positivelypersistentteach:

Opponents of the nation’s relentless push for standardized testing in public schools have new champions in Seattle this week as teachers at one high school and now another have refused to issue such exams to their students, calling them a waste of “time and money” amid “dwindling school resources.” The entire teaching faculty at Garfield High School (with only three abstentions) voted to support a boycott against administering the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) this week or ever again. Garfield is the largest of thirteen high schools in the Seattle Public School (SPS) system. In a press release, Kris McBride, Garfield’s academic dean and testing coordinator, said the test “produces specious results, and wreaks havoc on limited school resources” during the weeks the test is administered. On Friday, teachers at Ballard High School said they would join the boycott as well. National support for the teachers was also growing online, as a petition circulated and a facebook page for the teachers materialized.

lohrien:

Illustrations by Svetlana Ihsanova dA l tumblr l behance

Beautiful watercolor! I wish I was such a great artist! :)

askyouaskew:

newy-rk:

impressive

Cat, what are you doing.

Cat…wat-er you doing?

lawfulgoodness:

formallyfreya:

Who knew that a DnD Group could be such a cute group a kids? :)

Many are under the impression that DnD is fully of sweat, overweight, gross nerd guys. It’s nice that we break the mold.

These photos make my heart smile.  I’m tempted to try and guess play alignments just from these 2 photos….

Feel free :) I can tell you if  you’re right :)

Warning though, one of those is the DM. He controls all :)

Legend of Zelda! When I lose a little more weight I’ll try this one again. I’ll also remake the shield into one that is a little more sturdy.

This one is fun to do especially with a ocarina. I can play a little but I’m out of practice. I’d have to study up again if I do this once more.

Arbok Gijinka and one of my personal Favorites because I feel thinner wearing it than many other costumes. I love walking around and getting that stare of ‘what is she supposed to be?…OH!! AN ARBOK!!’

That realization is awesome :)

Group of Legendary Pokemon Gijinkas at Animazement…last year?

I am the Groudon but the others in the picture are as follows:
Zapdos, Kyogre, Lugia, and Reshiram

A cosplay I did a while back that I’d like to do again sometime soon.

It is Sae from Fatal Frame 2 and the costume was made from scratch, not purchased.

Who knew that a DnD Group could be such a cute group a kids? :)

Many are under the impression that DnD is fully of sweat, overweight, gross nerd guys. It’s nice that we break the mold.

askyouaskew:

hadeniikuze:

lostgrrrls:

dangeraptor:

i think i need to reblog this so that i can find it later and reference it when i have both the internet and a functioning kitchen at home. 

Wish this had baking recommendations as well (since that’s my preferred method of cooking many, if not most, of these veggies), but still a good resource.

You should really only sauté or roast mushrooms. I would never attempt to steam them. o.O;

Also you can easily boil asparagus, you just have to make sure they stand upright in the pot with the heads above the water and a cover on the pot. The heads take less time to cook, so while the stems are boiling and cooking fast, the heads are steaming and cooking slower, which evens out and makes the perfect asparagus (not counting roasted…)

Ooooh

KEEPING IT