Wow the website seriously took 5 minutes to load. I love dial-up.

I'M A TEACHER!!!!!! Officially. Well basically officially. More on that later because it's cold in my basement and my fingers might get frostbite.

Had a fun adventure yesterday, a marathon hangout session with some of the crew, well pretty much everyone who isn't in another zip code (except for Yo). I don't like when you're with a group of people and something slips that you aren't supposed to know about and then it is awkward!!! But I digress. I took pictures yesterday like a dorkwad and I will post those sometime too. My USB connection is upstairs and I'm too lazy to go get it. I saw the biggest strawberry I've ever seen yesterday and today my mom cut it up and ate it as part of a milkshake. I was a little sad that it was gone. But the milkshake WAS quite tasty.

I sent in my registration for the Buffalo State Bengal 5K Run and Fun Walk on March 25! MY FIRST RACE!! I hope we (me and my friend Nicole) are two of the first 400 participants cuz then we get a shirt and the shirt is really the only reason I'm doing it.

Okay, not really. Since I've graduated I have such a new-found love for running. It's like, I finally GET it. I can run for a long time without stopping and/or getting discouraged. It took me a long time to get this way when I run. I am still very slow...I probably won't even check my time when I finish the race...I just want to do it! It really is true that running is 90% mental and 10% physical. Granted, I don't run marathons so I can hardly call myself a runner. I don't know what you have to do to officially call yourself a runner...maybe you have to have a certain mileage per week. Anyways, I think everyone should try running. It is so therapeutic - good for your heart and your mind and your body - provided you don't injure yourself by straining or pushing yourself too hard. Cross-training is always good too...swimming and walking and biking etc. But nothing beats a good run for me. :)

How do you know when you have really gotten over someone?

I gave up junk food for Lent. It's been 2 days now and I totally am okay with it. I imagine it will become difficult sometimes, but I feel pretty good about it. Some people may think it's hard to figure out what exactly is junk food, and I agree. I'm basically being more strict than lenient about it, in that I'm more apt to label something junk food than not. The only exception will be my birthday...I know that's bad but it' sjust how it has to be. I will need to have at least one piece of cake.

So the past couple days have been very career-oriented for me. I was called back for a second interview at an elementary school in West Seneca. I was pretty nervous and flat out didn't know the answer to a question - but I was honest with them about the fact that I didn't know! I figured they would rather me say "well to be totally honest I really don't remember and I wouldn't want to give you a long answer that is just plain wrong!" I was interviewed by 5 people, including the principal, the current pregnant music teacher and 3 other teachers. They had very good pokerfaces. Anyway, so I got chosen as one of the final 2 to be observed teaching a lesson.

I taught a lesson on listening to and performing rounds to a 4th grade class. Overall the lesson was pretty good, I felt all right about it. When I was finished I had to go write an essay and reflect on the lesson. These people are freakin ridiculous.

So I got a call from the principal last night, calling to tell me that I did a great job and the decision was very, very difficult and they basically could have flipped a coin, but they chose the other candidate.

Oh, well. It was the first job I've applied or interviewed for. I was disappointed for like, 10 minutes, and not because I want the job so badly, but because I got so close to it that it's hard to be rejected. But in all honesty and I'm not just saying this because I didn't get it, I really didn't feel comfortable in the school. The principal was kind of a weird guy, the music teacher, while she was very nice and a great teacher, had like zero personality. And in general it just didn't feel like a place I would fit in or look forward to going to.

I DID get a call from another school I interviewed with and they would like me to teach a lesson next Friday! This is a high/middle school job. I'm really looking forward to it. I definitely felt a lot more comfortable when I went and interviewed for that position. I think I'm more in the mindset of teaching upper level music. Elementary music is nice and all but I think I'm up for a bigger challenge. So wish me luck for that...hopefully it will work out! I really miss being in the classroom...and money would be nice, too... :)











Look at that director's face. SING THIS VOWEL LIKE THIS! I love choral directors and the ridiculous things they do.

Happy Birthday (e:Jessbob) ! Here are some pictures from your fun and festive evening!


yummy cupcakes made by (e:Beast) - the cupcakes spelled a birthday message that I could almost see



(e:Beast) showing us the message

































Bubble Hockey action shots














my hair twin







































the Birthday Boy!!!

...whew...!