Is It Friday Yet?

I think if you were to ask some of my co-workers what my most used quote is they would definitely pick "Is it Friday, yet?" I like Fridays. Unfortunately, I live for them a little too much! But you can still enjoy my tag line right now while you read. And no, sweetheart, it is not Friday yet!

I just spotted my special friend from Saturday. I am going to avoid that part of the library, quite possibly for the rest of my life! He just headed towards where I was sitting on Saturday. I am assuming that is where he hangs and now I know! See NBC is right; it is all about the more you know!

Well, I think this post may be the most random post of them all. I really have so many things running around my brain, and yes it does hurt when things run around your brain.

One of my favorite quotes of the day came from my principal. You know the one who is always making me feel bad that I am single. Well, she said something along the lines that her life was so much easier and better when she was single. To which I thought, man she really is a walking contradiction a lot of the time. Funny. But it also did remind me that I really need to relish each moment that I have at any point in my life. Life truly is all about change and I will not always be the girl I am right now. I must love every moment(yes, even if I do not want to watch people kissing in the library and want this moment to pass...I will still cherish it!). I think being a single girl has its advantages and living alone has many too. First, I never have to worry about the toilet paper being the right way because I choose that it will go over the top and in the front. I also never have to worry that it will be empty on the roll and even if it sometimes is, I am the only person I can get mad at because of it. Second, I do not have to check in with anybody or ask permission to do anything. I pretty much can do anything I want at any time and there are no consequences. (okay, so I can't do anything illegal and have no consequences but you get my point!) Third, I only have to do my dishes and laundry, nobody Else's. Fourth, I choose the TV program at all times. Except maybe when Ice is visiting. So, my life is pretty spectacular.

Divorce is another thing that is on my mind right now. I know somebody who is in the beginning stages of a divorce. I totally feel bad for this person. To have your life totally uprooted so quickly just doesn't seem fair. I would not wish this on anybody. Except for maybe my exes but that is a whole other story.

Anyway, the more lighter part of all my thoughts on that discussion is how funny it seems that as soon as somebody who has been married is all the sudden single again it seems as if they can be on my team again. It is like, wow, now they can sit at my table at lunch again. That is so very weird to me. But funny all at the same time. It is just funny how a person will get married and then all of the sudden it is taboo for a single person to spend time with them. Weird. Anyway, enough about that...too depressing and weird.

Well, I think I have run out of random things to say. But I am sure by this time tomorrow, I will have plenty more to say. Until then, Cheers!

Saturday really is a Special Day!

Well, here I am at the library. It is a great place to hang out, although it is sometimes hard to remain invisible here. For some reason, a special patron decided to sit across from me and start telling me stories about falling from a window at a bar. Do I really look like a nice person, whom you should strike up conversations with? I didn't think so. It would seem really mean to just get up and unplug my computer and go somewhere else in the library, so I am going to do my best to ignore him and hopefully he will leave me alone and think I am invisible again. Maybe I should dedicate this blog to all of the librarians everywhere who have to deal with "interesting" people each and everyday of their working lives.

I think I can tie my mood to the weather these days. In my last post I mentioned that my manic stage had halted. Well, that was while it got warm and sunny again. Now, it is dreary and chilly and I am happy again. I really like it when it rains. It just brings excitement to my soul. Maybe I have been ruined by my upbringing in Wisconsin where it rains every other day during the summer. Who knows. But I am glad to be happy again. Maybe I should go to a psychologist. Maybe not!

Today is a good day. I slept until 10:30 which was very needed because I have been getting very little sleep the past week. After waking, I made myself a great egg breakfast flanked with turkey bacon, toast and limeade. Very wonderful. It was made even more wonderful because I ate in in front of the TV while watching football. What is happening to Notre Dame this year, by the way?

I also managed to get motivated enough to unpack two boxes. I am very much a slacker because I have lived in my new place for over a month now and hadn't, until today, gotten enough energy to touch any of the boxes sitting in my kitchen. So, that is an accomplishment!

Now, I am here in the library with the crazies. Wait, does that mean I am a crazy? I didn't think so. In a few short minutes, I will be heading home and enjoying the Wisconsin game. That is if it isn't blacked out in my area. That would be sad, but maybe good because I would then probably be motivated to unpack more boxes and/or grade some of the hundreds of papers I brought home that need to be graded!

Good times ahead.

Well, enjoy your weekend. I really think we should switch to the 5 day weekend and two day work week. I would be a happy camper for sure!

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Kids are awesome...and Krazy!

When you think about sitting in the library, you might think of a very quiety and sterile place. Oh, this is not so on the first floor of the Provo City Library. It is a happening place. There are people looking for books, and surfing the internet. And then there are the fun little people that frequent the library. They are here to get some books, and maybe a movie or two...and aparently today they are here to make friends. There is one little girl about three years old who says "hi" to everybody who she sees. She also asked me if I was the mom of another little girl. Very curious and always trying to make connections these little people. Her little brother is in a stroller and he also greeted me and gave me an air "pound it."

I like kids. They like you even before they meet you. I wish more people would be like that. I wish I could be that kind of a person.

I think my manic stage has worn off today. For some reason, I am just not feeling it today. I am tired and all the sudden cranky and lonely. I feel like it is raining in my soul. Like nobody cares or something. Now, please realize friends that this is normal for me and it isn't like I actually ever buy into these feelings. I just think something is different today...and I don't like it.

But, my mom called me today and that always makes life better, doesn't it? I also got my laundry done and got to go eat pizza for lunch. All good things.

Well, before this is too depressing I will close. Leave a comment or something. That may brighten my days.

Paparazzi, Pickles and Pom Poms!

