Posted by beth on September 9, 2007
I went to Burlington yesterday afternoon and had lunch with my sister. Then, on the way back, as I was passing through Durham, I thought, “Ooooo, Urban Outfitters. I’ll just see if there’s anything good.” Of course there was. Sometimes, you measure success in shopping by what you manage to find. And other times, you [...]
Posted by beth on September 8, 2007
I just got home from the Shane and Shane concert, which, though very good, was not their best. Don’t get me wrong; I had a good time, and I’m glad I went, but I’ve enjoyed past concerts more than this one. Part of it was that Shane E. was sick and not singing much. Part [...]
Posted by beth on September 7, 2007
I’ve never really worked in an actual office setting before, but every Friday now (for the next month and a half or so), I’ll be coming in to work on some things from 9-5. I know, right. What a way to make a living. Anyway, in many ways, I feel like I’m on LOST. Cell [...]
Posted by beth on September 6, 2007
I’ve been eating string cheese almost every night lately upon arriving home from work. Could that be the cause of these increasingly strange dreams? Last night, I dreamed I was a teacher, which isn’t weird so far, but I think I was a high school teacher, and I was taking my students on a field [...]
Posted by beth on September 5, 2007
I don’t even have any words for this. Just…watch.
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I am so thankful for Mexico. Seriously, think about it. The vast majority of my ESL students in Raleigh have been Mexican, and if it weren’t for us having such a huge Mexican population, Wake Tech wouldn’t need nearly as many ESL teachers. And once people get in working there, especially full-time or daytime hours, [...]
Posted by beth on September 4, 2007
So we all know that I’m kind of a human jukebox, for which I thank my family, who raised me on a healthy musical diet of oldies, Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Billy Joel, Def Leopard, Styx, Bon Jovi and musical theater. Then, for reasons unbeknownst to anyone, I got really into 80′s and disco. So literally, [...]
Posted by beth on September 3, 2007
Funny story my friend Emily told me yesterday about her husband, Nick… Nick is in the Army, and he’s been in Iraq for about 11 months. He came home for a 2.5-week leave recently before returning to Iraq for four more months. Ick. Well Nick is kind of a borderline punk-rockin’ guy. He likes music [...]
Posted by beth on September 2, 2007
So…I know I said I needed to work on lesson plans like mad all weekend, and I’ve actually done a good bit of work, but in and amongst all the vocabulary words, grammar points and attempts at making words like “peripheral” interesting, a girl needs a break. Or fifteen. So I think I’ve now watched [...]