Desperately trying to make lemonade

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Many a chore

I took today off without really looking to see that tomorrow I get off from subbing because it's a teacher work day. Oh well. It means twice as much homework and errands can be run.

Today's Chore list:

wash dishes...check
finish Module 2...check
update blog...working on it
get hair cut...not yet
go to the bank... not yet
pay bills...almost done

So, yeah, it's uneventful in the ways of a blog, but very eventful for me. Plus, I have to head off to guard tonight. Again with the 3 nights in a row. *sigh* If it hadn't been for that, I wouldn't have taken today off. But I did desperately need the sleep.

My parents made it back home alright. Linda has the day off because people are still traveling back. And as far as I can tell, everything is alright. Great and Glorious is the LORD almighty!

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Anyone got some sugar?

Well, this balancing act of jobs isn't going how I'd like it to. It'll work out, but right now, I just need a little understanding. Like, instead of ordering me to work on this one day, realize that when I say I'm working another job and can't just drop it, not emailing me back and griping me out about turning in requests off to one person and not the one making the schedule. *sigh* Once again, I know it'll work out. It's just that the guy scares me without all this. I guess I shouldn't let him scare me. I'll be scary instead...grrr... :D

I'm taking a quick break from studying. I'm writing a paper of sorts for this one class. Then I have to write a comparative paper. But it's only single spaced and less than 2 pages long. So, about a page and a half of not repeating myself over and over. Now, if it were 4 pages long, it would be repeating myself in new ways.

I'm going to be a junior high science teacher for the next 3 days. At least I think that's what was meant. Today I was a half day P.E. teacher and the day before a half day h.s. speech teacher. The real teacher didn't leave any plans, so it was a free day for them. I really like being up at the high school. And not just because I gave them a free day. It's because I could talk to them like they were more adults than you know, 12-year-olds.

Saturday night we went to Charlie's and played DDR and made pasta. I love being able to hang out with people from church. I missed having friends to hang out with. I think that was a huge part of feeling lonely before. I'm not nearly as lonely. Plus, I'm too busy to really think about it. That and I've got cool people who call and I actually call back. Believe it or not, I use to suck at calling people, oh and writing people. I'm working on it though. Although, I still have a long ways to go. I hope we have Mr. Bryce this weekend. That would be great.

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Airlines and Amtrack

I started looking into prices for airlines and Amtrack tickets to New York. The cool thing about the train is that it stops in Chicago and I have friends there, but it's about as expensive as a regular airlines ticket and takes about 2 days to get to New York. But, I've never really been on a train before like that. Little trains that don't move so fast, been on them, but not big sleeper trains. And airfare is about $130-160 cheap and $400 expensive (all for coach). And since I'd like to fly out of Dallas, we have those STUPID rules that Dallas Love can't fly to any state that does not touch Texas. How dumb is that? So, currently, don't think I'm heading to New York or Chicago any time soon. Even though I would LOVE to go. *SIGH*

Well, I got my books figured out for classes. And I didn't get a call for subbing today, so I'm going to do some homework...reading...until I have to leave to go and lifeguard. I guess that's good. I need the money, but I HAVE to get ahead in these classes so that when Feast time comes around I don't have to struggle with all this stuff. That would totally suck! And I don't think my teachers would be understanding since they're internet courses. And I've kind of wasted the morning away.

OH! Yesterday I went with Erin to see Madagascar! It was cute! Not as cute as some of Dreamworks' movies, but it was cute. It's sooo fun. I've been dying to go see it for forever!

I worked as a teacher's aid the other day and got to hold babies and feed them and change them and put them to sleep. Sometimes they were cute and sometimes....well, not so cute. Screaming just is not endearing. They were babies of teens in the school district.

Anyways, I'd better get to some homework...