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I have some sort of cold (at least I think it's a cold) most likely from teaching all last week for a teacher who was out with a cold/flu/bronchitis/plague. So my nose is stuffy and it's making me a little headachy to day, which is fun.

I spent a couple hours this afternoon making tabs on my browser of all the job listings in schools nearby, so I can have one big "write cover letter, add resume and SEND" party, as it were.

Man, my head hurts. I was planning on going to see a friend's play tonight (a one-man show about Jeffrey Dahmer! It's so bizarrely cool!) but I feel kind of like crap.

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I started this entry a couple hours ago, and in the interim I had some painkillers and caffeine and real food, all of which helped to mostly kill the headache. So that's good. Huge bummer that I don't get to go see my friend be a serial killer, but such is life. At least it's open for the next weekend (this and the next one too) so hopefully I'll make it out. There's a production of RENT at Fort Mason that I'd love to see also, so I will have to try hard to get out and get a ticket.

Also, Oldest Sister is coming down for the weekend, so that will be fun!

So I've been having allergies for what seems like ever, although it's only really a week, maybe. Which kind of sucks. And I couldn't deal with people, so by the end of camp today I only made it as far as the gas station buy diet coke and now I've had lots of hummus and some leftover frozen yogurt and watched some Bones and played some Mario Kart for the Wii and now am having some oatmeal (where I think it got a little damp from my water bottle this afternoon, but I doubt it will kill me) and yeah.

It's been a day.

But I got to be INSIDE A BUBBLE TODAY. The Bubble Man did his show for the kids and asked if any grownup wanted to be in a bubble and everyone else had a look of "uh... no" on their face and I basically said, "uh, yes please!". So that was pretty awesome.

I kind of want to run a load of laundry, but I fear that will keep me up too late. Although I guess I could pick up my room and tidy things while that occurred.

Since I handed in my lesson plans for summer camp, I don't really remember what I said I was doing tomorrow afternoon. Bummer? But the morning is mostly painless workbook pages and math games in summer school. Second graders (who I still kind of think of as first graders, until I really think about it) are pretty cute.

Another GIP of sorts, because Robert Downey Jr. is all kinds of awesome. Makes me want to dig out Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, although I only have it in iPod format, and that's kind of crappy resolution.

Sigh. Should post this before my battery runs out and I have to sprint back to my room and plug in my computer. Night!

Okay, so the power shut off TWICE while we were watching Bones, and then again in the middle of House, and then was off for a long time and it was creepy and dark and there was this weird guy standing out near the front of our house and it was stressful.

So I'll have to post about Booth and Brennan and their whole drama-filled existence later, k?

And don't even get me started about Supernatural, I'm still 3 episodes behind. Thanks for all the spoiler cuts, though.

*clings to the light*

No dishwasher. Subbing first graders tomorrow (for Forrest, not Labyrinth, which is sad). Either taking sister to train station before school or not. Highly stressed, not quite sure why.

*incoherent noise*

Sorry, just had to get that out.

I knew I shouldn't have overdone it this afternoon. I walked over to Walgreens (and now own lots of candy, hee) but now I have absolutely no inclination or energy to leave the house and see Mark Zukas (Zakus? whatever). Partly also my cough has gotten worse and more cough-like, ew.

Although I made and ate lots of tortellini, yum. Even though I feel randomly dizzy; I hate being sick. Or perhaps I should watch less tv. Or go buy some cough medicine. Siigh.

But! I am watching Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and it's all about Travellers (like Eddie Izzard on that show which is unfortunately less funny that I was expecting). Which is kind of cool.

...although my house just vibrated. Huh. How strange. That was either the shortest earthquake ever (doubtful) or just really, really bizzare. Weird.


And of course NOW (8:15) I feel much better. Dammit.

It seems like all I do, lately, is sleep. While intellectually, I know that's not entirely true, I'm having a hell of a time getting up and/or going to bed. Granted, I'm sure this is merely a reaction to having too much caffeine later in the evening and not enough water, which makes me groggy and lazy all day (not to mention that my bed is so damn comfortable, wow) but it's getting really irritating. Of course, that's when the anxiety kicks in that something's wrong with me and I start Googling things. That way lies trouble, I tell you.

So... yeah. Younger Sister came back from spending the weekend in the city with her boyfriend (after spending the rest of last week with our parents) so that's good. I might be subbing on Wednesday in the 4th grade, which will be fun. I have a multitude of story ideas bouncing around in my head, which is excellent. I just.... mnergh.

Sorry. I promise that my next entry will be slightly more up beat and have an actual topic; like excitement over my room being almost put together, or reminiscing based on adorable postcards I found. Which reminds me...

In packing/cleaning/moving, I found I have a stack of postcards form random places that I bought and then never sent to anyone. Would anyone care for a postcard that most likely has no basis on where I live currently? If I don't have your address, send it to me! flyakate (at) livejournal should work. And, if I do? I... might send you a postcard either way ;o)

rhymester: I need your new house address. Unless you want me to send all your mail to your parents house; I seem to have lost all the other addresses I had (where you don't live anymore, anyway). So, address please and thank you!

