So, now and then, I read the posts at Stuff White People Like. It’s amusing, and clever, but I think the title is somewhat misguided.
My hometown, for example, is chock full of white people who would be mystified by this list.
It should be called “Stuff Educated Liberal Urban Hipsters Like,” or something of that nature. I realize that title is kind of unwieldy, so feel free to offer your suggestions. 😉
Has been posted at the wedding blog. 😉
I am at work and just barely hanging on. Thank goodness I only have three classes today (all of the seventh graders are going on a field trip), and one of them is working in the computer lab.
My legs are achy from going up and down the stairs moving stuff, and we are FAR from being done. All the big stuff will be moved by the time I leave work today, but we still have to move much of the kitchen stuff, ALL the contents of the closets, and a bunch of stuff out of storage. (Other than clothes we plan to wear in the next week or so, none of this has to be done immediately…)
And then there’s the cleaning. I’m kind of dreading the oven.
Blah. 😉
So, we’ve moved the network and the computers to the new place. Yay!
This means I will be offline until tomorrow. ‘Night all!
Here’s a quick recap:
Friday, I had a half-day at school. Rand left work early, and we dealt with some business (like applying for our marriage license, changing our address w/the bank, etc.), had lunch at the Pancake House, and then we took several carloads of stuff to our new place.
We ate leftover pizza for dinner, then collapsed in a heap and watched Dan in Real Life. It was a cute movie. Rand and I both thought there was a teeny bit too much Michael in Steve Carrell’s performance, and wished some areas of the script had been more fleshed out.
Saturday was an early day. Rand had to attend graduation, and I got up and started running around like crazy. I needed to go to Wegman’s, let the painters in to the new place, take care of a bunch of other little tasks, and get ready for our shower.
Rand’s parents and my parents hadn’t met until Saturday, so we had them both come in a little bit early and met up at Starbucks for drinks and conversation. Everything went swimmingly.
Also, the shower itself was lovely. I will post an update over at the wedding blog soon.
After the shower, we brought our parents both over to see the new place. My mom and dad helped us pick up my $30 desk and bring it over (I forgot to take a photo. Will do that later), and we grabbed dinner at the Brew Pub before they headed home.
Sunday, we ran around doing some shopping…Target and groceries. The cold and rain made me *very* cranky. Then laundry and a bit of cleaning up/packing.
And that is all…
How’s your Monday going? I’m kind of wishing mine was over!
As you know, I’ve been pretty preoccupied this week with grading and getting ready for my shower today and moving and…well, you know.
My dad’s birthday was on Thursday.
I didn’t forget that it was my dad’s birthday entirely…I thought about it earlier in the week, when I called my mom to ask what I should get him. And I thought about having something to give him when I see him today.
But what I did forget to do was call my dad on his birthday. :-/
Sorry, dad. Happy belated birthday, eh?
We are closing on the town house today! Well, technically, Rand is closing on the town house today. 😉
We’ll pick up the keys tomorrow and begin the process of moving in. Movers are coming to move our furniture and boxes and boxes of books next week.
This is so exciting!!!
I have two more trips to make out to the college to give back portfolios and turn in my grades. One class is completely done. The other class is almost done. I will most certainly be finished with my grades by this evening. Whew!
Today, I had to enter interim grades for the middle school students. It wasn’t difficult, but it’s always a challenge learning new programs. Thankfully, there’s always someone around I can ask for help!
I’ve seen several English jobs posted for next year, and I’ve been applying for them…keep your fingers crossed for me! There’s actually a job at the school where I’m working now, but I’m not certified. (It’s a 6th grade position, and I do not have the grade 5-6 extension. If only I had known how frequently that would come up…)
Okay, I should get back to work…happy hump day!
So we turned on the TV to watch How I Met Your Mother, and instead got live coverage of some sort of police standoff on the 190.
I have been watching this coverage for 20 minutes, and I STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING.
They’re replaying (and narrating) how the police took the guy in the truck into custody. But you know what they haven’t done?
THEY HAVEN’T EXPLAINED WHY THERE WAS A STANDOFF IN THE FIRST PLACE.
You know what Channel 4? I haven’t been watching your coverage for the past three hours. I’m just saying, it might be helpful to clue your viewers in every now and then.
And then we join Two and a Half Men in progress. Thanks, Channel 4.
Yes, it’s a day late, but I just read this lovely post from Michelle Sagara West, and I needed to share it.
We saw Rand’s mom yesterday…I sent my mom flowers and talked to her on the phone. I’m going to be seeing my parents this weekend, and Rand and I will be traveling to St. Marys next weekend.
Life continues to be crazy. It’ll get less crazy soon. I think. 😉
I finally got around to uploading the photos that were on my camera. I have no idea why it took me so long.
This is from (I think) when Rand and I went out to Korea House with John. We were amused by the chopsticks that were labeled “CHOP STICK,” just in case there was any question as to what they were. 😉
And here’s a close-up.
This is from the Fibs/Ookla/other guests show at Nietzche’s a couple of weeks ago. Carl Thiel, who used to be one of the Fibs but really only does guest appearances with them now, did a short solo set.
Rand and Adam performing. (I couldn’t really see Wolfram from where I was sitting. Sorry, Wolfram!)
One of the professors at D’Youville brought his two little girls, who are big Ookla fans. Aren’t they the cutest?
I also uploaded a couple of photos of my wedding invitations preparing to be mailed. You have to be logged in to flickr (and marked one of my friends) to see them. More on this over at the wedding blog.