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...the broken mirror...
...or an essay of isolation...
09 December 2009 @ 06:27 pm
05 October 2009 @ 11:55 pm
I've the bestest most wonderful people in my life...
I wish I just didn't get blinded by my fears to see it...
Its amazing to know just one statement or action (as I often do) could break...
...but patience is what is needed...
<3<3<3<3<3
I wish I just didn't get blinded by my fears to see it...
Its amazing to know just one statement or action (as I often do) could break...
...but patience is what is needed...
<3<3<3<3<3
26 September 2009 @ 02:18 pm
04 September 2009 @ 05:28 pm
1. Master of Education=December, 2009 (a go)
2. Master of Science=December, 2010 (so far so good)
3. Gifted endorsement=begin Fall, 2010, complete Spring/Summer 2011
4. AP certification=Summer 2010 or 2011
5. National Board Certification=Spring/Fall 2011
6. pHd (in Science/Education)=begin Spring 2012, complete 2014?
Then, I will be way too smart, over qualified, and insane to continue teaching...right?:)
2. Master of Science=December, 2010 (so far so good)
3. Gifted endorsement=begin Fall, 2010, complete Spring/Summer 2011
4. AP certification=Summer 2010 or 2011
5. National Board Certification=Spring/Fall 2011
6. pHd (in Science/Education)=begin Spring 2012, complete 2014?
Then, I will be way too smart, over qualified, and insane to continue teaching...right?:)
29 August 2009 @ 09:52 pm
Last...NIN shows...in LA this week...must go...NEED to go...
*U&(*&(*%&$(*&#($#$
tickets no less then $500 at this point...%$&*%&$(*%&$(
this is what I get for slacking...
%%*$%&$(*%&$(*&$(%
NIN...must seen NIN...%$*()$*$)(
so maybe I'm alittle obsessive
alittle...
it would only be my...11th show (6th out of state)...
BUT, BUT...
Monday they performed the ENTIRE Downward Spiral...OMFG!!!
*U&(*&(*%&$(*&#($#$
tickets no less then $500 at this point...%$&*%&$(*%&$(
this is what I get for slacking...
%%*$%&$(*%&$(*&$(%
NIN...must seen NIN...%$*()$*$)(
so maybe I'm alittle obsessive
alittle...
it would only be my...11th show (6th out of state)...
BUT, BUT...
Monday they performed the ENTIRE Downward Spiral...OMFG!!!
02 August 2009 @ 06:33 pm
> Historic Facts
> .
> Here are some facts about the 1500s:
>
> Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in
> May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting
> to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.
> Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
> Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the
> > house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons
> and
> > men,then the women and finally the children, last of all, the babies. By
> > then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence
> the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
> >
> > Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood under-
> > neath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs,
> > cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.
> >
> > When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would
> > slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and
> > dogs."
> >
> > There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house, that posed
> > a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could
> > really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a
> > sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy
> > beds came into existence.
> >
> > The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
> > Hence the saying "dirt poor."
> >
> > The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when
> > wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their
> > footing.
> > As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you
> > opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was
> > placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a "threshhold."
> >
> > In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
> > always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things
> to the
> > pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would
eat
> the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight
> > and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that
> > had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot,
> peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
> >
> > Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.
> > When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It
> > was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon.." They
> > would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and
> > "chew the fat."
> >
> > Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid con-
> > tent caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poi-
> > soning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the
> > next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
> >
> > Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
> > the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper>
> > crust."
> >
> > Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
> > sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along
> > the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They
> > were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family
> would
> > gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up.
> > Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
> >
> > England is old and small and the local folks started running out of
> > places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the
> bones to a "bonehouse" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins,
1
> out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they
> realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would
tie
> a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and
> > up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit
out
> > in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the
> bell;
> > thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead
> ringer."
> .
> Here are some facts about the 1500s:
>
> Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in
> May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting
> to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.
> Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
> Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the
> > house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons
> and
> > men,then the women and finally the children, last of all, the babies. By
> > then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence
> the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
> >
> > Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high, with no wood under-
> > neath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs,
> > cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.
> >
> > When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would
> > slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and
> > dogs."
> >
> > There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house, that posed
> > a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could
> > really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a
> > sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy
> > beds came into existence.
> >
> > The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
> > Hence the saying "dirt poor."
> >
> > The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when
> > wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their
> > footing.
> > As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you
> > opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was
> > placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a "threshhold."
