Mondays are the worst. I swear weekends get shorter and shorter all the time. I think western civilization needs to restructure our entire plan. We should work every other day, and every other week, or maybe just not work at all.
I put up a whole big post yesterday with pictures and captions and then all of a sudden it was gone. I wonder if I pressed the trash can button accidentally but that seems unlikely.
I'm writing for the sheer fact that I don't want to get ready to teach today.
While (e:Jessbob) was home this weekend, he told me that he is running the Buffalo Half Marathon in May, too! I'm so excited! Our friends are becoming so sporty. :) I'm starting a new training program this week. I was way too discouraged last week when I wasn't following my original plan exactly. This one should be a lot easier. Courtesy of Runner's World (my favorite magazine), it is called "Your Better Half" and it's a 3-day a week training program. One day of speedwork, one day of "tempo" (a run of relatively short distance at a quicker speed) and one long run (between 6-12 miles). Then I cross train 3 other days, and have one day off. It sounds so much better. I'm going to join a new gym this month soon, because my Aquatic Center membership ends and I don't like it there anyway. It is too small. I think I'm going to join Gold's Gym because I'm going to be moving out towards Depew/Lancaster next year and will be closer. Plus it's huge and they have lots of classes for members, including spinning!
My favorite Disney movie is Sleeping Beauty.
I bought a few organic food items the other day, because for some reason, I decided to start eating organic out of nowhere. I've heard people say that you just feel better overall when you eat organic. So I bought some organic yogurt and peanut butter and almonds. Well, my organic phase ended quickly. Maybe when I live on my own and am forced to buy more of my own food, I'll go for it. If someone can really convince me that it's worth it, I'll go for it. But I figure I eat well enough without being organic, and it's been that way for my whole life. Why change now. Well, perhaps I will choose a few things to be organic about. I'll tell you though, I'm never getting another jar of organic peanut butter again, or at least not that brand. When I brought it home, (e:Anne) was visiting, and she tried a spoonful before I did. I asked her how it was and she said "Um, it's okay." So I tried it, and it was SOOOO GROSS!!!! As soon as she saw that I didn't like it either, she took a napkin and literally wiped it out of her mouth. I don't think I've ever seen that before. At least she was nice enough to let me form my own opinion. It was gross. So now I have a jar of nasty organic peanut butter in my house. It will probably be there when I move out.
Okay the bell just rang. I guess I should take off my coat and put away my lunch and get ready to teach. Blaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!
Okay now the pictures post just appeared below this one. Well, enjoy!
p.s. I turn 24 in 9 days.
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03/19/2007 09:00 #38518
the world lives for the weekend03/18/2007 11:30 #38505
funny picSo I'll write about last night and put up our many many funny pictures, but I wanted this one to have its own slot because I think it is hilarious.
03/14/2007 21:33 #38460
fatiguewow i'm tired.
i had to go to fredonia today to go to court for a ticket i got for rolling through a stop sign. HONESTLY WHO STOPS AT STOP SIGNS?!! i know that you're supposed to and of course it's the law but i bet you a million bucks if you set up a camera by ANY random stop sign for ten minutes, you MIGHT get two cars that come to a complete stop (if they don't have another car to wait for). so anyway, what a joy that was.
then i still hadn't done my running for the day (i'm on a schedule since i'm training for the half marathon) so i drove home from fredonia to go to the gym, but i was so tired that i decided to take a nap in the parking lot to be "refreshed" for my run. well, screw that. i just ended up coming home so exhausted and cranky. i freakin hate missing days on my schedule. i'm starting to wish i had never signed up for this thing.
i guess the moral of the story is i should make more "me" time in my days. i didn't have any today because i stayed after school just like i do every day working with kids and then another voice lesson and then my stupid ticket and ahhhhh.
oh well stop complaining. can't wait for this weekend - two fantastic celebrations - st. matty's day and (e:jill) 's b-day. hope i can stay awake for both of them.
i had to go to fredonia today to go to court for a ticket i got for rolling through a stop sign. HONESTLY WHO STOPS AT STOP SIGNS?!! i know that you're supposed to and of course it's the law but i bet you a million bucks if you set up a camera by ANY random stop sign for ten minutes, you MIGHT get two cars that come to a complete stop (if they don't have another car to wait for). so anyway, what a joy that was.
then i still hadn't done my running for the day (i'm on a schedule since i'm training for the half marathon) so i drove home from fredonia to go to the gym, but i was so tired that i decided to take a nap in the parking lot to be "refreshed" for my run. well, screw that. i just ended up coming home so exhausted and cranky. i freakin hate missing days on my schedule. i'm starting to wish i had never signed up for this thing.
i guess the moral of the story is i should make more "me" time in my days. i didn't have any today because i stayed after school just like i do every day working with kids and then another voice lesson and then my stupid ticket and ahhhhh.
oh well stop complaining. can't wait for this weekend - two fantastic celebrations - st. matty's day and (e:jill) 's b-day. hope i can stay awake for both of them.
anne - 03/15/07 12:23
what a loser.
yesterday was just a weird day. you want to do this marathon. It's like week 1 isn't it? of course you're going to be tired you loser. If you need motivation, just think about how far i'd get into a marathon before I passed out. The answer? 76 feet.
