so, for years now i've thought that the mice in my walls were simply large, healthy, and prone to late-night partying. and since said walls are 10 inches thick, i can't blame them for finding a home there. sure, it's exceptionally annoying when they traipse around, stomping and skritching, skittering and squeaking, when i'm trying to sleep...

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heh. for a minute there, i thought the lords of LJ had removed me cuz i ignored them. nah. i just couldn't remember where the underscore goes in my username... now THAT is a sad and pathetic tale of inability to use those internets! or else a comment on my long-term memory?

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they say the reason they're called that is that the dog star, sirius, is nearest to us now than any other time. but legend has it that it's because the heat drives dogs mad... mine aren't mad, but they ARE blowing coat fit to beat all. the fuzz is ridiculous.

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so all summer i've been operating without a license - a teaching license, that is. the cogs of bureaucracy run slowly in the summer, and someone who was supposed to review my application for assessment of prior learning was apparently on vacation. i had submitted the requisite proof that i was conversant with microsoft office, and have only been ( Read more... )

and i ain't talking about bruce wayne, fan-boys and -girls. i'm talking about winter. just when i started really grooving on the long days... poof, solstice, and the return of the night. sure, it's a slow return, but it seems to reallllly be lengthy in its stay. hell, the pond is hardly warm enough to swim in yet ( Read more... )

not much to report, race fans! why does everyone so love the noise and idiocy of high-powered vehicles racing around IN CIRCLES??? i mean, i get the high-powered vehicles part, but not the circles part. hm. it's even more mystifying to me than the lil 500 phenomenon.

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i'm STILL thrilled that i'm done student teaching! and even more so that last week, my workplace sent me to a conference at which i discovered a model for community education development! oooooh, it's so coooooool - a service learning approach that melds all the service and non-profit organizations into a coalition. this group does a community ( Read more... )

yes, i do, i rule supreme: today, my last day of student teaching, involved no teaching, so i finished my existentially stultifying task of proving my prowess in word, excel, access, and powerpoint for someone to review! AND the teachers threw a little lunch party for me... (though slightly delayed by a problem with a young man marking territory in ( Read more... )

did i mention that i have, after today, ONE DAY of student teaching left? i did, i bet, but here i am mentioning it again. i'm so thrilled i can't see straight! i've realllllly enjoyed it, FAR more than i EVER expected to do.

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so i asked for a slow one.... after all, i have no internet at home, so a livejournal is nearly useless. oh wait, except for making commentary on OTHER people's journals!!!! so y'all got me - i can't stand it anymore - i have one now, okay ( Read more... )