Just to let you know

I just want y’all to know that I work with some of the most amazing people!

Today, after my very ridiculously full day, during my last class, one of my 3rd graders decided the girl next to him ‘stunk to high heaven’ and proceeded to spray his area of the room (meaning the entire room) with some cheapass, nasty cologne, no doubt mixed in a hidden meth lab and purchased used at one of Satan’s garage sales.

As we know, I have severe asthma and by the time I got a whiff of it, I was down for the count, gasping for air. My lungs completely closed down. 

Several of my girls ran from the room and got 2 of the teachers in the hall. One had a class, but another teacher was in the room and told him there was an emergency and she HAD to go. She got the school nurse, while the other one took control of my darling Rowdy bunch. My emergency inhaler was safely ensconced on my dresser at home, meaning useless to me. SO while the nurse and one teacher helped me to the nurse’s office where I was given a pretty serious breathing treatment, (and reamed out for not having the emergency inhaler with me) the other one took my class and made them read. The teacher who helped me went back to my room, packed up my purse, turned off my computer and had the room locked up and brought my stuff too me.

I am so grateful to all of them and even though they aren’t here, I wanted y’all to know I work with an awesome bunch of people.

I was told my entire class asked about me and was very concerned before they got on the buses. I suspect I will have hand drawn get well cards tomorrow.

My son has promised me dinner. He’s driving. The local German-Thai place is calling my name.

There is something wonderful

and freeing in taking off one’s bra at the end of a long long long day and watching The Girls just flop freely.

Really.

OT: Appreciating Beauty in the Classical tRAdition

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Originally posted on Guylty Pleasure:
As many of you have gathered from my absence, I spent the last week on a…

Need to do something…

Hmmmmm

I’m totally at a loss for the next  4 questions on my book meme. Completely.

   1. What time did you get up this morning? –   6 AM. Damn you, alarm

2. Diamonds or pearls? –  Neither… I love amethysts and Good Luck Topaz’s (they are a denim blue)

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? –Star Warss VII. Reminds me, I have a 25.00 Fandango Gift Card… Spawn and I should check out the theaters this weekend.

4. What is your favorite TV show? –  Xfiles, Boston Public, and Boston Legal. It should be noted I’ve not watched television in over 15 years.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? – A bowl of cereal

6. Favorite cuisine? –  Mexican, Italian and a GOOD Ribeye!

7. What is your middle name –  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

8. What food do you dislike? – Seafood. I don’t care… if it lives in teh water, I don want nuttin’ to do with it!!!!

9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? –  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

10. What kind of car do you drive? – 2000 Toyota Avalon

11. Favorite sandwich? – Teriyaki Chicken Sandwhich at Subway

12. Favorite items of clothing? – My jeans and a teeshirt. Actually, now that I live within inches of hell, tank tops are becoming my friend!

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? – Australia and/or New Zealand. Mountains…

14. What color is your bathroom? – off white. With accents of gray, purple…
15. 15. Favorite brand of clothing? – There are brands????

16. Where would you retire too? – The Beach…. waitaminute… I”m already there!!!!!

17. What was your most memorable birthday? – My 45th (Spawn took me to Fox’s Pizza and I ended up in the hospital – Gall bladder attack) and my 23rd – van broke down and we walked our pony up Buford Hwy for God knows how many miles in the dark in the cold…. and me with NO coat and 4 inch boot heels.

18. Favorite sport to watch? – Live hockey!!!!

    19. Favorite saying? – oh Booger snots

20. When is your birthday? – December 4th 

21. Pets? – 2 kitties. Lord Thunderbutt and Girly Girl

22. What did you want to be when you were little? – A model

23. How are you today? – I’m okay. I’m coming to work, I’m… working on it.

24. What would your name have been if you’d been born the opposite sex?  I’d be a junior

25. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? – Nov. 11th. Next 3 day weekend.

26. What job would you hate to have, and why? –  Would hate to be stuck in an office cube, with Muzak piped in. Gimme a room full of hormonal screaming children, lots of choral music and instruments and laughter… I keep the industrial bottles of Tylenol, motrin, advil and tums in my drawer and it’s okay….

