Saturday, April 12, 2008

A-Day Fun

The plan was go to work early so I could get a parking spot before the fans arrived for the A-Day scrimmage game. Around 11:30 I decided I should take a break from grading and make a donation to the Theta Tau Charity Raffle. Then I thought, it was too nice of a day not to go check out the action on the Quad. The next thing you know I am in the nosebleed section of the northwest corner of Bryant Denny Stadium and it is already half-time and I really do have over 100 exams to grade.



So I go back to my office to find a voice mail informing me that I won!

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Now the plan is to see how close they are to funding the dog and if necessary put the football back on the market to raise some more money. Why you ask? Because it is what I require of myself (darn do-gooder gene) . . . just like getting back to grading these exams.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

50 ODD Things About Me

Something I found on a visit to Myspace.

1) Do you like blue cheese?
Of course

2) Have you ever smoked heroin?
No -yuk.

3) Do you own a gun?
Indeed

4) What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic?
Ice Cream (floats are yummy)

5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Not really, but the doctor should.

6) What do you think of hot dogs?
Good ones are fun occasionally.

7) Favorite Christmas song?
100 way tie.

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Hot chocolate

9) Can you do push-ups?
Yep

10) Can you do a chin-up?
Maybe half a regular chin up but I can do the girlie kind

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
Not much into bling

12) Favorite hobby?
Martial arts

13) Ever been in a car wreck?
Several – “best” one was as a passenger in a 720 barrel roll.

14) Do you have A.D.D.
Perhaps if I were younger – they called it sassy or undisciplined back in the day

15) What's one trait that you love about yourself?
That gene that makes one run into a burning building to save people instead of running out to save oneself.

16) Middle name?
Irene

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
I need to go to bed.
I am glad tonight is “Email from Mongolia” night.
I need to finish the laundry.

18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
Zip, nada, zilch

19) Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Water, milk, and cranberry juice

20) Current worry:
Nothing major

21) Current hate right now?
Mean people

23) How did you bring in the New Year?
Don’t remember

24) Where would you like to go?
to bed

25) Name three people who will complete this?
I don't know

26) Do you own slippers?
Yes, awesome lamb sheerling ones

27) What shirt are you wearing?
a girlie brown & black spandex t-shirt

28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
I like sleeping--sheets are a plus

29) Can you whistle?
yep

30) Favorite color?
Red

31) Would you be a pirate?
Only if I can run with Jack Sparrow or Cap’n Kirk Redgrave(Pirates of the Great Salt Lake) and NEVER the sort from Hook.

32) What songs do you sing in the shower?
I hum along to whatever is rolling around in my head, but don’t sing.

33) Favorite girl's name?
?????????????

34) Favorite boy's name?
Christopher

35)Whats in your pocket?
Air, I don’t like carrying things in my pockets.

36) Last thing that made you laugh?
A student

37) Best bed sheets as a child?
Clean ones.

38) Worst injury you've ever had?
Not sure – either back trauma from the 720 barrel roll or a broken heart.

39) Do you love where you live?
Town – most of the time . . . Apartment - not so much

40) How many TVs do you have in your house/apartment?
1

41) Who is your loudest friend?
Mary

42) How many dogs do you have?
No live ones, but I believe the dead ones are waiting on me.

43) Does someone have a crush on you?
I’m afraid so, how odd is that.

45) What is your favorite book?
Scriptures (followed closely by another 100 way tie).

46) What is your favorite candy?
Chocolate

47) Favorite Sports Team?
My nephew’s pony league baseball team

48) What song do you want played at your funeral?
Something y’all can dance too.

49) What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Working at my office.

50) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
Why am I awake at 5:30 (I had set the clock to sleep in until 7)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

On the Origin of Butterflies.

I will NEVER look at butterflies quite the same way!

Time Stands Still

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The Excuse: This was the 'fridge calendar used so my youngest and I could have some idea where the other was. Therefore, I haven't needed it since he reported to the MTC.

The Reality: Complicated, but I had been so focused on his reaching that goal that I hadn't planned much beyond. Thankfully, one was forming in the background. Now all I have to do is bring it into the light.

Parting Comment: It's not I haven't been doing anything. I've taught an extra class each semester AND my tax refund was in the bank by February 19th. This has been a nice experiment but I really do prefer a concrete plan even now that I know that almost nothing goes as planned.