charts, facts, figures

Seeing as I "helpfully" (er, I mean that ironically) linked either to my main journal or my page of fanfic (though I suppose that would be helpful so you could see what I write, and therefore what I might enjoy? Don't ask me to explain my logic, there was none) I will write this and leave it at the top of my journal and make a link from my fanfic page as well. My apologies. So, to begin...

Dear Yuletide Writer,

( Specifics within )

Dear yuletide Writer:

( Yay Yuletide! )

Watching POTC 2 with siblings (one of Younger Sister's presents and enjoying the lull after eating a still mostly squishy gingerbread cookie. Yum.

Happy Christmas Eve birthday to capedcrusader92, whee! I made a post last night, but my computer ate it. Boo.

Today was nice, on the whole. It was nice and relaxed (we not really ever being wake up at dawn type people) and full of coffee cake and presents.

Those being:

* t-shirts, two fuzzy sweaters and a grey hoodie
* some GameCube games
* finger puppets!!! for teaching! They're so cute and little. A pig with a crown and a tutu! *glees*
* a really swank digital camera (which I specifically wanted) 'cause mine was lame and old and didn't work
* a pair of jeans that don't quite fit

Fun fun :o) And it will be nice to have Christmas Part II in a couple days with Mom's sisters and my cousins, etc. I'm looking forward to it. Not mostly because I heart central CA.

Today? It was 80 degrees. On Christmas Day. I.... could get used to this XD

Wow, if you haven't seen it and need a laugh (or to roll your eyes) go watch the trailer for Ocean's 13. I'd be irritated about the penchant for continuing to make sequels about this, if they were all so aware of how amusing and corny it is. And Al Pacino, George Clooney, Brad Pitt AND Andy Garcia? Hell YES. *giggles*

Incentive to work on my yuletide pinch hit, that's for sure. *waggles eyebrows* I dutifully made a list of all the fic ideas that had been rattling in my head and have finished/worked substantially on... none of them. Oops?

But Older Sister is here! Now all we need is Older Brother (2nd Older Sister-with-Husband can't get off work) and it will officially be Christmas! And, you know, a tree. Somewhere.

Well, I emerged from the end of the semester relatively unscathed (a predeliction to taking spontaneous naps in the past two days, but that's to be expected). I successfully turned in a portfolio on Thursday detailing my growth over the semester (whee?) and the presentation was way less high stress than our professors set it up to be. Shocker, they were just trying to make us more anxious *shakes head*

I can't believe I finally get out of here and fly to California tomorrow. *would be giddy, but tired woah* My goal today is to clean my room majorly, go buy an NYU tshirt (Xmas present) and finish my Christmas cards. Partly because I know that I need to figure out the large amount of papers in here before I leave, so that I am not swallowed alive by them when I return. Also, I need to find all my textbooks, because some of them are ones I'm using next semester too and therefore should read over break.

The other thing, is the fun Xmas Wish list meme. I did a verison of this, but to follow the "rules", here it is really. Link to yours, please and thank you :o)

MY WISH LIST, by Flyakate:

1. Kid picture books. Used or not, as long as they are not falling apart. Soon-to-be-teachers are poor, yo. Especially wanted if these are books you liked as a kid and not Where the Wild Things Are. XD

2. Recommendations of nice comfy not-sneakery grownup shoes, because I suck at finding shoes that don't give me blisters on my heels. *pouts*

3. Colorful, comfy, fun socks. Whee, socks.

4. Bouncy exercising music (or something fun/upbeat to listen to), because I need to exercise the student teaching eating-too-much-crap-ness off yesterday.

5. Music by Ladysmith Black Mombazo will win you everything, for life. *nods*

6. Newsies? I mean, come ON, singing Christian Bale!

7. Cards/pictures/small artsy things to hang on the wall. Funky as you like, quotes are fabulous. Collages/original art is also amazing.

8. Fanfic, if that's your thing, totally rocks. Ummm, Firefly, Supernatural, Due South, especially, but also Dark is Rising, Dark Tower, and RENT, too.

9. Recipes of tasty, not ridiculously bad for you things. That are not hard to cook. Wow, coherent.

10. An elementary teaching job in California. Preferences near San Francisco, but near LA-ish is okay too. Hey, it could happen...

If you would be needing my address, email me at KatStarling9@yahoo.com. Yis.

( The Rules that are NOT just Guidelines )

Reason I haven't updated in a while is because of the end-of-semester work that is eating me alive. Which seems even more ridiculous because my days are filled with student teaching and I keep getting so tired at night. Well, a 10-15 page paper calls, so wish me luck. Hopefully most of it can be cribbed cut and pasted gathered from the GOING ON 26 pages of data analysis wtf. Wish me luck? Or broken limbs? Or something?

Also, if you missed the absurdly early Holiday Card post, it's over here. Screened, of course :o)

A week and four days from now? I'll be in California. Here's hoping...