Hey everyone…look for me (and a story about Buffalo bloggers) in the Buffalo News today! 🙂
(BTW…I opted to not link directly to the article, but lots of other people did. Check out Alan, Jen, Jennimi, and David. And thanks, again, to Jennimi for getting me mentioned!
Oh, and anyone happening by because of the article…welcome!
Bah.
I posted about my weekend, did not get any indication that there was any problem with my post, but it seems to have disappeared.
If it wasn’t such a gigantic pain in my butt, I would be seriously considering buying another domain name and moving this blog over to my own server.
Did I mention that I hate blogger?
Oops. Theryn was right. Here’s the afore-mentioned post.*
Friday night, I served as Jen’s bus to Rochester. I overheard the words “Dinosaur Barbecue”, which sounded much more appealing than cereal in my PJs. 🙂
Side note…the more time Jen spends in Rochester, the more time she spends at X’s old haunts; places like The Old Toad and McGregor’s. I kinda hope she runs into him. I want her to claim the case of beer he owes her.
Hmmm…Saturday, attended the annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters party. This was my first one…they’ve always been at inconvenient times for me. Out-of-town weekends, class evenings, etc. It was nice. A Chinese New Year theme (I didn’t know you were supposed to dress for the theme…), food, entertainment and awards.
When I decided to become a big sister, I had been hoping for the kind of relationship my aunt has with her little…they’ve remained close as she’s grown up, gotten married, had children of her own, and they still talk frequently and get together whenever they can. I don’t know that I’m ever going to have that with my little, but I’m okay with that now. I’m still proud to be a part of the program, and I will be there for her for as long as she wants/needs me to be.
As I looked around, and watched the slide show from theh past year’s events, it made me kind of sad to notice the lack of men in the program. There were a lot of boys with big sisters. Guys in WNY: become a big brother! Seriously.
They took photos, but they don’t appear to be up on the site yet.
After that, I talked to my mom and read a whole bunch.
Today, I’m waiting around to pick Rand up at the airport. He’s been off visiting his parents, and I’m *really* looking forward to seeing him!
*Blogger is still annoying.
So, I’m sure you’re all wondering how I’m doing with my goals this week…here’s an update.
-Go through crap in my apartment and toss unwanted junk
Check. I filled two big bags with garbage and started a third. I can’t believe how much crap I have. I also filled a big bag with clothes I’m getting rid of.
-Read TC submissions
Some…I’ve got more to do, but I have until the end of the weekend…
-Submit a story to Woman’s World
Um, check. I hope it was ready, because it’s in the mail…
-Get website up
Partial check. I sat with the most excellent Thomas yesterday, who directed me to some software that’s MUCH easier to use than what I was trying to use. He’s supposed to be getting me some other stuff (including a graphics program!) which will be a big help. He gave me a quick tutorial, and here’s what I’ve come up with to start:
educating erin
So far, I’ve been unable to figure out how to put the copyright and contact info further down on the page. The only link that works right now is the blog one…I need to explore and find a template I like. So there ya go. There will be more links and stuff in the future, as I figure out what I’m doing. 😉
-Figure out how to do the calligraphy on my brother’s wedding invitations, which are of the all-one-piece variety.
Well, partially there.
-Do 1 or 2 more calligraphy samples
Did one. 🙂 Right now, they’re on my flickr account, visible to friends. Eden and Stephanie, happy gifts are on their way to you!
-Work on resumes to update my school applications
Got a good start on this. I mailed 11 resumes today. I’m going to keep sending them on a weekly basis.
-Figure out what I’m wearing to Shannon’s bridal shower, not to mention her wedding
Um. I’ll find something suitable in my closet for the shower. And I have time on the wedding…I hate shopping. Except when I find 3 sweaters on clearance at Kaufmanns for $20. (that’s $20 total.)
🙂
Happy Friday, everyone!
How cool…I got this message in my email today from Faces of Buffalo:
You created your face in 2005 which means
You are in the all new 2006 Buffalo
& flower themed mosaics!
Just returned from a weekend in PA, doing some family bonding. It was a good weekend, apart from the nasty cold. I’m doing much better today though. Not at 100% yet, but close. I’ve just got some lingering congestion, and of course the dry, itchy skin around the nose from the constant wiping and blowing. Ick.
