Woke up this morning to a house alarm. Five hours later, the alarm is still going off. I feel I have been neglecting my blog for one good reason: busy-ness. Since the summer, I have made a comeback to roller derby. It was well missed. There are so many new girls on the league, I almost feel old. If any of you are thinking about seeing the movie Whip It, don’t expect to come to a Long Island Roller Rebels game looking for the WWF. When I first joined the team in 2006, it was a lot like a wrestling meets Nascar game. Now, all grown up, we play the way it’s supposed to be.

I started substitute teaching, and I must say, I love it. Even though I am not always in the art classroom, subbing gives me the opportunity to be a multi-subject teacher. Just last week, I gave two lessons in Social Studies, and read to the English class. It’s a fun challenge to be working in different subjects, and getting to know the students from other classrooms. For two days, I subbed for an art teacher. It felt like home. Hopefully in a few weeks I will be teaching Saturday enrichment classes.

On an even better note, I am moving!!! The boy and I found a HUGE apartment a little further east of here. It’s great because I will finally have an extra bedroom to use as a studio, instead of the 2×2 foot space I have been working in. Packing, on the other hand, has not been fun. I never realized how much crap I actually owned. Please don’t confuse me with a hoarder. I have a ton of stuff, but at least it’s clean and organized. I just cannot part with my collection of Burger King and McDonalds Happy Meal toys from the 80’s, or the many Alice in Wonderland troll knick-knacks that scatter around my room. I can give you a story for every piece in this room, from a trinket to a fortune cookie, and it will be well worth hearing.

Once I pack and unpack my scanner and computer, I will be posting some overdue photos and drawings.