January has traditionally been a crappy month for me. I got my first real law job in January and that was one of the worst experiences of my life. I got forced out of a job at a domestic violence place in January of 2002. I spent January of 2000 at an absolutely miserable law office job (and I even remember feeling like the month lasted a year). ( Read more... )

This was the year that I saw my state die. It didn't die a natural death (like from climate change) or get shot (like by some old timey Soviet missile)--no, Lansing murdered it. A bunch of white men (maybe some women too but I'm not sure) got their little pink panties in a wad because of--well, it doesn't matter why. What matters is that they ( Read more... )

Ken & I went to the annual Midnight Madness/Kindlefest last night. AWESOME! I met him as he got off of his bus and we trotted down to the downtown area. We went into stores (I got a free donut at Verizon!) and saw Santa and saw a fake Elvis and heard people singing. Then we went to Jazzy Veggie for a bite to eat and our friend Dan saw us in the ( Read more... )

Are people still reading Live Journal? Is anybody out here?!?!

Well, even if I am just screaming into the void here we go....
Since you last left your heroine (me), I was teaching in Detroit, married, living in southeast Ann Arbor, driving a red car, drinking beer.
BUT NOW....a mere 18 months later...your intrepid teacher is....

a) a teacher ( Read more... )

A - Age: 39 on my birthday which is next Thursday ( Read more... )

Okay I'm really ready for summer to be here.  Not just cuz I get the time off (will be trying to find a part time job...Mondays and Tuesdays would be awesome...I can do that :)) but because I like the weather. (Although once it gets to be about 85 degrees, I'll start bitching about that too ( Read more... )

A long time ago, I posted songs that I don't like.  I have recently come across more songs I don't like and thought I would do a follow up. Granted, this is not a terribly uplifting post with which to start the new year (happy 2011, btw!) but it's all I can think of right now. If you have other topics you would like to hear about, just say the word ( Read more... )

My all-time best friend, Tiffo, loved Ren and Stimpy in college. As far as I know, she still does.  I have never seen the show but I remember her saying "happy happy joy joy' a lot during our college days and me always saying, "Now what's that from again?"  I think I finally learned me it ( Read more... )

1) Mug is the process of being remade (faster, stronger, better). I asked the current mug dude if he could make me a mug similar to the old one (brought along pix and everything) and he said--and I quote--"Absolutely not possible."  That made no goddamned sense to me...I mean I get it if his "style" is different and all. I wasn't asking for the ( Read more... )

I'ma whine for a few:

In the past week, I've taken a really bad spill at school (on my lunchtime walk), injuring my knees and elbow, my Corner Brewery mug smashed into a million pieces on Saturday, and today, my phone was stolen.

I hope it's true that shitty things happen in 3s and I'm done for awhile!