Well, I had to take the weekend off because my family was in town. More specifically my parents. Who are hilarious. My mom lost her sweater. She wore it yesterday hung it up last night and when she went to pack today she couldn't find it anywhere. I think it jumped ship and wanted to stay in California. There are lots of funny stories to tell about my parents. The best one involves me having to park and repark my car because my father claimed it was too far from the curb. Then while I'm backing up for about the 4th time my mother decides to open the back door (you know so she can check how far away I am from the curb). Which to me sounds like I'm crunching the bumper of the car behind me. This causes me to slam on the breaks. Or the fact that it literally takes 45 minutes for my parents to get ANYWHERE. Luckily I have inherited their timeliness so it doesn't bother me too much. Still. Still.
Today's Question: What do you do while waiting in line? Answer: Get really frustrated! Sometimes I play with my un-smart phone. But then I feel guilty about occupying the "me-time" of waiting on line with text messagings that end up costing me money. I dislike waiting in line. Just like I dislike getting stuck in traffic. I have a lot of patience that gets used up in my job. It can't seem to find a way to maintain patience for other things in my life...like waiting in line.
This is the inner monologue that exists while I wait in line: "It's not a big deal. It's just a line. Everyone else is waiting. Let's see if I can find someone's conversation to eaves drop on...is that guy looking at me? Maybe he thinks I'm staring at him because I'm waiting in line with nothing to do. He is kind of cute though. I'll just look away now though so he doesn't think I'm creepy. This line hasn't moved yet. I will probably have to wait on this line until the end of time. I can't get mad about this. It's just waiting in line. The conversation going on behind me is ridiculous. I really want to turn around and say something. I shouldn't do that but I want to. When was the last time I cleaned my oven? Do I even know how to clean an oven? Did that woman just cut the line?" And so it goes. Since I've been lacking with the posts lately here are some other things I think about connected to waiting in line.
A la prochaine!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Donuts make me GO NUTS!
Today's Question: What qualities do you look for in a role model?
Well blogosphere, I am a role model. Mostly because of my job. I have all these kiddos I interact with everyday and regardless of how I feel about it or what I want. They look up to me. And I really hate it when people (cough cough ADULTS) especially famous people say: "I'm not a role model." or "I never asked to be a role model." Well duh--it's not really something people go around asking. It just sort of happens. And I'm egotistical enough to be flattered when people think of me as a role model.
For myself personally, I'm currently looking for a role model. I try to look up to people in the education world, especially people who are creating change and making a difference. Also, I have so much respect for people who do what they say, or as the cliche says, people who can talk the talk AND walk the walk. Honesty is another quality that I value in people. And a great sense of humor. Someone who can listen and actually understand a point of view besides their own. Now I feel like I'm writing a personal ad. That's my own blog prompt....Can you date your role model? Think about it.
In the real world I got a flat tire last night. My second one in my first three years of car ownership. Not too bad. But I had to put the donut on my car. And I keep referring to it as a donut and everyone out here in the land of fruits and nuts looks at my like I'm crazy. California feels like a different country sometimes. Scratch that...all the time. But it's Friday and almost Easter and my parents are visiting. So a la prochaine!
Well blogosphere, I am a role model. Mostly because of my job. I have all these kiddos I interact with everyday and regardless of how I feel about it or what I want. They look up to me. And I really hate it when people (cough cough ADULTS) especially famous people say: "I'm not a role model." or "I never asked to be a role model." Well duh--it's not really something people go around asking. It just sort of happens. And I'm egotistical enough to be flattered when people think of me as a role model.
For myself personally, I'm currently looking for a role model. I try to look up to people in the education world, especially people who are creating change and making a difference. Also, I have so much respect for people who do what they say, or as the cliche says, people who can talk the talk AND walk the walk. Honesty is another quality that I value in people. And a great sense of humor. Someone who can listen and actually understand a point of view besides their own. Now I feel like I'm writing a personal ad. That's my own blog prompt....Can you date your role model? Think about it.
In the real world I got a flat tire last night. My second one in my first three years of car ownership. Not too bad. But I had to put the donut on my car. And I keep referring to it as a donut and everyone out here in the land of fruits and nuts looks at my like I'm crazy. California feels like a different country sometimes. Scratch that...all the time. But it's Friday and almost Easter and my parents are visiting. So a la prochaine!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Today's question: What is your favorite song and why?
