the annie blog

After the show last night we went for a late dinner with a friend of ours that was in town. We had fun, but we were starting to yawn during our conversation, so knew it was time to head home. I got to sleep around 1 a.m. and got up this morning at 11. I love sleeping in! I had some tea and a pudding cup. Later on we’ll have lunch and then get ready for the show again tonight. Then we have to remember to change our clocks. Tomorrow morning, Mark has to go back to the theatre to strike the set with his students. Another one gone! Only one more show to do this semester! The end is near!

I haven’t done any homework this weekend, but it’s still early, I have time.

Oh, Mark bought a banjo off of ebay yesterday. I have no idea why. He doesn’t know how to read music or anything. He claims he’ll be able to start playing at no time at all. Now, I’m not a music know-it-all, but I can read music and play stuff. Without reading music – and I know he can’t play by ear because he’s tinkered with other instruments – I don’t see how he’s gonna get the banjo (of all instruments). You know how hard that one is to master?!?!? I’m not sure he realizes how hard that is going to be. He swears that this summer the two of us can “jam” together – he on banjo, and me on guitar. Oh my – I bet him that it wouldn’t happen. We’ll see, maybe he’ll prove me wrong and be a banjo prodigy. I’m very optimistic though…

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Ah, Saturday night and I’m blogging. Man, do I live a happen’ life or what? Actually, I wouldn’t want to be out anyway. It’s all rainy and grey. I got most of my homework done and what I do have left can wait actually. The rest of tonight I need to straighten up around and then work on some quilting. It’s easy stuff I can do while I’m watching TV or listening to a book. It’s late, we haven’t had dinner yet and I’m getting hungry. WAH. Need to poke around and see what there is – could be cereal – that’s always a good stand-by.

Off to hunt for dinner.

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Man, this morning is already flying by. I don’t have a lot of time to work on things in my office today, so I guess I’ll be bringing stuff home – what’s new…

I am looking forward to our weekend. Not too stressful. I like that. I should have plenty of time to get working on stuff I’ve neglected – like crafts and just little stuff I want to take care of.

Had a really good quilting class last night. It’s a fun group. We started applique. First by machine – then by hand. Yikes. I am busy cutting out patterns and working with freezer paper. That was a new one for me.

I did go the campus library yesterday to pick up a book on CD. I have decided that I need to stop watching TV while I’m knitting and start listening to books. I always seem to feel that TV makes me stupid somehow. That’s why I always try and do something while it’s on. Kind of justifies it all for me. But I really should be doing something more productive and intelligent – so I got a book. I am looking forward to that. I bet I can get a lot done this weekend with my crafts if I am in the middle of a good book.

But for now – here’s my five:

1. What was the last song you heard? I have NPR on almost all the time. But, last night I did here that F you back song…..why was I listening to that??

2. What were the last two movies you saw? The Shape of Things on DVD, and Lost in Translation on DVD

3. What were the last three things you purchased? Gas for my car, breakfast at McDonalds this morning, and Diet Pepsi for class last night.

4. What four things do you need to do this weekend? Homework, clean house, laundry, and shop for quilting stuff.

5. Who are the last five people you talked to? A co-worker, my hubby, the lady at the Drive through window who took my money, the lady at the other drive through window who gave me my food, and my quilting teacher.

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I got lots of stuff done yesterday, but I’m not sure about today. I have a meeting in the afternoon and my quilting class tonight. Not much time in there, huh? That’s ok, I’ll have some time over the weekend to finally catch up once and for all – including housework. But, the cleaning starts all over again each week. (sigh)

I must’ve been sleeping like a crazy person last night. I woke up and both my pillows were on the floor. I have no idea what I was doing. Plus, the kitty had climbed on top of me and was purring with her little wet nose pressed against my ear. I just don’t have the heart to move her when she’s so cute. So, I stayed there, without a pillow, my neck was all twisted because I was on my side, and I had a kitty on top of me. I couldn’t help myself – I started laughing and woke Mark up. We laughed and the kitty thought it was play time so she jumped off me and started rolling around in between us. It’s 5 am and we’re laughing at her and trying to get back to sleep. Needless to say, she spent the next hour very confused as to why we woke up for a little bit then went right back to sleep. Poor little baby – life is so confusing sometimes.

