Subbed for a sweet, hard-working class of first graders today. Plus, I saw two of the second graders from last week's class in the hall and they still remembered their new names from last week: Brewers and Stinks. Hee!

Listened to Tina Fey’s Bossypants on audiobook.  Like Mindy Kaling’s book, it’s a lot like a cool friend chatting with you about her life. Fey’s stories are a bit more substantive than Kaling’s, while still being funny.  My favorite parts were getting to hear the details of her Sarah Palin imitation, her days in the Second City improv group, and her descriptions of driving across Pennsylvania for Christmas each year with her husband and daughter.  She also makes specific comments just for the audio version which is kind of cool.

We  like the bottles of Starbucks' Frappuccinos that you buy at the grocery, but they cost a lot and use a lot of bottles, so I played around with creating my own at home.  They’re cheaper, less wasteful, and healthier (because I know what’s in them) but just as tasty.  They’re also really easy to make. 

Here’s the basic recipe:

1. Make 2 cups of coffee
2. Dissolve ½ cup sugar into coffee (You can use less)
3. Pour the sweetened coffee into a quart-size glass jar (We use old juice jars)
4. Add 2 cups milk (You could also use almond or soy milk)
5. Refrigerate over night
6. Shake before serving

Voila- a sweet-cold coffee drink is ready for you in the morning!

(You can adjust any of the amounts or ingredients)

I’m surprised how many people don’t know that the movie, Clueless, is basically a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma—scene for scene. If you read the book then watch the movie, it’s pretty cool.

Want another fun modern Austen adaptation? Check out the Lizzy Bennett Diaries on YouTube.

Saw the movie, One for the Money, on iTunes rental this weekend. It's got the same fun, junk food thriller vibe as the book. I wasn't so sure about Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum but she was really cute as the New Jersey bonds agent and nothing like anything else I've seen her in.

Being the parent of a college student is a lot like being a beach. The tide goes out, the tide comes in, and both are good for different reasons. The tide is in for the summer and last night we had boys in the basement playing computer games again. Just like old times.

Two excellent posts by or about feminist men: 1) Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting is a clever post on how to explain to young men the advantages men have in gamer terms. 2) MCA's Feminist Legacy is about how the Beastie Boys went from frat boys to feminists.

Subbed for a cute class of 2nd graders and let them each make up a name for me to call them for the day. (I had to learn everyone's name regardless). The new names ranged from the conventional-- Will, Angie, Victor, and Rosie--to the amusing-- DJ-Joe, Uncle Bubba, DJ-Joe Jr., and Sketch.

One of the chefs at Highlights told me about this funny video on all the different diet plans people are on these days and how hard it is to cook for all of them at once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZb30xZjUZc

May has been a great month for me allergy-wise! I've been on a no grain, no corn, no potato, no dairy, and no soy diet that has stopped all those horrible sinus migraines I used to get. What do I eat? Lots of vegetables and fruit, plus fish, chicken, beef, and eggs. I'm pretty used to the new diet now. It's wonderful feeling good and having energy!