Montini is doing a mix cd exchange. and because i have so much free time (sarcasm... drip... drip... drip) Im participating.
heres the list.
the life eclectic – t haynes
1. get over it – ok-go
2. wonderboy – tenacious D
3. natural woman – carole king
4. hey julie – fountains of wayne
5. i can tell that we are going to be friends – the white stripes
6. island in the sun – weezer
7. my beloved monster – the eels
8. light up my room – bare naked ladies
9. my immortal – evanescence
10. politicaly corrected – sr71
11. let go – frou frou
12. piano man – billy joel
13. tango shoes – bif naked
14. video – india arie
15. why the sun shines – they might be giants
16. bad day – fuel
17. she – green day
18. holding out for a hero - jennifer saunders (from shrek2)
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
making a list.
in my spare time.
HAHAHAAAAAA
thats funny.
the family and friends gifts that im making can wait until after im out of school
grade school math meet this weekend, i need to finish typing those tests and get them to teachers to proof. ARG
I have a project to work on with peter this week too. thats suxxor.
notto mention the 4 sets of tests and quizzes i have not graded that i REALLY need to do this weekend. sigh. SIGH.
heres the plan. tonight, ill take care of making my christmas gift list and christmas card list. and gifts for next week at school secret santa, date breads, ornaments, etc.
tomorrow is the grade school meet.
sunday is tree decorating and babysitting for my bro.
i guessi just wont sleep sunday night, bc monday i need tests graded and other stuff.
oh god. i just got 10 times more stressed.
if you dont see me till christmas, call me and see if im dead.
HAHAHAAAAAA
thats funny.
the family and friends gifts that im making can wait until after im out of school
grade school math meet this weekend, i need to finish typing those tests and get them to teachers to proof. ARG
I have a project to work on with peter this week too. thats suxxor.
notto mention the 4 sets of tests and quizzes i have not graded that i REALLY need to do this weekend. sigh. SIGH.
heres the plan. tonight, ill take care of making my christmas gift list and christmas card list. and gifts for next week at school secret santa, date breads, ornaments, etc.
tomorrow is the grade school meet.
sunday is tree decorating and babysitting for my bro.
i guessi just wont sleep sunday night, bc monday i need tests graded and other stuff.
oh god. i just got 10 times more stressed.
if you dont see me till christmas, call me and see if im dead.
Monday, December 06, 2004
la la la
or perhaps falala.
whichever you choose.
just some snippets.
the 5 people you meet in heaven was on tv last night, and it might be the first made for tv movie that doesnt suck. and it didnt screw around with the book either. i think it perfectly complimented it. nothing major was left out. kudos to whoever is responsible for that movie. and you all, go find some one who recorded it and watch it. if you have a recording send me a copy so i can mail it to keith. yep.
i realize that christmas is fast over taking me. and i need to do christmas gifts for people at school first.
im a bit of a flake and i lost the name of my secret santa. not normally a problem, i know every one at school and id normally just remember the name. .. except that its cafeteria staff. and i dont know who they are. ARG
dan is going to San Fransciso. he will leave just after new years and if we are lucky, come home for easter. i get spring break the week after easter, so if he could be in town, that would be nice. and save me a bit on travel expenses. i was looking forward to visiting california, but its looking like that wont happen now. we dont really get enough time off to justify it while hes there. c'est la vie.
i wish i had the cash to just donate tons of $ to my adopt a family. sigh. we have $30 right now. from one kid. thats sad. I'll make people feel guilty this week. that will work.
ok. im off to photo copy work sheets and tests. i have so much to do these next few weeks, life is about to get crazy.
whichever you choose.
just some snippets.
the 5 people you meet in heaven was on tv last night, and it might be the first made for tv movie that doesnt suck. and it didnt screw around with the book either. i think it perfectly complimented it. nothing major was left out. kudos to whoever is responsible for that movie. and you all, go find some one who recorded it and watch it. if you have a recording send me a copy so i can mail it to keith. yep.
i realize that christmas is fast over taking me. and i need to do christmas gifts for people at school first.
im a bit of a flake and i lost the name of my secret santa. not normally a problem, i know every one at school and id normally just remember the name. .. except that its cafeteria staff. and i dont know who they are. ARG
dan is going to San Fransciso. he will leave just after new years and if we are lucky, come home for easter. i get spring break the week after easter, so if he could be in town, that would be nice. and save me a bit on travel expenses. i was looking forward to visiting california, but its looking like that wont happen now. we dont really get enough time off to justify it while hes there. c'est la vie.
i wish i had the cash to just donate tons of $ to my adopt a family. sigh. we have $30 right now. from one kid. thats sad. I'll make people feel guilty this week. that will work.
ok. im off to photo copy work sheets and tests. i have so much to do these next few weeks, life is about to get crazy.
Friday, December 03, 2004
angels...
I finished reading Angels and Demons by Dan brown last night. and i have to say, i was dissapointed in the ending.
if you havent read yet, there may be some spoilers. so. be forwarned.
