When I Think of Halloween...I Think Of Huey Lewis

Also...I think of being too tall at the age of 12....that's what I think of.

"How old are you lady?" (circa 1989)

Me thinking...."Lady? But I am just Lil - Lit Maven" 

(I was not actually the Lit Maven then...but seriously...can anyone remember when I wasn't?)

Yes...back in the old days, Halloween was for young short people. Like this guy....



But I have matured and I am no longer bitter that I was 5 foot 7 at the age of 12.

Ah Lit Maven...you sound bitter...

Ok...I have some residule bitterness...but hey!... enough about me....

Here is one of MY favorite Halloween moments in film... ...not educational...entertainment only...note I switched in Jen A. for Mike J.



and a song that has nothing to do with Halloween but is filmed to reflect a halloweenish nature....

Halloween-ish ....Lit Maven?

Whatever....tall people hear words differently than short people...

Take it away Hugh!

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!

LiveBinders...Gilda Radner Says Yes!

So...where to begin...

It is nice to know that my last post is somehow still current...

Thanks Lindsay and Amanda!

Since the last week of August, I have put "running like Van Halen" on hold  and replaced it with

HOT YOGA!!!





Yikes! Lit Maven!

I know...

I don't even want to know what rock band I resemble in my poses...

it's probably not even appropriate to say anyway.

But I am down one size!

YAY!

However the compliments I get are usually about my presentations...

Last time I was Amy Farrah-Fowler....

The newest one....

Gilda Radner....

Who Lit Maven?



Oh...Lit Maven..that's interesting...and weird too!!!

I know right...I think it was a compliment....

Lit Maven...some connection ...please...

Yes...a LiveBinder...

Check out this link, Making Your Own Newspaper Clipping...I found it in Fun Educational Stuff.... and I made this...

How cool is that?!!!

You are such a NERD Lit Maven!!!!

Thanks!

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!

LiveBinders... Travis Says...When in a Byne...What Do You Have to Lohan?

What is going on this summer, Randy T, Lindsay L. and Amanda B?

Clearly you are having some problems getting focused on your talents.

Newsflash!!!!

Y'all aren't drivers...nope...you are not like:

my pal Jason

my pal Ryan

or even my pals Vin and Paul.....

As for you Randy, Lindsay and Amanda

You need to start working on your art...

Start here....

To get you back on track....

I found the coolest LiveBinder...

YouTube for Artsy Kids...

Check out one of the links, Fresh Guacamole...amazing.



Hopefully....this will provide some inspiration to get back on track...note NOT the racetrack.....

Enjoy!  Here they are in better times...







Until Next Time,

Lit Maven Out!

LiveBinders...Taylor Lautner Says Yes!

I'm embarrassed...

The running Lit Maven?

Well...yah....I am a silly looking runner...but...it's worse!!

How could it be? Lit Maven?

I confess...

I watched a Taylor Lautner movie......GASP!

                                  ("At least you weren't in one with him" -Ms. Swift)

By choice....EVEN GASPIER!!!

(How rude?! - Michelle T)

 

In surround sound.... GASP-OP-OLIS!!!

Oh Lit Maven...where is this going?

Well...sometimes you need to watch something REALLY bad to move on and do something REALLY creative...

OR ....save yourself the pain....and check out this LiveBinder on creativity 
Tech Tools to Support Creativity in the Classroom

So....you have two choices!

1) Check out my new venture and let me know what you think or how I can make it better....at  www.brandijclark.com or as I call it Vanilla Armpits.

or

2)  Watch Taylor Lautner fall....



Enjoy! Either way!

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!



LiveBinders...Freaks and Geeks Say Yes

You know what haunts me...yearbooks!  If I ever become well known, they will publish my school photo. Really this is the number one reason that I stay on the down-low....

Really...Lit Maven...

Uh huh....

Anyway...here are some "interesting" pictures I found...

Note...I will NOT share mine...until I am forced to by US Magazine...

(oh...those teased bangs!)

(nothing screams cool like Pez dispensors!)

(How can you play music when Luke Skywalker and his "father" are right behind you?)

I was lucky to stumble upon a LiveBinder

My School Library Digital Toolbox

... this can only mean that really bad pictures used to be limited to yearbooks...   but now...   this poor generation of kids   .... has to worry that their bad pictures will go viral...immediately!



See...not so bad being Generation X...nope...not bad at all...

Now...Freaks and Geeks...a very cool tribute to a time when it was actually bad to be a freak or geek....can you imagine?

(note all the famous celebs in this one!)

Enjoy!



Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!

LiveBinders...Foo Fighters Say Yes!

This summer has been all about my health. I have been jogging and trying to get a restful sleep.

The jogging has been going well. While I am not speedy. I do have good form.



Well...yah.... the last guy in the clip is the most accurate reflection of my abilities but I should be able to clear a fence in a month or two.

Speaking of personal and professional  development, I found a LiveBinder called P2LN which is all about creating your own professional development plan.

Foo Fighters...Lit Maven?

Oh...ok...so I have misheard or mis-meaning (made this word up) song lyric issues....

While reflecting on the Foo Fighters...Best of You...I thought...

Yah...we should really giving the best of ourselves to others in relationships at home or at work.  (Note the link to professional development)

Of course...the song...really means that someone is bring you down or getting you offtrack...as in "someone is getting the best of, the best of you".

As the Lit Maven, I choose to prefer the first meaning...it's happier...more healthy...

Anyway, here's the video...you think what you want!

Enjoy!



Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!

LiveBinders...The Nelsons Say, After the Rain...For Sure!

Apparently, Brad has a body double...

And, as you have noticed...it's just body...not face, charisma, etc... (as far as I know)

It would be sad to be a body double....sort of like being the unattractive twin. 

Unless of course you were another highly paid actor...like Benicio...

Which begs the question?

When did Brad go from this...

To this....

Then even more odd...

Pitt's real brother Doug, looks like Zach Braff

Only in Holywood...right?



Anyway...I was so out of answers that I turned to the only place I find answers....

Yes!  A LiveBinder about Twins...

The Nelsons??  Lit Maven???

Oh...I found a great list of real life celebrity twins...

But how can I post without mentioning the Nelsons!!!! 

Just when the Wilson Philips were rocking...Hold On...

the Nelsons...were saying...HEY!  We're not just sibs....we're twins too!

Enjoy!



Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!