Who? What? Little ol' me?

Because I have "an authoritative bellow", my principal has asked me to switch from lunchroom duty to playground duty.

*snerk*

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My friend (and former boss) Juan knows almost as well as any roommate I've ever had that I have a knack for sleeping through alarm clocks.  Well ... not a knack so much as a talent - a gift, even.  [How many days was I late to work, Juan?  Actually, don't answer that.]

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"Uh, Jen ... you're not looking very wintry here {gestures at my outfit}.  I mean ... this {gestures again} is more of a fall look."

from Shannon Hale's (whom I love love love) blog:

I'll be announcing here the winners of the princess academy contest on January 26. (my birthday. Isn't that cute that Bloomsbury chose that day to announce? Actually, I'll be spending my birthday in airports and airplanes, so I may have to wait and post on the 27th. I'll have to see...Um, why am I ( Read more... )

Sometimes I forget that, for all their bravado and strutting, 5th grade boys are really just kids and don't understand half of what they joke about.  I forget this and I say something stupid.

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Today at work (just now, actually) my friend Juan made me laugh so hard that my face turned red and I had to force myself to breathe so that I could get back to work.

Whew! Hooray for an endorphin rush - just an hour to go before the weekend is HERE!