Colleen is always making lists of things, so I thought I would try my hand at it as well. It is very possible that you will have no interest at all in this list, and that's okay.
As a perpetually boring person, I spend an inordinate amount of my time watching television. I pride myself at being able to say "Oh, I don't own a t.v." in conversations to make me sound more hoity toity and to shock my students. The truth is, almost anything on television is now online as well.
Here are my top ten reasons I shouldn't watch as much television (programming) as I do:
10. There are far too many books I should be reading instead.
9. My dishes still aren't done.
8. Grey's Anatomy gives me an unrealistic view of Seattle, adult relationships, apropriate workplace decorum, and it makes me cry like every episode!
7. My eyesight has decreased significantly since I got an internet connection (the correlation is still not proven, but...).
6. I make bizzare references to shows noone else watches in real life conversations. What I thought was so interesting and totaly applied on House last night...didn't.
5. I have no time left to read/watch the news. So, I am left commenting about global issues by what I saw on NCIS/NCIS: LA.
4. Most of my shows fall into the "Guilty Pleasure" category of veiwing: HIMYM, Desperate Housewives, Cougar Town, 30 Rock, Glee...
3. Castle, Bones, and Fringe have taught me that I will only find true love in a crime fighting partner, but that we will never truly be able to be together! That sucks.
2. I find myself wanting to document my life with snide comments about other people like on The Office or Modern Family.
And the number one reason I should cut down on my t.v. obsession:
1. I don't think I can make it all summer without new episodes!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Blah...but wait!
And so, nothing is going on to excite me or the three of you reading this blog. Sorry. This blog was supposed to encourage me to do cool things so I would have something to talk about...
Oh! I did go to two concerts a couple weeks ago. They were awesome. They really were. My friend Amy invited me, and since she was so very right about Jack's Mannequin, I decided to trust her about Green River Ordinance.
We got to El Corazon an hour before the doors opened because Amy was nervous we wouldn't get a good place right up front. I'm new to the whole concert scene, and the standing right in front didn't really appeal to me, but she had my ticket and we rode together, so... We had some adventure driving around east Seattle looking for parking which included Amy standing on the street in a prime spot and waving an angry lady off while I ran back to bring the car closer. It was one of those awesome t.v. but not in real life moments. We also jay walked through slow traffic at least three times. One time I ran screaming and yelled "I win!" as I reached the other side and Amy was still in the middle of the street eyeing the on coming traffic.
As we got up to the club, we became a little nervous/suspicious/disgusted. If you ever get the chance to go to El Corazon, you should. Just make sure you're current on your shots. More on that later. There was one person waiting in line, which shocked Amy but didn't bother me. Amy is a FAN, so she immediately recognised their van and tour trailer. We got pictures with both, natuarally. Since we went there as fast as we could from work, we were both starving. So we decided to check out REI. I mean, sounded like a good idea.
REI is one of those places you see from the freeway and think "Wow, if I was outdoorsy and sporty and at all cool I'd shop there." Since I am none of those things, I'd never been inside before. Long story short, it was more impressive from the freeway. Though, Amy did make me sit in a camp chair next to a tent so she could tell people I was camping. She later forgot why we staged and even took that picture. The gleaming. redeeming point of REI was the weird and expensive wrap place on the top floor just past the indoor tree house and kids' play place. The food was good, and one table over we saw a yoga dad and his two yuppy kids.
The Lunch Bunch: Week 2
Tuscany Tuesday!
We were so thrilled with ourselves after Tuna Tuesday, we kept going with a pasta bar cleverly named by Craig "Tuscany Tuesday" so we could keep our alliteration.
Once again, it was bring your assigned dish and the menu was as follows:
Pasta: bow tie and penne
Red sauce (which was forgotten, but so were the meatballs, so Jim went and bought sauce to make up for it)
Cream sauce (very good, of course, since Amy made it)
Caprese (slice of tomato, slice of mozzarella, basil leaf, balsamic vinegar drizzle)
Mediterranean salad
Caesar salad (left over bag from the week before)
Variety of olives (including black because I love those guys and can't stand the green ones, though we had two different kinds of those too)
Almonds
Garlic bread
Stuffed Ravioli (Costco's finest)
Pomegranate juice
We didn't end up with a dessert because the tiramisu fell through. Amy and I both thought about making one, and both felt too lazy to do so! It was an awesome lunch none the less, and we all ate until we were sick. The next day, Justin brought in a pasta casserole made from the red, meat sauce he'd left home the day before, so the fun continued!!!
