Next Time on Owl and Raven...

Hey guys,

Quick post tonight because I'm wiped. No sleep plus eight hours on my feet makes a tired Owl. Certainly one without much in the way of coherent thought.

Tonight I wanted to share my next project for the blog. I'm planning to do a series on US history, specifically focusing on stuff a lot of us learned in high school and haven't revisited since then. Or things I think we should have learned in high school, but (at least I) didn't.

It's going to be called Citizenship 101, mostly because I think anyone who is, or wants to be, a citizen of the US should make sure to know at least the basics of how our government works and what some of the really important landmark moments in our history are. I know I will do installments on things like the country's founding, the three branches of government, a range of social issues, geography, and things of that ilk. What I would like to know is if anyone has any other suggestions or things they want to know more about. Like: why exactly did we fight the War of 1812? What made the Gilded Age gilded? Or just general areas of US history you think are important.

Let me know in comments and I will do it!



Also due to a 16 hour work day ending at 11pm tomorrow, the blog will not update. Forgive me, I have no desire to wake up at 5am to do a blog post. I'm just not that dedicated.

Until next time,
Owl

Well hello there

Long time no see. Long time no write, too. Sorry everyone. It's been a busy month. We will get back into the swing of posting this week. But I'm going to start off small because I've spent 14 of the last 48 hours sleeping and almost 20 hours of the last 48 with two children under the age of 10. Not an optimal amount of spare time for blogging. Or having any energy. Because it's summertime, which means lots of activities and an exhausted owl at day's end.

So here's a brief update on my life and the summer to come: 

In the next two and a half months I will have at least two weekends spoken for by wedding. I watched two good friends tie the knot a few weeks ago and am incredibly proud and happy for them. I am at the age (26) when my friends are all starting to get married and engaged in droves. 

I have many days claimed by my two charges who will doubtless spend the time devouring every bit of summer they can, hopefully while leaving my patience and love for them both intact. So far so good, though it's only been a week. I finished tutoring a 4th grade boy I have been working with since 2nd grade. Next year will be my last year with him and I'm looking forward to finishing off elementary school with him, though I'll miss him after next year. It is pretty cool watching a little kid becoming a teenager. Though I may prefer it from a distance. 

Raven and I are basically done reorganizing and arranging the apartment after Crow's departure. We miss him a ton basically all the time, but having the house look new and different than when he lived here helps. (That doesn't mean we wouldn't have you back here in a second if you wanted it, Crow!) That said, it is really neat to have a space that feels like it was created by the two of us. It is a very adult thing we have done and it does feel a bit more like co-habitation this way. 

I have finally obtained a hard copy of a Dorothy Parker book of poems. From a secondhand shop. Who gives this away you guys? Next entry I will share some of my favorite excerpts, but you will just have to wait for that because I can't really read this entry well...

The letters are blurring so it's time to admit defeat. And go to bed. Write more soon. No really. I will. Don't you trust me? .... Maybe that's fair. 

Until next time,

Owl