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Friday, September 05, 2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:08:49 GMT

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oh, and my new roommate...she has not one Jumpfive DVD, but two.

oh my. haha.....

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:29:24 GMT

So, here's the latest thing ETBU has done that irked me. One of the little booklets they put in the dorm rooms this year is the ETBU Cheap Date Directory. It was put out by the ETBU Alumni Association. Just another example of ETBU's focus on everyone being in a relationship. For us single people, it's rough here on campus. Call me crazy, but I'm only 21 years old. I'm not ready to settle down. Too bad there's not an ETBU Dinner for One Directory.

Along the same note, had Leah moved into UA with me, I would be in a room with three engaged girls. Now there are only two. But still.

Student teaching. The students start tomorrow. And I'm much less excited about all of this. On Friday we finally got our class rosters, and the other theatre teacher (she only teaches a couple theatre I classes and a few speech, and a poetry and prose class) threatened to quit. My teacher said that if she does quit, they might have to try and get my emergency certification of some sort and I would basically take over her classes.....So, here's hoping Mrs. Pat doesn't quit! Teaching-schmeaching.

I did, however, receive my scores from taking my PPR, and I passed with flying colors! I'm officially a teacher! Ha.

I just want to move home and take art classes, already!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:50:54 GMT

Today was my first day to pretend to be a teacher. The students haven't started yet, but this whole week is teacher inservice. My teacher is fantastic, which was such a huge relief. She and I are really going to compliment each other in pretty much every way. She loves to be organized, but she doesn't know how to get organized. Um, HELLOOOO....I am all over that. I spent the whole day organizing two of the many closets in the room. And, on top of that, she doesn't want me to have to come to rehearsals every night, so I'm only going to go to after-school rehearsal a couple days a week. So nice. AND, on top of that, she is letting me decide what I want to teach. I can choose the things I enjoy the most and the things that I feel most comfortable with. Ahhhhh...I am no longer dreading being a student teacher.

She and I also talked about what I'm doing after this semester, and so, she knows I'm not going into teaching immediately, if at all. So, I think that's going to be really nice. She introduced me to the art teacher, and apparently word spreads fast, because the art teacher already heard about me and was on her way to come meet me! So, that's great.

Umm...I have a desk. I'm very excited about that...I like desks...ummm....

Oh, I guess I'll share the bad things of today. First of all, I got a little hypoglycemic this morning and had to shower sitting down or laying down. And I couldn't even eat my yogurt and cereal because I was so weak and (I think) it was too sweet. So, I just barely made it to the school on time, and as we walked around campus so I could get a feel for where I was going, I had to keep sitting down so I wouldn't pass out. It was awful. But, when we got back to the class, I ate some grapes and drank a Dr. Pepper (my first in months, by the way) and I felt better.
THEN, as I was organizing some shelves and as I took some books off the top, one leaped from the very top, as if it were angry that I was mixing things up, and landed corner-first in my eyeball! My eyeball is super angry and even a little bruised, which was slightly worrisome. But I think it'll be okay.

So, all in all, very eventful first day. My feet are sufficiently sore...and I'm excited about going back. :o) Thanks, Jesus.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:00 GMT

This summer has been undoubtedly better than last summer. It's one of those cliche experiences where you realize that it has, indeed, been a whole year. And you made it through. God seemed to pick you up and give you a second and third and forth and....chance at walking again.

It hasn't been an easy summer, either. A wreck, some pretty serious health scares, some really bad decisions...but such is life. Especially with me, unfortunately. It absolutely hasn't been all bad. I was extremely blessed, first of all, to survive the wreck with the 18-wheeler, and then to have a chiropractor work on me and get me all fixed up in a couple visits, the insurance company came through and payed almost everything for a brand new car, I got closer with my parents, I became more aware (which sounds super vague and weird, but I don't know how to explain it), and I've really been forced to look at things in a new way. God's been pushing me a lot...and even though I hate being pushed, at least I'm noticing...I just wish I weren't so stubborn.