We have such a great group of people at my school, and I feel so blessed to be a member of such an incredible staff!
*An interesting sidebar, Chris cooked her burrito in the microwave for almost ten minutes one day and we had black smoke rolling out of the microwave! It was really something. We all smelled smoky for the rest of the day.
We were so thrilled with ourselves after Tuna Tuesday, we kept going with a pasta bar cleverly named by Craig "Tuscany Tuesday" so we could keep our alliteration.
Once again, it was bring your assigned dish and the menu was as follows:
Pasta: bow tie and penne
Red sauce (which was forgotten, but so were the meatballs, so Jim went and bought sauce to make up for it)
Cream sauce (very good, of course, since Amy made it)
Caprese (slice of tomato, slice of mozzarella, basil leaf, balsamic vinegar drizzle)
Mediterranean salad
Caesar salad (left over bag from the week before)
Variety of olives (including black because I love those guys and can't stand the green ones, though we had two different kinds of those too)
Almonds
Garlic bread
Stuffed Ravioli (Costco's finest)
Pomegranate juice
We didn't end up with a dessert because the tiramisu fell through. Amy and I both thought about making one, and both felt too lazy to do so! It was an awesome lunch none the less, and we all ate until we were sick. The next day, Justin brought in a pasta casserole made from the red, meat sauce he'd left home the day before, so the fun continued!!!
We have such a great group of people at my school, and I feel so blessed to be a member of such an incredible staff!
*An interesting sidebar, Chris cooked her burrito in the microwave for almost ten minutes one day and we had black smoke rolling out of the microwave! It was really something. We all smelled smoky for the rest of the day.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Lunch Bunch
I eat lunch in our staff lounge every school day. I have ventured into the MPR (multi-purpose room...I know, we add a stage and all of a sudden the lunch room has multiple purposes!) once each year to have lunch among my constituents. These are fun days because I am basically a rock star in the cafeteria. I'm not going to lie, it makes me feel great to have 130 sixth graders screaming my name. I just smile and wave as I glide past...
Anyways, I eat lunch with the other sixth grade teachers, well, most of them. A few from the other team don't come in with us. In December, Amy and I decided we should have a taco bar during our lunch. I know, cool! We all just really enjoy each other, and we wanted to celebrate our unity by eating the same food on the same day. Plus we like tacos.
As the year is drawing to a close, I reinstituted our potluck idea after Kevin got a little nostalgic over tuna boats served at PLU while he was a freshman there. Maybe I am taking more credit than I deserve, but this is my boring blog, and I can do that!
The point is, we had Tuna Tuesday. The menu included the following items:
Tuna Boats (hot dog buns with prepared tuna and yellow cheese broiled in the oven, add pickles).
Tuna casserole with potato chip flakes atop
Tuna casserole with an oriental feel and cashews atop
Cesar salad (which has anchovies in the dressing and is easy for Chris to make)
Mixed fresh greens salad with avocado (because Amy eats that every day and it was delicious so it should be a big part of any meal, that's why!)
A cake in the shape of a tuna fish compliments of The Cake Queen of Sixth Grade Lunch (I maybe just gave myself that title, but again, my blog!)
It was a magical and smelly lunch for all!
Anyways, I eat lunch with the other sixth grade teachers, well, most of them. A few from the other team don't come in with us. In December, Amy and I decided we should have a taco bar during our lunch. I know, cool! We all just really enjoy each other, and we wanted to celebrate our unity by eating the same food on the same day. Plus we like tacos.
As the year is drawing to a close, I reinstituted our potluck idea after Kevin got a little nostalgic over tuna boats served at PLU while he was a freshman there. Maybe I am taking more credit than I deserve, but this is my boring blog, and I can do that!
The point is, we had Tuna Tuesday. The menu included the following items:
Tuna Boats (hot dog buns with prepared tuna and yellow cheese broiled in the oven, add pickles).
