Well, it is hard to hide if you are say 5'10" and 235 lbs. There just isn't enough camouflage to make that go away.
When it comes to being anonymous on my blog, you will come to find that it is also hard to hide and this will make you sad(there just aren't any invisibility cloaks around these parts!). From now on I am going to make up names for everybody I know. And the names will always be changing, as to keep their identity safe. It is like the Witness Protection Program, but much less serious and much more humorous. So, watch out everybody, you may become Ms. Potatohead, Dolly, Nacho, Pencil, Turbo, Ice, or some other crazed name.
It kind of reminds me of my Leadership class at school. I had to put them into groups in order for them to feel wanted and part of a group. I guess it was also in order for them to check on one another and improve the graduation rate or something. Anyway, two of my groups could not come up with a clever names, so I named them. One group is a group of boys who are now referred to as The Little Ponies. They really love it, and that was me being totally sarcastic. Well, one boy loves it and he truly has my heart because he does love it and the other two completely loathe it! The other group that couldn't come up with a name for themselves is referred to as the I Don't Knows and they are working on getting a clever name. Good for them, too bad for The Little Ponies, because they are stuck with that name. I will never ever let them change it. Well, maybe I would if they offered to wash my car, bring me candy or just be quiet for 20 minutes at a time(it is usually only 30 seconds of quiet at any give time!).
I had a not laughing contest at school today with one of my students. She is hilarious and is always laughing. For some reason, she thinks I am hilarious. Whenever she looks at me, she just bursts out laughing. Some would take this to mean that she thinks I am funny looking, but I know better. She just associates my face with the humor she always comes in contact with because of me. Well, we both went five minutes without laughing, which was a huge feat for both of us. I was so excited to know that she actually can be serious, seeing she usually only goes seconds without laughing! It is also comforting to know that I also can be serious for more then five seconds.
Well, I must go back to my amazing life. I think there might be some baseball watching in my future. Either live via the Orem Owlz or on TV via ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball!
Cheers!
9/11/07
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!
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!
9/8/07
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!
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!
9/5/07
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
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