My take on dan brown books is that they are basicaly indiana jones story except instead of ancient african relgions, its the catholic church and the secret anti-catholic societies. whatever. thats the part that every one has their panties in a bunch over, and thats the part idont care. its not an attack on the church, its just a damn adventure story.
heres the part i didtn like. he spends the whole book developing this caracter of the popes chaplain, the carlevato (i think) and in the LAST CHAPTER he changes that character. He changes from a devout and intelligent man who is mourning the death of his mentor, and struggling to remain cool in the face of tragity, to an insane person. I didnt like that. I understand the desire to have a twist at the end, or a surprise in order to create suspense for your reader, but that should NOT be at the expense of character integrity. I want to know that when im reading the book, im not being lied to by the narrator. it would be different if it were a first person narative, and it was from the bias of another character, but from a 3rd person, omnipotent narrator, thats unacceptable.
The davinci code did not have that problem, and while the plot of angels and demons was more interesting and, as peg says, more gritty the ending really just killed it for me. I dunno. there had to be a better way to do the twist at the end. even if there were NO twist at the end, perhaps just a lead in to davinci code(which supposedly comes after) either way. there were plenty of twists along the way. i was dissapointed.
anywhooo. i was up till 3 am reading it, and today im sleepy. it was a good read. i would still recomend it. I just think that the dan brown books, while good, were over hyped.
if you havent read yet, there may be some spoilers. so. be forwarned.
My take on dan brown books is that they are basicaly indiana jones story except instead of ancient african relgions, its the catholic church and the secret anti-catholic societies. whatever. thats the part that every one has their panties in a bunch over, and thats the part idont care. its not an attack on the church, its just a damn adventure story.
heres the part i didtn like. he spends the whole book developing this caracter of the popes chaplain, the carlevato (i think) and in the LAST CHAPTER he changes that character. He changes from a devout and intelligent man who is mourning the death of his mentor, and struggling to remain cool in the face of tragity, to an insane person. I didnt like that. I understand the desire to have a twist at the end, or a surprise in order to create suspense for your reader, but that should NOT be at the expense of character integrity. I want to know that when im reading the book, im not being lied to by the narrator. it would be different if it were a first person narative, and it was from the bias of another character, but from a 3rd person, omnipotent narrator, thats unacceptable.
The davinci code did not have that problem, and while the plot of angels and demons was more interesting and, as peg says, more gritty the ending really just killed it for me. I dunno. there had to be a better way to do the twist at the end. even if there were NO twist at the end, perhaps just a lead in to davinci code(which supposedly comes after) either way. there were plenty of twists along the way. i was dissapointed.
anywhooo. i was up till 3 am reading it, and today im sleepy. it was a good read. i would still recomend it. I just think that the dan brown books, while good, were over hyped.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
i did it...
oh i did it. i called the dentist. and i made an appoinment.
im pretty sure i have at least two cavities to fill. and i also said that i was looking for some other dentist closer to where i live. you know, wheaton as opposed to park ridge. this driving to the dentist for an hour crap isnt worth it. part of why i havent gone in over a year.
i hate having cavities filled. the first one made me cry. i had my first cavity when i was 21. thats just sad. at that point, i should have my dental hygene down. sigh.
i have decided (with the help of my family) to not walk at graduation in January. Dan cant be there, my family may or may not be out of town, and i just dont care that much. i have the diploma and the certificate, and the debt. thats all i really need from it. so. there.
i need to wrap christmas gifts. i have alot, if not most of my shopping and crafting done. and i need to evaluate what i still have to work on. i need to prioritize projects. and i need a schedule of things to work on. since im busy from here till GOD KNOWS WHEN.
i need to start searching for inexpensive high quality clothes for my home rooms adopt-a-family. Every year, each home room gets a family to buy gifts for. and the family always asks for things like boots and winter clothes. I try to get them each clothing and a toy. kids need toys. this year we have 7 people in our family, which is HUGE. plus my homeroom is all freshman. they try hard, but they just dont have the extra cash to donate, or the cars to run around and pick up things. So, we will probably have a shopping spree some time in the next week or so. But as of right now we have $30 towards our goal of $350. that would be $50 per family member. Any one feel like being charitable? let me know. :) I take cash, or gift items.
i have to write a test for my geometry class. rawr. thats never fun. i wonder if students realize how much work it is for teachers to write and grade tests, its just as much work as it is to take them and study for them.
I'll stop complaining now and go eat lunch. i have soup today! mm. soup.
im pretty sure i have at least two cavities to fill. and i also said that i was looking for some other dentist closer to where i live. you know, wheaton as opposed to park ridge. this driving to the dentist for an hour crap isnt worth it. part of why i havent gone in over a year.
i hate having cavities filled. the first one made me cry. i had my first cavity when i was 21. thats just sad. at that point, i should have my dental hygene down. sigh.
i have decided (with the help of my family) to not walk at graduation in January. Dan cant be there, my family may or may not be out of town, and i just dont care that much. i have the diploma and the certificate, and the debt. thats all i really need from it. so. there.
i need to wrap christmas gifts. i have alot, if not most of my shopping and crafting done. and i need to evaluate what i still have to work on. i need to prioritize projects. and i need a schedule of things to work on. since im busy from here till GOD KNOWS WHEN.
i need to start searching for inexpensive high quality clothes for my home rooms adopt-a-family. Every year, each home room gets a family to buy gifts for. and the family always asks for things like boots and winter clothes. I try to get them each clothing and a toy. kids need toys. this year we have 7 people in our family, which is HUGE. plus my homeroom is all freshman. they try hard, but they just dont have the extra cash to donate, or the cars to run around and pick up things. So, we will probably have a shopping spree some time in the next week or so. But as of right now we have $30 towards our goal of $350. that would be $50 per family member. Any one feel like being charitable? let me know. :) I take cash, or gift items.
i have to write a test for my geometry class. rawr. thats never fun. i wonder if students realize how much work it is for teachers to write and grade tests, its just as much work as it is to take them and study for them.
