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| wow... lj, it has been forever. lets have a go at some updates...
work has been going amazingly well. i still absolutely love my boys and i love the staff i have in my classroom, we just have a lot of fun. i had a performance review a few weeks ago and it went awesome. basically, i was told that the only thing i need to work on is being more vocal about my opinions and trust my instincts, because most of the time i am right on. score. i am a 'leader' in the classroom and my ideas and opinions are valued. needless to say, i was pretty happy with that :)
family stuff has been stressful since last summer. grandma passed away in the beginning of october, and its just been chaotic since then. who gets this, who does that. i have pretty much decided that if i never see my uncle again, it will be too soon, which makes me very sad. we've been slowly but surely going through everything in her house. it's been hard, but we're somehow getting through it. and that doesn't even begin to start talking about my cousin. josh moved into my grandmas house before she died, to help take care of her. he's still there. not working. not paying rent. racking up bills. i know he is going through a really rough time right now, and has had a pretty hard time of it the past few years, but he is also being very selfish. he's 23 and never been made responsible for anything. no one is really quite sure how to handle it, and my parents feel responsible for him because they are here- when really it should be HIS parents. they pretty much dumped him here with all of his problems, and now... who knows.
life in mount joy is going swimmingly.... i love having nikki around. she's like the little sister i never had. we've had 2 stressful days though. monday, on my way of work, i slid off the road and into a guardrail. luckily, i am perfectly fine- there was no oncoming traffic, thank god since i ended up in the other lane. my bumper and tail light need repaired, but all in all, i was lucky. then yesterday morning, nikki borrowed rachael's car to go to school and slid on some ice into another car... on rachael's birthday. once again, nikki was safe, but pretty shaken up by the whole situation. there was definitely more damage to rachael's poor bug than the suv it ran into. so after 2 mornings of accidents, i've had enough snow for this year. BRING ON SPRING!
upcoming plans for the next few months... nyc, pittsburgh, and cape may in april, dance show in may, dave matthews and jason mraz in july, hopefully a trip to maine and cj and pati's wedding (as a bridesmaid!) in august... i'm pretty stoked :)
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| a little late, seeing as how we are 3 days into the new year... but here is a look back, in pictures, at my top 10 favorite moments of 2008: 10.) The New Pad: Tia Circle... my room :)  9.) NYC with my mom to see Equus!!  8.) E-Dance Show, 2008: The Year of the Thriller...  7.) Our First Christmas Tree!  6.) The many concerts I attended: Dave Matthews, John Butler Trio, Madonna, and Grace Potter (pictured)  5.) NYC Christmas Trip  4.) Mothers Day Weekend in Philly for the Breast Cancer Walk  3.) Rockstar Birthday!!  2.) Beth's Wedding  1.) Quarter Life Crisis In Key West!!!
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| I thought I'd take a few moments to examine how well I did on my goals for myself for the past year. 1.) Eat Healthier- I feel like this one comes and goes. One month I do great, the next, awful. Overall, I think I've broadened my horizons and tried new (healthier) things- and actually enjoyed them. But when the junk food calls, I come right after. Must continue to work on this. 2.) Clean Out My Life- well, moving kind of forced me into cleaning out my life. I did a good job of getting rid of things as I packed, and even still, I currently have a pile to go to goodwill. I just have to get it there, lol. I am, however, still guilty as charged as a big, sloppy, mess when it comes to keeping my room cleaned. 3.) Save Save Save- check! I've got money in my savings that will hopefully be going towards a new car sometime within the next 6 months. 4.) Reading- so, I think I went a little above and beyond my goal of finishing the Harry Potter series, and then continuing to read something else. In fact, I finished Harry Potter early in the year (borrowing it from Jacki) and decided that I had to own it. So I bought each book, and as I bought each book, I re-read it. I also read several other books in the middle, so as not to be a complete Harry Potter nerd. Favorite other books read this year: PS I Love You, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Marley and Me. 5.) Scrapbooking- I finally finished my Maine scrapbook! woo hoo! I did not, however, start on a new scrapbook. I had other small side projects, including an engagement book for Pati and CJ, a Mothers Day gift for my mom, and of course, my Christmas cards. So maybe 2009 will be the year I tackle another scrapbook... So thats a recap of my goals, progresses, and failures... well not failures, I think I did pretty ok. On another one of these lazy Christmas Break days, I think I'll sitdown and look at the best parts of 2008 :) Hope everyone is having a great holiday! - Music:Britney Spears- Womanizer
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| 1. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search or other search functions.
6. No looking at my favorite movies on my page...
7. If there is more than one version of the movie, please specify which version.
_________________________________________________________ 1.) A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. 2.) I'm late for a jean folding seminar. Let's locomote. 3.) Never fall in love with a woman who sells herself. It always ends bad. 4.) Man, this guy is so accidentally cool! 5.) Mr. Tilney! Have a care with my name- you will wear it out! 6.) When we're through here, can we please teach it how to breathe with its mouth closed? 7.) You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life, I swear. 8.) We're navigators, we're aviators, eatin' taters, masturbatin' alligators, bombardiers, we got no fears, won't shed no tears, we're pushin' the frontiers of transcendental perception 9.) When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left. 10.) If I have to hear "Yamo Be There" one more time, I'm going to "Yamo" burn this place to the ground. 11.) You just put your pickle on everybody's plate, college boy, and leave the hard stuff to me. 12.) Now I've asked you forty different ways and it's time you come up with a fresh answer. 13.) You're the weak one. And you'll never know love,or friendship. And I feel sorry for you. 14.) Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash. 15.) Why can't you be in a good mood? How hard is it to decide to be in a good mood and be in a good mood once in a while? 16.) How do you document real life when real life's getting more like fiction each day? 17.) That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet. 18.) Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket. 19.)Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running! 20.) They should make pills for this. | |
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| Okay, so the idea is that I have to put my music player on shuffle and write the first line of the first 25 songs. Reply or comment with your guesses on the song/artist and I'll let you know how well you did. Using Google (or anything else) is cheating. So don't.
