2. Um, it's mini-Cadbury egg season. Need I say more?!
3. I dyed my hair this weekend with Debbie - a darker shade of brown. I should have realized that if I do anything to my appearance, my students are going to flip out. Which they did all day today. The responses varied from semi-oblivious sophomore boys saying, "There's something different about you..." to overly confident senior boys saying, "Your hair is dark! It looks good," to giddy freshman girls screaming, "MRS. PARTON - I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!!!!!" to an incorrigible freshman boy saying, "Your hair looks awesome! I love it!" (and proceeding to move his desk next to mine to sit by me during the class...) to an undecided senior commenting vaguely, "It's pretty dark..." As for me - eh. I'm still undecided. It's taking some getting used to. I still jump when I see myself in the mirror in the morning. Although, that's not totally unusual.
4. I think it is ridiculous when boys go tanning. It's bad enough when girls do it (I speak as a girl who has gone tanning & still plans on tanning occasionally in the future), but boys? Please. Nothing says "metrosexual" like a guy who goes to the tanner. If you're a boy who tans, don't tell me, or I will probably judge you - I speak the truth in love.
5. It was absolutely radiant today! I got home from school & did this:
(No, still not finished.)
6. I went to Barnes & Noble tonight! I dropped Doug off for his class and saw B&N on the way home and just pulled in. I had a gift card from Christmas (thanks, Ethan!), so I bought myself a new journal & a new book! Julie, I saw Ahab's Wife and almost got it... but I'm just a sucker for Salinger, so I went with Franny & Zooey. Now, the difficult part will be forcing myself to wait until I finish MD.
7. Music discovery yesterday: I had iTunes on shuffle and heard a song I'd never heard before. It's called "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova??? No clue. I think it must have been a Starbucks free download or something. Regardless, it's beautiful in the sense that it makes you feel like you're in the middle of a tragic movie scene.
8. My BFF here in Plymouth, Sara, is leaving for Africa tomorrow for 11 days. I'm so excited for her, and I hope she brings me back a little boy to adopt. I'm pretty pumped because our church is looking to partner with World Orphans & start an orphanage.
10. I have a half-day on Friday - booya!
regarding #8: I really want to adopt a little African boy. [maybe Sara can sneak one home for me too?!]
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emily
Michael Serra actually already signed a contract for AD! Sooooo exciting, huh?!
ReplyDeleteAnd... #4 is (well was really) Patrick. Look at pictures of P in HS or college... hahaha
Oh Patrick. I'm so glad you've shed your girly ways. I will definitely be checking out the 2002 graduate pictures in the hallway! Haha!
ReplyDeleteOne day, I trust, you will be unable to resist Ahab's Wife. Maybe when you finish Moby Dick.
ReplyDeleteAnd that looks like a seriously black tea. Serious beverage for serious reading.
That song is from a great movie! I have the soundtrack and it's amazing. It's from the movie Once. Get in your car & go to the store or click on your itunes and buy this album (Once Ost - Glen Hansard). You'll love it.
ReplyDelete..ha! i wrote about cadbury minis today also. trouble. those little eggs are trouble i tell you.
ReplyDelete..it was absolutely not radiant here today. it snowed a little. cold+gray.
..what j says is true. buy it. wonderful. also, watch the movie. also wonderful.
i was JUST going to comment that you should watch the movie "Once". but my comment idea was stolen already. definitely see it AND get the soundtrack.
ReplyDelete#2 - sooo happy for this season
ReplyDelete#3 - why do you tell us about hair updates & not post pictures?! such a tease!
#4 - i can't handle tanning at all - the whole time i'm in there, i just think, "i'm getting cancer, i'm getting cancer"
#8 - can she bring me one too??
#10 - can mom's get half-days?
Franny and Zooey. Classic. Well done English teacher.
ReplyDeleteregarding #6... a new journal? and what would you do to someone who read it?
ReplyDeleteDad, is that you? Are you re-reading my 6th grade diary about Ray & Ted?! That is PERSONAL. Don't interfere with the tumultuous emotions of a 12 year old.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know that Martin and I also have an unhealthy obsession with Arrested Development and I would go so far as to say that we like it better than the office. I got Martin all three seasons on DVD for Valentines Day/ for myself, and ever since I told him about the possibility of a movie he has been absolutely giddy at the idea
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