Vent, Vent, Vent!

So, are you ready for a blog post that is full of rage and angst? Well, seeing you are somebody who is reading my blog, I am sure you are up for it.

I was just talking with one of my friends at school about the great art of venting. The only problem each of us have run into when it comes to this subject is that we always feel bad about venting. It makes us feel like monsters who have had a frontal lobotomy. We just feel like big meanies. We also feel that we must stick up for the people being vented about when somebody is venting. Like it is hard for the person outside of the room to have to deal with their ears ringing or something.

I think I am going to have to start going to Ventaholics Anonymous. That is the only solution to this problem. Or I may just have to go on and on in this blog about all the things that make me angry.

Number One: Stupid people being very fertile and smart people not being fertile.

Seriously, Darwin's whole theory basically states that this should not be happening. For the good of all societies stupid people should not be reproducing. But for some reason, they are. Stupid people's children are being born right now. Stupid peoples children are being put in jail right now. Stupid people right now are getting pregnant. Stupid people right now are getting other stupid people pregnant. When is this craziness going to stop?

And why is it that the fittest people to be parents, who desperately want to have children, can't have them. This is just not fair!

Number Two: No matter what career you choose, there will always be the gloom of politics lurking in every corner.

I am supposed to get getting a 2500 dollar bonus this year from the Utah State Legislator. Well, this money has already been given to the school district I work for. Is this a bonus for all school districts? NO. This money is for teachers. But for six months the district will make money off of my money by putting it in a bank and getting the interest. Fair? I think not. Shouldn't I be able to put my own money in a bank and make more money via interest? Not so nice.

I was discussing this with a co-worker today and I was going on and on about politics and how if I did change careers to journalism I would still have to deal with the downer of politics and that I should just become a driver for FedEx. Unfortunately, she had to remind me that there was surely politics involved in the shipping industry as well. Drats!

Number Three: Twenty four hours are just not enough hours to do everything I want to do.

I want to read a million books. I want to ride my bike endlessly. I want to write a novel. I want to sleep. I want to learn how to make a million dollars. I want to play frisbee golf. So many things to do and so very little time. And on top of that I have 70 hours of TV waiting to be watched on my DVR. SIGH!

Lastly, Number Four: I know so many amazing women who happen to be getting closer to thirty or even older than thirty and they are single. I also know many married people who have no right to be married.

Seriously, where are all the men? I am sick of being dateless and bored when it comes to my social life. I have been pondering all of this because I always think that if guys are 30 and over that they must be losers and weird or they'd be married. That is normal to think but then I started to think about myself and how I am over thirty and also single. Does this mean I am a loser and weird? My friend, Pansy, assured me that it wasn't me, but I think she is biased being a woman who is also approaching thirty and still single. And why are so many idiots married(no, not all married people are idiots, just so many of them!). These people are mean and stupid. Why do they get the opportunity to be married?

I think I am so ornery this week because I have been taking Centrum Silver vitamins. Maybe this combination of vitamins makes one become a geriatric. I am becoming a angry old woman. I know it is true. So, very crabby, thinking that the world is out to get me and just trying to make me mad. Where did all these whippersnappers come from?

I hope you enjoyed my little vent session. It has definitely made me feel better, which proves my theory: Venting is good for the soul!

Welcomed Weekend!

I only taught for four days this week, but am still massively tired. I am always amazed by my body's ability to fall asleep during the school year. When summer is here, I have no problems staying awake until one of two in the morning. During the school year it is a completely different story! I have been watching the TV show House the past few weeks on DVD. I am trying to get caught up before the real show comes on in a few weeks. Well, every night that my friend and I watch it, I miss at least one episode. It is like I have developed narcolepsy. It is crazy.

Today I went to the funeral of the wife of one of our teachers at Independence. I hate funerals. Seriously, I don't even think I will want to go to my own. Why is it that we do not do so well with death? It is something that happens everyday. Maybe it is because we are reminded of how fragile life truly is and how short it also is. I also think it makes us think of people who we love that one day we may have to say goodbye to and that is depressing. I also am no good at saying anything to people who have lost a loved one. Jose(JROTC teacher at our school) has been so strong during this whole ordeal. He even smiled at us as he was walking into the service today. That amazes me. If I were in his position, I only imagine myself covering my face and crying very loudly. There would be much wailing. He has such a positive outlook and is one of the most amazing people I know. The funeral itself was so beautiful. Jose's kids wrote such good eulogys. It was touching. I was very glad though that we sung hymns in Spanish because the service took place in a Spanish LDS ward. Singing "God be with You 'Til We Meet Again" always gets the waterworks going in me. It was much easier to sing the Spanish words.

Right now, I am sitting in the Provo City Library. I like the library. It is a nice place. It is rather noisy right now, but I am not trying to study or anything so that is good. I am, on the other hand, totally procrastinating actually grading the assignments I must grade while being here. I cannot just sit in my own house and grade anymore. I must have the internet and tragically there is not enough signal to do so at my house! Dang stealing the internet just won't be possible anymore. Sad Days!

Tonight, I will be watching "The Office" on DVD with some friends. The third season came out on DVD Tuesday, and I am going out to purchase it today. We have been waiting for this moment for a while. I think I really am a TV junkie. Most people look down on that but I really am enjoying it. Crazy weird.

I am also a DVR addict. I have about 70 hours of taped shows on my Dish right now. I love being able to fast forward through the boring parts of baseball games. I also love being able to not HAVE to watch commercials. It is awesome. Another cool thing is that I can watch two things at once. It has come in very handy already as I will watch a Dodger game at the same time I am watching college football. It is wonderful!

