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OMG so much to do

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Gah.

Where’s the vacation part of this week? Hmmm? Sigh. Here’s what’s on my to-do list:

1. Write TC article due tomorrow (this is pretty much done, but may need some tweaks…)

2. Work on invitations (I’ve done a little bit. the reply cards are gonna be a nightmare, b/c the printer doesn’t seem to want to print them straight)

3. Work on getting a final for-real guest list including all necessary contact info.

4. Grade a bunch of papers (*weep*)

5. Get together w/my little b/c it’s her birthday this week.

6. Plan lessons and gather materials for next week.

7. Go to two yoga classes, b/c I missed last week.

8. Get a mani/pedi.

9. Wash springy-summery clothes I took out of storage.

10. Play with iPod.

11. Walk every day.

I’ve about given up hope of ever catching up on the blog posts I meant to write…but I have uploaded photos!

That’s all for now. Happy Monday!

Yarr! Here there be Pirates!

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(cross posted to Required Reading)

I’m helping my friend Adam Selzer promote his new book, Pirates of the Retail Wasteland.

It’s the follow-up to his hilarious How to Get Suspended and Influence People, which I reviewed here. I also interviewed Adam in the same post.

I loved How to Get Suspended, and Pirates is definitely on my to-read list!

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Lazy weekends and deadlines

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So, I’m in the middle of writing my article for Toasted Cheese which needs to be ready to go up on the site, oh, Tuesday. Procrastination is bad. 😉

The weekend has been lazy and generally relaxing. This is a good thing. Rand and I talked about going out to a movie, but didn’t see anything that we wanted to go out for. We want to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but that isn’t out until next week. Ah well.

We found ourselves in possession of a wee bit of extra disposable cash, so we went out to eat several times this weekend. Yesterday, we went to May Jen, and I had the yumtastic ginger garlic chicken. And we have leftovers, which will probably be eaten tonight. Mmmm…leftovers.

We’re in the process of decluttering, and took a couple of boxes of CDs and DVDs to trade in. We spent way too much time doing that today! While we were in F.Y.E., I asked a salesperson what music was playing. It turned out to be a new release called Unfold by Marie Digby, which I just decided I need to buy on iTunes. (only 6.99, and I still had some credit left from a gift certificate Samantha gave me for Christmas. Yay, me!)

Rand bought the full Northern Exposure box set with his credit. We also traded in a bunch of CDs at Record Theater and bought a few new things with the credit (and we still have a bunch of credit left). Sadly, we have a small selection of stuff nobody wanted. Sniff.

I still have some photos from Rand’s birthday that I have yet to post…I treated him to dinner at Marinaccio’s, a place neither of us had ever been. We both enjoyed our meals very much. More on that soon. Besides the dinner, I (with contributions from both our parents) bought Rand a new iPod…he wanted one with more space. So guess who else gets a new (slightly used) iPod? 😉 Of course, now I have to go through the process of getting what I want onto the iPod. Oh, the trials.

I also have some photos of my pretty, shiny new earrings that people who follow me on twitter heard about yesterday. They will be posted soon.

Oh, and that long-term sub job I mentioned at the beginning of last week? I got it. Since it’s a shorter period of time than my other job (and in a different district), there are no benefits…but it is steady work, great experience, and a wee bit more money than I’d be making as just a day-to-day sub. I went in on Friday to shadow the teacher I’m filling in for and meet the kids and my soon-to-be coworkers. It seems like it’s going to be great, and I’m very happy to have the experience. This week is spring break, so I’ll be starting a week from tomorrow. 😀

More? I’m sure there is, but I should probably get back to work…hope you’re having an excellent weekend!

Friday Flair post!

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Yeah, I actually have a lot of things to talk about, but I’ve been too lazy to write. Maybe I’ll get to it this weekend (including a FKO report, what I’ve been reading/watching/listening, and other fun stuff…)

But for now, my good friend Eden has me totally addicted to the Pieces of Flair app on facebook. Go to my profile (or the app) to check it out.

Here’s a screenshot of my flair:

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Spring Spring Spring!

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I am *loving* this weather. No jacket, open windows, tweeting birds…ah, it’s been a long winter!

Had a wonderful time at FKO. More on that (with photos) at a later time. Photos are on the computer, but I need some time to deal with them before uploading them.

I had yet another interview for yet another long-term sub position today. I feel like it went very, very well. I should know something either way tomorrow.

Despite it being “No Housework Day” (thanks, Jen!), I’ve been doing a bit of laundry today. We usually do laundry over the weekend, and having been away, well…we’re kind of out of socks. 😉 Other than that, I’ve been trying to catch up on my various online things and organize a bit. Exciting, I know.

I posted over at the wedding blog about a really cool card/gift we got from our friend Walter over the weekend!

That’s it for now. Keep your eye out for details about the weekend, and happy spring! 😀

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This-n-that

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  • Jessica (aka Miss Shortskirt) has introduced herself over at Required Reading.
  • I put up a 100 days progress post at the wedding blog.
  • The “Doogie Howser ending” on HIMYM this week cracked me up.
  • Rand and I watched The Mist. The ending made me angry. Not as angry as it made Seanan, I don’t think, but angry. I don’t want to give anything away, so that’s all I’m going to say. Grab me if you’ve seen it and want to talk about it.

Ummm…I felt like there was more, but I just can’t remember what right now. Enjoy!

    Weird day

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    So I got up to go to work this morning, went to the room of the teacher I was supposed to be subbing for, and she was there. This doesn’t always indicate that the teacher is *there*, though–there are lots of situations where the teacher is actually in the building but not in the classroom. So I said, “Am I in for you today?” And she looked at me like I was high.

    So back to the office I went…where there was another sub in the same situation. Some calling around confirmed that there were several teachers who were supposed to be at a conference today, but it was canceled, or the district decided not to send them, or something. Three of the subs were notified, but the two of us got lost in the shuffle.

    They called around to see if anyone was short subs, and the answer was no. Bottom line? Because it was a district mistake, I get paid for half a day and I got to go home. I’ll take it. 😉

    And so I went shopping…check the wedding blog later for some of the things I bought!

    Happy Easter!

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    Hope you all have a lovely day. I’m off for PA to visit with the fam.

    Curse you, Emma!

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    I’ve spent the better part of the afternoon looking at fountain pens on the internet. Here’s what I’m considering buying:

    Waterman Phileas

    Waterman Kultur

    Pelikan Pelikano

    Parker Vector

    Hero 328

    Duke Silver Filigree Ruby (I know nothing about this pen, but it’s a really good price, and it’s really nice looking!)

    These range in price from the cheapest being $6.99 and the most expensive being $34. Anyone with any expertise in this area want to offer an opinion?

    Spring, where are you?

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    Blah. I hate this cold, rainy, grey, yucky crap.

    Also, I kind of miss BufBloPoFo. I liked having a predetermined topic every day, particularly when I’m feeling so blah.

    I’ve been working a lot, and that’s a good thing.

    I’m currently at the college, waiting for students who had scheduled appointments with me to show up. Sigh.

    (Aaaaand…they didn’t show. Figures. I’m out of here…)

    Yeah, I’m grumpy. Here’s hoping the sun shows itself soon…