ok, so posting about how stressed and bored I am seems really lame. I don't know how I can be those two things at once anyway,
Thank you all very much though for the support and empathy!
Today is Easter Friday. This means very little to me, other than I get the day off of school. WOO-HOO! This too feels lame. Apparently I have heathen...
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Thank you all very much though for the support and empathy!
Today is Easter Friday. This means very little to me, other than I get the day off of school. WOO-HOO! This too feels lame. Apparently I have heathen...
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My life is seriously boring right now. Oh yeah, and stressful too.
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zenfish:
*hug* that uber-sucks.
thefox:
That really means a lot to me... I've often looked back over my posts with a sort of "who the heck is going to read that novel??" And even after editing two, three, or twenty times, can't think of anything to remove. It makes me feel better that, while long-winded, at least they're not painful to read. 
There are LOTS of ways you can use horticulture to reach kids - you could show teachers how to start and maintain classroom gardens with their students (indoors or out), and how to use those gardens to teach across all content areas (weather, butterfly and plant life cycles, art, appreciation of nature, creative and nonfiction writing, dance, music... the list goes on). Even if you don't want to work with children, you can work with educators to develop hands-on learning exercises that support state mandated goals and standards.
I'm working with the North Carolina Botanical Garden to help develop lesson plans for field trips. I've pretty much determined that I want a garden of some sort with my kids when I'm teaching - I know a teacher who has a butterfly garden for monarchs. Every year he brings in some of the eggs laid in the outdoor garden (maintained by the class) so his second graders can watch them develop and turn into butterflies. They release them at the end (versus the kits you can buy that force you to kill the butterflies after they transform). I feel like all most kids get is the stupid lima bean sprout you do in second grade then throw away. Why not have a veggie garden and let the kids actually see where food comes from and get to enjoy the literal fruits of their labor? More people in specialized fields should be involved in education in some way or another! You guys are invaluable resources to classroom teachers!
There are LOTS of ways you can use horticulture to reach kids - you could show teachers how to start and maintain classroom gardens with their students (indoors or out), and how to use those gardens to teach across all content areas (weather, butterfly and plant life cycles, art, appreciation of nature, creative and nonfiction writing, dance, music... the list goes on). Even if you don't want to work with children, you can work with educators to develop hands-on learning exercises that support state mandated goals and standards.
I'm working with the North Carolina Botanical Garden to help develop lesson plans for field trips. I've pretty much determined that I want a garden of some sort with my kids when I'm teaching - I know a teacher who has a butterfly garden for monarchs. Every year he brings in some of the eggs laid in the outdoor garden (maintained by the class) so his second graders can watch them develop and turn into butterflies. They release them at the end (versus the kits you can buy that force you to kill the butterflies after they transform). I feel like all most kids get is the stupid lima bean sprout you do in second grade then throw away. Why not have a veggie garden and let the kids actually see where food comes from and get to enjoy the literal fruits of their labor? More people in specialized fields should be involved in education in some way or another! You guys are invaluable resources to classroom teachers!
Well, thanks to someone taking down our signs, our garage sale attracted approximately 6 people and lasted a whopping two hours. Woo. But we made about $160.00, sold our breakfast table, a vacuum, the elliptical (which should have gone for more, don't ask how little), vases, garden tools, and other assorted things. The highlight of the day was getting to see kriss, not_tom,...
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not_tom:
his friends are envious of his 'new' board!
and thanks
and thanks
zenfish:
Right, April.
Fuck me I'm dumb.
Oh, don't forget about a bill, for like 15 months, but I mean it's funny if someone else took your address and paid for it.
Right?
I'm not a total pothead? (who doesn't smoke pot).
Fuck me I'm dumb.
Oh, don't forget about a bill, for like 15 months, but I mean it's funny if someone else took your address and paid for it.
Right?
I'm not a total pothead? (who doesn't smoke pot).
Garage sale here at Kitschy and Idjiit's on Saturday y'all! Come buy our crap, hang out, keep me company, and maybe we'll bar-b-que and drink beers afterwards. Most stuff that doesn't sell will be free to take afterwards, and woo-hoo, who doesn't want to be the lucky son-of-a-bitch to take home some crappy dvds (The Forgotten, anyone?) or an espresso machine lacking directions?
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onie:
Okay.. you know the before and after pix thing.. well I was looking through the thread (because its amazing) and when I came to yours all the sudden I got this strong feeling like youre someone Id want to be friends with.. and drink a lot of tea with.. just saying... weird, eh?!
onie:
perhaps one day 
Nothing new to report. Got a stats test Wednesday. Wish me luck, cause I sure need it! Oh, and hey, I'm getting a A in that Sensory Analysis class that I was so worried about...That I almost quit school over! 
And an A after all that. huh, seems silly now.
And an A after all that. huh, seems silly now.
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frost:
they dont go fast enough...i am addicted to the speed! 
nyssa:
We had a great time catching up. She hadn't changed at all.
I think it might be warmer tomorrow. It was damp and windy here today, not springy at all.
I think it might be warmer tomorrow. It was damp and windy here today, not springy at all.