> >
> > In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
> > always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things
> to the
> > pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would
eat
> the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight
> > and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that
> > had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot,
> peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
> >
> > Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.
> > When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It
> > was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon.." They
> > would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and
> > "chew the fat."
> >
> > Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid con-
> > tent caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poi-
> > soning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the
> > next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
> >
> > Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
> > the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper>
> > crust."
> >
> > Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
> > sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along
> > the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They
> > were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family
> would
> > gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up.
> > Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
> >
> > England is old and small and the local folks started running out of
> > places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the
> bones to a "bonehouse" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins,
1
> out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they
> realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would
tie
> a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and
> > up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit
out
> > in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the
> bell;
> > thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead
> ringer."
02 August 2009 @ 05:03 pm
Simply Italy (Winter 2009/2010)
Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights)
Welcome to Rome, capital of Italy, and the Eternal City! The rest of the day is free to relax or explore on your own. This evening we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelers. Afterwards, maybe enjoy an evening illuminations tour of the city or join the evening throng in cosmopolitan Piazza Navona with its centerpiece of Bernini’s magnificent fountain.
Hotel: Novadomus (2 nights)
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing and at leisure
Our morning sightseeing tour of the Eternal City with a local guide includes Michelangelo’s magnificent depiction of the Creation on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, as well as St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Our visit of the Basilica – built at the spot where St. Peter is said to have died – will include Michelangelo’s moving statue of the ‘Pietà’, as well as the colonnades around St. Peter’s Square guarded by the gaily attired Swiss Guards. Then we cross the River Tiber to reach
Ancient Rome but first pause in Piazza Venezia where we may take pictures of the ‘Wedding Cake’ or monument to Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. We will also see the 15th century Palazzo Venezia as well as the Campidoglio.
We continue along the Via Sacra to the Roman Forum and we visit the breathtaking Colosseum, the most famous monument of Ancient Rome. Originally known as Flavian’s Amphitheatre, it was started by the Emperor Vespasian between 70 and 76 AD – and today is still standing! Finally we see the Roman’s favourite chariot racing stadium – the Circus Maximus overlooked by the Palatine Hill. Later maybe visit the Catacombs and Pantheon or relax, sip a cappucino and watch the world go by in a sidewalk café on the famous Via Veneto. This evening, why not try one of the many trattorias for dinner, and don’t forget to throw a coin in the famous Trevi Fountain to ensure your speedy return. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome - Florence (2 nights)
We drive through the Lazio region, following the upper valley of the Tiber, before driving through peaceful Umbria. We continue into the lush green hills of Tuscany where we join the valley of the river Arno and soon arrive in Renaissance Florence. This afternoon perhaps take a leisurely stroll through the medieval streets of the city and visit some of its magnificent museums and galleries. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Grand Hotel Mediterraneo (2 nights)
Day 5 - Florence sightseeing and at leisure
Our sightseeing tour of this beautiful city on foot includes the Cathedral, the Baptistery with its magnificent bronze doors, the Signoria Square with its Renaissance sculptures and the fine marble architecture of the Santa Croce Basilica, which we visit to see the resting place of Michelangelo and many other great artists, scientists and politicians. There’s time to shop for fine leather goods and 18-carat gold designer jewelry before perhaps taking an excursion to Pisa – famous for its amazing Leaning Tower. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Florence – Venice
Today it’s a short drive to magical Venice where we enjoy a canal cruise by private motor launch to St. Mark’s Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica. Later we visit a traditional glass-blowing factory and our Tour Director shows us a Hidden Treasure of this unique city! Perhaps discover the Island of Burano – one of the many islands in the lagoon – and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch with fish freshly caught in the lagoon. This evening, before dinner at our hotel, a romantic gondola serenade as you glide through the narrow canals of this Byzantine masterpiece, would be hard to resist! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Boscolo B4 Venezia
Day 7 - Venice (Lido) - Rome
Our morning drive takes us across the fertile Po Valley to Bologna, where we join the Autostrada del Sole for the beautiful journey over the Apennine Mountains. We drive back through the unique Tuscan landscape, the shady hills of Umbria and return to the region of Rome, Lazio. Later this evening we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with wine in a local restaurant. (BuffetBreakfast / Farwell Dinner)
Hotel: Cristoforo Colombo
Day 8 Rome – USA
Today, it’s ‘Arrivederci Roma’ as your tour comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights)
Welcome to Rome, capital of Italy, and the Eternal City! The rest of the day is free to relax or explore on your own. This evening we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelers. Afterwards, maybe enjoy an evening illuminations tour of the city or join the evening throng in cosmopolitan Piazza Navona with its centerpiece of Bernini’s magnificent fountain.
