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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:54:19 GMT

quick recap:

~ passed my research skills test by the skin of my teeth (???) with a 81%... in the words of my professor... "whew"

~ summer is here and I am sweating while I'm REMing...

~ broke up my first girl-on-girl fight at school yesterday... get me my cap people

~ new favorite veggie: peppers

~ got my hair cut, and I'm now officially stylish... booyah

~ we bought "Waking Ned Divine" last week and I canNOT wait to watch it... it's along the line of "Little Miss Sunshine"... AKA: super cool flick

~ our "Right Moves for Youth" program is running a 3K in a couple of weeks, SWEET!

~ planning our summer trip to MI... sigh

and now... too tired to think.... **yawn**

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:57:02 GMT

With all the terrible things going on right now... ptl for some comic relief!!!

this really brightened my day... maybe it will do the same for you...

and the caption reads:

"Decked out in spring's trendy high-waisted pants, Jessica Simpson continues her club tour of West Hollywood by hitting popular celeb hangout Winston's on Tuesday. The singer, who according to a patron looked "happy and laid-back," bobbed her head to the music and giggled throughout the evening with pals before departing at 2:30 a.m. "

Sooooooo.... apparently MOM PANTS are spring's hottest trend. Ummm, yeah.... I think that I'll pass on this one.

thanks anyhow.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:44:14 GMT

i hate restless leg syndrome.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:41:05 GMT

okay, I have more time to write now... not a lot, but more :)

My parents have come... and gone. We had an absolute FABULOUS time too! Although I WOULD like to know when exactly my parents became cool... these could not have been the same parents I had in high school. We sat outside and got suntans, drank lots of wine, cooked lots of food, my mom and I got pedicures, and did plenty of sightseeing and shopping. They left bright and early Thursday morning and I spent the rest of the day sobbing my guts out because I miss them so much.... in fact, I cried so hard I threw up my breakfast... what the heck? I assumed that I was way past the point where you realize your parents are PEOPLE... but now I'm at the point where I actually WANT to hang out with them and because of the 700+ miles between us, I can't. Boo. Keep it together Lisa, you'll be back in the summer. sheesh. (p.s. love you mom!)

Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were killed in the line of duty last weekend too... which was unbelievably tragic and awful. I never met either of the two men, but I felt it was important to go to the funerals that were held the last two days. While it was incredible to see some 3,000 or so officers come out in support, why do things like this have to happen in the first place? Questions that will never have answers. What's also personally upsetting is that the shooting happened in an apartment complex where I visit some of my student's parents. ek. But anyhow, I've spent the last three days in tears for the most part. I just hope that the families of the two officers find their way through this somehow. It's just unbelievable.

Jay went to the Master's yesterday. *yawn* I'll never understand the thrill of hitting a ball into a hole, but whatever. I went with Nicole, Justin, Aaron, Erica, and Paul to the Bobcats game and then out for food instead - I would rather watch paint dry then do anything golf related... ugh. The team lost but it was still super fun. I'm amazed at how easy it is to make friends down here, and what's more, none of the friends that we have are people we've met at church. I wonder what THAT means. hmmm.

anyhow, gotta run and check out Abby's haircut. peace out A-town.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:55:18 GMT

sigh... what are we doing to each other?

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:31:00 GMT

happy hump day...

~ brackets lookin fabulous

~ cold has offically gone bye-bye

~ one exam down, one to go

~ headed to Raleigh today, sleepover time!

~ made great mexican chowder soup... I'm so great

~ saw Little Miss Sunshine... lovelovelovelove

~ parental units coming in one week (wooohoo!)

~ 'kota's gettin a bath today.... ptl

~ brintey's outta rehab... let the world rejoice

~ got my first insect bite of the year... and people think my arm is festering off

~ dancing with the stars is back!

~ got outrageously lied by seven kids yesterday

that is all. adios

p.s. from now on, I shall refer to my hubby... not as Jay... but as Spartacus Rodriguez (good story, tell ya later) :)

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:21:37 GMT

NCAA time!!!

go brackets go

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:03:15 GMT

what a rough day.

Thankfully there was no fire, stabbing incident, or punk kid calling me the white slut. That was yesterday.