Frik n' Frak, I'm so damn tired! Definitely ready for the weekend, even if I do have a butt-load of statistics to study.
Excuse me for a sec, I have to pull bits of pruned grapevine out of my cleavage....
Ok, better. Anyway, the huge, 2nd floor condo that we have been haggling back and forth with the owner about never came down to the...
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Excuse me for a sec, I have to pull bits of pruned grapevine out of my cleavage....
Ok, better. Anyway, the huge, 2nd floor condo that we have been haggling back and forth with the owner about never came down to the...
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zenobia:
Thats awesome sweetie. Congrats on selling the house and getting the Condo. So planning on having a house-warming or anything? How is school? I"m so ready for classes and school to be over with 
kriss:
Awww, we had a blast!! SO glad you came out with us, and dinner was so fun.
LOVE LOVE LOVE my gifts!!
kisses
KRISS
LOVE LOVE LOVE my gifts!!
kisses
KRISS
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kriss:
Thank you so much for the early birthday wishes.
Oh I would love to meet up for dinner before the Cassandra Project. I am thrilled you are planning to come! I miss hanging with you.
Congratulations on the final phases of selling your place. I hope the condo works out, it looks beautiful.
kisses
KRISS
Oh I would love to meet up for dinner before the Cassandra Project. I am thrilled you are planning to come! I miss hanging with you.
Congratulations on the final phases of selling your place. I hope the condo works out, it looks beautiful.
kisses
KRISS
kriss:
AHHHH thanks!
I can't wait to spend some good time with you.
Dinner would be a blast! I know the man would love it on his day.
kisses
KRISS
I can't wait to spend some good time with you.
Dinner would be a blast! I know the man would love it on his day.
kisses
KRISS
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! We negotiated and accepted an offer! Whoopee! The first phase of selling is done! We are now "under contract!"
Next, hopefully in the next day or two, we meet with the bank, make sure we can offer on the awesome condo we want, and then do so. I really hope that by next week we are under contract for it as well!
Any downsides?...
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Next, hopefully in the next day or two, we meet with the bank, make sure we can offer on the awesome condo we want, and then do so. I really hope that by next week we are under contract for it as well!
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frost:
so...where you movin to??
frost:
right on. why are you selling your house then?? getting a bigger one, or smaller or?...
We received an offer on the house. But they're low-balling us by $13,000, AND they want all our appliances. So we counter-offered and threw in the new fridge. But no way are they ever getting our nice, new LG super-efficient washer and dryers, unless they go out and buy their own!
So, wish us luck on getting an agreement to the counteroffer!
So, wish us luck on getting an agreement to the counteroffer!
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sadista:
Oooh, that is a drool-worthy washer & dryer right there.
I've never been accosted by Mormons, but Marksy has, and he actually let them in and talked to them for like four times. (Long enough to find out a bunch of crazy sordid Mormon stuff. )
I've never been accosted by Mormons, but Marksy has, and he actually let them in and talked to them for like four times. (Long enough to find out a bunch of crazy sordid Mormon stuff.
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schiavona:
Good luck on the counter offer. That house is so worth the full proce. I'm sure they'll have to pry the washer and dryer out of your "cold dead hands."
Congrats on the first test. Keep at it and stay positive. We're rooting for ya'.
Congrats on the first test. Keep at it and stay positive. We're rooting for ya'.
Oh, I'm okay. I've had a REALLY shitty couple of weeks with grad school. I really considered going to my advisor and quitting. Seriously. I felt like coming to grad school was a giant mistake, that I am not up to it. But I finally confided in some peers, and I was assured that this is completely normal, especially in the first semester. So, I...
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perla:
I miss you!!! I hope that grad school stops giving you so much shit! Good luck with getting through this semester. We should meet up soon!
kriss:
I am sorry you are so stressed. I am glad you talked to some grad peers and they were reassuring.
I never thought of the "keep breathing" thing as real either in aerobics, but in daily stress... sometimes KEEP BREATHING is just what you need to hear.
Nice Blog, good to see I am not alone in my anti "Have a Happy Period" campaign!
kisses
KRISS
I never thought of the "keep breathing" thing as real either in aerobics, but in daily stress... sometimes KEEP BREATHING is just what you need to hear.
Nice Blog, good to see I am not alone in my anti "Have a Happy Period" campaign!
kisses
KRISS
I think I made a big mistake.
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trestria:
You mislabeled those cups... Oh yeah, lunch not this week. I'm training from 10-7 until next week. My hours will be 2-10 next week.
schiavona:
How big a mistake? I hope it's, and you, are okay.
mmmm, am better today. The sun is out, and that always helps! Also, the husband is home (Yay!), and that helps too. Am very tired today though, as said husband woke me up when he got home in the middle of the night to "say hello " properly.
Got to do some homework and have the rest of the 2200 cups to label; I'm only...
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frost:
i miss you two. i want to come down and bisit.
thanks for letting us know we're doing a good job
hopefully it'll go fairly well... mostly i'll be reading up a lot of strobist.blogspot