1) all's well on the brother front. i'm thankful for that.
2) toby does not, in fact, have an ear infection. rather, he has a "hot spot" (an extremely itchy spot of irritation on a dog's skin) inside of his ear. now he has to be on a steroidal anti-inflammatory again to reduce and hopefully get rid of the problem. :(
3) it's almost Easter break. my kids are nuts because they know that we teachers can't really get anything three meaningful done before Holy Thursday. while i enjoy teaching at a Catholic school and do earnestly believe that having mass/services at appropriate times is necessary, we have so many interrupted days and classes at this point. i'm scrambling as how to cover the important material before standardized testing begins.
4) standardized testing begins TWO DAYS after the kids get back from break. that's so cruel. i feel sorry for them. of course, i felt sorry for myself having to sit through an awful, too-long meeting on how to administer the tests. misery certainly does love company.
5) i was smarter at being compulsively stupid this week. i went to the gym three times but was very judicious in time spent and amount done. now, while i'm still a little bit touch-and-go, i'll be able to get back in the saddle a bit sooner, and stronger, than i thought possible.
6) i've ordered the fun stuff as well as some of the tri stuff. the fun stuff probably won't get here for another two weeks, due to middlemen, but it's worth the wait. and, truth be told, the tri stuff... well, it was all swimwear for both training and racing. i can't help it. now i'll have a total of 8 swimsuits/bikinis. yes, i am addicted. anyway, i still have to get goggles, a bike, and a helmet. i'm hoping to get that done in the next two weeks. then i'm all set!
7) i'll be signing up for the governor's bay bridge 10K. it's the first time i'll be running it, and casey is going with me. it's cool that she and i are doing it together. :) plus, the freebie is a really nice sports bag. awesome.
8) i'm looking for dates/times/ways to get to LA this summer. visiting wendy will be so much fun, and i'm hoping to relax on the pacific beaches. while i've driven around the city, this will be my first time actually staying there. it'll be fun to explore some place new, and i'm also desperate to get to a beach! getting two goals in one trip is my kind of efficiency.
9) i'm wondering how scholarly my products of scholarship truly are. i'm preparing to take the GREs again, and i'm also formulating my statement of purpose. why do i love literature? the simple answer is that it is who we are, especially when we don't know what that is. there are many things over which i poured, and without them, i wouldn't have seen so deeply into my core. however, that may not wash with graduate acceptance committees, and faculty may not see much value in such idealized notions of human synthesis. that's what makes me nervous about my work.
10) spring is here! i love the fresh air, the longer hours of natural sunlight, the warm breezes, and the sounds of birds during the day and frogs at night. it's easier to get outside and run, and it's wonderful to watch toby romp through the grasses, chasing every imaginable moving thing. the manifestation of environmental rebirth always stirs something in me, and it is a phenomenon for which i am always grateful.
2) toby does not, in fact, have an ear infection. rather, he has a "hot spot" (an extremely itchy spot of irritation on a dog's skin) inside of his ear. now he has to be on a steroidal anti-inflammatory again to reduce and hopefully get rid of the problem. :(
3) it's almost Easter break. my kids are nuts because they know that we teachers can't really get anything three meaningful done before Holy Thursday. while i enjoy teaching at a Catholic school and do earnestly believe that having mass/services at appropriate times is necessary, we have so many interrupted days and classes at this point. i'm scrambling as how to cover the important material before standardized testing begins.
4) standardized testing begins TWO DAYS after the kids get back from break. that's so cruel. i feel sorry for them. of course, i felt sorry for myself having to sit through an awful, too-long meeting on how to administer the tests. misery certainly does love company.
5) i was smarter at being compulsively stupid this week. i went to the gym three times but was very judicious in time spent and amount done. now, while i'm still a little bit touch-and-go, i'll be able to get back in the saddle a bit sooner, and stronger, than i thought possible.
6) i've ordered the fun stuff as well as some of the tri stuff. the fun stuff probably won't get here for another two weeks, due to middlemen, but it's worth the wait. and, truth be told, the tri stuff... well, it was all swimwear for both training and racing. i can't help it. now i'll have a total of 8 swimsuits/bikinis. yes, i am addicted. anyway, i still have to get goggles, a bike, and a helmet. i'm hoping to get that done in the next two weeks. then i'm all set!
7) i'll be signing up for the governor's bay bridge 10K. it's the first time i'll be running it, and casey is going with me. it's cool that she and i are doing it together. :) plus, the freebie is a really nice sports bag. awesome.
8) i'm looking for dates/times/ways to get to LA this summer. visiting wendy will be so much fun, and i'm hoping to relax on the pacific beaches. while i've driven around the city, this will be my first time actually staying there. it'll be fun to explore some place new, and i'm also desperate to get to a beach! getting two goals in one trip is my kind of efficiency.
9) i'm wondering how scholarly my products of scholarship truly are. i'm preparing to take the GREs again, and i'm also formulating my statement of purpose. why do i love literature? the simple answer is that it is who we are, especially when we don't know what that is. there are many things over which i poured, and without them, i wouldn't have seen so deeply into my core. however, that may not wash with graduate acceptance committees, and faculty may not see much value in such idealized notions of human synthesis. that's what makes me nervous about my work.
10) spring is here! i love the fresh air, the longer hours of natural sunlight, the warm breezes, and the sounds of birds during the day and frogs at night. it's easier to get outside and run, and it's wonderful to watch toby romp through the grasses, chasing every imaginable moving thing. the manifestation of environmental rebirth always stirs something in me, and it is a phenomenon for which i am always grateful.
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LA is fantastic. When we went, we were able to do each way for $99 on AirTran out of BWI, although that did mean a long flight with stops/layovers.
Manhattan Beach is really nice--it's a big volleyball beach. Although be prepared for the Pacific Ocean to be cold.
You should also check out the Farmer's Market in LA's Fairfax District. Santa Monica is also fun.
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