I'll stop complaining now and go eat lunch. i have soup today! mm. soup.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
crunch
sigh.
this morning i very carefully warmed up my car. i scraped the windows. i chipped ice off the windshield wipers.
and as i carefuly navegated out of my ice covered parking lot, a large suv with a snow covered window backed into me.
see.
sob.
my poor little car.
in happier news, danny gave me pretty things for my birthday.
that makes me feel a little better.
its hard to see, but those a pretty earings. ignore the messy face and hair.
this morning i very carefully warmed up my car. i scraped the windows. i chipped ice off the windshield wipers.
and as i carefuly navegated out of my ice covered parking lot, a large suv with a snow covered window backed into me.
see.
sob.
my poor little car.
in happier news, danny gave me pretty things for my birthday.
that makes me feel a little better.
its hard to see, but those a pretty earings. ignore the messy face and hair.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
updates, OH THE UPDATES!
two updates in two days, unprecidented, i know. and i dont even know what im about to talk about!
lets see, i promised photos ohhh, about a month ago. im going to dig around and see if i can find any good ones.
The holiday preparations are underway, and im starting to get excited. I got new garland and ornaments for our tree. and im totaly bummed that i have the grade school math meet and cant make it tree hunting with peg, lonnie and caitlin. its just dissapointing. ah well. we will be decorating the next day. so that should be fun. :)
here we go: Kaylin as a barbie. with her homade duct tape purse.
dan and fred at dinner a few weeks ago. At Souk. Thanks for that tip Bodnar. they have FABULOUS food. and a not so shabby belly dancer.
heres me and Anna, freds girlfriend
Thats all ive got for photos right now. ill have to scan in the thanksgiving fiasco photos. now THOSE are funny. :)
ok, im off to eat lunch. quick before i turn into a pumpkin. really! i will!
later
tree
ps if you want a christmas card, then give me your address. you can email me at treebaby@gmail.com.
lets see, i promised photos ohhh, about a month ago. im going to dig around and see if i can find any good ones.
The holiday preparations are underway, and im starting to get excited. I got new garland and ornaments for our tree. and im totaly bummed that i have the grade school math meet and cant make it tree hunting with peg, lonnie and caitlin. its just dissapointing. ah well. we will be decorating the next day. so that should be fun. :)
here we go: Kaylin as a barbie. with her homade duct tape purse.
dan and fred at dinner a few weeks ago. At Souk. Thanks for that tip Bodnar. they have FABULOUS food. and a not so shabby belly dancer.
heres me and Anna, freds girlfriend
Thats all ive got for photos right now. ill have to scan in the thanksgiving fiasco photos. now THOSE are funny. :)
ok, im off to eat lunch. quick before i turn into a pumpkin. really! i will!
later
tree
ps if you want a christmas card, then give me your address. you can email me at treebaby@gmail.com.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
im still here. :o)
its been a long month. and christmas wont get better!
Thanksgiving was at my parents house, just the 6 of us, plus dan and fred for lunch. dan and fred were unexpected. but thats how life goes.
i recieved 3 thanksgiving invites i think, and its getting to the point where the holidays are spent running around back and forth from house to house. which doesnt bother me any, but i think its hard on my mom.
For some reason i decided to be nuts, and once again i did the day after thanksgiving sales. bargans were had, sleep was lost. it was good fun.
The next few weeks will prove to be hectic, but i really want to update more often. Its just hard to find that extra 5 min at a computer to write. ill do it though. ill do it.
Chris and Mel came to visit tues and wed before thanksgiving, and it was really nice to see them again. I miss hanging out with them. We spent so much time together senior year of college, i some times forget. Chris came to talk to my programming class and stuck around to talk to the web design class. i havent gotten a chance to talk to the kids yet, but i think they really enjoyed it. its always cool to see someone whos working with real life applications to stuff you do in school. no one ever believes its applicable. but it is.
Side note- MONTINI WON STATE PLAYOFFS FOR FOOT BALL!!!! congrats boys. nice work.
(not that any of them read here, but still)
ok... im off. things to grade, christmas shopping to do. more updates coming! more frequently i promise!!!
love you all
tree
Thanksgiving was at my parents house, just the 6 of us, plus dan and fred for lunch. dan and fred were unexpected. but thats how life goes.
i recieved 3 thanksgiving invites i think, and its getting to the point where the holidays are spent running around back and forth from house to house. which doesnt bother me any, but i think its hard on my mom.
For some reason i decided to be nuts, and once again i did the day after thanksgiving sales. bargans were had, sleep was lost. it was good fun.