Hotel: Novadomus (2 nights)
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing and at leisure
Our morning sightseeing tour of the Eternal City with a local guide includes Michelangelo’s magnificent depiction of the Creation on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, as well as St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Our visit of the Basilica – built at the spot where St. Peter is said to have died – will include Michelangelo’s moving statue of the ‘Pietà’, as well as the colonnades around St. Peter’s Square guarded by the gaily attired Swiss Guards. Then we cross the River Tiber to reach
Ancient Rome but first pause in Piazza Venezia where we may take pictures of the ‘Wedding Cake’ or monument to Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. We will also see the 15th century Palazzo Venezia as well as the Campidoglio.
We continue along the Via Sacra to the Roman Forum and we visit the breathtaking Colosseum, the most famous monument of Ancient Rome. Originally known as Flavian’s Amphitheatre, it was started by the Emperor Vespasian between 70 and 76 AD – and today is still standing! Finally we see the Roman’s favourite chariot racing stadium – the Circus Maximus overlooked by the Palatine Hill. Later maybe visit the Catacombs and Pantheon or relax, sip a cappucino and watch the world go by in a sidewalk café on the famous Via Veneto. This evening, why not try one of the many trattorias for dinner, and don’t forget to throw a coin in the famous Trevi Fountain to ensure your speedy return. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome - Florence (2 nights)
We drive through the Lazio region, following the upper valley of the Tiber, before driving through peaceful Umbria. We continue into the lush green hills of Tuscany where we join the valley of the river Arno and soon arrive in Renaissance Florence. This afternoon perhaps take a leisurely stroll through the medieval streets of the city and visit some of its magnificent museums and galleries. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Grand Hotel Mediterraneo (2 nights)
Day 5 - Florence sightseeing and at leisure
Our sightseeing tour of this beautiful city on foot includes the Cathedral, the Baptistery with its magnificent bronze doors, the Signoria Square with its Renaissance sculptures and the fine marble architecture of the Santa Croce Basilica, which we visit to see the resting place of Michelangelo and many other great artists, scientists and politicians. There’s time to shop for fine leather goods and 18-carat gold designer jewelry before perhaps taking an excursion to Pisa – famous for its amazing Leaning Tower. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Florence – Venice
Today it’s a short drive to magical Venice where we enjoy a canal cruise by private motor launch to St. Mark’s Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica. Later we visit a traditional glass-blowing factory and our Tour Director shows us a Hidden Treasure of this unique city! Perhaps discover the Island of Burano – one of the many islands in the lagoon – and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch with fish freshly caught in the lagoon. This evening, before dinner at our hotel, a romantic gondola serenade as you glide through the narrow canals of this Byzantine masterpiece, would be hard to resist! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Boscolo B4 Venezia
Day 7 - Venice (Lido) - Rome
Our morning drive takes us across the fertile Po Valley to Bologna, where we join the Autostrada del Sole for the beautiful journey over the Apennine Mountains. We drive back through the unique Tuscan landscape, the shady hills of Umbria and return to the region of Rome, Lazio. Later this evening we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with wine in a local restaurant. (BuffetBreakfast / Farwell Dinner)
Hotel: Cristoforo Colombo
Day 8 Rome – USA
Today, it’s ‘Arrivederci Roma’ as your tour comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet Breakfast)
13 July 2009 @ 04:07 pm
Thank you to all who came out for my bday party...it was fun and naughty:)...
And of course, a big thanks to Meghan (and Elliot I guess:) for hosting the after party...
Next year's the big 30...what ever shall I do...
And of course, a big thanks to Meghan (and Elliot I guess:) for hosting the after party...
Next year's the big 30...what ever shall I do...
13 July 2009 @ 12:37 am
Harry Potter plan: midnight Wednesday...I'll be there by 8pm waiting for my other halfs to out of school and work...will save spots for a FEW people who join us at a reasonable time...let me/us know...
CORRECTION:
As a slacker, all the late night shows are sold out...so the plan is now noon on Wednesday...
CORRECTION:
As a slacker, all the late night shows are sold out...so the plan is now noon on Wednesday...
08 June 2009 @ 06:00 pm
Planning planning...trying to figure out numbers...
July 10th or 11th?
