Got in...to the Special Education Department at the University of Maryland School of Education. And now that I have the letter, the tough part begins. Do I go when, do I go full time or part time? Will meet with my boss next week to discuss (though we'll be in earnings and busy). Parents say do it now while I'm young. My rent and car payment say, ( Read more... )

Praxis: passed with flying colors. Not that I was worried despite my uncharacteristic dream about failing the writing and reading and rocking the math section. I did rock the math, I just happened to rock the rest of it, too (except I didn't get all the points on the essay, I'm going to chalk that up to my illegible handwriting ( Read more... )

I haven't considered/thought about New Year's Resolutions. Survive? Remember to not put as much RainX on car windows as I did last night (first time = not done well). Remember that as enticing as the packaging is, it's better to get happy organic products, despite the coupons that come in the Sunday paper ( Read more... )

In order to buy the things you want which may lead to the changes in your life that you desire to make but lack enough motivation for. An iPod may lead to increased fitness and health, or not. Who knows? I bought a CD today (Imogen Heap Speak for Yourself, which I bootlegged when it was released). CDs used to be almost 20 bucks, this I bought for ( Read more... )

In the space of 4 seconds I got two IMs on my work name. One from a team of transcribers in India asking if there was any work coming in because they'd like to send their people home. Why? Because their countrymen were being massacred in Mumbai and although (I asked) they aren't close to Mumbai, the effects are still felt. The next IMs were from ( Read more... )

Last week was the worst week ever workwise: came in at 6am on Friday (so did the rest of everyone), went in at 7am every other morning and was here late each and every day, went home to do more work. It never ended, it was awful, I never ate any proper meals at any proper times. Tues, Wed and Thurs Raynell, my awesome transcriber manager, was out ( Read more... )

Despite frequent vacillation on the whether or not we should host a Halloween party (I didn't want to deal with buying decorations, decorating, then taking down said decorations), Aunt Deb tipped the scales in favor of a party. She invited us for dinner last night, fed us, then as we're preparing to leave with our bags of random Pampered Chef stuff ( Read more... )

Things are going well workwise: two new hires are training, one more adept than the other, one more outgoing and friendish than the other. Is it weird to be friends with someone who's technically under you? Someone that you manage and have to be the technical boss of? I feel that if it doesn't change the workplace dynamic, it won't matter. I don't ( Read more... )

So getting promoted, planning on taking the Praxis (I) and applying for grad school this winter to get an M.Ed. in either English or special ed. I think I could potentially get the M.Ed. in English and a Ph.D. later on (or immediately afterward) in Special Ed, so we'll see how the education plays out. But in planning this: starting next fall, when ( Read more... )

Stupid Marlo doesn't have the couch in stock anymore after I sent it back for being scratched and nicked. They won't get it in stock until the 15th, and then I can't accept it until the 20th because of working during the week. Mrrr. Already thinking of cancelling, get a refund, and taking my business elsewhere: most likely Roomstore in Columbia if ( Read more... )