The next few weeks will prove to be hectic, but i really want to update more often. Its just hard to find that extra 5 min at a computer to write. ill do it though. ill do it.
Chris and Mel came to visit tues and wed before thanksgiving, and it was really nice to see them again. I miss hanging out with them. We spent so much time together senior year of college, i some times forget. Chris came to talk to my programming class and stuck around to talk to the web design class. i havent gotten a chance to talk to the kids yet, but i think they really enjoyed it. its always cool to see someone whos working with real life applications to stuff you do in school. no one ever believes its applicable. but it is.
Side note- MONTINI WON STATE PLAYOFFS FOR FOOT BALL!!!! congrats boys. nice work.
(not that any of them read here, but still)
ok... im off. things to grade, christmas shopping to do. more updates coming! more frequently i promise!!!
love you all
tree
Thursday, October 28, 2004
long hard week.
this week has just been hard emotionaly. and at work. but mostly emotionaly.
its the kind of thing you dont think about until after the fact. but it all makes sense as to why.
monday, october 25 was the anniversary of papa ed's death. that was a very difficult thing. and of course i chose that night to watch the movie Hanging Up. which pretty much is exactly how papa died.
throw into the mix a few days where i didnt leave school till 7, and then yesterday when i came back at 6 and didnt leave till 8, well. im stressed. that and a general angst towards the universe makes me a very happy camper. seriously.
my mood has alternated from knife bearing psycho to raging lunatic and back again.
i think i scared the bejesus out of a few students. i went from
"please sit down and stop talking" to "LAST WARNING BEFORE I SEND YOU TO THE OFFICE" in .06 seconds. they got the point though. this years students seems a little swifter on the uptake than last years.
tomorrow is halloween dress up day at school. i think i shall go as a butterfly. or a fairy. something with wings. im a fan of wings.
i should go to my moms house and steal back my wave iron, then i can crinkle my hair! oohhh!!!
sorry, random side thought. im back now.
The quarter ends tomorrow, and i need to do my grades for monday.
i hate doing grades. and all i have to do this time around is just type them in the computer!!! thats horrible of me, i know.
ah well. the math team kids are finishing up their tests, i should go help them with that. yep.
i have photos of kaylin being barbie. i will upload those later.
tootles
tree
its the kind of thing you dont think about until after the fact. but it all makes sense as to why.
monday, october 25 was the anniversary of papa ed's death. that was a very difficult thing. and of course i chose that night to watch the movie Hanging Up. which pretty much is exactly how papa died.
throw into the mix a few days where i didnt leave school till 7, and then yesterday when i came back at 6 and didnt leave till 8, well. im stressed. that and a general angst towards the universe makes me a very happy camper. seriously.
my mood has alternated from knife bearing psycho to raging lunatic and back again.
i think i scared the bejesus out of a few students. i went from
"please sit down and stop talking" to "LAST WARNING BEFORE I SEND YOU TO THE OFFICE" in .06 seconds. they got the point though. this years students seems a little swifter on the uptake than last years.
tomorrow is halloween dress up day at school. i think i shall go as a butterfly. or a fairy. something with wings. im a fan of wings.
i should go to my moms house and steal back my wave iron, then i can crinkle my hair! oohhh!!!
sorry, random side thought. im back now.
The quarter ends tomorrow, and i need to do my grades for monday.
i hate doing grades. and all i have to do this time around is just type them in the computer!!! thats horrible of me, i know.
ah well. the math team kids are finishing up their tests, i should go help them with that. yep.
i have photos of kaylin being barbie. i will upload those later.
tootles
tree
Friday, October 22, 2004
what title. bah. who needs titles
so last night was open house. always fun. bit surprised they didnt have a faculty social afterwards. they usual do. and they are usually fun. I think that the teachers might be planning a poker night after parent teacher conferences. so. i have that to look forwards to. :)
I keep running into people and finding out they read my blog. and while i know i emailed the link to every one i know, i generaly assume that my life is too uninteresting and poorly described to be of any interest to the general public. apparently im wrong. though ive heard that the photos seem to be a favorite amongst the masses. more photos will be coming. :)
i have a date saturday night. ::cue giggles and a general pink and girly aura::
its been a very long time since ive been on an actual date with dan. hanging out is not the same thing. its one thing when you end up at dinner together because you have to eat before you go somewhere and thats where you ended up. its utilitarian. its a different thing when you plan a nice night out, dinner and a movie and i get to worry about what ill wear and all that stuff. it seems silly, but its important. i think every one needs to feel special like that. in general, not just on dates. for example, i can cook dinner for my friends at any old time, and i often do. but its nice to have something that says you are that extra little bit special. which is why i like doing my holiday meal. its nice. we put out candle sticks. we match the silver wear and use clean wine glasses. sure it takes a day and a half to clean up, but its good people and good times. i look forward to that meal every year. i told peg that next year, she and lonnie will be in their new home, wherever that maybe, and they can do the dinner. ill come over and help. but i think it would be kindof nice to rotate between the two of us. the rest of the group changes a little bit every year, but peg and i are always hostesses.
anywhoo. lunch hour has arrived, and i should eat. so in the spirit of halloween, i leave you with this...