News from the home front: the things that I was dreading magically turned out to be not that bad. Not that bad. Quite a relief! But today was a marathon not a sprint and I need to put this computer away and celebrate the holiday.
But while I have many favorite songs. This one continues to be one of my most favorites. I've loved it since the first time I heard it when I was fifteen. And just this past week I had a glorious hiking experience that reminded me how much I love this song. And living near the ocean. More a la prochaine my fans!
I promise!!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
It's 9:45am and it's Tuesday at 3pm today it will still be Tuesday...
...and it was!!!!! How come the vacation goes so fast and the work week goes so slow?
Today's question: What are you dreading?
Very interesting. I am dreading something right now. It's 10:21pm and I've been writing my 3rd to last IEP for the past two hours. Granted, I'm also watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall but basically I've lost all initiative to complete the paper work portion on my job. I try to keep it to the funny work anecdotes on the ole blogO but tonight and today and tomorrow I am dreading my next IEP meeting.
In this internet age we no longer talk to each other. Instead we email, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah. So I had an email etiquette issue with a colleague two weeks ago and tomorrow I have to go to a meeting with her. On top of that this student is super fragile and has some very real health problems and everything else surrounding it is questionable. I really can't say anything else about it. I've read too many crazy news stories to write anything else that might get myself in trouble. BUT...if that does entice you for more please feel free to contact me. And also NEEDLESS TO SAY....I'm DREADING IT.
I love doing my google image search and THIS is dread.
Nope. In my book, this is dread:
I need to grow my fan base. Pass on my blog to a friend today. I want a piece of me inside of them...ok a la prochaine!
Today's question: What are you dreading?
Very interesting. I am dreading something right now. It's 10:21pm and I've been writing my 3rd to last IEP for the past two hours. Granted, I'm also watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall but basically I've lost all initiative to complete the paper work portion on my job. I try to keep it to the funny work anecdotes on the ole blogO but tonight and today and tomorrow I am dreading my next IEP meeting.
In this internet age we no longer talk to each other. Instead we email, twitter, facebook, blah blah blah. So I had an email etiquette issue with a colleague two weeks ago and tomorrow I have to go to a meeting with her. On top of that this student is super fragile and has some very real health problems and everything else surrounding it is questionable. I really can't say anything else about it. I've read too many crazy news stories to write anything else that might get myself in trouble. BUT...if that does entice you for more please feel free to contact me. And also NEEDLESS TO SAY....I'm DREADING IT.
I love doing my google image search and THIS is dread.
Nope. In my book, this is dread:
I need to grow my fan base. Pass on my blog to a friend today. I want a piece of me inside of them...ok a la prochaine!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Inch by Inch and Row by Row
Today's Question: If you could have a tree in your yard that would sprout anything, what type of tree would you have?
Well clearly I've never kept any goals in my life. Well that isn't really true. I make and meet several of my professional goals. Well, most of the time. But I refuse to give up. Even if I skip a couple days. Today was my first day back from vacation. And though I tried to maintain my relaxation mode by about 10AM I had put up a line of blue tape visually marking the space bubble I needed. So yeah. I needed some serious deep breathes.
I'm not going with the obvious answer on today's question. If there was a tree in my yard I would want it to sprout colored feathers to decorate my house. But that would probably get really messy. It would also just love a tree that sprouted grapefruits. Then I could squeeze them and make grapefruit juice. Then if I had a champagne factory I could make delicious greyhounds for myself and my friends every once and a while. It would be awesome to have a money tree. But no matter which way I envision it, that story ends badly! It would be awesome to have a tree that sprouted plane tickets! Or sprouted some mode of transportation back to the East coast that was efficient. That's the tree I'm really wanting for most of the time.
It's Monday night which means it's sausage time. My friend dj's at a Sausage bar not to far from my house and sometimes the best pick-you-up is a truffle sausage and/or a beer. What if I go there tonight and Peter Dinklage is there? I totally have the hots for him. And seeing him as a studly-whoring Prince in Game of Thrones really wet me whistle!
YUMZ!
Ok, there are playoffs to watch and work to avoid doing! A la prochaine!