1. Well it's 4am, the paper boy's at it again, but I cant get no sleep.
2. Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try.
3. Slow down, lie down, remember it's just you and me
4. Just about the time the shadows call
5. Hey mister DJ, put a record on
6. In the day, in the night, say it right, say it wrong
7. I have a tale to tell
8. It's funny how I find myself in love with you
9. Gentlemen, our benefactor on this Christmas Day
10. Girl I don't want to argue, I don't wanna fight
11. Called to see if your back was still aligned
12. We've been driving since the winter
13. She was his girl, he was her boy.
14. I took this girl out last night and we left around 12
15. Sometimes I can't move my feet, it seems
16. When the rain's blowin in your face and the whole world is on your case
17. Right under my feet is air made of bricks
18. My stupid mouth has got me in trouble
19. How many special people change
20. I would like to reach out my hand
21. Satan, you know where I lie, gently I go into that goodnight
22. Hands touch, eyes meet, sudden silence, sudden heat
23. Theres a little grey scar, on the cap of your knee
24. You say I'm stubborn and I never give in.
25. Too alarming now, to talk about
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| Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the FIRST definition it gives you. 1. Your name: Kristen 1.) Slang for "most awesome girl ever" 2.) Usually extremely beautiful. Can surprise you at what she can do. Very outgoing. Can be emotional at times, but mostly wants to party. 2. Your age: 26 750 ml of alky 1 mickey + 1 mickey = a 26 3. One of your friends: Rachael A very nice name that can be defined as a stunning girl. Mostly rachael is spelled with no "A" but this is a different type. If a name does not have an "A" then it is Jewssh but if it does the name is not Jewish 4. What you should be doing? paper work the act of wiping your ass 5. Your favorite color: yellow 1. The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green.
2. A racist remark based on the skin color of Asians.
3. That song by Coldplay. "Yellow" by Coldplay: ~Look at the stars, Look how they shine for you, And everything you do, Yeah, they were all yellow.~ 6. Your birthplace: Lebanon County 1. a small town in south central Pennsylvania
2. a place where Puerto Ricans go to breed. 1. She was wearing pajamas, had four teeth, ratty brown 80's hair, and was pushing her children in a stroller; it was easy to tell that she was from Lebanon County 2. She looks like a welfare recipient, probably from Lebanon County 7. Last person you talked to: Jacki Most AMAZING girl youll ever meet,her smile will make your day and shes the best lame-o a guy can have.Her eyes make guys wish on starrs for her to be single but shes not so fuck you.Ha ha bigggest weirdo youll meet but youll learn to love that in her,never take her for granted and shell be your to keep....without her many guys say their like lost puppies with no reason to live, just waiting to get ran over.Shes one in a billion and youll never regret being wit her and once shes in your heart you cant get her out...keep her close to your heart cuz shell do it good. "Yea, thats my baby jacki, Most amazing beautiful girl ever. 8. Last thing you had to drink: apple cider Apple Cider is produced from apples by a process of pressing. It is more sour and cloudy than conventional apple juice. The bad thing is, this stuff gives us some of the nastiest shits/runs/squirts ever. Be prepared to drop a more watery form of a fudge dragon if you drink some of this stuff. 9. Your nickname: Base A pure and potent form of amphetamine, comes in a crystaline lump rather than a powder (although is normally cut before use). Mmmm, that base is nice and soft, cut me a line. 10. Last thing you had to eat: salt and vinegar chips The best thing that has ever happened to a potato. They are very delicious and way better than normal chips. I just had salt and vinegar chips. They were delicious. | |
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| excerpt from Dennis Leary's book "Why We Suck" :
"There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can't compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks... to get back diagnoses that help explain away the deficiencies of their junior morons. I don't (care) what these crackerjack whack jobs tell you - your kid is not autistic. He's just stupid. Or lazy. Or both." - Mood:pissed off
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| If I have to hear one more time about how if McCain/Palin get elected, the families of special needs children will have a friend in the White House, I think I may vomit. I just finished watching the debate- and McCain went on and on about how he respects Palin for everything she does for special needs children. And how we need to do research on autism (yet we need to have a freeze on spending), and how she is a great supporter of autism research/treatment and parents of autistic children because of her own experiences....
WTF
Last I checked, her son has DOWN SYNDROME. That is not autism. That is not remotely close to autism. In fact, seeing as how the child was only born in 2008, it is extremely unlikely that he could be additionally diagnosed as autistic because he is still too young. Yes, it is possible to be diagnosed very young, but usually doctors do not diagnose THAT young.. Yes, it is possible to be both autistic and have down syndrome. But don't misrepresent the fact that she is a parent of an autistic child, because she is not. I guarantee that it is still extremely challenging to have a son with down syndrome. But they are two completely different developmental disabilities- and if John McCain doesn't know that, I sure as hell don't think that the families of special needs children have a friend in the White House. - Mood:annoyed
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in case you missed last night's SNL premier, here is the only thing that was actually worth watching...
i <3 tina fey and amy poehler
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