tonight to celebrate my birthday the boys (New Buddy and his awkward friend from college Eric who has really become OUR awkward friend) and I are going to do dinner and a movie.

and let me tell you what, I couldn't be more excited!I have never been a really HARD CORE trekkie, but I did LOVE the original TV series as a kid b/c it was just so funny ( Read more... )

This morning, I was at reception while the receptionist was making her rounds of the school for attendance, and there was the cutest little Latina here to interview. Her father went to the bathroom, and Señor Jer-Don (our Spanish teacher who was Earlham grad in the 90s who I adore) came in and we said good morning and how are you and exchanged ( Read more... )

all of the sudden it's the end of january, and I'm wondering - what happened to it all ( Read more... )

um, so I was playing one of my favorite "I'm bored and on the interwebs games" - where you go back to TODAYS entries in the last X# of years of your journal, and I thought last years from today was pretty darn cute/funny - considering where I'm at this year ( Read more... )

one of our math teachers is out on maternity leave, and we got word last night that she has had a healthy baby girl. and is staying at the hospital across the street, where her room has a view of our campus. my doctor is also in that hospital (a different wing) and has a great view of the campus, and I've thought about how funny it is to be up ( Read more... )

sometimes when I am lying in bed getting ready to go to sleep I think of more reasons why I suck at life and feel doomed to feel awkward and unpleasant and uncomfortable. forever.

you know what has me ALL RILED UP this morning. well, two things ( Read more... )

sometimes listening to people talk to people they care about can be seriously seriously lifting of the spirits. and it helps if they do a funky dance to regina ( Read more... )

it's way past my bed, but I couldnt sleep ( Read more... )

even though I have a pretty strict budget set up, I am still having trouble sticking to it, because I still find myself "settling" -- I need this or that for work (clothes, mostly - who knew that building a work appropriate wardrobe would be so difficult!?!) or the apartment or I just need them (pls see facebook pictures of new cute tiny red rupert ( Read more... )