I keep running into people and finding out they read my blog. and while i know i emailed the link to every one i know, i generaly assume that my life is too uninteresting and poorly described to be of any interest to the general public. apparently im wrong. though ive heard that the photos seem to be a favorite amongst the masses. more photos will be coming. :)
i have a date saturday night. ::cue giggles and a general pink and girly aura::
its been a very long time since ive been on an actual date with dan. hanging out is not the same thing. its one thing when you end up at dinner together because you have to eat before you go somewhere and thats where you ended up. its utilitarian. its a different thing when you plan a nice night out, dinner and a movie and i get to worry about what ill wear and all that stuff. it seems silly, but its important. i think every one needs to feel special like that. in general, not just on dates. for example, i can cook dinner for my friends at any old time, and i often do. but its nice to have something that says you are that extra little bit special. which is why i like doing my holiday meal. its nice. we put out candle sticks. we match the silver wear and use clean wine glasses. sure it takes a day and a half to clean up, but its good people and good times. i look forward to that meal every year. i told peg that next year, she and lonnie will be in their new home, wherever that maybe, and they can do the dinner. ill come over and help. but i think it would be kindof nice to rotate between the two of us. the rest of the group changes a little bit every year, but peg and i are always hostesses.
anywhoo. lunch hour has arrived, and i should eat. so in the spirit of halloween, i leave you with this...
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
homecoming whatnots
heres what the seniors did to my sky lights.
im just glad they didnt poop on them like they did some of the other skylights.
oh and this is just a sample of what they did to the rest of the campus...
and just to be weird and random, this is rick's shirt.
i thought that was something we could all enjoy.
im just glad they didnt poop on them like they did some of the other skylights.
oh and this is just a sample of what they did to the rest of the campus...
and just to be weird and random, this is rick's shirt.
i thought that was something we could all enjoy.
Friday, October 08, 2004
balls
of popcorn.
now we can add that to our culinary repitoir
Peg and I made some to send to Keith in iraq. i almost feel like his name should be hyphenated. ... "Keith-in-Iraq" because thats always how i say it. 'cept to peg.
ouch. the burny burny fingers
this is peggy being dramatic. and eating a chip. on an entirely different night.
these are the balls.
mmmmmmm
balls.
TEAMWORK! and burny hands.
thats weird. it looks like im talking to a baby kitten with that popcorn in my hand. odd. and i dont know why lonnie took and out of focus picture either. shrug
and heres my handsom danny and his drunken friend. not that ryan isnt handsome too. hes just drunk. and danny is handsomer. :)
and these are the two bridges paul and i built. i helped. those flat raft things go up top on the bridge, but we had to wait till the supports dried before we could glue those on.
thats all for now. more randomness later.
now we can add that to our culinary repitoir
Peg and I made some to send to Keith in iraq. i almost feel like his name should be hyphenated. ... "Keith-in-Iraq" because thats always how i say it. 'cept to peg.
ouch. the burny burny fingers
this is peggy being dramatic. and eating a chip. on an entirely different night.
these are the balls.
mmmmmmm
balls.
TEAMWORK! and burny hands.
thats weird. it looks like im talking to a baby kitten with that popcorn in my hand. odd. and i dont know why lonnie took and out of focus picture either. shrug
and heres my handsom danny and his drunken friend. not that ryan isnt handsome too. hes just drunk. and danny is handsomer. :)
and these are the two bridges paul and i built. i helped. those flat raft things go up top on the bridge, but we had to wait till the supports dried before we could glue those on.
thats all for now. more randomness later.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
just some randomness
it seems like every one i know and their uncles are married or engaged. i know its about that time, im 23 and most of my friends are early 20 so. so it makes sense. its just so overwhelmingly EVERY ONE.
dan moved into his place in the city. its fabulous. im slightly jelous. its a great location. and its nice. and .. well, it all seems to be looking like it will turn out to be a very nice internship for him. and thats good.
we are just about half way into homecoming week. god the crazyness. this year the theme is under the sea, and in retrospect, i hardly see the point of homecoming. yeah the idea is that the alumni come back, but why the heck do the current students care? because as alumni, i sure as heck dont. Sure ill be at the football game. but the theme of that is football. so.
its just an excuse to have a week of crazyness. which, by the way, is hell for teachers.
it is currently 64 degrees in my classroom, 59 degrees outside, and im wearing cotton and flip flops. hawaiian day and all.
I M SO COLD>
i know im the evilest teacher inthe world, but my sophs have a test tomorrow (its homecoming week!) and my frosh have one friday (its hOMECOMING week!) gosh that doesnt even make me feel a little bit bad. wow.:) i am positively mean.
hahaaaa!
i think this cold air has seeped into my brain. im out yo.
dan moved into his place in the city. its fabulous. im slightly jelous. its a great location. and its nice. and .. well, it all seems to be looking like it will turn out to be a very nice internship for him. and thats good.
we are just about half way into homecoming week. god the crazyness. this year the theme is under the sea, and in retrospect, i hardly see the point of homecoming. yeah the idea is that the alumni come back, but why the heck do the current students care? because as alumni, i sure as heck dont. Sure ill be at the football game. but the theme of that is football. so.
its just an excuse to have a week of crazyness. which, by the way, is hell for teachers.
it is currently 64 degrees in my classroom, 59 degrees outside, and im wearing cotton and flip flops. hawaiian day and all.
