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My mind is racing and I can't decide if it's glee about feeling well again, coffee, or if I'm just high on life.

1. I've been reading Carrie Jones' Captivate and I love the way she's tied the pixies into a deeper mythology. I fell asleep reading Captivate last night and woke up with a head full of whole scenes for my own novel. How is it that ( Read more... )

Day off from school because the snow is expected to start around lunchtime ( Read more... )

I am so happy that this will be the last week of work before our two week winter break! I need it, the kids need it, I think even the administration needs it. My kids have been so rowdy lately that I've gone to a "if I write your name on the board that's your warning, a check is a phone call home, two checks is a referral" system, which is kind ( Read more... )

My cousin's baby, my godson Will, passed away on Thursday. He rolled over in his sleep and the trach he needed to breathe got out of place. He has had many medical problems from birth and exceeded the expectations of every doctor he ever visited by living past his first birthday. He was our miracle and we will miss his sweet smile.

"I'm starting to get into the Star Wars concept." - my verbose 11-year-old cousin who I absolutely adore.

So the Macy's parade just Rickrolled the country, I'm having pecan pie for breakfast, and my mom is singing songs from I Am Sasha Fierce while making corn pudding in the kitchen. It's going to be a great day ( Read more... )

I have been feeling so restless lately and I don't know why. I love being back at home and living with my mom and my kitty close to my childhood friends. Why, then, do I daydream about living alone in an apartment downtown in the city. I love my job and the great women I work with, so why do I often find myself thinking about what it would be ( Read more... )

So, have you all seen the House commercial where someone asks House where he came from and he says "chimpanzees and Democrats ( Read more... )