I am looking for my next knitting project. I’m not done with this one yet – but I kind of want to get something in order so I can jump from one to another without waiting and picking out something. I have been looking all over and I think I’ve narrowed it down to a few. Here’s the kicker – I don’t know how to use double pointed needles or circular needles, plus, I don’t even own any – so my knitting choices are horribly limited. And, I only know 4 things – knit, purl, increase and decrease. Even those all throw me for a loop once in awhile. AND – I can hardly figure out patterns sometimes. But I’ve been weeding through some and hopefully have some that will make me happy.

Must work now. Have a good one.

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It is freaking hot in my office!! The humidity is outta control. It’s been raining all day, and it’s so muggy and icky. I hate it!

I’ve been in a strange mood today, probably weather induced.

I think I’ll try and blog later…

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It is freaking hot in my office!! The humidity is outta control. It’s been raining all day, and it’s so muggy and icky. I hate it!

I’ve been in a strange mood today, probably weather induced.

I think I’ll try and blog later…

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Last night I really do anything that I said I was gonna do. We grabbed some dinner out and then came home and I did some grading and worked on the computer awhile. After that I worked on my swap box – I had a blast putting it together! Then I started crafting.

Awhile back, Stef had talked about embroidering on cards. So I decided I would give it a try. I have some blank cardstock pre-folded cards, so I quickly drew something on it. Then I experimented with different sizes of needles and different thicknesses of thread/floss. I found a nice tiny needle and I decided on one strand of embroidery floss. Then I began embroidering. It looks great! The tricky part though – the cardstock is so thick and heavy that you kind of have to “punch” the needle through. Consequently – I “punched” it into my fingers repeatedly. Finally, by the end of the night I had three band*aids on, and had little blood stains all over the back of the card. What a beautiful gift that would be, huh? So, I started all over and this time I haven’t (knock on wood) punctured myself once. I should be able to finish up tonight. It would be so much quicker if it were on a piece of fabric. So, I now have something else to do with my blank cards.

Yesterday at work I had a little cry-baby moment. It had nothing to do with work, or Mark, or anything devastating. I was just surfing blogs and I started to feel highly inadequate. It’s hard to explain without sounding sappy, so I won’t. I’m fine now, I just need to focus on what I CAN do and not on what I have YET to accomplish. There, how’s that for a positive affirmation!

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Ok, the car is back – again. This time I think it’s going to be ok. So much drama when a car is sick. We made dinner last night then I set to work on my quilt blocks. I only got 6 done. Then I headed to bed to read. Don’t you love the feeling when you’re almost done with a book and you know you get to start a new one pretty soon? Well, I’m almost done and ready to start my new one tonight.

After work I have a nail appointment. Then I need to return a DVD, then run to the bank to deposit some checks. At home I need to vacuum and mop. Then worry about dinner. The rest of the night should be all for me. I really like accomplishing all my stuff and then having “me” time. I know I’ll be drinking some tea tonight!

I am giving a test in one of my classes today so that means I can work ahead on stuff while they’re testing. How horrible is this – the first week of this class I gave them a little quiz over the lectures – pop quiz. I know, I know – bad teacher. But I usually do it so I can get a feel for the group. Well, I noticed a lot of wandering eyes. So, I headed back to my office and quickly scrambled the rest of my tests and quizzes on my test maker program and now I have three different copies of everything. It was very funny the first time I passed out the test and their little eyes were peeking around and this mad look of confusion was on their faces. Then I quietly announced that, “Oh, by the way, I have three different copies of the test, so can you please put your test number on your answer sheet.” They were none too happy with me. But my goodness! It’s college. You don’t have to be here if you don’t want to be here. This class is specifically for majors too. They should like the subject and be interested in it if they’re majoring in it!

But who am I? I do not like cheating. I didn’t cheat. Of course I would daydream about somehow landing the test in my lap days prior to the exam. But I never cheated. I did last minute cramming. I paid the price if I didn’t study. I know people cheat on tests all the time, but not in my class – I’ll try to make it mighty difficult for you to cheat. I am the teacher that walks around the room – I am the teacher and stares at the kid that *looks* guilty – I am the teacher that pushes all books and notes *under* the desk so they aren’t tempted. Oh well, I’m trying to make a difference and instill in them that it’s NOT ok to cheat, that they won’t get anywhere by NOT knowing this information. Plus, I just like school and think that everyone should like it too.

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