Yes, a new template, a new look for the blog, in tribute to summer. A little more feng-shui, a little less lightening warrior. Don't get used to it, though. I like my black.
It's 2 a.m. and because I'd like for this post to be more coherent than the last one, I'll finish this up...this morning...later.
WEDNESDAY 6/20, 10:30 pm...
Can I just say that I HATE HATE HATE FIRE ANTS!!!! Little $%&*^)*^@#~s!!! Yeah, we're doing a ton of landscaping around the house, and I've managed to stay away from them--until today. Pulling up weeds unearthed a colony that didn't take too kindly to me uprooting their humble abode. I have a swollen pinky, a throbbing toe, and I even managed getting bitten on the NECK. Who knows. Perhaps I should reflect on the positive side off all this annoyance: our yard is going to look SWEET when all this is done. If we were to pay someone to do this job professionally (plants, mulch, spreading, rock work, pavers, labor), it wouldn't be a dime under $5,000. Guess how much we've shelled out? Around $400. OH. YES.
This weekend is Union County's 13th Annual Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. My church, Antioch Baptist, has sponsored a team this year. My best friend since "way back when," Danita, and I are team captains. We're in for a Friday all-nighter of camping out at the high school football field, walking, selling bottled water and smoothies, fellowshipping, and all sorts of good stuff. We've already raised about $2,300, and hope to add more $$ that night. We're in good company, too; last year there were about 40 teams there all night, adding up to about 2,200 people and over $150,000 raised. Not bad.
I still have a serious post brooding around in my head, but it's not to fruition just yet. Let me just give you a little taste: it has something to do with my frustration over how we tend to romanticize and rationalize people's bad choices and behavior. Sometimes even our own. I'm included in that group sometimes, too, unfortunately. I'm getting there on writing that one down.
Next week I'm off to UGA (GO VOLS! he-he) for training to teach my AP Language and Composition class next year. I'm excited, yet apprehensive. I have a lot to live up to, but I know I'll be fine. The kids are no problemo; 12 of the 20 in the class were in my first 6th grade advanced reading class. Love those kids. So eager, yet not so nerdy and overbearing that you want to pop them. They will be missed sorely as well; the next best thing to the class of '07. My biggest worry is getting around Athens by myself. I tend to get lost really easily in Athens. Casie, remember when we were going to visit Jenifer and I was, like, TWO HOURS late because I got stuck on the flippin' loop around Athens? I called and Jenifer had to come find me. It was terrible. I think I have a complex now because of my bad experiences driving there. We shall see.
1 comment:
Coherency is over rated!
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