A little fun

Tomorrow I move from Visalia. Don't think I told anyone that. No job, no apartment, no home. But here is a little fun just for the hell of it.

Kiki and Coco in Paris

Have you seen this? From the amazing photography of Stephanie Rausser.

penguins

A totally clever ad campaign by the Boston-based Mullen agency for the New England Aquarium.

So cool

I love time lapse

My favorite song

I think my favorite song of all time is Peter Gabriel's Book Of Love. Every time I hear it I cry. Every time. I first heard it when Chung wanted to use it in our film project at Fuller. I remember he gave me a CD with all these songs that he thought would be good. When I heard it for the first time I sobbed. Then every time we worked on the film and I heard it I would have to hide my silly tears from my big manly partners. They both probably hated having picked me!

My favorite necklace

Did you know that I have a favorite necklace? It's made out of pine nuts and it is beautiful. I know, you're saying "eeewww, doesn't it smell?" and the answer is no it doesn't. All the nutty part has been cleared out of it. So it's really just a pine nut shell necklace. It also has deer bone on it. Does that gross you out? I have worn it every day this summer. I did ware it to school a bunch last year too, but forgot to put jewelry on most days. When I put it on I think it gives me super powers. It's my secret weapon.

If it were the perfect day

If things were happy and I was not walking through the valley of the shadow right now, it would be a bohemian day. When I say that I am feeling bohemian people look at me funny. Bohemianism (yes, it is a word!!!) is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits, with few permanent ties. Bohemians can be wanderers, adventurers, or vagabonds.
Well, crap, that last part is kind of difficult to feel comfortable with right now. The term bohemian, of French origin, was first used in the English language in the nineteenth century[1] to describe the non-traditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, journalists, musicians, and actors in major cities. What the what!?! Marginalized and impoverished. Well that sucks.

A new day

Today I have no plans except to sing at church tonight. I am looking forward to a long nap and watching silly movies all day. Yep, that's right, I'm gonna do nothing. Maybe pack a little....maybe. It's cool enough to open the windows this morning. My computer says the high for today is 96* so I should be able to go without air conditioning for the day. I got my last electric bill and it was $56 which is almost triple what it usually is! But it's so hot here in Visalia. I want that job in Pacifica so bad I can taste it. Why would god open up a position like that? I know I probably won't get it but I want it more than anything. It will ruin all other jobs for me. I will be sitting somewhere in a silly valley town wishing that I had that job. In a district that values the arts, that has a motto that seems to care about the children in the community (not just how the students are achieving). They are a district of choice where they nurture the mind! What am I going to do if I don't get it?

Just aweful

I really am the worst at blogging. Let's see, what has been going on?

JOB:

I really like my job. The kids are great and I like all the schools, I go to five. My coworkers are fun too. Some of us went to happy hour this Friday. That was fun. The more I get to know all of them the more I really think they are such wonderful and unique people. Music teachers are fun. I wish we could go to a conference or something together. Our Superintendent just resined, so everything is really up in the air for next year. I have no idea

if I will have a job again next year. I really want to have a career, not just a job. Changes seem to follow me.

FAMILY:

Mom and Kacy came down for Valentines day. We went out to eat and played tennis. We got frisbees for frisbee golf, but didn't end up playing. I decorated my apartment with Alice in wonderland stuff. It was cute, but I forgot to take pictures.

PERSONAL:

Hmmm. Nothing happening here.

SLEEP:

I do this a lot. I did join the gym and it has been helping with my sleep. I play to go everyday this week. I had a cold last week so I didn't end up going Thursday or Friday. This week, as I said before, every day!

SCOOTER:

My cat Scooter also sleeps a lot. More than me. She needs a bath at the moment because I took her outside several times this weekend and she likes to rub and roll on the grass and the porch.

DINNER:

Because that is an important subject. Tonight I had a hot pocket and some orange juice. Oh and a piece of chocolate that my dad gave me for Valentines Day.

GOALS:

I'm thinking about looking into an art class. I miss school and doing something creative. I have so much to do though that I think at this point I would just end up resenting the time it takes away from all my work.

PLANS:

Let's see, tomorrow I plan to go to work. I have my evaluation review at 7:30 before school and then to teach. that means I have to be at the office by 6am so that I can get all my stuff together. Then after school I will go to the gym. After the gym Kater will be coming over to work on the video for the musical unit. I plan to make fish tacos for dinner. And then maybe if you all are lucky I will post again.....or not!

Love you all

Kim