oh man i'm ready for school to be over. i want to go to austin, shop with my mom, see jennifer, and maybe my prodigal sister. yes my sister is moving back to austin this summer because she's having visa problems with the germans ( Read more... )

happy independence day my pretty pretty peeps!

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i'm not a particularly supersitious person but i am a sucker for the albino squirrel. for those of you not in denton, the university of north texas has an albino squirrel running around campus. it's good luck to glimpse it on the day of a big test. not only did i see it today but it actually crawled up to me and sniffed my shoe. Leave a comment  3 

okay here's the deal. i'm tutoring a little girl on her multiplication table. now i know what you're thinking, "but rita you're a social studies nerd. you have to take your math tests in the special room! you're the least qualified person in the world to teach some one math!!" yes everyone you're right. but that's the point. the parents want ( Read more... )

i never know the difference between snow and sleet. all i know is white stuff is falling from the sky and the UNIVERSITY IS CLOSING At 1:00!!!!

what if i can't do this?

i want to teach. but what if i just suck at it and all my kids fail?

what if i never get unit plans together?

why does this seem so hard to me?

1. Donate blood.  It's worth the momentary discomfort I swear.  This is something that you don't have to do immediately.  The need for blood is ever present, and after the initial outpouring of donations in the wake of the hurricane the blood banks will be even more hungry because they'll still be trying to support DFW and Katrina areas.  Blood is ( Read more... )

It's an easy way to help out, and it doesn't cost *you* a dime. For everyone who signs up, just your name, age, zip code, and email, Oxygen Network will donate a dollar to the Texas Children's Hospital, who are taking most of the patients from the New Orleans Children's Hospital.

http://speakup.oxygen.com/campaigns/neworleans/register/ ( Read more... )

him: i don't like pretzels.

me: i like pretzels after i pick the salt off of them. but i don't like un-salted pretzels. i like previously salted pretzels.

him: you're weird.