Ugh....what do those have to do with each other, you're wondering. Well, to be blunt, not much. Just two thoughts adjacent in my brain today.
Showing out: a colloquailism used in my school to mean, "acting up, making a scene, or exhibiting in some way unbecoming behavior." Or, sometimes, it is used jokingly to relay that you did something memorable that stood out. Well, a student told me I did this at prom. (It's amazing the reputation propogation Facebook pictures can accomplish, so non-prom goers (i.e., my underclassmen) can suddenly be vitual participants and commentators from afar. In fact, it's almost like you have to have vicarious experience in order to have a peanut gallery stance about it; if you were there, what need you say (to prove your inclusion)? OK, so a sophomore in the lunch line said to me today, "Ms. Nelson, I saw you at prom -- well, on Facebook. You had your dress and your red glasses. You blew up tuating."
Now, you're thinking, I really need explanation. This colloqialism is fresh off the conveyer belt, I believe. It's pronounced sh-ou(like "ouch)-a-ting. It means, you made an impression that was likeable and popular. Hmm. I'll take that as a compliment!
Two: I pray that in these last 6 class periods before the state test, I give my students everything I can to equip themfor the test. That I not be lazy and only just-enough-it. I know I would regret that! To live a regretless life...what a blessing that would be!
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