If you are thinking of getting satilitte TV, DO IT! And if you are serious, go with Dish Network. I find them the best and if you do get Dish, please put me down as a reference. I get a discount and so do you! :) See everybody wins!

Well, until next time.
Peace!

Pictures of the weekend and new apartment.

Well, I finally got the pictures loaded. Sorry it took so long.

Now you can see that it is official that my former roommate is married. You can also see that I had a fun weekend with friends, both at the sheepdog championships and the storytelling festival. Good times.

The pics of the new place are in order so that you can take a visual tour of my place. Go up the stairs, then the first thing you see is the front room. Then it is to the bedroom area with my bathroom off the right and then a great view from my window. I really do love my place. It rained last night and I slept so well there. Spectacular! It is also raining right now as I type this behind the wheel of my car. Okay, so I am not driving. I can't get good internet at my new house so I must venture out into society(maybe it is a good thing because I like my new place so much and my DVR even more! It is good for me to get out every once in a while!). It probably seems weird to see somebody in their car with a laptop. I am glad I didn't go out in the rain though!

Well, not much news. Just avoiding unpacking and watching way too much TV. Life IS good!

Hasta Amigos

So many Things Change!

Went to Sheepdog Competition Saturday. Very intriguing. It was so cool to go to the competition. I got to eat a Gyro and drink fresh lemonade, but really the dogs were the highlight, I promise. The sheepdogs were so impressive. They are way cool. I loved how they would crouch down in the grass and intimidate the sheep. It was art!

My roommates are no long my roommates. Melanie truly got married. I will upload a pic of that too. It was fun to be able to be at her wedding. And seriously, it was all about being at the wedding...it was not all about having a half day off! :) I really do want to get married. Where are all the men? Just remember, friends I have given up on it all so it is your responsibility to find me somebody. I am so ready to be set up.

I love long weekends. I was able to go to the storytelling festival with four of my good friends. I was also fun to be able to text Mary Beth across the lawn and tell her that librarians are weird. It was real funny because she happened to be there lots of librarians. Some of them even threatened to beat me up. Just for the record. I love librarians. In fact, they are some of the most brilliant people I know. I just like to pick on them too. They are too big of Nerd burglers though. If you want a few laughs you should check out Mary Beth's blog at librarianpants.blogspot.com She is hilarious. It has been weird not living with her and Mel. Like I said at church today it is like I have lost one of my appendages and she is like a phantom arm. It is like it feels like she should be around, but really she is gone and doesn't live where I live anymore. Tragic really. Actually, I am really enjoying my new place. I am sure I will get used to it. It is very nice to have a place that is all my own and I can do whatever I want to it. I don't have to worry about other people's stuff or mine being where it shouldn't be. Although, it is my goal to be more organized and more tidy.

Tomorrow I plan on going to a baseball game in Salt Lake. I sure do love Labor Day. Did you ever wonder why we have the day off on Labor Day? It is celebrating labor and we don't even get out there and perform labor. Seems a bit like just an excuse to have the day off to me. But don't worry I am not complaining. I will be loving it when I am sitting in the sun taking in a good ball game with a hotdog and some rootbeer.

I cannot believe that we are done with two weeks of school already. It is nice to be back into the swing of things though. I really am enjoying my students. My girls PE class is already my favorite. Maybe it is because they actually did the wave when I suggested it. So funny. They are cute and nice. So far they are impressive. Basically, all my students are good thus far. Good times.

I have decided to get a fishing license. Goes a long with the theme of making Alice Happy this year. So far, my Dish Network is making me real happy. Don't worry , I do leave my apartment on occasion.

Banjos and Bellyaches

Enjoy the picture of the banjo! Over and over and over and over and over and over again!

My internet connection at home is kinda on the fritz. Yes, you do get what you pay for and I do not pay very much. Like nothing even!

I bought a banjo. No, I do not know how to play the banjo, but I do plan on taking lessons this next year. That picture takes place in my new bedroom. That is my blue accent wall. No, it is not a Scottish accent wall...it is Austrailan, can't you tell. It took me many long hours to get that painted and I intend on spending many quality hours in that room. Hours spend well...like sleeping. Which is something I should be doing right now but instead I am trying to get all my pictures to publish and only one will. Life is hard. Don't worry, I will find a way to get you a true virtual tour of the place. Too bad my school district thinks that blogging is evil as well as any site that lets you publish pictures...or else this would totally be a piece of cake to get done. I have learned that I really am not a fan of censorship! They might as well burn all the books in the schools' libraries too because I am sure they could offend somebody!

School is school. We are slowly getting into the swing of things....for example, today, after one whole week with students, I finally got to calmly help a student get his act together. I can truly see when things are getting to normal when they start to act up. I didn't know if I was up for the challenge, but don't you worry, teacher Alice was right there waiting to go to work. The little twerp with the bad attitude perked right up after a good talking to! Go me!

I do love my new Freshmen. They are going to be a good group again. I really do like my job. My roommate was right, after a little time I get right back into it and can handle it mentally. I love that about me!

I miss my mom. Is that okay to admit on a blog? I hope so. I sure had a good time with her this summer and sometimes it is hard to be back here all on my own without a built in social entitiy. But I am slowly getting back into the swing of things here too and making myself get out and be social.

Well, I guess it is well past the bed time, and I will be very tempted to read a bit in the fourth Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!

Have a great day or night or midmorning!
A