Flight of the Conchords

What an awesome show! My cheeks are hurting from all the smiles and laughter. New Zealand rocks the party!

Padres Game!

End of game, Padres won 5-2 over the Nationals. Kids had a great time :-)

Padres Field Trip

At Petco Park right now with our students for a Padres game against the Nationals.

Eric's Eagle Scout Court of Honor

A former student is being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout this evening. The ceremony will take place at the beach on Shelter Island in San Diego. Everyone is currently enjoying BBQ before the award ceremony. I'm slated to present the Eagle Challenge.

Correia Jazz Band and Brian Lynch

Brian Lynch came to Correia to jam with our jazz band. Here's a quick clip of them playing Blue Moon. Several of the members in our jazz band are students of mine. Props to you guys! You sounded amazing today!

Correia Jazz Band

Here's one of my students (another one of mine to his left - oh, and another standing far right) just before their performance.

Directional Ears

Fun with sound through directional ears at the science center.

Fleet Science Center Field Trip

Today, we're at Balboa Park to visit the Fleet Science Center and watch an IMAX presentation. Here's our 7th and 8th grade seminar group.

Grandpa Orders the Mudpie

Grandma and Grandpa meet the insane mudpie on Mother's Day. I think it will take all of us to take this thing down.

After Lunch Soccer

The ballet field trip went well. We're back at Correia having lunch and playing soccer.

Field Trip - Don Quixote Ballet

Off to see Don Quixote at the Spreckels Theatre.

Grandpa's Tangelos

We visited Michelle's grandparents and Aunt Rose today. Grandpa picked a bag full of tangelos for Michelle.

Jyoti-Bihanga

Had breakfast in Normal Heights with Michelle and Andrew. Three Sundays a month they have a brunch special. Everything is vegetarian and mostly vegan. Their gravy and biscuits were awesome!

Environmental Sensor Workshop

At UCSD for a work shop using vernier sensors by LabQuest. Nice group of teachers are here who have been working together using these sensors for the past year. They are looking for another group of teachers to join the group for the upcoming year. The sensors are great and have endless possibilities for data collection in the classroom or in the field.

Pinniped Fun Zone!

We're at La Jolla cove with Andrew after having breakfast at The Coffee Cup. Nice day!

The Old Globe

Andrew has been in town working on a theatre production at The Old Globe in Balboa Park. He invited us to come and see the dress rehearsal.

State Testing!

We've been testing for 6 days now. Morning tests and modified schedules for the rest of the day. The kids seem to like the schedule and especially having no homework on testing nights.

Boating Season is Now

The weather is here! The boat is in the water and its time for ocean play. The beaches were packed today and there's lots of activity in the harbor. Can't believe its only April.

Ozeni MoBlogging

I've been helping my buddy teacher, Go Ozeni, setting up his moblog. He wants to be able to moblog with a group of students during this year's 8th Grade East Coast Trip. I'll RSS feed his blog here when the trip happens. Ozeni had some issues with his Sprint service. Their txt/pic messaging annoyingly posts a hideous html page with every pic message. He even upgraded his phone and plan to prepare for the trip, just to discover Sprint's annoying surprise. I think he's considering leaving Sprint simply because every message sent to his blog would be littered with self-promoting banners and other useless page-garbage. This pic was originally a test send to his blog to compare Sprint and Verizon txt/pic/video messaging.

Boating Time is Here!

Spring cleaning for Dave's boat! Mostly engine maintenance work, she's ready for the ocean. I've got to have my SCUBA regs serviced since diving season is here.

Tint Perfection

Doug is finishing tinting my rear window. The repair facility broke my rear window while fixing the dent in the tailgate. Doug's a friend and always does a perfect job.

Cancer Discussion Group

Jared is a local youth leader who shared his cancer story with us. He is truly a great speaker and he really connected to students.

Cancer Speakers

Our class is currently researching cancer for science. Today we invited friends and family who have been affected by cancer. Students had the opportunity to listen to three of the eleven speakers tell their cancer story.

Fireworks at Petco Park

Its family fireworks night! Dodgers smoked the Padres tonight ;-)

Petco Park - Padres Dodgers

Wahoo, Dodgers are up!

More Bars in More Places

Can you hear me now!? One of my planters apparently gets great cell coverage!

Grubbing at Portillos

Burgers, hot dogs, shakes, and ketchup laden fries; mmm!

Portillo's

We are on our way home from the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. We're at Portillos in Buena Park for dinner.

Our Homemade Sushi Rolls

We just finished cutting all of our rolls. We tried making a pro roll with only rice but it doesn't look resturaunt quality. Other rolls look pro though! Ok, time to eat!

Mitsuwa Market

Michelle's lab colleague, Aki, is taking us to the Japanese market to shop for everything we need to make sushi for dinner tonight. I also picked up some good treats to take to school. Aki will help us make our own sushi the evening.