vegan. teacher. opinionated. loves books, shoes, hanson, ‘the amazing race’, the 80s, ‘waiting for guffman’, mid-afternoon naps, musicals and breakfast cereal. four cats. one redhead. hi.

Ikea (2)

I don’t think I can say it enough. I love Ikea.  With the exception of about three things, our entire house is has been furnished by the good company of Sweden.  Some of my favorite new purchases include this lamp and these chairs.  In red, of course.

Learning CSS (0)

I bought this book: Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional by Simon Collison with a gift card over the summer.  It’s fantastic!  I am a complete novice with this sort of thing, but I’m learning quickly thanks to this book.  Thanks to Collison, I’ll never forget to top center my background image again.

Colour Lovers (0)

If you like playing with color and color palettes, you’ll love this site - Colour Lovers.  I’m playing with a blog redesign right now and it’s the perfect place to create a palette.  Fun!

Gus and Stuff (0)

My friend Chel’s Gus and Stuff website and blog.  “It’s all about being creative.”

Penn Says (0)

Watch Penn Jillette share his thoughts on topics from Garth Brooks to atheism to freedom fighting princesses.  Excellent stuff, here.

RECENT ENTRIES

RECENT COMMENTS

From the entry 'Resolutions for 2010', Karen Hutson said:

Danielle and Tony:

Happy New Year!  I think of you both often.  Have made the transition to vegetarianism.  Maybe vegan one day.  It’s a process.  I love the challenge to be creative and the health benefits as well.  Come to Austin and visit me sometime.
Karen

From the entry 'Just Say No', Fran said:

Regarding “sleeps,” is “1-2-3 seepies”
still okay?  I am going to keep saying it
no matter what!

From the entry 'An Update!', andrea said:

Okay, so I am coming to this way late, but I just wanted to commiserate on the Money Pit situation. We are considering selling our house next year just to avoid putting in a new roof and furnace. I know I don’t want to stay in this house for another five or so years, so I know we’d never get our money back (we’d have to finance those repairs). Well, there are other reasons why we want to sell but those are big ones. As it stands now we have a huge To Do list just to get the house ready to show. Ugh.

Congrats on the new job too.

From the entry 'My Letter to Ralph Macchio', Fran said:

Hey, Deebers,

GREAT letter! But I was shocked to see the notebook paper with FIVE HOLES! At a Catholic school? No wonder you Mount Saint Joe’s/Joe Paradox chicks were completely out of control!

I would still love to do a little “wax on wax off” with Ralph Macchio.

Fran

From the entry 'My Letter to Ralph Macchio', Anita said:

^what he said!

An Update!

‘Ello.  ‘Ow are ‘oo?  Since this blog started out as a diary of sorts, I’ll just update quickly about some of the things that have been happening lately.

I switched jobs, which has turned out to be one of my best professional moves.  Mostly it’s solidified my decision to pursue a certification in administration, which in real-life terms means that I would be applying for Assistant Principal jobs in a couple of years.  I think I’d do well as an AP.

The house continues to suck our wallets and patience dry.  We’re looking at sinking several thousand dollars into The Money Pit soon, to replace botched flooring, roofing, and tile.  In the meantime, our AC system went down and our dryer is on the fritz.  This place is the Amityville Horror of home repair.  I’d rather deal with ghosts and bleeding walls.

The house I grew up in, where my grandma lived until she passed away in April, was sold.  I wonder if the new owner will find some of the things I accidentally dropped into the heat register when I was a kid.  I hope she appreciates those pink Barbie shoes.  It’s sort of weird to think that we won’t be able to walk through the doors of that house again.  Even though I haven’t lived there in over 20 years, I could always stop in and reclaim that childhood feeling of safety and security that enveloped me there.  I guess now it’ll just be the house I drive by and point to and say, “That’s where I grew up.”

Glee has quickly become my go-to stress relief show.  Every line is brilliantly written, and it’s a visual treat, too.  It’s taking the place of Pushing Daisies in my repertoire of favorite shows.  My tv-watching list has shortened considerably since we finished watching the Doctor Who DVDs, and I’ve been reading more books lately.  Imagine that.  Books.  Recommendations welcome.

I think that’s about it for now.  Until next time! 


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