My dress for my brother’s wedding is quite lovely. My mom is going to save me some $ by hemming the skirt for me. Oh, and I’ve just set a goal of losing 5 pounds before the wedding, because it fits, but it’s a leeeeeeeetle snug.
So other than my community college classes, I’m not working this week. These are my goals:
-Go through crap in my apartment and toss unwanted junk
-Read TC submissions
-Submit a story to Woman’s World
-Get website up
-Figure out how to do the calligraphy on my brother’s wedding invitations, which are of the all-one-piece variety. (no envelopes. they fold. typically, I make a guide sheet to stick inside the envelope, but there’s no envelope, and I’m just not excited about drawing pencil lines on every single envelope.)
-Do 1 or 2 more calligraphy samples
-Work on resumes to update my school applications
-Figure out what I’m wearing to Shannon’s bridal shower, not to mention her wedding
Ummm…if I think of anything else, I’ll let you know.
I’ve got a Big Brothers/Big Sisters event to attend with my little on Saturday…just the annual get-together. Actually, this is the first one I’ve been able to make it to! I’m sure I have more to say, but I guess that’ll do for now…
I woke up this morning feeling yucky…sinusy, stuffy-headed, scratchy-throat yucky. I’ve never been so happy to be able to just shut off my phone and sleep in.
But now I’m in a quandary…Rand and I had reservations for a nice dinner tonight since I had to work last night (teaching my class at the college). But even though I’m up and about and feeling okay, I’m wondering if maybe it wouldn’t be a better idea to hold off until next week.
🙁
There are places I’ll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
Jen’s got some photos posted from the Arrested Development party. It was a come-in-character party..I don’t know if you can tell from the photo, but I went as Lucille II. (Rand was the never-seen Frightened Inmate #2)
Dayna was a most excellent Kitty, and, well, Mark sacrificed his facial hair to the cause to become eerily Tobias-like. 😉
Brian was the hit of the party with his Bluth bananas, which sadly were not captured on film. They were mighty tasty.
Saturday night, Jen, Rachel, Brian and I went to see the Ron Hawkins Acoustic Revue at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum and Library. Buffalo Rising has a post (and slide show) of the event.
Music is one of the truly great things about Buffalo…great local music, of course, but also all of the fantastic music from across the border. I’m so glad Jen brought me to Buffalo so I could experience it for myself!
Despite Ron’s cold, it was a great show! The museum (which I had never been in before) made a wonderful concert spot.
Know what I don’t understand, though? I don’t understand why so many people pay good money to go to a concert and then proceed to talk through the whole thing. There was a guy behind us who I don’t think shut up the whole time we were there.
You can read Jen’s account of the show here.
Since this is sweeping the blogosphere, I decided to get in on the action.
(side note…I would swear I had done this before, but I could not find it for the life of me)
The 4 things meme. As seen, well, everywhere.
Four Jobs I’ve Had in My Life
1) Teacher
2) Reporter
3) Mind-numbing, soul-sucking job as a banking clerk
4) Waitress/sales clerk/library page/daycare worker/office assistant/etc.
Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over (and have)
1) When Harry Met Sally
2) Say Anything
3) The Princess Bride
4) (tie) Back to the Future, Wayne’s World, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Four Places I Have Lived
1) St. Marys, PA
2) Meadville, PA
3) Buffalo, NY
4) (technically) Norfolk, VA…but only for a brief time right after I was born.
Four TV Shows I Love To Watch
1) Lost
2) Scrubs
3) The West Wing
4) Arrested Development
Four Places I Have Been On Vacation
1) The UK
2) Myrtle Beach
3) Hawaii
4) Virginia Beach
Four Websites I Visit Daily
1) Bloglines
2) Toasted Cheese
3) Yahoo (mail)
4) Google
Four Favorite Foods
1) The Cranberry Harvest salad at Morning Glory
2) Chicken Malai at Taste of India
3) The Clancy at Cole’s
4) The Arlington Street at Gabriel’s Gate
Four Places I Would Rather Be
1) I
2) like
3) it
4) here 🙂
No tags. Participate if you like. 🙂
7th graders wear me out.
I’ll be updating the reading/writing blog over the weekend sometime.
And that’s really all I have to say at the moment.
My brain hurts.