On my mind...

So, this one is turning out to be a good day so far. Not only is it Friday, and tomorrow is the weekend, but there's also another few good things a-happenin'...

* Princess, of truejerseygirl fame, is coming to visit tomorrow. At 16 months old, she will get to see the first ever pink thing I have ever purchased for her... Her favorite aunt - trust me, I'm better than the others ;) - finally broke down and bought a pink outfit.

* Princess is bringing four other family members with her. Princess is, of course, still the most important, but the others aren't half bad.

* This morning, the mom of one of my favorite students thanked me for all the work I've done to guide her son to graduation. She said that she can tell how much more focused he is now and that it's largely because of me. Aw, shucks.

* I've released some of the stress, since my interview for the promotion-type thing was yesterday and while I think it went extremely well, I don't really think I'm interested in the position. While more money, shorter commute and higher title are all good things, I'm pretty sure that they won't make up for a job I don't love.

* I've put on more stress -- I'm now the proposal chair for a conference with one of my professional associations. I have no idea what that means, really, but I think it'll be interesting. I always like to learn new stuff, so this'll fall in that category.

* The weather. It is freakin beautiful out and is supposed to continue that way through the weekend. My plans for Sunday now include the paper, some iced tea, and my deck.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Check out the one below... funny, I was deciding between brownie and ice cream and said, "No, I really LIKE ice cream, but I'm MORE of a brownie girl." Different people would certainly describe me both ways. But the ones who know me best would probably agree with my final choice -- I'm a brownie girl.

If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of you, which
would you choose? (Sorry, you can pick only one!)

Angel Food

Brownies

Lemon Meringue

Vanilla Cake/Chocolate Icing

Strawberry Short Cake

Chocolate Cake/Chocolate Icing

Ice Cream

Carrot Cake




OK - Now that you've made your choice, this is what Research says about you.

Angel food - Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm And fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at times.

Brownies - You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and direction. You tend to be very loyal.

Lemon Meringue - Smooth, sexy, &articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many friends.

Vanilla Cake/Chocolate Icing - Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Not very grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad.. However, you are a friend for life.

Strawberry Short Cake - Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a pinch. You tend to melt. You can be overly emotional and annoying at times.

Chocolate Cake/Chocolate Icing - Sexy, always ready to give and receive. Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.

Ice Cream - You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.

Carrot Cake - You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.

There are too many people walking around in my general vicinity, screaming about how educated they are (largely because of advanced degrees) who can't seem to do the simplest things. Okay, I admit it. I'm an education snob. But COME ON!!! Here's my simple list of things you must do in order to be allowed to scream about how educated you are. Alternatives are also included :)

1. You must be able to spell "opportunity" if you are going to talk about an educational opportunity. You may not use the alternate spelling "oppurtunity." You MAY alternately simply hit spell check. Microsoft knows that "oppurtunity" is not a word.

2. You may not use the words prospective and perspective as if they were interchangable. They are not. There is no alternative here, other than to stop speaking. And, yes, I realize that I've said this one before, but it's always going to bother me, so it's worth repeating.

3. You must know that "that" and "who" are not interchangable either. As in, that's the girl that I spoke to. How many errors can there be in that statement? I won't even get into the dangling preposition.

4. You must know that, in order to call yourself a detail oriented person on your resume, you should NOT describe yourself as "Results and detailed oriented." You also may not leave out the "C" in Psychology. Alternate here is to accept that you are not detail oriented at all. Hey, not everyone is.

5. If you are going to claim to have spent 2 months to write a 2 page memo, you may not, under ANY circumstances, use the phrase "students completing the for the mental health concentration." This is just plain sloppy. I caught it my first time reading. You didn't catch it in 2 months?

Okay. I'm done now. Now don't we all feel so much better????

1. I can't drink like I used to.
Actually, that's not true. I can still drink like I used to, I just can't recover as quickly. I used to be able to get up at 8am the next morning and feel relatively okay. Yesterday, I woke up at 9, took advil and went back to bed until 1. I still felt like crap, but I could keep my eyes open.

2. Boys are dumb. They think it's "cute" when you tell them off.
Yes, I knew this one already from the recent years, but imagine how great high school would have been if the boys back then had really appreciated my nasty attitude.

3. There is no good answer to "is this why I don't have a boyfrriend???"
I told this very annoying girl that she needed to calm down and stop touching me. She said, "is this why I don't have a boyfriend? because I'm too needy?" Tipsy as I was, I knew that if I said yes (which was probably the truth) she would cry, and if I said no (which I did) she would respond (as she did) "Well then WHY?????"

4. Sometimes, the big scary guys are the best ones in the room.
There was a guy there who would have intrigued me in my younger years by his tattoos and piercings. My mother would have been appalled. But when the dopey girl mentioned above tried to drive home drunk, he was the one who stepped in and very quietly and calmly talked her out of it.

5. Sunshine, quiet and lots of water are good ways to cure a hangover.
I spent 4 hours yesterday sitting out on my deck reading the paper and drinking bottle after bottle of water. Not a bad way to spend a day.