Well clearly I've never kept any goals in my life. Well that isn't really true. I make and meet several of my professional goals. Well, most of the time. But I refuse to give up. Even if I skip a couple days. Today was my first day back from vacation. And though I tried to maintain my relaxation mode by about 10AM I had put up a line of blue tape visually marking the space bubble I needed. So yeah. I needed some serious deep breathes.
I'm not going with the obvious answer on today's question. If there was a tree in my yard I would want it to sprout colored feathers to decorate my house. But that would probably get really messy. It would also just love a tree that sprouted grapefruits. Then I could squeeze them and make grapefruit juice. Then if I had a champagne factory I could make delicious greyhounds for myself and my friends every once and a while. It would be awesome to have a money tree. But no matter which way I envision it, that story ends badly! It would be awesome to have a tree that sprouted plane tickets! Or sprouted some mode of transportation back to the East coast that was efficient. That's the tree I'm really wanting for most of the time.
It's Monday night which means it's sausage time. My friend dj's at a Sausage bar not to far from my house and sometimes the best pick-you-up is a truffle sausage and/or a beer. What if I go there tonight and Peter Dinklage is there? I totally have the hots for him. And seeing him as a studly-whoring Prince in Game of Thrones really wet me whistle!
YUMZ!
Ok, there are playoffs to watch and work to avoid doing! A la prochaine!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
NBA playoffs and the seasons change
Today's question: Who's the oldest living person in your family? How much do you know about him or her?
Well, I know that I promised a double entry yesterday but after one brewery and three wineries napping was all I could handle. I took a nice day trip up to Sonoma yesterday. Lots of laughs and lush vistas. It's pretty fancy up there but lucky my rag tag crew wasn't turned away. We did cause a little scene at the brewery but we weren't anything like these people. Who I think were gypsies waiting to steal our identities.
I have no idea who the oldest living person in my family is. A guess would be my great aunt Elanor. My grandfather's sister. He passed away about 8 years ago but she is still alive and doing the do in Seattle, Washington. Interesting because I have a cousin who lives there and recently emailed me about coming to visit. Could this be another sign? There have been a lot of signs this week during the staycation. I can't believe it's almost over.
All things spring are in effect. The end of March mayhem and Madness. The beginning of NBA playoffs and finally day upon day of sunshine in the West. It's still not that warm but at least the gray clouds have moved on. And while the West may have very few good basketball teams I stay true to my homestead and say Go Celtics!
Well blogosphere it's a beautiful day and I'm a guilty white person. Gotta go spend time outside.
A la prochaine.
Well, I know that I promised a double entry yesterday but after one brewery and three wineries napping was all I could handle. I took a nice day trip up to Sonoma yesterday. Lots of laughs and lush vistas. It's pretty fancy up there but lucky my rag tag crew wasn't turned away. We did cause a little scene at the brewery but we weren't anything like these people. Who I think were gypsies waiting to steal our identities. I have no idea who the oldest living person in my family is. A guess would be my great aunt Elanor. My grandfather's sister. He passed away about 8 years ago but she is still alive and doing the do in Seattle, Washington. Interesting because I have a cousin who lives there and recently emailed me about coming to visit. Could this be another sign? There have been a lot of signs this week during the staycation. I can't believe it's almost over.
All things spring are in effect. The end of March mayhem and Madness. The beginning of NBA playoffs and finally day upon day of sunshine in the West. It's still not that warm but at least the gray clouds have moved on. And while the West may have very few good basketball teams I stay true to my homestead and say Go Celtics!
Well blogosphere it's a beautiful day and I'm a guilty white person. Gotta go spend time outside.
A la prochaine.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Day Three--I'm out
Today's Question: What is something you always have with you?
Dang blogosphere! I only made it two days? Really... everyone's allowed a do over right? Also, I'm on vacation so time and space are combining as one and I wish today was Thursday. That's probably the only week you'll here me say that.
Today's challenege question is an easy one. One thing I always have with me is my glasses. I've considered getting contacts for the better part of five years but I haven't done it yet. I can't function outside my house without my glasses. I can't function very well in my house without them either. Sometimes I get in the shower and in my brain I'm like: Wow, I can see so well today. Then I realize I'm still wearing my glasses.