2-7
Destination #1: 2-4 Stratum laser tag (mesa) (family friendly so my niece and nephew can attend)
Destination #2: 5-7 Geisha a go go (scottsdale) sushi and karaoke (grown ups only)
I'll cover the cost of the reservation for Geisha a go go, everything else ya'll have to pay for...
If interested in going, let me know...
July 10th or 11th?
2-7
Destination #1: 2-4 Stratum laser tag (mesa) (family friendly so my niece and nephew can attend)
Destination #2: 5-7 Geisha a go go (scottsdale) sushi and karaoke (grown ups only)
I'll cover the cost of the reservation for Geisha a go go, everything else ya'll have to pay for...
If interested in going, let me know...
groggy21 May 2009 @ 05:52 pm
14 April 2009 @ 10:09 am
...so about 10 minutes after my last post...the world I knew started to end...
after posting, I went to give her her 8 o'clock meds...
...and my mom didn't wake up, no matter what I did...
...calls were made, people showed, something changed...
...then Koli's mom Lisa showed, and she was the BEST thing I could have hoped for, she used to work at a VA Hospice...she took over and made the process as easy as possible...
...Amber could run...
...Amber did run...but Amber came back...
there is nothing that can remove the image of my mommie doing the "fish out of water" breathing"...and she did it for hours...it was the worst thing I'd ever seen, only Gavin's lifeless 2 year old brain dead body on life support waiting for the people who were receiving his organs to be prepped compares...
somewhere around 3:09am, my mom's heart no longer was beating
Hospice called, Science Care was called...and hell ended?
now things begin differently...
Elliot was the most amazing, supportive person in this situation, even when I wanted to hit him when he wouldn't leave me alone, even in the room with my mom...as angry as he made me by shadowing me, I don't know what I would have done if he hadn't...
he's right, I would have checked out, left the world...and may not have come back...
I still really haven't...
a thorough and complete nothingness
a memorial service is Sunday
after posting, I went to give her her 8 o'clock meds...
...and my mom didn't wake up, no matter what I did...
...calls were made, people showed, something changed...
...then Koli's mom Lisa showed, and she was the BEST thing I could have hoped for, she used to work at a VA Hospice...she took over and made the process as easy as possible...
...Amber could run...
...Amber did run...but Amber came back...
there is nothing that can remove the image of my mommie doing the "fish out of water" breathing"...and she did it for hours...it was the worst thing I'd ever seen, only Gavin's lifeless 2 year old brain dead body on life support waiting for the people who were receiving his organs to be prepped compares...
somewhere around 3:09am, my mom's heart no longer was beating
Hospice called, Science Care was called...and hell ended?
now things begin differently...
Elliot was the most amazing, supportive person in this situation, even when I wanted to hit him when he wouldn't leave me alone, even in the room with my mom...as angry as he made me by shadowing me, I don't know what I would have done if he hadn't...
he's right, I would have checked out, left the world...and may not have come back...
I still really haven't...
a thorough and complete nothingness
a memorial service is Sunday
Current Mood: 
numb
numb18 March 2009 @ 10:21 pm
06 March 2009 @ 11:17 pm
26 February 2009 @ 06:42 pm
chipper14 January 2009 @ 08:26 pm
angry is another canceled grad class, which officially puts me a semester behind...grr...they canceled one last semester, and now another...I'm the only person (I think) getting the science emphasis, so of course the science classes get canceled...
I'm catching up on things in time, finally...D.C. is good to go (just gotta call and get a fund raiser organized, then I'm done except for a few minor details)...
Gifted Task Force=done
D.C.=60% done
D.C Law Project=paperwork in the works
Softball=1% done
Dissection Club=done with next year rolling
Masters of Science application=50% complete (now just waiting for 3 rec letters..tick tock...)
Masters of Education=50% complete
Benchmark/Assessments/Field Trip=90% done
am I missing something?
well, yeah, other then that one thing, you know...the thing that if I forget will be the death of me, my psyche, sanity, health, and security...but I forgot what it was...
I'm catching up on things in time, finally...D.C. is good to go (just gotta call and get a fund raiser organized, then I'm done except for a few minor details)...
Gifted Task Force=done
D.C.=60% done
D.C Law Project=paperwork in the works
Softball=1% done
Dissection Club=done with next year rolling
Masters of Science application=50% complete (now just waiting for 3 rec letters..tick tock...)
Masters of Education=50% complete
Benchmark/Assessments/Field Trip=90% done
am I missing something?
well, yeah, other then that one thing, you know...the thing that if I forget will be the death of me, my psyche, sanity, health, and security...but I forgot what it was...
Current Mood: accomplished