Tuna casserole with potato chip flakes atop
Tuna casserole with an oriental feel and cashews atop
Cesar salad (which has anchovies in the dressing and is easy for Chris to make)
Mixed fresh greens salad with avocado (because Amy eats that every day and it was delicious so it should be a big part of any meal, that's why!)
A cake in the shape of a tuna fish compliments of The Cake Queen of Sixth Grade Lunch (I maybe just gave myself that title, but again, my blog!)
It was a magical and smelly lunch for all!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Spring Break: A week of disappointments that didn’t disappoint
I was so psyched to go to Provo for four days, on to Denver for two more, and then finally spend the last two days in Sedro-Woolley with my parents. I had it all planned out and set in my mind. It was going to be wonderful and I was going to have such a good time! I would get to play with Kendall, hang out with Matt and Heather in their super cute new “house”, see Renae one last time before she graduates and spends the summer in South Carolina and then who knows where, try to convince Randi to come home this summer so I don’t feel like such a total loser slouch, and of course, spend some much longed for time Reich. Plus, I’d still get in my mooch off mom and dad time. What is that about the best laid plans? Well, I’m not a mouse or a man, so I think that saying shouldn’t apply to me!
Regardless, Southwest Airlines and their broken airplanes put a huge damper on my plans. My flight was cancelled on Saturday, leaving me really upset and frustrated. In an attempt to make the best of it, I made a dentist appointment. I had a tooth that had been sore for a couple of days (which I realized thanks to some delish jelly beans and Swedish Fish Eggs…I love Easter, I love candy, I love that celebrating the Savior includes candy).
On Monday, we went out to my grandparents’ house on Whidbey Island. I love going to visit with them. We watched some old movie footage recently converted to DVD from Super 8 film. Amazing how far technology has come! It’s interesting to see what they thought was important enough to video record, compared with today when we record EVERYTHING.
Anyways, fast forward to Tuesday at my dentist appointment (for which I was made to wait an extra like 20 minutes past my appointment time). After x-rays and examination, it was determined that I had a few cavities and a fractured tooth. The later needing a crown. And a root canal. Did I have time right then, because the dentist did. With my mom’s gracious willingness to sit in the waiting room for another hour and a half, I conceded. It didn’t really hurt as much as I thought it would, and even today it is barely as sore as it was when I ate the fish eggs. The steady taking of ibuprofen has helped.
The rest of that day was filled with shopping for baby clothes, Red Robin, and Costco pizza/muffins, so I can’t really complain. The baby clothes shopping continued on the next day as well, which I loved then too. There was also quite a bit of television watching, including an amazing show called “Four of a Kind” about a set of identical 17 year old quadruplet girls. Fascinating stuff.
I wasn’t a total waste of skin last week though. I did go to help an elderly man from church move. Saying that his house was a mess would be the understatement of maybe, ever. I didn’t do much in the grand scheme of things, but I did something. The next day was spent riding along in the chase car as my dad drove the U-Haul truck to Spokane. Although it took the whole day to go and come back, I spent most of it playing with my dog, singing to Matt Hires (I love you, Matt Hires!), harassing my mom (which thing I also love!), and even snoozing a little. We drove through some beautiful countryside northwest of Spokane on our way to deer Park via the “short cut” that took an hour and a half longer than the long way. We even encountered all sorts of weather along the way, culminating in the horizontal snow storm as we approached Snoqualmie Pass. That was special. As my grandma recently said, “There’s another star in heaven for you!” to my dad for his unfailing selfless service.
Friday my mom made lasagna and I made a cake to celebrate John’s 32nd birthday. Man is he old. It sort of became and all day event, but turned out really well. We had a nice dinner and visit all together, which was very cool. I miss having my siblings around. Down side of growing up in a big family: when everyone’s grown, they all go away.
Saturday I did some stamping as well as postering in preparation for the “Show Us Your Stuff” night at the Sedro-Woolley ward activity. Dad took some of his more transportable wood working, mom took her writing, I made a poster of decorated cakes I’ve done, and the piece de resistance: fresh spun cotton candy. Oh, that fluffy pink magic! It was a fun night full of really interesting displays.
