I love the show! I think it is hysterically funny. But more so, I wish that I had pitched the idea to Hollywood before the writers of Big Bang did.
You see, the show is actually a perfect display of my dorm life in college. I use to joke about making a reality series about our college suite. I knew it would be a hit. Now here we are, several years later and it is true! Big Bang is a hit!
In our dorm there were 8 girls. 6 were science geeks, just like the show. Then there were the two "normal" girls, as normal as we could be anyway. The truth is, none of us were "normal" and we were all quite geeky. Thus lead to hysterical nights of fun and laughter.
Sometimes I miss THAT part of college.
Anyway, my favorite part of tonight's show. When Amy called Sheldon a "sexy praying mantis". Seriously, I laughed until I cried.
You guys better start watching! This season is going to be good!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Dishwaser War
Dishwasher WarI must begin by telling you that I worked 15 1/2 hours straight yesterday. Yeah, I know. You don't feel sorry for me. It's ok. I don't expect you to. However, when I finally finished up my night class last night I was done. I mean D-O-N-E, done.
Hubs decided to be helpful, because that's how lucky I am, and he loaded the dishwasher. As I was finishing up class I hear him say something about the dishwasher sounding funny. Then he insisted that I come listen. Ah, it's ok! Nothing odd! I go sit back down. Still insisting that something sounds funny hubs adds that something smells funny. So, I get back up, walk over, and smell. Nothing. But then I see something. It's this billowing smoke coming from the vents. Ummm....is that smoke? Umm....Ummm!!!!
As we opened the dishwasher it is filled with something. I'm still not quite sure if it was smoke or just a ton of steam, as I mentioned before I'd worked 15 1/2 hours and was dying before I was ever asked to come look, listen, and smell. Needless to say I had the fire extinguisher in hand as Tim checked the dishwasher out.
I dared hubs to turn it back on last night. I was fare too tired to stop drop and roll! (Thanks Heather)
Today, hubs ran the dishwasher. No problems. So, what was all that smoke about? My guess? It wasn't real! I still think I was dreaming!
Hubs decided to be helpful, because that's how lucky I am, and he loaded the dishwasher. As I was finishing up class I hear him say something about the dishwasher sounding funny. Then he insisted that I come listen. Ah, it's ok! Nothing odd! I go sit back down. Still insisting that something sounds funny hubs adds that something smells funny. So, I get back up, walk over, and smell. Nothing. But then I see something. It's this billowing smoke coming from the vents. Ummm....is that smoke? Umm....Ummm!!!!
As we opened the dishwasher it is filled with something. I'm still not quite sure if it was smoke or just a ton of steam, as I mentioned before I'd worked 15 1/2 hours and was dying before I was ever asked to come look, listen, and smell. Needless to say I had the fire extinguisher in hand as Tim checked the dishwasher out.
I dared hubs to turn it back on last night. I was fare too tired to stop drop and roll! (Thanks Heather)
Today, hubs ran the dishwasher. No problems. So, what was all that smoke about? My guess? It wasn't real! I still think I was dreaming!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Birthday Week
This week is my birthday week. I'm turning 25, again. :-)
My students from last year come to visit me most mornings. They always seem to find a way to sneak out of the breakfast line and make it to my room. I don't mind. I love that they love me. I love that they still want to see me. Someday, they will run the other way when they see me because I was their teacher.
Back to the point, my last years kiddos remembered that my birthday was at the beginning of the year last year so they have been driving me crazy asking me when my birthday is. So, I told them. This has resulted in a classroom countdown to Mrs. Wix birthday. I don't really mind because I think it's adorable that they care about my birthday, but it's a daily reminder that I'm getting OLD!
I'm getting so old that my kids made fun of my actual birthday. You see, we do DOL sentences everyday. The other day I put the following sentence on the board and asked the kids to correct it:
u wuz borned on september 20 1984
Now, they recognized all the errors and corrected this sentence, but one little boy raised his hand and said, "Man, whoever was born in that year must be like 50 or something." Hmmm? 50? Not quite!
I told him he failed for the day. (Only not really!)
I then told my kids that I could remember a day without cell phones. A day when facebook didn't exist. Nor did Twitter. Heck, we didn't even have the Internet! Honestly, when I was a kid we didn't even have a computer! I told them our phones use to have cords. I told them we use to look things up in BOOKS, not computers. I also told them that our cartoons rocked, and that we played outside!
Then I realized that they couldn't comprehend the world I was talking about. They literally can't picture life without facebook, or computers, or cell phones. They think the life I described is so long ago. But really, it isn't! (Right?)
