short ramblings of incoherent nothingness, really

ok, this is going to have to be short and sweet for several reasons. 1. the game 2. another set of expository papers to grade 3. hungry.

thank goodness today was a short day!

can i just tell you that i read a paper that started out great! coherent, logical introduction, etc. then it all began to fall apart and shift and ramble kinda like denise on the SNL lawrence welk skit (if you haven't seen it, it is a must!! click here! this one makes me laugh heartily.

last night i taped once upon a time and the good wife. i watched the good wife last night, but i waited until this afternoon to watch once upon a time. i'm pretty sure i mentioned it in another post. it had a very intriguing kick-off. remember it is written by the creators of LOST. i think i'm going to thoroughly enjoy sunday evenings!

snow white and prince charming before it all goes down!

and remember how i created pumpkin skull? well, what do you think? is there a resemblance? i thought so-i couldn't believe this was on yesterday afternoon!

well, i'm curious to know how the principal-hiring is going these days...watch us get someone like jeffrey jones (ferris beullers day off), or paul gleason (breakfast club)...principals of the 80's were tough guys!

alright, like i said short and sweet. ok, maybe just short.
julie

we'll take the principal with the almond-nougat filling, please.

it's hard to believe that it is already thursday~ wow how this week flew by! maybe it's because i feel like i really got a lot done this week..is that the way it works? i know that i haven't gotten home early one single night this week because of staff meetings, pta, working on AVID stuff yesterday and working on grading the writing papers, and tonight it was the vPLC which closes on sunday..i'm glad i kinda feel caught up.

i wasn't planning on being in charge of the book publishing this year, but the lady wouldn't stop calling and e-mailing and finally faxing a paper today with our publish date, so i went around and took orders like a book waitress (?) to see how many teachers wanted to do the Christmas publishing. oh goodness. i suppose the only positive from it is that the kids love their books, and they have already written a few papers, so they should be able to take their finished drafts and transfer them over easily. and i may make another this year as well because they seem to enjoy the one i made last year.

today as i was in the bathroom stall, i used the soap and noticed the directions. does this strike anyone else as obviously vague? i'll bet someone sarcastic wrote these directions on his last day because he won the lottery or something.

why even bother putting directions if they're going to be like this?

seriously though, what if the directions for your new smart phone said: USE LIKE YOU WOULD USE ANY OTHER PHONE.

i have really enjoyed teaching social studies to a class again! they seem to enjoy it...we had a vocabulary game today and they did pretty well-we'll see how they do in the test tomorrow! and we'll see if they get the main concept we talked about. they've sure enjoyed working on part one of their project!

well, they have been doing some interviewing for a new principal, but as far as i can tell (since i have not been involved in the process), it seems like it's been similar to those crappy cheap valentine candies that are filled with the nasty colored filling and no matter which one you choose, you're not going to be happy and you just kinda want to spit it out. not that they're cannibalistic and eating up the interviewees or anything...i mean, that would just be wrong.

so, i've been interviewing people on my own for the position, and i think i've found the perfect candidate! ok, just kidding, but it would be kinda funny.

go forth and be productive..not reproductive..just productive!
julie

car delivery-similar to pizza delivery minus the tip...and minus the pizza.

well, it's no big secret now. our principal is moving on to a new position, which is great for him. as happy as i am for him, i'm sad for our school. transition is never easy. the most difficult part of losing an incredible principal is that the bar is now set and our expectations are high.

we've been very fortunate, and we will certainly miss mr. hise.

we had a little send-off. very strange to lose a principal in the middle of the beginning of the year. hmm.

in other news today, my car was delivered as ordered!

and i'm just going to say i had the best experience getting into my new car! i now have a silver elantra-we traded out of my car at school today and he drove the pontiac off. i really like the elantra, but i am noticing some of the things it does not have that the other car had. i'm sure i'll be thankful whenever i go to the pump though-and my bill went down. yippee~

there she is!

the inside is pretty and about the same size -it doesn't have a display panel to tell whether tires are low and all the important info like that

but the best part is that little fin on top like a shark. so i think i'll call her UTILA because that was the first time i got to touch a shark close and in the natural!

i think i'm going to like the car a lot, but my favorite thing was just how easy the whole process was, so if you are ever interested in purchasing or leasing here in dallas-i can give you my person's name and phone-it was so much better to have him looking and getting a bid on my car than going in and getting haggled from a car dealership salesperson (and that from a former car dealership saleslady!).

i'll have to take the boys out and get them broken in.

may your next car purchase be as easy as ordering pizza!
julie