I met a nice boy. It's just unfortunate he doesn't love Jesus. The story of my life. So he will just continue to be just a nice boy.

I am becoming more and more excited about my spring plans...I am going to like being home next semester in some respects. It's going to be nice to be in town where I can live for free and take only the classes that I want to take...all the while aiming for a very exciting goal. I'm going to be in town for Festival International, for once...and that's going to be fantastic. And crawfish season. :o) It's going to be a real challenge, however, living with my parents again...it's a struggle every time I come home, and I think a lot of it is going to have to be my making sacrifices and just holding on until I have the ability to take care of myself financially. But, I'm eagerly waiting for the chance to have a job again. I may try and pick one up for the evenings and possibly the weekends during this semester, depending on how busy student teaching keeps me. I'm rambling.

"I feel you in my heart and I don't even know you"

Monday, August 04, 2008

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:42:45 GMT

I move back to school on the 13th...
I start doing teacher things on the 18th...

I am just ready to start this mess so it can be done.
Then I can move home and start new classes...wee...haha.

But in all seriousness, I am really excited about what's going to happen come January!
I'm going to take some art classes and one or two more psychology classes and eventually I will be applying for a grad school program in Santa Fe for Art Therapy. We'll see.
I'm just glad my time at ETBU is coming to an end and I have art classes to look forward to!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:04:27 GMT

So, things have been pretty slow. It's summer. I am not working, so my days are pretty much the same.

I did, however, get a new car. I love it to death and I am soooo blessed that my dad wants to and has the means to spoil me.

I need some ice cream. Hehe.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:00:41 GMT

It's getting to the point in the summer that I miss my friends terribly.
And what breaks my heart is that so many of them won't be coming back to ETBU with me.

I remember a year ago today as if it were yesterday. It was the beginning of my "bad year" as I've come to call it. So much happened in the last year, I can't even really begin to fathom it all. It's overwhelming. But I've decided that the year is officially over...everything is going uphill from here. That's just all there is to it. I've (literally and figuratively) lived through so much. I'm strong. I'm thankful...and I can only see good things from here on out.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:51:19 GMT

For those of you who are my facebook friends, I have new pictures up.

For those of you who aren't my facebook friend, maybe you know of my flickr site...there are pictures up there, too.

:o)

Tomorrow Idaho, and I'm excited.
Hopefully I'll be closer to being well tomorrow.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:20:46 GMT

A quick update:

I'm in Oregon right now at my Grandparents' house...but we're leaving here to go to their other property tomorrow. Tuesday we leave there and we're headed to Idaho to try and find our family's old cabin deep in the woods...I'm hoping it's still there...we'll see.

I am getting quite a bit of money from my insurance company for the total loss of my car, and (if we can ever make contact) FedEx may be compensating me for my injuries...as it seems I will probably have to get an X-Ray and possibly an MRI here pretty soon. I'm still having chest pain and my head hurts still sometimes. We'll see.

I am also sick currently. Some kind of nasty chest cold, which is no fun for my sore sternum or for my asthmatic lungs. Gay. But I'll get better soon.

I think I'm ready to be home.

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:51:48 GMT

So, inspired by this lovely lady, I have joined up with a neat little project.
It's called the Real Small Art League, and basically what the people in this group do is they create really small pieces of art and leave them in fun places for random strangers to find and appreciate. There are instructions on the individual pieces for those people who find them to let the RSAL know about the find. Their goal, from what I read and can tell, is to help people to remember to look for art in the everyday. Fantastic!

So! I became so excited about it that I stayed up tonight until this very late hour....very early in the morning...playing with some of my art stuff...and I already have two pieces that I feel okay with sending out into the real world. :o)
I was just too excited to sleep!

Tomorrow I will attempt to send them out into the world in hopes that someone will find them.
Wee!

They are greeting cards. Hand drawn and colored with chalk pastels. I like them.

Here's hoping!