Then think about nicholas and i running the marathon together. We'd get 3 feet and decide to go get some treats instead.
what a loser.
what a loser.
yesterday was just a weird day. you want to do this marathon. It's like week 1 isn't it? of course you're going to be tired you loser. If you need motivation, just think about how far i'd get into a marathon before I passed out. The answer? 76 feet.
Then think about nicholas and i running the marathon together. We'd get 3 feet and decide to go get some treats instead.
what a loser.
03/11/2007 20:56 #38423
PRESENTS!!!!so the show is over!
(the whole reason for this post...)
look what my kids got me as part of my director's gift... :)
(the whole reason for this post...)
look what my kids got me as part of my director's gift... :)
mike - 03/12/07 11:28
aww how cute!
aww how cute!
03/10/2007 18:05 #38413
saturday nightTonight is show #2 of the Wizard of Oz. Even though some students saw me sneak in the back door a few minutes ago, I'm still sitting in my office with the lights off and the door to the room locked. Sometimes I just need to be in here when it's quiet before I open the room up and kids pounce on the room as if it's going somewhere. I should be grateful that kids love being here, I should!! And I am for the most part, but I just need a couple minutes to myself.
I think (today at least) that I DON'T want to change my mind about going away after next year. I think no matter how much I start to enjoy this job, it won't be enough to make me want to stay and not go on to other things. I know it's not a problem to love your job but the thought of staying here and never leaving Buffalo really scares me for some reason. I know that you don't have to physically go somewhere in order to grow as a person, but I feel that it would be a great thing for me to do, and better sooner than later. If only New York didn't have its stupid 5 year limit on getting your Master's. If I could stay for 2 more years and then start school in 2009, it would be perfect, mostly because I really like this year's sophomore class and it would be nice to leave with them. But then I would be over my time limit with the state (unless I got an extension, but I don't know how much those cost or how easy they even are to get). I don't really know if that one more year of teaching would really be worth it...
I guess when it comes to these major decisions, sometimes I just want someone to tell me what to do. I know I don't have to decide right this minute, but I will need to know relatively soon if I should be preparing for auditions and stuff.
Maybe I should just relax and concentrate on what's happening right now...like the fact that kids are jiggling on my door handle as though it will magically open if they do it long enough...ahhhhh I hate when they do that!!!!! I guess it's time I published this journal and let the wild beasts in my room. Have a good weekend everyone.
I think (today at least) that I DON'T want to change my mind about going away after next year. I think no matter how much I start to enjoy this job, it won't be enough to make me want to stay and not go on to other things. I know it's not a problem to love your job but the thought of staying here and never leaving Buffalo really scares me for some reason. I know that you don't have to physically go somewhere in order to grow as a person, but I feel that it would be a great thing for me to do, and better sooner than later. If only New York didn't have its stupid 5 year limit on getting your Master's. If I could stay for 2 more years and then start school in 2009, it would be perfect, mostly because I really like this year's sophomore class and it would be nice to leave with them. But then I would be over my time limit with the state (unless I got an extension, but I don't know how much those cost or how easy they even are to get). I don't really know if that one more year of teaching would really be worth it...
I guess when it comes to these major decisions, sometimes I just want someone to tell me what to do. I know I don't have to decide right this minute, but I will need to know relatively soon if I should be preparing for auditions and stuff.
Maybe I should just relax and concentrate on what's happening right now...like the fact that kids are jiggling on my door handle as though it will magically open if they do it long enough...ahhhhh I hate when they do that!!!!! I guess it's time I published this journal and let the wild beasts in my room. Have a good weekend everyone.
um your picture post is not here again?
Good luck mk! Also, (e:chicoschica) is planning to run the half-marathon.
I read about marathon marathon runners somewhere too. Scary humans who do things like that. Can you imagine what their nipples look like? From all the friction on their shirts. It makes me want to throw up a little.
Organic?
I worked in an organic food store for a few years and nutrition is an interest of mine. Organic food wont make you feel better. It wont cure all your problems and put that magic back into life. The store I worked at sold organic fluff for the love of god. Organic food is an ever expanding term that can be applied to foods no one should eat as well as the highest quality foods.
Unfortunately, the key to better eating is not necessarily a better quality of a particular food, but which foods you eat. So, for example, all the organic chocolate in the world isn't going to make anyone feel better. Where as switching from an all chocolate diet to brown rice and veggies would help.
That, and let's be honest, who can afford to eat all organic? People managed to eat healthy before organics took off and they can certainly do so today.
It is a bewildering path to walk down. The Omnivores Dilemma is a good book about where your food comes from. It beats up equally on the conventional and the organic food industry.
best of luck
your post reminds me- I flipped through Outside magazine the other day, and there was an article about some guy- a big deal 'ultrarunner'. I'd never heard of that. But it's freaking INSANE. He'll run like 350 miles through the mountains. He only sleeps 4hr a day, and eats no sugar, ever. he wakes up at 4am to go for his daily run- a leisurely 20-25miles. He just met his goal- 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. OMG!!!
And I don't say this to discourage you or anything- I probably can't run a mile. But how crazy! I'm glad you have a new plan you like though- I think that's the key. If you hate it you won't do it.