I purposely forgot to check email this week, as I wanted a break from the constant stream of information. Checked today--268 new messages. Way to many to deal with, so I deleted about 200 without reading them (mainly mailing lists and such. Sometimes useful information, but normally people chatting), and made fast work of the other 68. If you ( Read more... )

The farthingale is finished, no thanks to the 25+ yellowjackets that I have killed in the past day. All that is left is the hem, which I will get around to some point tonight ( Read more... )

I went downstairs to do laundry, organize my sewing area, and start work on a farthingale. When I got there, i realized that a colony of yellowjackets had decided to move indoors for the season. And liked my sewing area very well. There are currently about eight or so that are flying around, and at least 15 that are lying on the floor, dead ( Read more... )

My student loan money came in...now I can make car payments, like the one they want in a week!

The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test
CategoryYour ScoreAverage LJer Community Attachment24.73%
You've got pals to cheer you up when you're down, but no audience to applaud you... Yet.23.86% MemeSheepage31.58%
Easily amused29.84% Original Content19.35%
Monthly bitch sessions and occasional movie reviews39.68% Psychodrama Quotient12.05%
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My mother has started watching Buffy, in sequence, without me. It is a very strange sensation. However, she is not allowed to start season 4 when I am a school, as I haven't seen it yet.

h.

Here are some questions I gave to 'my' fifth graders as possibles to use while interviewing each other. Thought it might be interesting.

Feel free to respond to any...

( The Questions )

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The computer makes it WAY too easy to but stuff. I bought some bras that are no longer available in stores tonight, but in order to get a really good discount, I added pants and a sweater set that can be used for school. So the total quickly added up. Just thought I would comment. No conclusions, or suggestions of ways to stop. Just a comment ( Read more... )

I officially start my student teaching on Tuesday--the first day back for teachers. It begins with a fun filled morning of listening to the Superintendent talk about the lack of money in the budget, and how it will effect us. This starts at 7:45. Not that early, but earlier than anything else this summer ( Read more... )