I have this sort of fascination with all things weather. I think in another life I was a meteorologist. So it is no surprise that I visit weather.com at least once a day. When there is a hurricane brewing in the Atlantic the number rises to around 4.
Today I was performing my usual check and saw that it was 29 in Seattle.29 is about 10 degrees too cold for me so I stated check other places, namely the cities where my family lives to see if I could live vicariously through their warmth. Seattle is the coldest (aside from Minot, ND where it is just ridiculous and tied with Portland). So while my sister is basking in the 37 degree Bronx weather, I’m wondering how many coats is too many coats to wear at one time.
I also discovered that our two holiday destination cities are quite warm:
Miami – 78
Pensacola – 64
Merry Christmas, indeed! Both of these are acceptable temperatures that allow for flip flops and a cardigan!
Addendum:
I’ve decided that no amount of coats is too many coats.
My sister is probably not basking at all. She’s probably laying on the couch watching TV feeling high on Vicodin after having her kidney de-stoned.
This quarter hasn’t been any different from any other, but I am exhausted and ready to finished like never before. I’m not sure why this is. Perhaps it’s the switch from abstract to practical is the reason or that I expected so much more from this quarter and was sort of let down. All I know is that only a few assignment stand in the way of me and freedom. Now I just need to convince myself to actually work.
Here is what I need to accomplish before I can bask in freedom for three whole weeks.
1 Unit Plan
1 Discussion board reflection
1 Juxtaposition paper
1 EDTC metareflection
1 EDTC 5-minute instructional screen cast with accompanying handout
I’ve nearly completed the juxtaposition paper due on Tuesday. I just need to reread and revise. The unit plan due Monday is another issue entirely. I cannot seem to motivate myself to do this and am starting to feel the stress. I feel very ill-prepared to do something like this and if I’m not good at something I simply don’t want to do it.
I will be making a big push to get the EDTC assignment done this weekend (or more realistically on Wednesday) though they aren’t due until the 13th. If I wait that long, my 3 weeks will be cut down to two and that is not ideal.
And now that I’ve bored you all with the details of my school life, I will find some other way to procrastinate.
Josh and I have recently started watching Curb Your Enthusiasm. We’re currently in season 3, which is all my fault because while I enjoy the show, I can’t bare to watch more than two episodes at a time. They’re far too awkward for me. Hilarious awkward, but awkward nonetheless.
Today I realized what an impact this show is having on my life. While running an errand today at work, I opened a door to a building and noticed a woman about 6 steps behind me. Because it’s the holiday season I decided to hold the door open for her as well. You know, ’tis the season. My door hold was not the hold it completely open for you until you walk through kind of deal where you’re standing on the outside and allow the other person to go in first. No, my hold was the I‘m halfway through the door about to continue walking, but I’ll hold the door open for you to grab it yourself type of hold. A kind of passing of the baton. And since I’m taking up half the door frame there is really no way to misread the hold.
So I’m holding the door open expecting this woman to grab it to keep it open and then I’ll be on my merry way, but her hand never reaches out. The door is never passed off. Instead she squeezes her way through me and the other half of the door and continues on without comment.
I mean, what is that? Isn’t there some sort of code or rule or something that frowns upon this? I just kept thinking WWLDD? He would have done something equally as awkward as the initial offense and it would have come back to haunt him because the woman would end up being the wife of a TV executive or his dentist. Pre-show I probably would have been a little annoyed by this, but would have forgotten about it by now because it’s just silly and non-important. Post-show I am still thinking about this woman and am still flabbergasted that someone would do such an appalling thing.
