So Glad I Have My Job

I laughed more today than I usually laugh at a stand-up comedy routine. I love my job.

Two best lines from today:
Me: Who are these people? (Pointing to a picture.)
Student: They're PILGRIMS, Mrs. Macy. That's why you're an English teacher.

Student to another student: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's violates all public speaking codes of conduct to HIT an audience member.

Anyway, I promised myself that I would share my ideas about reducing, reusing, and recycling this month, and I'm feeling like a nag. Since I've already hit 92% on my resolutions, according to my chart on the Happiness Toolbox, I'm not going to push it as much.

Meanwhile, I am thinking loving thoughts for all those people out there suffering from depression. I encountered one today, and I will spend my weekend worrying about this person.

Random Life Updates

Sorry for the funky formatting. For some reason, blogger isn't allowing me to separate my paragraphs today.

We threw a 40th birthday bash for my friend S. Happy 4-0!!! Yesterday was spent recurperating. I realized that once you reach a certain number of attendees at a party, you are no longer able to do much of anything but host. My mistake was serving mojitos. Next time we have a big party, the drinks will go like this: "The wine and beer are over there." Smaller parties allow for the mixed drinks.

Anyway, I think everyone had a good time. S got a lot of loving attention and some good loot. She does so much for us and our kids that I wanted to do something nice for her.

Meanwhile, my son has been very mommy-clingly lately. When I shower, he pounds on the shower door and cries, "Mommy! Mommy!" When I go to the bathroom, he sits outside the door and cries. If I'm doing the dishes, he's either attached to my leg or in my arms. I love that he's cuddly and adoring of me and know very well that will change before I know it. Nevertheless, I get tired and just want a moment of peace when I go to the bathroom.

He isn't sleeping well either. He's up for hours at a time in the middle of night. I've been pretty tired lately. He could be teething or experiencing growing pains. At least I'm not working right now and can give him the attention he needs.

J's Compleat Works of Shakeseare opens this weekend. They were only given three Sunday nights by the production company, which is about as bad as you can get, especially for a show that requires a certain amount of audience participation. Comedies are much better with crowds. So they're going to rerun the play for a different theater group this fall. At least it won't weeks of rehearsals again.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy.

Random Thoughts

• Quail are cute.


• My email has been touchy, and I haven't received some messages people have sent me. This is particularly frustrating in that I have been communicating with some people I know, but not well, and I don't know if they responded to my messages or not. I don't feel comfortable asking if they received the message.


• Do I ask people if they got my email?


• If they haven't gotten it, then it makes sense to ask.


• If they have gotten it and have responded, it makes sense to ask.


• If they have gotten it and have not responded, then I'm an irritating person.


• I like red.


• Toys have invaded our home. (waving white flag)


• I like the music to the movie Once.


• Yes, I am a complete dork.


• DH and I are attending AP conferences all week up in Tahoe. I'm nervous. Why?


• Maybe I'll be the only one there who doesn't know some element that's necessary to the AP Language curriculum, like whether an author is using a zeugma or what a meme is (or how to spell it).


• I don't like feeling stupid.


• I like to swim in the summer.


• I am hoping DH will allow me to hire a couple babysitters for my friend's birthday party that we're throwing for her.


• People would have more fun.


• But drinking around students is NOT cool.


• So maybe not.


• My friend turns 40.


• I wil be 38 in November.


• That sounds so old.


• I don't feel old.


• For my 40th birthday, I want to get a tattoo.


• Of a lotus flower.


• I had a monkey mind yesterday.


• I don't even get emails I send myself.


• That's just weird.

The Crazy Chicken Cometh

I'm not a brand namer, generally. I don't have a lot of loyalties to companies, but I do love El Pollo Loco and am thrilled that it's coming to Carson soon. They have a "Help Wanted Sign" up.

This is a challenge for me, since I've been trying to avoid fast food because of all the waste it produces. Not only is El Pollo coming to my town, but it's literally just blocks away.

I will have to practice restraint.