I M SO COLD>
i know im the evilest teacher inthe world, but my sophs have a test tomorrow (its homecoming week!) and my frosh have one friday (its hOMECOMING week!) gosh that doesnt even make me feel a little bit bad. wow.:) i am positively mean.
hahaaaa!
i think this cold air has seeped into my brain. im out yo.
Friday, October 01, 2004
the suits
last night after the debate, this commercial was aired on cnn (i think it was still cnn) Yahoo's Life Engine Ad
i love that ad.
at any rate, i sort of felt the debate was a little bit lack luster and boring. there was the potential for so many huge things to be brought up and said and delt with, and not much was. I felt that it was more of a draw than anything. and i also felt that the general reaction by all parties supports my opinon of that. for example, all the kerry supporters seem to think that he "Won" the debate. and all the bush supporters seemed pleased that he did well. so. id call that pretty much a draw. the point isnt to convince those who you allready had on your side, now is it?
im not a democrat or a republican. and quite honestly, ill vote on either side depending on the candidates platform and personal views. but the one thing that really stood out to me was that much of Bush's commentary was juvenile. Kerry:"Sadam Hussain didnt attack America, Osma Bin Laden did!" Bush -" I know THAT!"
yeah. so if you know it then you have alot of explaining to do, dont you? nope, never mind, change the subject.
course they were both good at changing the subject, but thats part of being a politician, isnt it.
i am so disenchanted with politics. i really think that the only reason i pay attention is because i have so little faith in the general populus to know what is best for the nation as a whole. not that i know, just that i some how feel my undereducated views might balence out theirs.
eh.
enough politics for me. im out.
i love that ad.
at any rate, i sort of felt the debate was a little bit lack luster and boring. there was the potential for so many huge things to be brought up and said and delt with, and not much was. I felt that it was more of a draw than anything. and i also felt that the general reaction by all parties supports my opinon of that. for example, all the kerry supporters seem to think that he "Won" the debate. and all the bush supporters seemed pleased that he did well. so. id call that pretty much a draw. the point isnt to convince those who you allready had on your side, now is it?
im not a democrat or a republican. and quite honestly, ill vote on either side depending on the candidates platform and personal views. but the one thing that really stood out to me was that much of Bush's commentary was juvenile. Kerry:"Sadam Hussain didnt attack America, Osma Bin Laden did!" Bush -" I know THAT!"
yeah. so if you know it then you have alot of explaining to do, dont you? nope, never mind, change the subject.
course they were both good at changing the subject, but thats part of being a politician, isnt it.
i am so disenchanted with politics. i really think that the only reason i pay attention is because i have so little faith in the general populus to know what is best for the nation as a whole. not that i know, just that i some how feel my undereducated views might balence out theirs.
eh.
enough politics for me. im out.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Monday, September 27, 2004
weekend update
this weekend was long, but good. the illini game was bizzare. but better than we had hoped for. at least it was interesting to watch. it was supposed to be a blow out, purdue should have anhilated us. amazingly we only lost 30 to 38, and only because of a couple silly errors on our part. we could have won. odd.
so for those of you in the area, FYI. there will be a get together at my apt. this friday. why? its just an excuse to have a get together, and since dan is back in town im sure you all are clamoring to see him. If you want to come, come, and bring with the beverage of your choice. Doors open at 8 or so, email or call first so i know how many to plan for, and if you need directions, lemme know.
other news. other news.
im tired.
but thats not news, is it?
my extrodinary long nails have mostly broken off. sigh. it was a nice time while it lasted, but i was getting a little vain about them. so now i think im going to start manicuring again and see how long it take to get them back to georgous. it was fun to do once, but id love to be able to have nice nails on a regular basis. lord knows i have enough nail polish that i could redo them every day and not run out for years.
ok. im off for home. tonight. tonight i think i might cook. or shop for fabric. or ... BOTH! :-D
so for those of you in the area, FYI. there will be a get together at my apt. this friday. why? its just an excuse to have a get together, and since dan is back in town im sure you all are clamoring to see him. If you want to come, come, and bring with the beverage of your choice. Doors open at 8 or so, email or call first so i know how many to plan for, and if you need directions, lemme know.
other news. other news.
im tired.
but thats not news, is it?
my extrodinary long nails have mostly broken off. sigh. it was a nice time while it lasted, but i was getting a little vain about them. so now i think im going to start manicuring again and see how long it take to get them back to georgous. it was fun to do once, but id love to be able to have nice nails on a regular basis. lord knows i have enough nail polish that i could redo them every day and not run out for years.
ok. im off for home. tonight. tonight i think i might cook. or shop for fabric. or ... BOTH! :-D
Friday, September 24, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
scary.
and i mean really scary this time.
this afternoon we had a special kind of drill. like a fire drill or a tornado drill, but this drill was an intruder drill. which is frightening for all sorts of reasons. this one was unplanned though, and they asked us to account for every student, on campus or absent.
