ToDo List for the Weekend

Posted on 4/4/2009 by alianora

-Finish and file taxes
-Hope vainly for a refund
-Grocery shopping, as there is no actual food left in the house
-Make a note to stop letting Brandus shop, as this leads to the prior problem
-Put pants on the kid at some point
-List and sell some of his fitted diapers that dont fit anymore (they’re SOS, they’re BEAUTIFUL, and I can barely fasten them *cry*)
-Deposit check from gay porn proofreading
-Buy shelf at Lowes for Voldemort
-Assemble shelf
-By “assemble,” I mean bribe Brandus to do it
-Order play kitchen and charge it to the parents
-Make felt food to point in play kitchen
-Marvel at inability to make felt food
-Attempt to bring order to the living room that the Dark Lord trashes repeatedly every day
-Determine summer plans for daycare and work and the Dark Lord
-Rest
-Laugh repeatedly at the “rest” idea

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So Much Worse Then Waa-Laa

Posted on 3/29/2009 by alianora

I was just reading a baking blog, and the blogger said, and I quote:

“We’re going to need these cookies toot sweet!”

*twitch*

TOOT. SWEET.

*claws at face*

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Forever and Ever and a Day and a Half

Posted on 3/28/2009 by alianora

The week before this last one, I got called down to the county office to sign my contract! Finally, I am a licensed teacher!

But wait..I AM a licensed teacher. I HAVE been a licensed teacher for the past 7 years! So, why, exactly, did it take North Carolina FOUR MONTHS to agree with me?

Because my Alaska license had expired. 2 days after NC received it. It was a provisional license anyway, so maybe NC just decided Alaska wouldn’t have relicensed me. Which is true, I never did take the Alaskan history classes that i needed to take to teach longer in Alaska. I didnt take them, because i knew we were leaving, and there was no point.

Well, finally, after having to write, call, and fax SOUTH Carolina, home of my first teaching certificate from 2001 (no, really, and thank goodness they still had it on file), North Carolina finally grudgingly said ok, and sent me my license.

But wait! I teach PreK now! I’m not licensed to teach PreK!

REALLY? says I, because my transcripts disagree with you!

NC sniffed haughtily and said FINE, MAYBE i can be licensed in PreK, BUT FIRST I HAVE TO TAKE THESE TWO CLASSES. And they HAVE to be done this summer, or no license for me!

Well, fine then.

They sent me a letter on 1/14/2009 (TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY CLEARED MY LICENSE BTW) and listed the two classes I needed. This was, obviously, too late to apply to take the classes for Spring semester. So, im looking into summer classes. Makes sense, right?

NEITHER OF THE CLASSES I NEED ARE BEING OFFERED ANYWHERE CLOSE TO ME. Ive found ONE class that i need being offered. five days a week everyday for a month solid.

at a school 2 hours away.

They might have given me a teaching license because I bullied them into it, but right now, NC is laughing at me.

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Face It

Posted on 3/17/2009 by alianora

Ive recently been sucked into Facebook, and by sucked in, I mean I spend time examining the profiles of people I havent spoken to since junior high and debating about if i should ignore this person who i HATED but who I have a lot of friends in common with.

this is a really strange thing, honestly. and it makes me rather depressed to see how many people i grew up with identify themselves as Conservative, and even MORE depressed to see how many “flair” pieces are conservative, obnoxiously in-your-face preachy, or involve Edward Cullen.

there is one that says something to the effect of: Guys! Want to fall in love? Act like Edward Cullen!

Frankly, the LAST thing I want out of a guy is someone who will disable my car so I cant go see a friend and waits until Im asleep to SNEAK IN MY ROOM AND STARE AT ME AAAAHHH.

So, I need to come up with some smartass flair.

any suggestions?

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Bothered and Bewildered

Posted on 3/12/2009 by alianora

I’ve dealt with daylight savings time since I was born, so you would think I would be a pro at it, or something.

I’ve handled it in the past – a day or two of whining about my hour of lost sleep, and I was over it.

This year? This year has me completely turned around and sideways, and feeling like I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing.

I’ve spent the last four days in a confused daze, sinking into my chair at the end of the day for a nice few minutes of relaxing to stupid (asian) television, only to realize it’s way past time for bed and I havent done anything. Not even watch stupid tv.

Voldemort isn’t handling it much better, either. He’s clingy when we go to daycare, and has recently developed an aversion to his clothes being touched by anyone but himself.

If it was up to him, yesterday he would have slept in his sweater, because I had to take it off of him three times.

Trying to get him out of the shirt and into his pajamas was something akin to alligator wrestling.

Is it time to Fall Back, yet? This Spring Forward thing is killing me.

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