Halos
Welcome to the site of my webcomic, which can also be viewed over at Tomorrow’s Trust. Halos is a foray into teaching humor, and hopefully it’s general enough to reach non-teachers as well. The strip is updated weekly on Saturdays. You can view this week’s comic below or scroll down for archives. Have fun!
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Qualifying Exams and Parents « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
January 26, 2008 at 8:02 pm
[...] is up, as always. This hasn’t happened to me yet, but I fully anticipate it will at some point. At the moment, I [...]
Dancin’ up a storm! « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
February 2, 2008 at 8:56 pm
[...] to the point, Halos is up. Miss Levine’s planbook suspiciously resembles [...]
More about Professor Layton (and some Halos besides) « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
February 23, 2008 at 9:29 pm
[...] going to have to start banning the bad one from running around too much before she starts a fire. She keeps going after electrical wiring. If I hide it, she thinks that’s a challenge. Yesterday she jumped ONTO MY DESK so she could [...]
Teaching. « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
March 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm
[...] Don’t tell me my rabbits misbehave. It’s old territory! [...]
Of Carnivals « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
March 7, 2008 at 11:28 pm
[...] comic for you to look at, and a timely one at that! ‘Nuff [...]
More on Math « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
March 15, 2008 at 8:23 pm
[...] Miss Levine is braver than me. [...]
Late but not Forgotten « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
March 26, 2008 at 10:46 pm
[...] never late, so cut me some slack Actually, I was in Vegas — and that gives me some food for [...]
Only one day off this time! « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
March 31, 2008 at 3:02 am
[...] Saskatoon, and I figured I’d wait the 24 hours until I could access my own computer again to continue Miss Levine’s adventures (poor [...]
One Down, Two to Go « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
April 12, 2008 at 7:09 pm
[...] any rate, there’s a new Halos up, my rabbits are fed, my lesson plans are (more or less) up to date — so I’m feeling [...]
It’s Amazing… « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
April 19, 2008 at 4:53 pm
[...] random, school, teaching My list of things that are amazing (the fact that I managed to post this comic on time [...]
My First Missed Week!! :( « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
May 16, 2008 at 10:16 pm
[...] any rate, Halos is back with only one missed episode (even though I didn’t post for two weeks). [...]
Bake sales suck « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
May 25, 2008 at 4:07 pm
[...] home with my beloved Mac, it’s up with no problems. Incidentally, if my partner teacher saw this comic she would burst into hysterical laughter, because this is legitimately how we behave at teacher [...]
Being Christian is not a Crime « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
May 31, 2008 at 4:15 pm
[...] May 31, 2008 at 4:15 pm (1) Tags: comics, conspiracy theories, education, halos, humor, life, personal, religion, school, teaching, Zeitgeist Once again, a topic that has nothing whatsoever to do with the comic strip. [...]
Air Canada Sucks « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
June 8, 2008 at 8:43 pm
[...] any rate, this explains the strip being a day late I hardly had time to do it yesterday while running around Vancouver having odd [...]
Bunnies! « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
June 14, 2008 at 6:03 pm
[...] to do whatsoever with the strip of the day… although I will say that this is basically a verbatim transcript of a conversation I had with one of my more talkative students last [...]
The Happening « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
June 22, 2008 at 10:10 pm
[...] Halos [...]
Off to See the Wizard « Caryn Swark’s Weblog said,
June 28, 2008 at 4:23 pm
[...] will be a very short post as I’m on my way out the door to Saskatoon. I wanted to post a comic though, and make a few things [...]
Go figure, the government fails us again « Halos and More said,
January 4, 2009 at 3:46 am
[...] 4, 2009 at 3:45 am (1) It felt very strange to type 2009 on this comic. [...]
Another Eulogy « Halos and More said,
January 17, 2009 at 4:45 pm
[...] January 17, 2009 at 4:45 pm (1) Tags: bunnies, death, life, pets I have actually woken up this way. [...]
The Doll House :) « Halos and More said,
February 14, 2009 at 7:29 pm
[...] February 14, 2009 at 7:29 pm (1) Tags: angel, buffy, comic, dollhouse, education, firefly, halos, humor, joss whedon, school, teaching On this holiday for celebrating tawdry love with fattening chocolates and cheap stuffed toys, I’m proud to present a comic that has nothing whatsoever to do with Valentine’s Day. [...]
Back to the grind « Halos and More said,
February 21, 2009 at 7:41 pm
[...] pm (1) Tags: comic, education, halos, humor, teachers, teaching, technology Usually I reserve teacher dreams for late August, but they do tend to show up during the year, [...]
Watch the Watchmen « Halos and More said,
March 7, 2009 at 6:17 am
[...] comics, education, school, teaching, halos, Supernatural, humor, watchmen, dr. horrible Sadly, this is about how late I am most mornings. You know those days where you just can’t get out of bed? This is my every [...]
