Entries from January 2009

January 21, 2009

Shifting Target Meme

Okay, my mentor and bud Cathy-Jo tagged me for a meme about goals for 2009. Now, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t do a little raging against the machine, so here are some of my educational goals for the upcoming year.
#1) Continue fighting “The Test”: I hate Scantrons, bubbles, and stupid acronyms that amount [...]

January 13, 2009

Ironic

I love the movie ConAir. It’s the type of fatalistic gallows humor I can truly appreciate. At one point in the movie, which is set mainly on an airplane, one of the convicts is dancing to that Southern Rock standard “Sweet Home Alabama”. At this point, Steve Buscemi’s character turns to Nicholas Cage’s character and [...]

January 8, 2009

Anyone Get the Number of that Truck?

Holy Sara Palin on a skateboard, Batman, it’s 2009 and the second semester is already here! Somebody please tell me how in the world that happened when I hadn’t gotten a quarter of what I needed to do for the FIRST semester done.
Okay, I need some reassurance here that I’m not the only person who [...]