Dang blogosphere! I only made it two days? Really... everyone's allowed a do over right? Also, I'm on vacation so time and space are combining as one and I wish today was Thursday. That's probably the only week you'll here me say that.
Today's challenege question is an easy one. One thing I always have with me is my glasses. I've considered getting contacts for the better part of five years but I haven't done it yet. I can't function outside my house without my glasses. I can't function very well in my house without them either. Sometimes I get in the shower and in my brain I'm like: Wow, I can see so well today. Then I realize I'm still wearing my glasses.
When I put glasses over my own glasses I call it "glasses-glasses. Don't judge". 
Today I'm continuing to press as much fun as I can out of my staycation. Maybe I'll make up for yesterday and post another entry later today. Obviously I need to have a stricter regime.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Large Marge and other images that may shock and frighten you!
Today's Question: What is the scariest thing you've ever done?
I'll be honest blogosphere fans/friends/readers/ I enjoy writing to you as if there are masses of people reading this blog. I figure if somebody happens to stumble across this randomly they might think it's the most pretentious blog written by a person who thinks very highly of themselves. At least that's what I'm hoping. My adoring public...you know not that I exist. But as usual I digress. So yesterday was my big vacation travel let down. I know it happens all the time. Plans changes, planes break down, your train is late, the bus gets re-routed. But it never happened to ME! Well, actually, that's not true. I've just never gone to the airport and left again within a 20 minute time frame. I'm also remembering that I haven't done anything for Spring break since I moved out here. One year my friend Victoire came out to visit me and last year I'm pretty sure I did the big ole nothing. I locked my keys in my car. Thereby ensuring I had a true staycation. This year my staycation is imposed by my no longer such good friends at Southworst. I will continue to trash their airline until I decide I'm broke enough to splurge on their cheap airfares again.
All of these are interesting tidbits but none of them describe the scariest thing I've ever done. I've done a couple scary things. The most obvious to me right now is deciding to pick up and move to California three years ago. Not only am I far away from everything and everyone I know; I can't even blame it on somebody else. It was my own decision. It didn't seem scary at the time but compared to everything else "scary" I've done...goin on the caves field trip in 8th grade. That was definitely scary...maybe more claustrophobic but it freaked me out a lot. Ropes courses...also pretty scary to me. I have a pretty low center of gravity (BIG WINK) and I don't really like putting on harness and trying to scale tree trunks. Living in a foreign country. That was scary too. But now, it doesn't seem that scary at all.
In fact, even living in California didn't seem scary when I decided to do it. It seemed fun and easy and a good change of pace. Only in retrospect do I realize how F*ing scary it was. Especially when I try to go places for vacation and I can't get there! Then I read today's blog prompt and I realize. WOW. The scariest thing I've ever done is something I continue to live with every single day. But isn't that what makes it scary?
And on that note. Another day, another blog entry. I'm 2 for 2. Thanks Natarie for the pinch hitting reminder!
Oh yeah and when I was a kid I couldn't sleep without the light on for like almost an entire year because I watched Pee-Wee's Great Adventure and Large Marge scared the SHIT out of me. Seriously, ask my mom. She suffered through it just as much as I did.
I'll be honest blogosphere fans/friends/readers/ I enjoy writing to you as if there are masses of people reading this blog. I figure if somebody happens to stumble across this randomly they might think it's the most pretentious blog written by a person who thinks very highly of themselves. At least that's what I'm hoping. My adoring public...you know not that I exist. But as usual I digress. So yesterday was my big vacation travel let down. I know it happens all the time. Plans changes, planes break down, your train is late, the bus gets re-routed. But it never happened to ME! Well, actually, that's not true. I've just never gone to the airport and left again within a 20 minute time frame. I'm also remembering that I haven't done anything for Spring break since I moved out here. One year my friend Victoire came out to visit me and last year I'm pretty sure I did the big ole nothing. I locked my keys in my car. Thereby ensuring I had a true staycation. This year my staycation is imposed by my no longer such good friends at Southworst. I will continue to trash their airline until I decide I'm broke enough to splurge on their cheap airfares again.