Yet again, a comic « Halos and More said,
March 14, 2009 at 4:47 pm
[...] 14, 2009 at 4:47 pm (1) And so the late saga comes to an end. I’m behind on everything because of parent teacher interviews and report cards, so I [...]
Bye Bye to Corner G and the Rub « Halos and More said,
April 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm
[...] April 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm (1) Tags: comics, corner gas, education, humor, school, teaching, tv Unbelievably, I’m still fairly sick. It comes and goes… I’ve been fairly healthy this year, so I guess this is my entire year’s worth of illness attacking me at once (?). Anyway, there’s still a comic! [...]
Happy Easter! « Halos and More said,
April 9, 2009 at 11:34 pm
[...] 9, 2009 at 11:34 pm (1) I’m a few days early for Easter, but I’m traveling this week so I thought I’d get posting ahead of [...]
Popcorn! « Halos and More said,
May 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm
[...] pm (1) Tags: comics, education, halos, humor, school, teaching I can’t take credit for this one — it’s an actual bright idea I overheard my students come up with one day on the [...]
Knit « Halos and More said,
May 9, 2009 at 2:52 pm
[...] pm (1) Tags: comics, education, school, teaching, halos, humor I really do teach my students how to knit. It’s an incredibly difficult thing to do. Some of them really enjoy it, but some of them [...]
Books And More « Halos and More said,
May 16, 2009 at 5:10 pm
[...] at 5:10 pm (1) Tags: books, classroom, humor, reading, school, teaching How many of us have heard this [...]
LOL Bunnies! « Halos and More said,
May 24, 2009 at 6:28 am
[...] 24, 2009 at 6:28 am (1) Tags: bunnies, comics, education, halos, humor, pets, school, teaching A new comic, [...]
The Shack « Halos and More said,
June 7, 2009 at 2:28 am
[...] 2:28 am (1) Tags: books, comics, education, halos, humor, religion, school, teaching, the shack A comic — and even on the correct [...]
School’s (Almost) Out For Summer « Halos and More said,
June 20, 2009 at 10:32 pm
[...] pm (1) Tags: comics, field trips, halos, humor, rattlesnakes, school, students, teaching Ah, the little darlings. We went on a field trip on Friday to a park that is essentially a rattlesnake preserve, at which [...]
No more teachers! « Halos and More said,
June 27, 2009 at 7:08 pm
[...] weeks of only going to work if I feel like it, sounds pretty darn good right about now. And yes, my imaginary world is out of sync with the real world. I’m not that efficient at planning [...]
New Comic « Halos and More said,
July 6, 2009 at 8:26 pm
[...] July 6, 2009 at 8:26 pm (1) Yup – ain’t that always the way it goes? [...]
My Current Obsessions « Halos and More said,
July 10, 2009 at 11:17 pm
[...] comics, gone, halos, humor, hunger, school, teaching, teleivision, Writing If you are a teacher, this will probably be a very familiar situation. My boyfriend isn’t a teacher, but most of my friends are. I always know we’re going on [...]
Late as usual and computer meltdowns « Halos and More said,
July 26, 2009 at 6:32 pm
[...] humor, school, school humor, teaching I mean, I’m never really more than a day late with the comic, so whatever. Actually, it’s been almost two years now and in all that time I believe [...]
Sigh, the bunnies… « Halos and More said,
August 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
[...] bunnies, comic, education, humor, pets, rabbits, school, teacher, teaching I’ve tried to walk bunnies on a leash. It doesn’t work very [...]
We’re back « Halos and More said,
August 30, 2009 at 5:10 am
[...] 30, 2009 at 5:09 am (1) I’m not sure whether this best describes the students or the teachers, but we’re back. Ugh. Massive funding cuts to education = major headaches for everyone [...]
Back at School « Halos and More said,
September 6, 2009 at 10:55 pm
[...] 6, 2009 at 10:55 pm (1) Tags: comics, halos, humor, teaching This entire story line is based on real events. Sometimes kids just don’t make logical [...]
School, Skin, and Other Skirmishes « Halos and More said,
September 12, 2009 at 5:15 pm
[...] September 12, 2009 at 5:15 pm (1) Tags: acne, comics, education, food, halos, humor, meat, organics, school, skin care, teaching The saga continues… [...]
Greed vs Legality « Halos and More said,
September 19, 2009 at 5:26 pm
[...] comic, economy, education, greed, halos, humor, money, reading, school, teachers, teaching Yup, it’s still going on. This took me an entire lunch hour to deal with one [...]
Still hard at work « Halos and More said,
September 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm
[...] teaching, Writing Hard to believe September’s almost over — yikes. Here’s the comic for the week. And of course, I’ve been hard at work on the graphic prologue to The Legacy Scroll, which is [...]
