starting next wednesday i get to hang out with kindergartners each week

It looks like my work is going to screw me over to the point that I don't break a promise, i won't get stuff i need in time for next fall's credential program. I would end up having to sub a bit, which is fine but 1) I would be unemployed this summer 2) not start the program until next spring and do the spring-fall program 3) be unemployed again ( Read more... )

heh heh....

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849897,00.html?cnn=yes

I just saw Erin Vogel on Animal Planet!

She's a post doc at UCSC who I had for a class. I slept through her class, and she failed me, but it's still awesome seeing someone I know on TV (for reasons other murder)

I don't think i ever had a birthday that sucked before. I guess there is a first time for everything.

Matt, Cicely, and Grace are awesome though.

I want to teach kids how to read. Either as an elementary school teacher or as some sort of reading specialist. I have been thinking about becoming a teacher off and on for several years, and this last week I have decided to do it for sure ( Read more... )

There are a ton of crabs at the beach near my house! Laura K is visiting and we walked to the beach this morning and watched all the crabs that were hanging out. There were two big ones that kept fighting. We stood there creating dialog for their argument. Then they disappeared, and we decided that they were in their cave, having a drink, ( Read more... )

This weekend Matt and I went and hung out with my parents for a late Mother's Day/early Father's Day weekend. Our gift to them was to take them to the A's game yesterday. My dad loves baseball, and while my mom isn't nuts about it, she really likes going to A's games because she went a lot when she was younger ( Read more... )

So, one would think that getting off your parents family plan and getting on to one with your husband would not be hard, right? WRONG. They are giving me, and even my dad, such a hard time it's ridiculous. Ok, I would understand if I was a teenager trying to get off, but geeze, I'm a married adult! Bleh ( Read more... )

I went on a really long hike today with my coworker, and it was such a blast. Actually, the whole day was a blast in general. BBQing after hiking is awesome. 10 and 1/2 hours can go by really fast!