at the end of the school day an announcement was made, the park next to the school is full of police investigators and news reporters. apparently they think someone has drowned in the pond. (thus the accounting for all students) the roads are all closed and its generaly a mess out there.
its just a scary situation. i hate intruder drills. and i never want to do one again. fires and tornados i can cope with. those angry hurtful people, i just dont understand.
this afternoon we had a special kind of drill. like a fire drill or a tornado drill, but this drill was an intruder drill. which is frightening for all sorts of reasons. this one was unplanned though, and they asked us to account for every student, on campus or absent.
at the end of the school day an announcement was made, the park next to the school is full of police investigators and news reporters. apparently they think someone has drowned in the pond. (thus the accounting for all students) the roads are all closed and its generaly a mess out there.
its just a scary situation. i hate intruder drills. and i never want to do one again. fires and tornados i can cope with. those angry hurtful people, i just dont understand.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
scary things
lets see if a photo entry works out or not...
this is my mom and dan from pauls party on saturday. notice the matching plaid shirts, and the similar hairdos. simply frightening.
these are my two INSANE sisters. notice the crazy looks. mom is crazy too. dont let that calm smile fool you.
this is stephanie modeling the hat i knitted. (is the proper tense "knit"?) i think its too small for her ... i may give it to one of the little girls or caitie.
these are the little girls, the baby cousins, emma and emily. they actualy posed themselves for this, turned around and demanded i take their picture.
this is stephanie being a wuss and refusing to walk across the wood chips to kiss daddy goodbye before she drove back to champaign. so i carried her sorry ass over. notice my cute little hiney, thats about all you can see of me. :)
this is me, looking rather drugged. and emily. we noticed about ayear ago that emily looks identical to pictures of me at that age. which is frightening. but she is cute.
thats all for now.
this is my mom and dan from pauls party on saturday. notice the matching plaid shirts, and the similar hairdos. simply frightening.
these are my two INSANE sisters. notice the crazy looks. mom is crazy too. dont let that calm smile fool you.
this is stephanie modeling the hat i knitted. (is the proper tense "knit"?) i think its too small for her ... i may give it to one of the little girls or caitie.
these are the little girls, the baby cousins, emma and emily. they actualy posed themselves for this, turned around and demanded i take their picture.
this is stephanie being a wuss and refusing to walk across the wood chips to kiss daddy goodbye before she drove back to champaign. so i carried her sorry ass over. notice my cute little hiney, thats about all you can see of me. :)
this is me, looking rather drugged. and emily. we noticed about ayear ago that emily looks identical to pictures of me at that age. which is frightening. but she is cute.
thats all for now.
beer and wings.
so, two years ago dan and i started a little tradition. every tuesday night, after my classes and after he got off work ( he was working for alliance at the time, really crappy hours) we would go to Buffalo Wild Wings for $.30 wings and $2 fosters drafts. every tuesday. it was a weekly date, we always went. and i loved it. with him out of the state and country for the past year, we havent been there in a while, but tonight we are going again! of course, wings are up to $.35 a wing, which is so uncool and making me feel old. "i remember back when they had wings for only 30 cents! and i used to walk there, up hill! both ways!"
but im psyched for the wings. :)
in other news, now that i think ive finaly caught up on sleep from chaperoning the senior lock in, my allergies are acting up. so even if i am well rested, i still have the puffy tired eyes. ick.
dan and i stopped by raw last night. it amazes me how much the WWE wrestling is like a soap opera for men. you can not watch for 6 months and when you come back, very little has changed. It takes about 5 min talking with a regular watcher to get caught up. and its all so overly dramatic. i mean really. of COURSE whatserbutt had a miscarriage... what she was at 3 months? if they let her stay pregnant on the show, they would have to start explaining why she wasnt starting to show. sheesh. common people? how predictable is that?!
ok- its time to utilize my freeperiod for something productive. not that this isnt productive and all. lord knows i need to brain dump every once in a while.
later all.
but im psyched for the wings. :)
in other news, now that i think ive finaly caught up on sleep from chaperoning the senior lock in, my allergies are acting up. so even if i am well rested, i still have the puffy tired eyes. ick.
dan and i stopped by raw last night. it amazes me how much the WWE wrestling is like a soap opera for men. you can not watch for 6 months and when you come back, very little has changed. It takes about 5 min talking with a regular watcher to get caught up. and its all so overly dramatic. i mean really. of COURSE whatserbutt had a miscarriage... what she was at 3 months? if they let her stay pregnant on the show, they would have to start explaining why she wasnt starting to show. sheesh. common people? how predictable is that?!
ok- its time to utilize my freeperiod for something productive. not that this isnt productive and all. lord knows i need to brain dump every once in a while.
later all.