Happy Zombie Day! « Halos and More said,
October 3, 2009 at 10:56 pm
[...] at 10:56 pm (1) Tags: comics, movies, education, teaching, halos, humor, zombies, zombieland Halos is running on time, but it’s probably going to take me at least a week to get back to The [...]
Delayed but here « Halos and More said,
October 13, 2009 at 4:20 am
[...] October 13, 2009 at 4:19 am (1) Tags: comics, education, humor, pets, school, teaching, Writing Finally, the arc completes itself. [...]
And yes, another comic « Halos and More said,
October 17, 2009 at 1:34 am
[...] 17, 2009 at 1:34 am (1) Tags: comics, education, school, teaching, halos, pets, humor When I wrote this comic, I didn’t realize I was predicting the future. We’ve had the most ridiculous weather [...]
Happy halloweeeeeeen!!! « Halos and More said,
October 31, 2009 at 3:58 pm
[...] October 31, 2009 at 3:58 pm (1) Tags: comics, Writing, life, personal, education, school, teaching, books, halos, humor, authors I love Hallowe’en. Mostly I love wearing my belly dance costumes all over without getting weird looks. And no, I’ve never dressed as anything as lame as Dorothy! [...]
Why Was it Christmas Two Weeks Ago? « Halos and More said,
November 7, 2009 at 5:07 pm
[...] holidays, humor, life, personal, random, rant, school, teaching You know, I can handle an early Christmas season. It’s even necessary, in some cases — like schools, where we have to plan a big show [...]
Sorry! Late! Sorry! « Halos and More said,
November 17, 2009 at 3:48 am
[...] sorry — late, late. Most of you know my baby Skunkzilla died about a month ago. So I did a whole series of comics to commemorate her loss. And it’s late. What can I [...]
Of bellies and dancing « Halos and More said,
November 22, 2009 at 12:56 am
[...] school, teaching, reviews, books, religion, pets, stephen king, humor, the dome The issue of animal souls is hotly debated and I don’t claim to offer definitive answers, but I will say this much: if [...]
Yup, new bunnies « Halos and More said,
November 28, 2009 at 10:27 pm
[...] death, education, humor, life, personal, pets, rabbits, random, school, teaching Continuing to be sad about bunnies But on the bright side, there are some new bunnies to be happy about. Well, one anyway. Let me [...]
Halos and More said,
December 5, 2009 at 5:43 pm
[...] Halos [...]
Christmas is busy « Halos and More said,
December 20, 2009 at 5:32 am
[...] and I don’t even have time to write a proper post — but I still have time to bring you the last installment in the bunny saga! See you next [...]
Merry Christmas (boxing day) « Halos and More said,
December 26, 2009 at 9:16 pm
[...] holidays, humor, religion, school, teaching If you follow Tomorrow’s Trust, you got this on time — if not, well, it’s on time, it just happens to be boxing day. But twelve days [...]
Baby, it (was) cold outside « Halos and More said,
January 9, 2010 at 9:30 pm
[...] January 9, 2010 at 9:30 pm (1) Tags: comics, driving, education, humor, school, weather New comic as always!! [...]
Teaching Humor « Halos and More said,
January 23, 2010 at 8:00 pm
[...] life circumstances that get out of hand — like the new policy of almost every school I know not to declare snow days. There have been days where I’ve literally taught five students because they’re the [...]
Apologies « Halos and More said,
February 2, 2010 at 2:51 pm
[...] Sorry for the delay, folks — I’m playing catch up from the weekend conference. This comic is so inspired by Calvin and Hobbes that it’s almost a ripoff, although I didn’t [...]
Backlash! « Halos and More said,
February 6, 2010 at 6:09 pm
[...] at 6:09 pm (1) Tags: comics, life, random, school, teaching, humor, greed, money, government This actually happened, except I had three kids instead of [...]
Art « Halos and More said,
February 13, 2010 at 6:59 pm
[...] fundraising, humor, kids, life, random, school, teaching There’s nothing quite like Valentine’s Day at school… remember when we were kids and you used to bring cards for everyone? Not anymore. [...]
Sexism is bad, even in video games « Halos and More said,
February 20, 2010 at 7:01 pm
[...] February 20, 2010 at 7:00 pm (1) Tags: comics, dating, education, humor, life, random, school, sexism, teaching, video games It’s funny how shocked students are to discover that their teachers have a life outside of school. [...]
They have ratings for a reason… « Halos and More said,
February 27, 2010 at 7:16 pm
[...] out over a particularly gruesome bit of gore. This goes so far to explain why I have conversations like this with my students — and that is an actual conversation I’ve had, recently. I also had a [...]
Review: Dark Light of November « Halos and More said,
March 5, 2010 at 2:05 am
[...] teaching Ah, the answers we get on tests… all of the next few weeks’ comcis are word for word answers I’ve taken in, by the [...]
