I say we hit the cruise control

so we are taking the computer in today, to hopefully be fixed. Keep your fingers crossed...and I'll see ya back here when it's back home!

I guess I'll post here, even though I have posted here.

About an hour til I have to go to work. I wish I knew that I had the job for the fall. Cuz then I would quit Curves. I hate hating a job. I just dread going there every week. And I don't even work out anymore, which is AWFUL. I'm gonna get yelled at about it again. Anyway, tonight the usual Monday girl will not be with me so I get to work with someone I don't like. Let's see if she tells me I have to clean the freakin toilets, even though she's NOT THE BOSS. Argh.

I am debating about going to Philly with Megan this weekend for Live 8. I want to go soooo bad. Bon Jovi's there, who you all know I LOVE, along with Sarah McLachlan, DMB, P. Diddy, Keith Urban, Will Smith, Maroon 5, Rob Thomas, among a few others I forget. I just don't want to feel left out if I go with her and her friends. We'll see.

Guess I should go take a shower before I go to work. I am running out of time. And I might be late.

on second thought, don't. well, actually it's not so bad. Especially when I don't really have a reason to leave the house today. And there's no thunder.

Been watching tennis this week. It's Wimbledon, which is oh so exciting. Yay, tennis. We finally got our Legg Mason tickets a couple weeks ago, so I can't wait for that.

The one day we are going to Legg Mason is the night Backstreet Boys are "in town". Really, they're at Nissan in VA but it's close enough to be considered "in town". I want to see them cuz I love the new album.

I also want to see Rascal Flatts, but I don't know who would go with me. There's only lawn seats left (also at Nissan) so that's no fun, but I want to see them so bad that I might break my "I refuse to go to Nissan again unless I have actual seats" rule. I did find single tickets for seats that were decent. But what fun is going to a concert and not sitting with anyone you know?

On the fourth of July, Josh Gracin is going to be at Baker Park. This means I can see him for free. And I am oh so excited. Jamie says she hates fireworks so we will probably leave before them. I feel indifferent about them.

I want a new purse cuz I am sick of using my pink Tommy purse...that has a grease stain on it. I want a different color cuz I am wearing pink more and don't want too much pink going on...ya know? But I don't know where to get one...cuz nothing I see I want.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Marianne Birthday: Halloween 79 Birthplace: Silver Spring, MD Current Location: Germantown, MD Eye Color: greenish... Hair Color: brown Height: 5'6" Right Handed or Left Handed: right Your Heritage: german, french, irish, some other stuff The Shoes You Wore Today: white flip flops Your Weakness: emotional Your Fears: failure, death, not being happy Your Perfect Pizza: depends on my mood Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: get a job with benefits Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: not a phrase but probably "..." Thoughts First Waking Up: I have to pee Your Best Physical Feature: hair? Your Bedtime: depends, during the school year it's around 10, summer it's whenever I am tired Your Most Missed Memory: riding my big wheels down the street Pepsi or Coke: neither MacDonalds or Burger King: depends, usually MD, except for bfast Single or Group Dates: any dates Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: anything decaf Chocolate or Vanilla: depends on my mood, but vanilla lacks caffeine Cappuccino or Coffee: decaf coffee (see a pattern? freakin' genes) Do you Smoke: no Do you Swear: some Do you Sing: not well Do you Shower Daily: depends on if I plan to do anything Have you Been in Love: no Do you want to go to College: I went and don't want to go back. It was a blast the first time...and I never want to take a class again Do you want to get Married: yes Do you belive in yourself: sometimes Do you get Motion Sickness: hell yes, but I take Dramamine cuz I love me some roller coasters Do you think you are Attractive: eh Are you a Health Freak: no Do you get along with your Parents: mom, yes; dad, sometimes Do you like Thunderstorms: sometimes Do you play an Instrument: not well...only christmas carols on the piano In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: last night i had 2 midori sours In the past month have you Smoked: no In the past month have you been on Drugs: no In the past month have you gone on a Date: no In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no, but I did have one oreo when we were trying to get rid of all the stuff in the classroom In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no In the past month have you been on Stage: um, I was on the stairs of the stage and had to say 2 kids names for awards... In the past month have you been Dumped: no In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no Ever been Drunk: yes Ever been called a Tease: i don't think so Ever been Beaten up: no Ever Shoplifted: when i was like 7, but it was a small keychain How do you want to Die: i don't What do you want to be when you Grow Up: i am grown up and i have no idea What country would you most like to Visit: canada and england again...no strong desire to see any others In a Boy/Girl.. Favourite Eye Color: blue Favourite Hair Color: brown Short or Long Hair: depends, but not too long Height: taller than me Weight: doesn't matter too much, as long as he's not a stick Best Clothing Style: i don't care Number of Drugs I have taken: none Number of CDs I own: way too many... Number of Piercings: just 2 in each ear Number of Tattoos: none Number of things in my Past I Regret: not anything major Fav band: Bon Jovi and Bush Fav song: right now, it's "Incomplete" by BSB Fav disney movie: Aladdin Fav show growing up: 90210 and Cosby Show Fav show now: One Tree Hill and The OC Fav lyrics: "thrills and needs won't mix, I don't need those kicks, I can get my fix through limericks on loneliness" Fav actor: Jake Gyllenhaal and Adam Brody Fav actress: Julia Stiles and Kate Hudson Fav movie: Empire Records Fav thing to do on the weekends: be lazy Fav Britney song: Toxic and Everytime Fav shot: Hawaiian Punch...but that's a shooter Fav alc. drink: midori sour Fav past time: listening to music Fav memory: Capon Ever been arrested? no Craziest story: oh there are so many from college Best Friend (s): Cari, Jodi, Jamie

