School Day!

I woke up today and didn't know what day it is. This always happens when I have a weird schedule. I'm not doing my lit class work, and I skipped environmental science. I'm practically a delinquent. After getting up, I ate a muffin and played four mahjongg games. Now I'm just fooling around with Poladroid and avoiding glances at the clock.

I one hundred percent plan to get over my nervousness asking people for their photograph today. I will! will! will! get some fashion photos for my other blog. I simply must! The picture of me in that awesome coat should be good enough to start with.

In other news, I got a 22" monitor last night, which Tim installed for me. Soon I'll get a whole new computer for now reason! Yay! Also, I'm trying to keep up with my swap-bot swaps, and finding that I probably signed up for too much at once (what else is new).

Speaking of over-extending myself, I am considering giving lectures this fall on correct diction at the Heights Library. Would that be too awkward? I feel qualified in reality, but I'm certainly not on paper. But it would be free, for the general community, and really obscure to begin with. Thoughts on this?

The other day I had a really wonderful picnic, and I thought I'd share a shot of it with you. I always picnic at the cemetery down the freeway from my workplace, since it's the only green place in Greenspoint. The weather was absolutely brilliant, and I laid out my blanket in the half-sunlit, half-shade under a tree and near a little girl's grave. The sun was warm, but the breeze was nice and icy. Yay! Will do again as soon as possible.

Yours very truly,
Sarah

Quick Update

I have just virtually set up shop on etsy, so that I can sell there, too. What will I sell? Oh dear... I'm not entirely sure. I don't know if my media gift basket idea is going to be allowed. Ha.

As of right now, I have yet to take any photographs for Ghost Parking, but I got the name cards, isn't that enough?!? No. Answer is "no, it's not."

This week, I will post an album review on Tim Gilbreath's blog. My friend Elizabeth and I are going to be the music review girls and yesterday we solemnly vowed to post something by the end of the week.

In other news, school starts on Wednesday! This is my schedule this semester:

School
Environmental Science
American Literature since the Civil War
Government
American History since the Civil War
Piano Lessons

Work
Work 25+ hours a week, on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and sometimes Sunday.

Volunteer
Knitting Hats for Chemo Patients
Mentoring Juvenile Delinquents

Whatever
TV Night with Tim on Thursdays! (Office & LOST) (ew to LOST)
Esperanto Study!
Party-a-Month (You're invited)

I hope I don't drown or die.

Yours very truly,
Sarah

Shout Out to Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla, as pointed out to me just today by my best friend, Lisa, is the ulitmate genius, mad scientist. Kudos to you, Nikola.

Discussion on MLA Citation: Who hates this and who likes this? Of late, I can barely seem to resist putting a WORKS CITED at the end of ridiculous places - most notably, in emails to my brother-in-law, Robert. I think giving credit is fabulous, and the MLA way is just the classiest of all. Alternately, it could be the case that I just finished a three week class in which six research papers requiring MLA citation were due. It's possible. Maybe.

Because I've earned seven As in as many months at the humble Houston Community College, I've decided to treat myself this spring with a week in Boulder, CO. I'll let you know more as my plans develop. In other news, I went to the dentist yesterday, and had some work done. I'll say this for the UT Dental School - they sure are thorough. Geez, I'm not getting away with anything at that place.

Street fashion blog update: I've got my business cards, I've got my camera, I have the photo release forms ready to print... and I'm still at square one. This is because I'm a certified pansy. Please encourage me (read: ask me about it and irritate me until I get it started).

Very truly yours,
Sarah