All of these are interesting tidbits but none of them describe the scariest thing I've ever done. I've done a couple scary things. The most obvious to me right now is deciding to pick up and move to California three years ago. Not only am I far away from everything and everyone I know; I can't even blame it on somebody else. It was my own decision. It didn't seem scary at the time but compared to everything else "scary" I've done...goin on the caves field trip in 8th grade. That was definitely scary...maybe more claustrophobic but it freaked me out a lot. Ropes courses...also pretty scary to me. I have a pretty low center of gravity (BIG WINK) and I don't really like putting on harness and trying to scale tree trunks. Living in a foreign country. That was scary too. But now, it doesn't seem that scary at all.
In fact, even living in California didn't seem scary when I decided to do it. It seemed fun and easy and a good change of pace. Only in retrospect do I realize how F*ing scary it was. Especially when I try to go places for vacation and I can't get there! Then I read today's blog prompt and I realize. WOW. The scariest thing I've ever done is something I continue to live with every single day. But isn't that what makes it scary?
And on that note. Another day, another blog entry. I'm 2 for 2. Thanks Natarie for the pinch hitting reminder!
Oh yeah and when I was a kid I couldn't sleep without the light on for like almost an entire year because I watched Pee-Wee's Great Adventure and Large Marge scared the SHIT out of me. Seriously, ask my mom. She suffered through it just as much as I did.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
NaBloPoMo National Blog Posting Month
Today's question: Who do you miss?
I found this on the internets when I was trying to give my blog a facelift. I've recently come into a bunch of free time at home that I didn't expect. After a day of travel let downs that I'll discuss in a minute I'm finally hunkered down at home. Spending some serious time with my couch and catching friends up on what happened to me today that I checked up on my friend's blog BestBlog : Life Belongs to the Energetic. She's been doing a 30 day blog challenge and actually sticking to it. Since I'm so terrible about updating my blog I decided that I would take a page from her and re-re-re-dedicate my self for updating and maintaining this tiny little spot of cyber space.
While I was looking for ways to jump start my writing process I stumbled across the NaBloPoMo website. A total fluke but super nerdy and definitely hilarious. And I decided to take the Blog Month challenge. Feel free to severely verbally lash me if I can't see this one through. There are two reasons this is going to work. 1) I am committed. 2) My wonderful exciting trip to DC for Spring Break was unexpectedly canceled thanks to the loving employees of Southwest. From here forward known as Southworst.
Today's experience answers the question. I miss a lot of things. My friends who live far away from me and my family. I made a decision to move across the country three years ago and I do not regret it for a second. Still, on days like today when the stupidness of air travel ruins my plans I fully realize and feel how far away I am from most of the people I know and love. Overall, thinking about people I miss makes me understand the fragility of life.
At the same time I'm still on vacation and some deep deep relaxation must occur. I want to get a seaweed wrap and have small midgets walk up and down my back. On that note...more tomorrow.
I found this on the internets when I was trying to give my blog a facelift. I've recently come into a bunch of free time at home that I didn't expect. After a day of travel let downs that I'll discuss in a minute I'm finally hunkered down at home. Spending some serious time with my couch and catching friends up on what happened to me today that I checked up on my friend's blog BestBlog : Life Belongs to the Energetic. She's been doing a 30 day blog challenge and actually sticking to it. Since I'm so terrible about updating my blog I decided that I would take a page from her and re-re-re-dedicate my self for updating and maintaining this tiny little spot of cyber space.
While I was looking for ways to jump start my writing process I stumbled across the NaBloPoMo website. A total fluke but super nerdy and definitely hilarious. And I decided to take the Blog Month challenge. Feel free to severely verbally lash me if I can't see this one through. There are two reasons this is going to work. 1) I am committed. 2) My wonderful exciting trip to DC for Spring Break was unexpectedly canceled thanks to the loving employees of Southwest. From here forward known as Southworst.
Today's experience answers the question. I miss a lot of things. My friends who live far away from me and my family. I made a decision to move across the country three years ago and I do not regret it for a second. Still, on days like today when the stupidness of air travel ruins my plans I fully realize and feel how far away I am from most of the people I know and love. Overall, thinking about people I miss makes me understand the fragility of life.
At the same time I'm still on vacation and some deep deep relaxation must occur. I want to get a seaweed wrap and have small midgets walk up and down my back. On that note...more tomorrow.
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