Friday, September 17, 2004
you love me, you reallydo.
so the response ive gotten from the email i sent out about this blog has been good. my aunt seemed excited (waves) and im sure my cousins, mj and jenny will be reading too. Ive also heard from quite a few friends who seem to be pleased. good good.
i promise, frequent updates. ill be the first to admit that im adicted to the internet. so the more posts and comments, the merrier.
things to do, i must finish cleaning my apt. Dan arrives home tomorrow afternoon, and i wont want to spend time cleaning and working while i could be spending time with him. I offered to get a gift for dans nephew, whos birthday party is on sunday (at the same time as my brothers) so tomorrow ill head to toys r us or some other store with baby toys. owen is one year old. :o)
i just realized that... ahhh... uhmmm... all my sheets are in the washer. wet. and its 1 am. i really need to work on going to bed at a normal, human time. sigh. im just not a morning person. im a night owl. a night owl who needs 9 hours of sleep. quite a cunnundrum.
ok kids, past my bedtime. ill have to settle for a comforter and mattress pad. theres no way im waiting up for sheets.
gnite all
i promise, frequent updates. ill be the first to admit that im adicted to the internet. so the more posts and comments, the merrier.
things to do, i must finish cleaning my apt. Dan arrives home tomorrow afternoon, and i wont want to spend time cleaning and working while i could be spending time with him. I offered to get a gift for dans nephew, whos birthday party is on sunday (at the same time as my brothers) so tomorrow ill head to toys r us or some other store with baby toys. owen is one year old. :o)
i just realized that... ahhh... uhmmm... all my sheets are in the washer. wet. and its 1 am. i really need to work on going to bed at a normal, human time. sigh. im just not a morning person. im a night owl. a night owl who needs 9 hours of sleep. quite a cunnundrum.
ok kids, past my bedtime. ill have to settle for a comforter and mattress pad. theres no way im waiting up for sheets.
gnite all
good news and weekend events
Good Good, Very GOOD news.
Dan was placed with an internship in chicago. that fabulous. thats amazing. that makes me very happy.
ok. now that ive scraped myself off the ceiling...
In other news, the siblings will be home this weekend, and haynes family fun can begin. Pauls birthday party is on sunday, and it sounds like all my aunts and uncles on my moms side will be coming. Which is good, we havent seen them in a while. We dont seem to get together as often since my grandfather passed away. Its sad for lots of reasons.
so, my weekend looks like this, laundry, cleaning, grading tests, and then party party party. I have such an exciting life. lord knows.
happy friday to all. im off to do lesson plans.
Dan was placed with an internship in chicago. that fabulous. thats amazing. that makes me very happy.
ok. now that ive scraped myself off the ceiling...
In other news, the siblings will be home this weekend, and haynes family fun can begin. Pauls birthday party is on sunday, and it sounds like all my aunts and uncles on my moms side will be coming. Which is good, we havent seen them in a while. We dont seem to get together as often since my grandfather passed away. Its sad for lots of reasons.
so, my weekend looks like this, laundry, cleaning, grading tests, and then party party party. I have such an exciting life. lord knows.
happy friday to all. im off to do lesson plans.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
no time to 'splain, let me sum up.
Quick summary-
I am currently teaching at Montini Catholic High School in the chicago suburbs.
I teach Basic Algebra for freshman, Honors Sophomore Geometry, and C++ and Java computer programming.
I LOVE my job.
My boyfriend, Dan is at the moment, in europe. He is attending Miami Advertizing School and will be finished next june. That means he spent a year living in Miami, 3 months study abroad in Amsterdam, and neither he, nor I, have any clue as to where he will be for the next 9 months. It's and adventure to say the least.
My lovely parents also live in the chicago suburbs with my 10 yr old brother. (today is his birthday!) and when they arent at school, my two sisters.
Stephanie is attending the University of Illinois, my alma mater. Steph is majoring in Computer Engineering. Shes a pretty smart cookie.
Kaylin is attending Marquette University in wisconsin. Shes majoring in math education, and she hopes to minor in art. shes a pretty smart cookie too.
I am currently living in an apt with my roomate in wheaton. Peggy is engaged to be married to another of my good friends, Lonnie, in Oct. of 2005.
I think thats a good start. Lord knows there will be more updates as I go. :)
I am currently teaching at Montini Catholic High School in the chicago suburbs.
I teach Basic Algebra for freshman, Honors Sophomore Geometry, and C++ and Java computer programming.
I LOVE my job.
My boyfriend, Dan is at the moment, in europe. He is attending Miami Advertizing School and will be finished next june. That means he spent a year living in Miami, 3 months study abroad in Amsterdam, and neither he, nor I, have any clue as to where he will be for the next 9 months. It's and adventure to say the least.
My lovely parents also live in the chicago suburbs with my 10 yr old brother. (today is his birthday!) and when they arent at school, my two sisters.
Stephanie is attending the University of Illinois, my alma mater. Steph is majoring in Computer Engineering. Shes a pretty smart cookie.
Kaylin is attending Marquette University in wisconsin. Shes majoring in math education, and she hopes to minor in art. shes a pretty smart cookie too.
I am currently living in an apt with my roomate in wheaton. Peggy is engaged to be married to another of my good friends, Lonnie, in Oct. of 2005.
I think thats a good start. Lord knows there will be more updates as I go. :)
new beginnings
Well, ive decided. im doing it. im striking out into unknow territory. Ive kept a journal of sorts for years and years, but this will be my first totaly public web log. I wanted a place to post updates on life, whats going on, and some of my other general rantings that i feel the world would be a better place for having heard. So welcome, friends, family, countrymen. feel free to leave a note and let me know you stopped by.
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