let's review! resolutions 2006!

So I was reading these resolutions, and I found it hard to believe that I actually wrote them. The prose doesn't sound like mine, yet these all make sense, so a little gnome hadn't been writing it for me. So there you go. Let's do a quick review, shall we?

1. Eat more vegetables.
OK. This happened. Kinda.
2. To aid the first resolution, I bought a cookbook so I can make new foods.
I don't know what cookbook that was. But I do have another one, and I've been trying things out of that.
3. Write papers and finish projects AT LEAST one day in advance.
PFFFFT. Yeah, right.
4. Shred all papers with sensitive information.
Yup. Although I probably don't do it as often as I should.
5. As a result of No. 3, I will get better grades.
eh. the spring semester was good, but the fall was just OK.
6. Learn how to vibrato on my cello.
That kinda happened. I played "Allegro" on my cello with vibrato at the spring concert, but my new cello teacher and I didn't continue with that.
7. Play a real piece on the cello.
I'm on my way. Almost done with Suzuki Book 1!
8. Motivate thyself to do as you plan. For example, tonight, because of my crappy day, I just wanted to go home and sleep. What did I do? I checked the news, replied to e-mail, made guacamole and called James. And decided to write my resolutions after reading Albert's on Facebook, the death knell to all tasks productive.
Yeah ... I still get depressed and decide to sleep it off or something similar.
9. Pass the MTEL.
I actually completely forgot about the MTEL until this fall. So it obviously didn't happen.
10. Pass other qualifying exams needed to get out of grad school by next spring other than the inquiry paper.
I trained for the MELA-O, but I don't have the results of my exam yet.

this is me right now.

I got it from here: http://www.campusgrotto.com/the-all-nighter.html

the mid-week report

I am officially behind schedule. I blame Ted and his amusing antics. But seriously, though, this is not good. I spent waaaay too much time on the "learning from students" assignment. There was no page minimum or maximum, but the "model" paper the prof. gave us was five pages. Mine is seven.

Anyway, the next thing on the list is the oral history project, which I've been putting off since I actually completed the interviews, which was a feat in itself seeing as how avoiding having to interview people is one reason I got out of reporting in the first place. But I digress. A few moments ago, in a case of brain fart, I thought I could actually pull this off and finish my awesome unit plan Thursday night/all day Friday ... but it dawned on me that NO. It MUST be done Thursday because I have to go to school on Friday. So that's that.

Beyonce has hit a new low

Now, let me just say that I like Beyonce just fine. I liked her much better when she was in Destiny's Child, but she's still OK in my book. With that said, what the hell is she doing shilling for DirecTV!?

Whatever her old low was, this was below that. This HD DirecTV commercial is so bad. The worst part is in the beginning when she bends down and says "and let me upgrade YOU to the best channels in HD." What is that supposed to even mean?! And the "upgrade" necklace? Shudder.

Roomba!

I LOVE Roombas. And I've been wanting one for at least a year. I got my mom a Roomba. And now I have a Roomba.

Everyone, meet Ted.

Look at Ted go!

this is it. this is the decision. and I still don't know.

answer needed by tomorrow. drafted acceptance letter. too scared, too undecided, too unsure to send it.

semi-annual things to do

It's that time of year again ... crunch time! And here is a list I just wrote and posted to my wall of assignments or projects I need to complete on or before Wednesday, Dec. 12, with a few exceptions.

* 10-day history unit plan (general outline completed)
* oral history project (interviews conducted)
* learning from students (interviews conducted)
* SIT summary (seminar attended)
* focused observation (a little screwed there)
* MELA-O certification observation No. 1
* MELA-O certification observation No. 2
* history final essay drafts
* finish reading for history
* buy thank-you plant (Thursday)
* Christmas presents (not sure when that's going to happen)
* journal No. 9 -- focused observation summary
* journal No. 10 -- pre-prac experience eval
* organize portfolio
* thank you note for MELA-O coordinator
* Christmas cards????

I'd like to think that it just LOOKS bad. :/