You know, so many of my friends have user names that in no way, shape, or form identify who they are. Granted, I am monumentally uncreative when it comes to this type of thing, but I am getting tired of having my name be my LJ username ( Read more... )

Copied this from another blog. It intrigued me. :-)

TTameRResponsibleIIdealSSpunkyHHonestAAdventurous OOrganicKKinkySShyNNeatEElitistRRare
Name Acronym Generator
From Go-Quiz.com

So, after mashing my bad knee on a large metal apparatus in our garage, I canceled my weekend plans and have been hobbling around, bleak and cranky. :-( My sister in L.A. is seriously pissed at me (as if I did this on purpose!), my husband is frustrated at playing nursemaid, and I am just so FRUSTRATED. Argh ( Read more... )

Okay, so I know I am relatively well-read (especially when looking at teens of today and how totally clueless they are about great books). But I was quite stymied by the Quiz: How well read are you? at the BBC News website. I also found this pointer from good ol' Jennifer Weiner. She really does rock ( Read more... )

I got the following via a link from the blog of one of my favorite authors, Jennifer Weiner:


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Well, I am into my second student teaching assignment. Second grade. *shudder*. Working with the fifth graders in Santa Maria was a dream-come-true. The teacher was *beyond* fabu and the kids were just the amazing class of 29 I have ever been blessed to work with ( Read more... )

Got this cool idea from kraydon:


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You are Kermit the Frog.
You are reliable, responsible and caring. And you have a habit of waving your arms about maniacally.

FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS:
"Hi ho!" "Yaaay!" and
"Sheesh!"
FAVORITE MOVIE:
"How Green Was My Mother"

LAST BOOK READ:
"Surfin' the Webfoot: A Frog's Guide to the
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In the comments section, leave your thoughts on the following:

A movie:

A book:

A musical artist, song, or album:

A LiveJournal user not on my friends list:

Then copy and paste this in your own journal.

I haven't done it because I am intimidated by some of the answers I've seen! :-) I will do it upon further pontification...