// posted by Marianne @ 9:47 PM (0) make it alright

At our school, at the end of the last day, we all line the hallways from the portables to the front entrance. The fifth graders come through and we have a "clap out", meaning we clap, cheer, blow kisses to them. The special ed 5th graders were out first and I'll admit I cried a little. 3 of the 4 of them I worked with when I long-termed 2 years ago and I can't imagine them not being there next year. I really wonder what one (well all, but more one) is going to be like in 10 years. He's come such a long way and I know the real world is going to be hard for him. But he has a great family and I am sure they will be there for him for forever.

Our parttime PE teacher performed at a bar last night. He is leaving us to become a vice principal next year. He's going to do great...but now we have no more eye candy. We need to hire cute male teachers. Anyway, a bunch of us were there last night so it was nice.

It's supposed to be not too hot today (82) so I am thinking I might ask Jamie if I can lay in her hammock. I want to read. My goal is to finish my book today. I've only read 2 chapters so far so it will take dedication. I am reading "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Cari, Jodi and I saw the movie on SUnday and it was good. I immediately went to Borders and bought books one and two. I want them to look the same so I didn't buy book 3, which is only currently available in hard cover. And they didn't have book 2 in hard cover.

I read "Nights in Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks this week. It was good. I was bawling! Mom was like "are you crying because of your book? do you like crying or something?" I'm like "Mom, shut up until I finish." It's no fun crying while reading and being interrupted. I just wanted to finish it. I now only have 3 of his books left to read. I own at least 2 of them, I just have to clean my room to find them.

I need to go to Ikea. I want another bookcase. I don't know if I will be able to shift stuff in my room ok to be able to fit it but I really need a place for all my books. I have gotten probably 50 books in the past 6 months and they are just piled up on my floor. One pile for books I have read now and one pile for yet-to-read.

My skin is so itchy. It feels like how it feels when I get sun but I don't remember being outside yesterday for more than 3 minutes at any one time. Oh shit, it just came to me--Molly and I ate lunch outside. I was shaded by the umbrella but I was outside for 20 minutes or so. Better go get some aloe vera.

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I am about ready to pull out my hair. Our AC has been out since Sunday. They don't come out after 4, and you can't even make an appointment for that late (our appt today was "2:30-4", meaning they would be here during that time frame). So, the earliest we got it was today. I left school and got home around 2:30 (ok, I was 5 minutes late--but that's cuz I was focusing on the kids practicing the play and Molly gets back to the room and she's like "you have to go). The guy was already there and 2 minutes after walking in the house informs me he can do nothing because the cool water inside is a block of ice. He says it meants we need coolant stuff, which he can't do if there's ice inside. So, we have to pay them $99 for telling us to turn off the AC over night and they will come back tomorrow? Shit man.

My day sucked, at school, too. First off, I got my period, which nowadays means I am super sensitive. (Did I blog last time I had it about what an awful day it was?) Anyway, we go to practice the play, with "costumes" today, since another class was planning on watching it today (since they can't come Friday). We start searching the room and the masks are no where to be found. The kids spent 3 art periods making the masks--putting it together, papier macheing and painting them. They had been in a box top, along with 5 BRAND NEW white t-shirts I bought for the play. They were ON A TABLE. And the cleaning man most likely threw them away. Are you kidding me? They were in a box! We have boxes all wround the room. None of those have been thrown away. It's not like it was on the floor. This cleaning guy has done this before, thrown away stuff that wasn't meant to be thrown away but this really pisses me off. I went in the building to get supplies from the art teacher, since all of our stuff was packed, and when I told her, I finally broke down. I tried not to cry but I was really upset about this. Argh, now I'm pissed off again.

And I need a massage.

And I need cool air.

I am back for a while at least (until you don't want me anymore). The computer is blank. Well, Cari redid Windows XP, which knocked everything off. I have finished installing Norton, IM, iPod software and a few others things. What a pain (dammit Cari...*wink*)

School's out in 6 days. I am itchy and red and have little bumps on me...from the sun exposure yesterday at field day and today on a field trip. I applied sunblock both days but it didn't help much on my hnds and lower arms, where I am bumpy. Argh.

Capon was great, by the way. I actually enjoyed relaxing there so much, I cried when we left. I want to go back so bad...like now. If it wasn't so far away that I would have to move, I might get a job there. Though it is only a May-early November place...at Capon, I read "Prep" (400 pages) and over half of Nicholas Sparks' new book, "True Believer" (which I finished after we got home). "Prep" was ok. "True Believer" was not good. Before reading it, I had only read "A Walk to Remember", "The Notebook" and "The Wedding" and I bawled through those. This new one didn't make me shed ONE tear, and I didn't like the plot much. Cari told me "The Rescue" was not good. But I decided to read it anyway. I liked "The Rescue" a lot, so if Cari didn't like it, she would hate "True Believer".

hey all! Haven't been on in a while cuz the computer is still messed up. Just wanted to drop a quick note here. Hope all out there in blog world are doing well. 9 more days of school!!!!!