halos and helicopters, everything's over my head....

several things....

first, thanks to bunkers for the suggestion! however, these three things i know to be true: 1)mario is nothing if not fair, 2) green shells can be quite deadly when used properly, and 3) i own you in dr. mario. thanks for writing!

second, i got screwed at panera AGAIN. i tried to get my sandwich tonight and again they were sold out. one might think that when they run out on a wedensday, they would think, "hey, what do we do if we run out on thursday?" and make the proper adjustments in turkey allotment and the number of tomatoes drying in the sun. but no. the manager even remembered me from yesterday and told me it takes a week to make the adjustments. i guess cutting through all the red tape at a BREAD STORE can be a real hassle. so again i ate my girly meal, and it was delicious.

third, i covered a couple of intro classes for a professor on monday. my task was simple enough: let the monsters watch an extra credit movie for the period. simple right? well, the short answer is yes. but the film was a pbs documentary on women's suffrage! now, believe me, i'm ecstatic that girls get to vote and all, but sitting through that twice in three hours is like watching a double feature of phenomenon and city of angels...torturous. so, halfway through the second class, kids start walking out and talking over the movie. i ask the class, "does anyone want to finish this?" in unison, "no!" so, being that it was only for extra credit, i tell the kids they can leave. the next day, i get a call from the teacher saying that several of the kids called her to complain that i told them to leave and they couldn't finish the movie! who does this? argh...my frustration was in full force that day....

finally, everyone (read: mom) will be happy to know that i worked on my dissertation today! hopefully i can string a couple of days like this together and actually get something done. i think this blog is actually helping with my writer's (reader's?) block. but maybe i've just reached a level of boredom that makes even dissertating seem like a viable option.