23 Things

Perhaps you have heard of Thing #1 and Thing #2, but I think that 23 Things would have made even Dr. Suess cringe. Not me, though. I say, bring it on.

I like that PPLD is trying to make us all more tech savvy. Afterall, I could use more friends on Facebook - mainly so I can set them on fire with my Heros Ability and get to the next level, but whatever. Incidently, this is why I have this blog in the first place. It was only a matter of time, though.

So, today I am supposed to think about Wikis. I like Wikis. They are my friends. Friends that you can make say whatever I want. What's not to like? I am hoping that in the near future (like sometime in 2008) I will have the Teacher's Web on ppld.org (thanks to that lovely lady down in the basement whose husband's name is Dave and I will never forget that!) and it will be a Wiki.
So the 23 things? Blog? Check. Wikis? I'm all over them! Let's see what's next!

The teen books I read are too smutty

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Despite every book I pick up having lengthy discussions about sex, masturbation, alcohol, or just lots of bad language (so I can't booktalk them!) - the books I have been reading lately have been excellent. I am enjoying Memoirs very much. The main character, Naomi, is so full of angst. I guess anyone would be angry about losing their memory, but she is really pissed off at the world. You gotta love her for that. I can't wait to see how she comes around. They always do. This is teen fiction after all.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is another one that I LOVE LOVE LOVE but cannot booktalk it. Here's a quote from the book: "Naked woman + right hand = happy happy joy joy". Funny, yes. Appropriate to booktalk to middle schoolers, no.
Oh, well. I think this book is one of the best I have read in a loooooooooooong time. As Neil Gaiman said, "I have no doubt that in a year or so it'll be both winning awards and being banned." You go Sherman Alexie.