First of all, I'm having a party on Nov 4th.  Come ( Read more... )

In all my days, in all my days... never have I seen a color guard as bad as mine.

The band overall got a FAIR, which (for those of you who don't speak ABODA), is basically a D minus.  Both Thane and I feel like failures as teachers.

A year ago, my guard got a caption at Cienega.  And this year they got the worst score of everyone who competed.  A ( Read more... )

My wallet was stolen on Friday during the football game.  I was stupid and left my bag in the band room and not in the guard room.  The band room WAS locked and the kids all had their personal stuff there too, but apparently someone found a way in.  Luckily I had no cash in there.  Unfortunately I had my social security card in there.  I know, I'm ( Read more... )

Remember the Demon from years and years ago?  I do.  He'd been visiting only intermittently for the past few years until I moved into the Green House.  But now it isn't the Demon who visits, it's his brother.  We'll call them Demon 1 and Demon 2.  There's many similarities but enough differences that I've determined these are two different entities ( Read more... )

Got my meds in Nogales for $50 - saved over $150, so we went to the casino.  I won a whopping $3 at the two cent machines, and Thane was up... I dunno, $20?  Something like that.  We were only there for like a half hour ( Read more... )

( Did you even know I was gone? Cruising the Caribbean... )

On the way home from work, a little light came on in my car in the shape of a thermometer.  Upon further inspection it was determined that my coolant was empty ( Read more... )

I've got a few things that need to be said ( Read more... )

( Friday night rehearsal... )

Thane's birthday today - or yesterday rather, since it's past midnight ( Read more... )