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Okay, so this blog will probably not have anything to do with pickles or Pom Poms, but I am sure I need to talk about the Paparazzi for a moment, just because it is a great subject to talk about. At one time, because I am a complete lamo who has no life and likes to live vicariously through celebrities' lives, I thought I would like to be a member of the Paparazzi. I thought it would be cool to hang out around Hollywood and take pictures of the stars. But in reality, I have realized how stupid the whole idea of the Paparazzi is. They are basically really well paid stalkers. And stalkers are kinda creepy. It would be infuriating to have somebody sit across the street from your house waiting for you to go outside. It might just start to feel like you are, in fact, a prisoner in your own home. Getting the mail would even be subject for their fodder. They would say something like: "Look, Alice is just like the rest of us, she checks her mail." Then, if you were to go anywhere, they would chase you around and cause to you have accidents. That would be scary. I do not think I want to be a member of that society.

One of my friends, Ice, mentioned how she keeps her social life just like celebrities do with the Paparazzi, and I really feel this is something that is truly important. Actually, I think she picked up this terminology from me last year, but I am flattered that she uses it as if it were her own. See, to use this philosophy in your own life, you just don't make any comments to people in your social sphere about your social life...in particular you dating life. If there is anything going on, you just keep it to yourself. That way, if things don't work out, nobody is disappointed...except for you really. I wish I would have been better at doing this in the past, but I am not good at it yet. Hopefully, one day I will be able to practice this skill, but as usual I am not holding my breath. Just trying to be patient and wait for prince charming to ride up on his black stallion. Actually, I am being so patient that if her were to hobble up on crutches and only be semi-charming, I might just give him a chance. It is kinda funny how the older I get; the less picky I get. Not to say that there are not nice guys around, it is just they are usually not finding me. So, bald....hey, ask...I will say yes. Chunky...yes. Older...yes. Shorter....hmmm, still debatable....hehe.

Well, today was an adventure as always. The kids at the alternative high school always make life interesting. Today, I had the opportunity to teach a few kids a life lesson. Basically, it was the lesson that if you change your mind quickly while making a bad decision, you may not get in as much trouble as you could have. Two boys were trying to escape school via the fence leading to the park next store, when I spotted them. I said loudly to them: "Gentlemen, I see you trying to sneak of campus and I am giving you a change to make the right decision and come back over the fence and go to class." One of the boys I did not see and could have made a break for it. The other was just behind the fence and stood still debating whether or not to take my advice. Slowly, he came back and so did his buddy. I figured they would make their way to class, but I later checked with our Vice Principal and sure enough they never made it back to class. They probably went right over the fence again after I had gone back into the school and now they will be in lots more trouble than if they had just gone back to class. Poor, poor souls.

Other than the busting of the truants it was a pretty okay day at Independence High School. I gave a test in Health, which is always my favorite thing to do. (Until, I remember that I have to grade them!)

I went for a fabulous bike ride in the canyon again. The leaves are starting to change along the bike trail now. Have I mentioned that I love the fall? There are a few pictures of my journey for you to enjoy. (Megan, the one with me and my bike is going to be the engagement picture. I am going to marry that bike. What state would that be legal in?) I also took a picture of my big light up pumpkin, which is one of my favorite possessions. It is also handy because I do not have a porch light that works, so Mr. Pumpkin lights the way for me in the dark. Don't worry Mom, I don't live in the ghetto!

Well, Remember the Titans and have a superb day/night!

Fall is my favorite!

The temperatures have gone down and that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Wait...maybe the temp. being lower makes me chilly and fuzzy inside. Yeah, that is better. I really am a cool weather type of girl. I think the weather being rainy and chilly this weekend made for a turn around in my attitude. I never claimed to be normal...and that isn't the norm. Most people get excited about Mr. Sun. I like him and all, but he burns me sometimes. And seriously...I like when Ms. Rain makes her appearance. So, needless to say, Alice has been one happy camper the past few days.

Yesterday, I think I had diarrhea of the mouth. I think it is called logorrhea. Or something, I love to learn new words too.(I learned that word at faculty meeting today!) Anyway...I just couldn't stop talking. I really think I have hit a turning point. I think it could also be because I stopped listening to Kelly Clarkson's new CD. I decided to give it a rest...and bam...better mood. Weird huh?

I got to play tennis yesterday. My friend, Bingo, almost decided for us not to go because she is a pansy and didn't think it was warm enough to play. Luckily, we went anyway. It was pretty hilarious to see her all bundled up in a beanie and long sleeves and pants. So funny. It wasn't that cold when you were moving. We decided to end on a tie at 5 games a piece because it reminded us of our childhood when it was the best to end on a tie. No fights, no feelings hurt. Very good all around! Man, I have missed playing tennis. We also went for slurpees afterward which is also a happy maker for me!

Tonight, we play softball again. It is our second game in the tournament. If we lose, we will be done for the season, which would make me pretty sad, but as I age losing isn't as hard as it once was. I am just glad to play and have a good time.

I am horrible at keeping caught up with my grading. My poor little students hate that about me...but they just have to deal with it because it is out of their control and mine really. I did spend two hours grading today after school. It was much needed. Unfortunately, there is still a bit more to grade. Bummer. Too bad I have no motivation ever! Maybe tomorrow! :) Procrastinators Unite Tomorrow!

The pictures are to show why I love this time of year. The trees on the mountains are a changin'. Love it. Man, I love fall. I got to wear pants to school yesterday. It is very cold in the mornings. I love these new Adidas pants...they have a great pajama-like feel! Love it. And the Packers are 3-0...what fan would complain about that? Love it. I love to be able to see highlights on ESPN as well. Love my DVR. I tape Sportscenter every morning and watch it as I eat breakfast. So very nice.

Well, must get ready for softball...wish me luck!