Bamboo! « Halos and More said,
March 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm
[...] March 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm (1) Tags: art, comics, education, humor, life, personal, random, teaching, video games More (more or less) true adventures from elementary school… [...]
Early update! « Halos and More said,
April 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm
[...] 2, 2010 at 2:41 pm (1) I’m out of town, so you get this early. Happy [...]
Two fer one « Halos and More said,
April 17, 2010 at 3:35 pm
[...] April 17, 2010 at 3:35 pm (1) Tags: comics, education, humor, kids, life, personal, random, school, teachers, teaching, weather WHOOPS… we’ve been having winter in April, and it’s been following me across the country. With all that I got confused and totally forgot to upload last week’s comic — the first time that’s ever happened! — so this week you get two for the price of one. [...]
Getting bad at this! « Halos and More said,
May 2, 2010 at 3:20 am
[...] 2, 2010 at 3:19 am (Uncategorized) OK, that’s twice I’ve missed an update and had to do a double Sorry, [...]
On time! « Halos and More said,
May 8, 2010 at 4:50 pm
[...] 8, 2010 at 4:50 pm (Uncategorized) I’m in a rush, but the comic’s here and on time! Woo hoo! I have things to do and need to run but I do want to make two quick [...]
Yup, late again « Halos and More said,
May 18, 2010 at 1:43 pm
[...] (Uncategorized) What can I say? Just can’t seem to get it together right now… maybe the recent snow days had something to do with [...]
Two days of summer « Halos and More said,
May 22, 2010 at 6:21 pm
[...] pm (Uncategorized) Well, we had two days of beautiful summer weather, followed by more winter, making this comic relevant again. OK, so it hasn’t actually snowed yet. It’s possible (and not just by my say so, the [...]
The Horribleness! « Halos and More said,
June 5, 2010 at 7:36 pm
[...] teaching, tests, theater Yes, my observant friends, I did miss last week altogether, but I do have a comic for you today. Things have been a little out of control: I have a sick bunny, a broken car, a class [...]
Government Tests « Halos and More said,
June 12, 2010 at 5:06 am
[...] before the actual government tests next week. Having said that, one of my students asked last week why the government doesn’t test the teachers directly. I thought it was a valid [...]
Page not found « Halos and More said,
June 19, 2010 at 5:11 pm
[...] Halos [...]
Another comic « Halos and More said,
June 27, 2010 at 6:22 pm
[...] 27, 2010 at 6:22 pm (Uncategorized) Nothing much to say this week, so here’s my definition of a successful field trip. Have a good [...]
Yay, a comic « Halos and More said,
July 4, 2010 at 5:05 am
[...] 4, 2010 at 5:05 am (Uncategorized) Here we go. It’s 11:03, so technically it’s even still [...]
A Good News Situation « Halos and More said,
July 10, 2010 at 8:36 pm
[...] politics. humor, random, salaries, school, teaching The general response when people learn what rabbit surgery costs is, “Why didn’t you just put her down?” Clearly, these are people who either do [...]
MosQUIToes! « Halos and More said,
July 18, 2010 at 4:47 pm
[...] burn notice, comics, education, humor, life, personal, random, summer, teaching, tv This was my initial reaction to bunny surgery, as well it should be — YOU try explaining to a rabbit that it can’t hop for 7 [...]
I’m back :) « Halos and More said,
August 14, 2010 at 8:04 pm
[...] August 14, 2010 at 8:03 pm (Uncategorized) And here’s a new comic [...]
Another comic « Halos and More said,
August 22, 2010 at 2:10 am
[...] August 22, 2010 at 2:10 am (Uncategorized) Do what I say, not what I do. [...]
Halos and More said,
August 28, 2010 at 10:20 pm
[...] 28, 2010 at 10:20 pm (Uncategorized) Hmmm… this was meant to play a little earlier, but that’s all right — in a way it’s appropriate, since this is actually my last week of summer holidays [...]
back to school « Halos and More said,
September 4, 2010 at 5:59 pm
[...] 4, 2010 at 5:59 pm (Uncategorized) The first back to school comic — a bit late but here, so that’s [...]
The 3 Legged Dog « Halos and More said,
September 11, 2010 at 5:28 pm
[...] 11, 2010 at 5:27 pm (Uncategorized) It’s official: we’re back at school, and well into the swing of things. School’s always a bit of an adventure the first month or so [...]
Late and in a rush! « Halos and More said,
September 20, 2010 at 4:37 am
[...] September 20, 2010 at 4:37 am (Uncategorized) Sorry, folks — no time to post today, but there is still a comic [...]
Home again home again « Halos and More said,
September 27, 2010 at 12:46 am
[...] Had a great weekend at my friend’s cabin, so sorry the upload is a bit late. Comics galore! (And by “galore,” I mean [...]