So (I think) I have been what they (cyber people, I suppose) call "tagged" to make a list. Not just any list, but a list about me. Random things about me. I think the tag was for 8 things, but I'm just going to start and see where this goes.
1. I am shy and often uncomfortable around people.
2. When I'm not too busy doing #1, I'm excessively outgoing and silly and goofy
3. I used to dream of being an anchorwoman.
4. I love the freckle-y thing I have on my left index toe
5. I'm slightly ashamed at my extreme excitement over being "tagged" for this list. I've never been tagged before.
6. I love having lots of friends and lengthy discussions
7. I dream of the day I will have more than 2 readers for my blog
8. I am an addict. If there is something to read, I can't help myself
9. I learned most of what I know about US History from The Singing American (Johnny Horton)
10. I try to use correct grammar. I especially cringe at improper pronounciation and hanging prepositions.
11. My favorite camping snack is a brown sugar and cinnamon pop tart with a cold, crunchy dill pickle
12. I love growing things
13. I'm paranoid about being an imposition on others
14. From all my days in Tae Kwon Do, the only physical residue is one wicked-cool muscle on my right foot
15. I don't walk on grates. Or manholes. Or anything that indicated that there may be a hole or room or person beneath that could possibly be under me, waiting to reach up and grab me - or open up and swallow me whole.
16. I hate dolls
17. I'm still sad that my mom would never let me make ice cream in my Barbie ice Cream Shoppe set thingy. It was the only redeeming quality of that gift, and I never got to use it....
18. I can still recall, with great vividity, 2 very disturbing dreams I had at the ages of 4 and 6.
19. I was born on Elvis's birthday
20. I cry waaaay more than I would ever let on to anyone else
21. Books elicit more emotion from me than most any person could (or has, anyway)
22. The sky is enthralling to me. Any day. Any night. Any time.
23. If I won the lottery, after settling my debt and a little bit of sharing, I would buy a watermellon farm and then I would spend the rest of the money on school. I would get about 3 more undgraduate degrees, then move on to some sort of masters degree.
24. After 23 years of little to no TV, I have discovered the joys of mindless enterntainment
25. After 24 "things" about me, I think I'm ready for bed.
G'Night
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
darn those time-wasters
So I was wasting time I don't have to waste surfing around on some MySpace pages and found one of those "Your ________ is ______" kind of things, and clicked on it. Why? I don't know. I typed in my full name and got my "expression number." This is what mine said:
Your Expression Number is 4
Practical and down to earth - everything in your life is organized.
You are a great writer and teacher. You never forget a detail.
Very patient, you have the ability to cultivate talents in difficult fields.
You also tend to have an artistic side. You'd make a great architect or classical musician.
You face your responsibilities with a positive attitude - and you always get things done.
You are serious, sincere, honest, and faithful.
Sometimes your strong sense of responsibility leads to frustration.
You also tend to develop strong likes and dislikes, which border on dogmatism.
At you're worst, you can be a dominant disciplinarian.
Wow... now, there's a thing or 2 in there that are true; there's a thing or 2 in there that are far from true, but in general, it reminded me of all the characteristics that I used to embody... the ones that I have shirked in the last few years. Yes, blogthings has shamed me. A "blogthing" has made me take a good look at myself and say "ICK."
I want my patience back.
I want my positive attitude back.
I want my sense of responsibility back - even when it leads to frustration.
I want my creative side back.
Good thing I will be put in the perfect situation to really get down to work and get those back. This next school year is going to be challenging. My goal is to actually TAKE that challenge and not just suffer through it like I did last year.
Hmmm... it's going to be tough. I used to like tough.... I will get there again, though.
I guess you could call this my New Year Resolution. Forget January - for us teachers, it all begins in Aug or Sep.
Deep Breath
Here I am world, CHECK ME OUT!
Your Expression Number is 4
Practical and down to earth - everything in your life is organized.
You are a great writer and teacher. You never forget a detail.
Very patient, you have the ability to cultivate talents in difficult fields.
You also tend to have an artistic side. You'd make a great architect or classical musician.
You face your responsibilities with a positive attitude - and you always get things done.
You are serious, sincere, honest, and faithful.
Sometimes your strong sense of responsibility leads to frustration.
You also tend to develop strong likes and dislikes, which border on dogmatism.
At you're worst, you can be a dominant disciplinarian.
Wow... now, there's a thing or 2 in there that are true; there's a thing or 2 in there that are far from true, but in general, it reminded me of all the characteristics that I used to embody... the ones that I have shirked in the last few years. Yes, blogthings has shamed me. A "blogthing" has made me take a good look at myself and say "ICK."
I want my patience back.
I want my positive attitude back.
I want my sense of responsibility back - even when it leads to frustration.
I want my creative side back.
Good thing I will be put in the perfect situation to really get down to work and get those back. This next school year is going to be challenging. My goal is to actually TAKE that challenge and not just suffer through it like I did last year.
Hmmm... it's going to be tough. I used to like tough.... I will get there again, though.
I guess you could call this my New Year Resolution. Forget January - for us teachers, it all begins in Aug or Sep.
Deep Breath
Here I am world, CHECK ME OUT!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
ventilation
So it's not a big vent/rant - only 2 small ones.
1. my BOSS emailed a parent for me. Basically she asked me what information needed to be relayed and then typed it for me. Now, the message got across just fine; the parent received the information she needed. However, I read the email my BOSS sent and it's full of misused words and grammar and ... I know she was doing a favor for me AND it was probably an accident, but it seems in bad taste for a professional business, ya know? Just a personal irritation, nothing too major.
2. the amount of time said boss spends on the clock taking care of personal business/phone calls, etc. granted, she does a lot of work for the school on her own time, but....
gotta go. more later
1. my BOSS emailed a parent for me. Basically she asked me what information needed to be relayed and then typed it for me. Now, the message got across just fine; the parent received the information she needed. However, I read the email my BOSS sent and it's full of misused words and grammar and ... I know she was doing a favor for me AND it was probably an accident, but it seems in bad taste for a professional business, ya know? Just a personal irritation, nothing too major.
2. the amount of time said boss spends on the clock taking care of personal business/phone calls, etc. granted, she does a lot of work for the school on her own time, but....
gotta go. more later
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