’m sad.