Sunday had me back in Renton to go to church, teach my lesson, and get geared up for life again today. Which was fine. I hadn’t realized how much I missed my students until my first period class walked in. I was just grinning to see them. Of course, they did bring darling projects to present today, so that helped. What I forgot to mention about Sunday in my first posting was that I got pulled over for running a red light (left hand turn in an empty intersection). Also, that officer was very attractive. I still can't believe I did it, and my incredulousness helped in my just getting a warning.
All in all, what could have been a disastrous week, turned out pretty well. I did pretty much zero work related to work, so Spring Break 2011 was a success in my book.
Regardless, Southwest Airlines and their broken airplanes put a huge damper on my plans. My flight was cancelled on Saturday, leaving me really upset and frustrated. In an attempt to make the best of it, I made a dentist appointment. I had a tooth that had been sore for a couple of days (which I realized thanks to some delish jelly beans and Swedish Fish Eggs…I love Easter, I love candy, I love that celebrating the Savior includes candy).
On Monday, we went out to my grandparents’ house on Whidbey Island. I love going to visit with them. We watched some old movie footage recently converted to DVD from Super 8 film. Amazing how far technology has come! It’s interesting to see what they thought was important enough to video record, compared with today when we record EVERYTHING.
Anyways, fast forward to Tuesday at my dentist appointment (for which I was made to wait an extra like 20 minutes past my appointment time). After x-rays and examination, it was determined that I had a few cavities and a fractured tooth. The later needing a crown. And a root canal. Did I have time right then, because the dentist did. With my mom’s gracious willingness to sit in the waiting room for another hour and a half, I conceded. It didn’t really hurt as much as I thought it would, and even today it is barely as sore as it was when I ate the fish eggs. The steady taking of ibuprofen has helped.
The rest of that day was filled with shopping for baby clothes, Red Robin, and Costco pizza/muffins, so I can’t really complain. The baby clothes shopping continued on the next day as well, which I loved then too. There was also quite a bit of television watching, including an amazing show called “Four of a Kind” about a set of identical 17 year old quadruplet girls. Fascinating stuff.
I wasn’t a total waste of skin last week though. I did go to help an elderly man from church move. Saying that his house was a mess would be the understatement of maybe, ever. I didn’t do much in the grand scheme of things, but I did something. The next day was spent riding along in the chase car as my dad drove the U-Haul truck to Spokane. Although it took the whole day to go and come back, I spent most of it playing with my dog, singing to Matt Hires (I love you, Matt Hires!), harassing my mom (which thing I also love!), and even snoozing a little. We drove through some beautiful countryside northwest of Spokane on our way to deer Park via the “short cut” that took an hour and a half longer than the long way. We even encountered all sorts of weather along the way, culminating in the horizontal snow storm as we approached Snoqualmie Pass. That was special. As my grandma recently said, “There’s another star in heaven for you!” to my dad for his unfailing selfless service.
Friday my mom made lasagna and I made a cake to celebrate John’s 32nd birthday. Man is he old. It sort of became and all day event, but turned out really well. We had a nice dinner and visit all together, which was very cool. I miss having my siblings around. Down side of growing up in a big family: when everyone’s grown, they all go away.
Saturday I did some stamping as well as postering in preparation for the “Show Us Your Stuff” night at the Sedro-Woolley ward activity. Dad took some of his more transportable wood working, mom took her writing, I made a poster of decorated cakes I’ve done, and the piece de resistance: fresh spun cotton candy. Oh, that fluffy pink magic! It was a fun night full of really interesting displays.
Sunday had me back in Renton to go to church, teach my lesson, and get geared up for life again today. Which was fine. I hadn’t realized how much I missed my students until my first period class walked in. I was just grinning to see them. Of course, they did bring darling projects to present today, so that helped. What I forgot to mention about Sunday in my first posting was that I got pulled over for running a red light (left hand turn in an empty intersection). Also, that officer was very attractive. I still can't believe I did it, and my incredulousness helped in my just getting a warning.
All in all, what could have been a disastrous week, turned out pretty well. I did pretty much zero work related to work, so Spring Break 2011 was a success in my book.
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