Glad I remembered that, it redeemed the depressing downward spiral of this post.

Got a call from some school that wanted to hire me (apparently). But I live too far away. Damn you, stupid things like traffic!!!

There is no reason this should be as upsetting as it is, but I just. Really want a job.

( Girly meme! )

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Sorry I've been so lax in updating lately, busybusy with lots of schoolwork. These last few weeks I've really cemented my decision to move West. It didn't help that Friday night, bricks fell through a crawlspace in the bathroom ceiling (I'll have to upload pictures, it's so bizzare) and the toilet clogged for a day and a half.

But I have a new toilet trick! If you squirt liquid dish soap in there with the clog, wait 5 minutes, then pour boiling/really hot water (like a potful) and then plunge, it fixes itself! It's like magic! *feels very proud*

I also spent a large amount of money buying tulips so my third graders can see the inside parts of a flower. Whee. But the aparment is clean, I actually went out on Saturday, and there are only 28 more days of this. I think I'll manage.

Maybe I'll actually do some homework now. That'd be a good idea. *flees*

I need to see Vienna Teng at some point, because her music is absolutely... ravishing, for lack of another word. I also love "Harbour" more than lots of things. It's right up there with "Book of Love", honestly. Song that just... get you, right there. All Will Be Well, by The Gabe Dixon Band, equally.

I survived Parent/Teacher Conferences, and so did the parents. One of them didn't show up who said they would, and only one didn't ever come at all (though she hadn't signed up, and never returns our calls, so no too suprising). And no one freaked out, on either side. Although there are MANY funny stories and awkward moments that continue to amuse my teacher and I that I will have to post about when it's not almost 11pm. In other news, I get to teach the use of the "caret" tomorrow in Writers Workshop, which amuses me. Maybe just because I think it's funny that I'm teaching about... a symbol. Hee.

Yes, I'm weird. Shaddup.

In other news, it's one of those curl up with a blanket times of the month. Not that I can, I mostly just overtake Alleve and suck it up. But still, comfy clothes and caffeine tomorrow is a MUST. And I made lunch (mmmm, pb&j *is five*)! Go me :o)

In other freaky news, Mom went in to get an MRI (she had been having a weird eye muscle thing and it was freaking her out) but it turns out she's totally fine. I'll just be the puddle of delayed stress reaction, over here. *wibbles*

Hope all's well (and all manner of things will be well?) with you, dearies. I'm off to dose up on my painkillers and curl into a ball bed. Night!

Mental note for tomorrow: only ONE soda. You have gotten down to just one, so all this excess caffeine is pissing off the stomach. Silly girl. Also? NO CHOCOLATE. See previous stomach pissing off. No good, I tell you. Fuck this anxiety shit; tonight is one of those times I wish I could be one of those "normal" people whose bodies didn't randomly freak out for no reason. On the upside, I've gotten the blood numbers back from the doctor (who says that my family is not crazier than Sirius Black's, for what it's worth. god he's strange) and I am exceedingly healthy. Which is nice. Except my stomach gets PISSED OFF. *would glare at it if that would help*

On the plus side, I own some actual excerise clothes, which I can wear and get fit in, and they are mine. *is five, gleefully* Also? I procurred House of Leaves from Borders--which took a bit of finding because I would have put the book in Literature but it was in horror, oooooh scary, which I guess makes sense too--as well as Finding Serenity, for pure geeky fun.

And, with what I've heard about HoL, to give myself something to read when I can't sleep at night for fear. Oh goody. Is it sad that I'm excited? Clearly a masochist, me.

Got to see mom's mom today (which doesnt connect well with masochism, although is amusingly apt. I mean...) which was nice. Also, had childhood-reminiscent cheese soup and bread for lunch (and dinner!). Mmmmmmm. Also a rambly drive past all the housese I lived in when I was wee. For, in case you were unaware, I lived in CA until I was 10. Still miss it a lot, and will most likely return there after finishing Grad School. At least, it's looking that way at the moment.

Only two more days until Family Fest, or The Reunion. Whichever. Lots of caps and such. Because it deserves it. There are campfires and cousins and a softball game and kids games with a balloon toss and t-shirts and laughter and booze and camping and early mornings and late nights. Sooooo excited. Nostalgic, but excited :o)

On a sidenote, for all its corniness, I love the 'Aslan theme' on trumpets that runs through so much of the Royal Shakespeare Company's version of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". It almost makes up for Lucy's line about feeling as "lonely as a teddybear that has lost both its ears". WTF does that mean? "Always Winter Now" and "The Lion Leaps" are still my favorite. Though I am now thinking that poor Lucy is just getting stuck with all the most ridiculous lines. Poor dear.