27. What would you do if you suddenly came into a windfall? (But not enough to quit your day job) – Buy  a house and have mom come and decorate it!!!! Also fix the car I have, give it to Spawn and buy me a newer car.

 28. What is something about you that most people don’t know – I am VERY shy.

29. How did you meet your spouse? – Don’t have one and probably never will. 

30.What is your dream job? – Being retired.

Have some Richard.

 

I seem to be in a rut

I’ve got a book in mid-read and I’m not in the mood to finish – and it’s an author and character I really like.

I have a book from an author I love sitting in the wings and I’m just not…. meh.

In fact, overall I’m not in the mood to read at all.

I don’t want to do any gaming.

My Big Bang is back from the beta and there are very nice graphics but I think I”ve cleaned 4 pages of the 41 and that’s about it… THis is supposed to go up in the next week or two.

I’m staring at my Coca-Cola.

Nothing interests me. Nothing excites me. If someone gave me tickets to Love Love Love, plus airfare/train fare and 2 nights in NYC…. I don’t know.

There was no Sunday Beefcake or ManCandy Monday.

The next 4 questions of my book meme has me completely stumped.

I. Just. Don’t. Care.

Honestly, I’m seriously considering completely skipping this year’s elections. I’m just NOT that happy with all of it. I heard a news report where pollsters asked the people supporting these two idiots and the answer was over-whelming. It’s not that anyone LIKED their candidate and wanted to see them become president. It was actually, the voter HATED the other candidate so much, they were terrified of them becoming president. SO here we have The Lessor of Two Evils Election.

So.Not. Happy.

Has Word Press updated?

And screwed up my life again? Everything that was on my left and right sides are GONE! My archives, recent stuff, everything. I just have a bare bones blog with a header.

This needs to stop. I don’t have time for this stress!

Oh. It’s Friday. Have some Guy….

He’s grumpy too.

Yes I know, it’s Friday, but my last 2 classes will make me PAY for the weekend.

So

Retail therapy is very nice and I took pictures to show them off, however

1. Pictures show that while I’ve lost weight, I still have major girls and major ass.
2. I cannot take selfies without shaking all over
3. My room is VERY messy. Sorry

Along with the retail therapy, some nice soul sent flowers. Thank you.

I have NOT slept well the last 2 nights. I dream vividly the minute I fall off asleep. And I don’t stop. I wake up, roll over and pick up right where I left off. I’m supposed to see my doctor next month and I’m going to ask him for something. I’m just as exhausted when I wake up in the morning as I was when I went to sleep.

Oh and… break a leg Richard.

 

I am in bad bad bad need

of a rainy weekend. bad need. I need it to rain, I need to sit down with my feet up, with a pot of tea and my kindles (yes, plural) charged. (Remember, I still have my original generation kindle and it works just fine…. well, sorta just fine. Okay it doesn’t work fine, but I can read books on it. nyah.)

I also need towatchberlinestationwhichihaventdoneyetforreasonsi’msosorryrichard.

*coughs*

Sadly, it looks like my best day for rainy reading will be Thursday evening. I just might do that.

I also need to go into the garage and find my God on a Harley book. I want to say I read it last year, but I need to read it again. I have worth, I just need to remember it.

• 16:If you could bring three books to a deserted island which would you bring and why?
  • My Bible
  • The Masters and Mercenaries omnibus.
  • God on a Harley.
    • honorable mentions would be the Crispin Guest series and the Dana Harvey (Reapers Inc) series.I’d sneak them too.
• 17:If you owned a bookshop what would you call it?
  • Zee’s Reads.

C’mon. You saw that coming.

Have some Richard.