Today was totally different... in a "why me" kind of way. Firstly, all day long I was smelling this STENCH. And I mean STENCH. Right when you walked out of our building (since we have an open campus, that is rather frequently) and turn towards the main office, there would be this smell that can only be described as "zoo-like". Basically, it smelled like piles and piles and piles of crap. Animal crap to be more exact. Total barf. So anyhow, all day long I was gagging and trying to run from building to building while holding my breath (not too practical). Then, it came to my attention that perhaps the canadian geese who have infiltrated our campus might be the cause of said stench. I thought about this because as I was speed walking (and holding my breath) I happened to run into a pair of geese nesting in the brush nearby. Of course I noticed only AFTER they began spreading their wings, hissing and running towards me. I screamed. I ran. And my supervisor, the campus police officers, two administrators, and cafeteria lady laughed hysterically from a safe distance away. I really need to start getting up earlier and wear my contacts to school so that I have something resembling peripheral vision. This could aaaaaaalllllllll have been avoided...

The geese, while nasty and aggressive, are completely innocent of the smell. Yes they crap (EVERYWHERE), but it turns out that it's the flowering tree blooming away outside of our building that is the cause of the zoo-like smell. And even better, the one on the other side of the entrance is getting ready to bloom as well. So our entire building will reek of poop. I tell you what.... this is the first (and so far only) reason to move back to Michigan. At least those flowering trees don't make me gag. And anyhow, we have a hard enough time getting kids to come to school... why make it even more difficult?? What a hair-brained idea.

And Jay called me at the school today- he got hit by a semi. Uh huh. A SEMI. Now it's not like they were on the road... he was just on the forklift at the warehouse and the semi was trying to back up out of the parking lot. But the forklift was off, and Jay couldn't start it in time to drive it out of the way so he had to jump off... what a mess. He's fine though... not a scratch on him. But I'm sure some choice words were exchanged between him and the driver....

Oh, and I can't even go into the rest of it. Too tired... and it's 75 degrees outside. Off to the park we go! Ugh, and there's geese there

Monday, March 12, 2007

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:47:58 GMT

It has come to my attention that there is a month or so that is not accounted for on this fine upstanding xanga site, and I would like to remedy that now... if I may.

So... for your reading pleasure... these are the events that have happened that have yet to appear in this blog (and they are in no particular order) Enjoy

~ been on strike from the kitchen for 6 weeks... I'm out of ideas and refuse to make shake-n-bake anymore

~ basketball season is over... YES!!!! I have a hubby again... at least until softball season starts

~ my bff (ms. spears) has lost it... and i'm not too far behind I'm afraid

~ been invited to participate in advocacy day and am going to Raleigh to present research for future legislation... whoa.

~ there are about 1,346 movies coming out this spring/summer that we want to see... how are we going to manage that?

~ been to the doctor/hospital 5 times

~ passed out/had seizures twice (hence the doctor's visits) p.s. and they have no idea what's wrong with me... FABULOUS!

~ new contacts!!! yippie!

~ taxes are done... barf. but refunds are coming... YES!

~ my hubby made spaghetti... and drank too much wine in the process... super fun to watch

~ bought star wars and mission impossible III on sale... happy valentine's day to me (and Jay)!

~ painted my toes

~ watched ellen do the Grammy's... love her, lame award show

~ found dead pitbull puppy in the front yard of a client's house... and needed topnotch therapy to get through the rest of the day... and the rest of the week

~ have had a cold for 3 weeks now... some spring break

~ we're cleaning like made cuz the parental units are coming in 3 weeks..and we're going here for the weekend

~ new favorite veggie: broccoli

~ received grant money! (from where you ask? no idea, i reply)

~ am in love with The Hills... and think that Spencer is a dirty SOB and that Heidi is being a wench to Lauren

~ attended the baptism for Will, and made fishy faces at Katie which made her yell "Cee-Cee" during the opening prayer and then fed her too many gummy bears before her nap...oops

~ saw THE BEST MOVIE EVER ... lovelovelovelovelovelove. it is a MUST SEE but only if you understand the history behind it or thoroughly enjoy eye-candy (or both!) p.s. bonus material: here

~ am registered to run a half marathon in October... better get training lisa

That's about it! Now off to bed since "spring ahead" has screwed me over on sleep... the last day of spring break, what were they thinking???

peace.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:03:13 GMT

i don't understand...

why are the organic eggs packed in styrofoam containers? isn't that kind of oxymoron-ish?

apparently healthy and biodegradable aren't in the same play book...

right.