Sometimes I eat too much.

This past weekend involved more food than I ever thought anyone could consume in three days, and it shall continue tonight. I'm pretty sure I consume more food around my birthday than I do over the Christmas holidays. Anyone wanna join a gym with me on March 27th?

On the plus side, all the food was accompanied by much merriment.

And giant Kinder Surprise toys.

AND, to top everything off, yesterday I had my first picnic of the spring. It made me very happy. I'm hoping it will be a start to a season of many picnics and beaches. Because those kinds of things are what make life grand.

Sometimes g.mango makes me smile.

My good friend g.mango and I are both wretchedly ill today, and we have spent much time both talking to one another and desperately trying to find ways to entertain ourselves in our own homes. Here is one of the products of her boredom:

A drawring, courtesy of G.Mango Publications

Sometimes I'm a little unstable, though

Agree or disagree?

You Are 9: The Peacemaker

You are emotionally stable and willing to find common ground with others. Your friends and family often look to you to be the mediator when there is conflict. You are easy going and accepting. You take things as they come. Avoding conflict at all costs, you're content when things are calm.

What Number Are You?

I think this is at least somewhat true. Though maybe not so much the emotionally stable part...

I'd be curious to know what all the other numbers are.

Sometimes it's time to celebrate!

I am officially accepted into the Elementary Education Professional Degree Program starting September 2007!!!! Hoorah!!!!

AND tomorrow I'm off to the vdot (yes, again) to see a play on Granville Island for free! Then my good friend g.mango is coming back here for a few days of fun.

Now if I can just shake this plague I seem to have contracted, all will be well with the world!

Sometimes I get impatient.

I'm at a place right now where I'm full of passion and excitement for what my life is going to be five years from now (I hope), and full of impatience and frustration for what my life is at the moment. In my spare time I daydream about lesson plans and foster parenting, and I can't seem to focus on anything to do with French or History.

The unfortunate thing is that I have to get through the French and the History to get to the teaching and parenting. That is so frustrating to me.

And also frustrating is the fact that I know this attitude doesn't get anyone anywhere. But I can't seem to figure out how to get myself excited about now. Because now is not where I wanna be.

Sometimes I can't stand school.

I just wrote a paper (of sorts) on Mrs Dalloway.

I am tempted to title it "Talking out of my ass, with Julie Anna as your host" What do you think my instructor would do? I would so like to find out.

In other news, once I get through this first run of papers (the last one is due Tuesday), it will officially be reading break! Hoorah! That means that I'm off to the vdot again, this time for a play on Granville Island, and some good catching-up time with one g.mango who has been far away for far too long.

I am so excited! Hopefully that incentive will help me to get everything done that needs to be done before then. Because I seem to have misplaced my willpower somewhere. Has anyone seen it? I would greatly appreciate getting it back. Assuming I ever had one in the first place, that is.

Sometimes Jeopardy makes me smile.

A quote from a Jeopardy clue today:

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
-Dorothy Parker