Again, none of these are mine. thank you to the creators

• 1: What book did you last finish? When was that? 
• 2:What are you currently reading?
• 3:What book are you planning to read next?
• 4:What was the last book you added to your tbr?
• 5:Which book did you last re-read?
• 6:Which book was the last one you really, really loved?
• 7:What was/were the last book/books you bought?
• 8:Paperback or hardcover? Why?
• 9:YA, NA or Adult? Why?
• 10:Sci-Fi or fantasy? Why?
• 11:Classic or modern? Why?
• 12:Political memoirs or comedic memoirs?
• 13:Name a book with a really bad movie/tv adaption
• 14:Name a book where the movie/tv adaption actually was better than the original
• 15:What book changed your life?
• 16:If you could bring three books to a deserted island which would you bring and why?
• 17:If you owned a bookshop what would you call it?
• 18:Which character from a book is the most like you?
• 19:Which character from a book is the least like you?
• 20:Best summer read?
• 21:Best winter read?
• 22:Pro or anti e-readers? Why?
• 23:Bookdepository or Amazon?
• 24:Do you prefer to buy books online or in a bookshop?
• 25:If you could be a character from a book for just one day who would you be and why? (Bonus: any specific day in the story?)
• 26:If you could be a character from a book for their entire life who would you be and why?
• 27:If you could change one thing about mainstream literature what would you change? (i.e. more diversity, better writing, better plot etc.)
• 28:How many books have you read so far this year?
• 29:How do you sort your shelves? (i.e. by color, author, title etc.)
• 30:Who’s your favorite author?
• 31:Who’s your favorite contemporary author?
• 32:Who’s your favorite fantasy author?
• 33:Who’s your favorite Sci-Fi author?
• 34:List five OTPs
• 35:Name a book you consider to be terribly underrated
• 36:Name a book you consider to be terribly overrated
• 37:How many books are actually in your bookshelf/shelves right now?
• 38:What language do you (most often) read in?
• 39:Name one of your favorite childhood books
• 40:Name one of your favorite books from your teenage years
• 41:Do you own a library card? How often do you use it?
• 42:Which was the best book you had to read in school?
• 43:Are you the kind of person who reads several books at once or the kind of person who can only read one book at a time?
• 44:Do you like to listen to music when you read?
• 45:What is your favorite thing to eat when you read?
• 46:What is your favorite thing to drink when you read?
• 47:What do you do to get out of a reading slump?
• 48:Where is your favorite place to read?
• 49:When is your favorite time to read?
• 50:Why do you love to read?

 

 

BEEFCAKE!!!!

I love my friends. I do I do.

My snark should be over soon. I promise.

We (meaning me and Spawn) attended a new church today. We enjoyed the one we’ve been going to, but there is no one there his age (these people are all married with kids) and all the women my age are widowed or married. Just nothing there. I fear that might be the case anywhere I go in this area. Large churches (read between the lines – mega) don’t exist here. It’s really rather… disappointing.

Either way, we attended a different church today. Bigger, more contemporary… the preacher was great. The choir needs help and the pianist was bangy. We got in the car and Spawn asks – Mom? How’s your ears????

But we liked it enough to go back next Sunday. We’re making notes about the fall festivals coming up and the county fair.

Been a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time since I’ve been to a county fair.

Either way…. time for Beefcake, eh??

Well, we know where MY mind is at.

This man should be illegal.

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

Just some snarking

 

okay, so to be honest, I’m in a much better place today than I was yesterday.And I’ll be in a better place tomorrow than today.

Because yesterday was hell, today was my hell day and tomorrow is Friday.

You know what’s sobering? When you are crying your eyes out in the hallway and your son, who already has his share of challenges hugs you and not only starts praying for your peace of mind and healing of heart, but then prays that The Almighty would smack the immortal piss-fire out of the coward broke up with his mother via text!!!

Talk about cold. Like I said, I’m in a much better place today. I so believe in Kharma. And I truthfully believe that when God takes something out of your hands, he’s going to put something better in them!

This chick rocks the HELL out of break up tunes!

Either way, I’ve been participating in some retail therapy.

I have red pants this will look super cute with!

I don’t have this color and I love shark tail hems!

I’m in bad need of a black turtleneck.

They are telling us we’re in for a cold winter. We had a cold one last winter. Luckily, it only lasted about 6 weeks!

These are bought. I’m LOOKING at this…

Seeing how a large portion of their customers are plus size women, I wish they’d get a plus size model. This chick is a size 2.

A friend of mine wants to set me up with a friend of hers. He’s a professor at a college in the Carolinas and has a musical background. I just might. Truth is, I just want to clean my house, unpack my books and knit for a while, while I watch Berlin Station.

Yep. Much better place. I’m gonna be okay.

Have some Richard!