Is anyone else out there amazed at the "stuff" that is out there? The technology is almost frightening. The fact that you don't need to "memorize" things anymore because they are a google search away, and no need to go home and get on your computer...you can look it up on your IWhatever right then and there!!
Anyway, tomorrow I'll be saying happy three year anniversary to turning 25!
My students from last year come to visit me most mornings. They always seem to find a way to sneak out of the breakfast line and make it to my room. I don't mind. I love that they love me. I love that they still want to see me. Someday, they will run the other way when they see me because I was their teacher.
Back to the point, my last years kiddos remembered that my birthday was at the beginning of the year last year so they have been driving me crazy asking me when my birthday is. So, I told them. This has resulted in a classroom countdown to Mrs. Wix birthday. I don't really mind because I think it's adorable that they care about my birthday, but it's a daily reminder that I'm getting OLD!
I'm getting so old that my kids made fun of my actual birthday. You see, we do DOL sentences everyday. The other day I put the following sentence on the board and asked the kids to correct it:
u wuz borned on september 20 1984
Now, they recognized all the errors and corrected this sentence, but one little boy raised his hand and said, "Man, whoever was born in that year must be like 50 or something." Hmmm? 50? Not quite!
I told him he failed for the day. (Only not really!)
I then told my kids that I could remember a day without cell phones. A day when facebook didn't exist. Nor did Twitter. Heck, we didn't even have the Internet! Honestly, when I was a kid we didn't even have a computer! I told them our phones use to have cords. I told them we use to look things up in BOOKS, not computers. I also told them that our cartoons rocked, and that we played outside!
Then I realized that they couldn't comprehend the world I was talking about. They literally can't picture life without facebook, or computers, or cell phones. They think the life I described is so long ago. But really, it isn't! (Right?)
Is anyone else out there amazed at the "stuff" that is out there? The technology is almost frightening. The fact that you don't need to "memorize" things anymore because they are a google search away, and no need to go home and get on your computer...you can look it up on your IWhatever right then and there!!
Anyway, tomorrow I'll be saying happy three year anniversary to turning 25!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Another List
There hasn't been much I could write about lately. Work is interesting right now, but I don't write about work much. Too many confidential lines that could be crossed to even dare to write. Although, if I could openly write down my typical day the book would be a best seller! So many hysterical things that happen in a school day. :-)
Anyway, since I haven't had much to write about I'm going to make a list of all the things I'm excited about!
1. My birthday celebration week begins tomorrow! When you start getting close to 30 you get to celebrate however you want. So, I'm celebrating all week. If you have a problem with that you can help be be 25 again.
2. Marching Band season has begun! Last weekend we had our first competition! The kids did a great job and they have so much potential to do great things this year! I love this time of the year. I love competitions. I love the people that I get to spend my time with! It's just fun!
3. Fall. Do I need to say much else? The weather, the colors, the crisp sky, the holidays. Everything!
4. Bath time. Yes, my favorite time! The time in which I get to take a bath and relax.
5. Halloween is coming up! I think it's a lot of fun to dress up and be someone else for a day. Last year the teachers dressed up at school. It was so much fun. We were pirates. The kids loved it.
6. Spending time at my "home" in London. I'm heading there next weekend to celebrate my birthday with my family!
7. Small Groups! Our small group will start back up soon and that makes me excited! I love spending time with my small group. I love sharing with them. I love that I can tell them anything.
There you have it! My list of things I'm excited about!
Anyway, since I haven't had much to write about I'm going to make a list of all the things I'm excited about!
1. My birthday celebration week begins tomorrow! When you start getting close to 30 you get to celebrate however you want. So, I'm celebrating all week. If you have a problem with that you can help be be 25 again.
2. Marching Band season has begun! Last weekend we had our first competition! The kids did a great job and they have so much potential to do great things this year! I love this time of the year. I love competitions. I love the people that I get to spend my time with! It's just fun!
3. Fall. Do I need to say much else? The weather, the colors, the crisp sky, the holidays. Everything!
4. Bath time. Yes, my favorite time! The time in which I get to take a bath and relax.
5. Halloween is coming up! I think it's a lot of fun to dress up and be someone else for a day. Last year the teachers dressed up at school. It was so much fun. We were pirates. The kids loved it.
6. Spending time at my "home" in London. I'm heading there next weekend to celebrate my birthday with my family!
7. Small Groups! Our small group will start back up soon and that makes me excited! I love spending time with my small group. I love sharing with them. I love that I can tell them anything.
There you have it! My list of things I'm excited about!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Too Old
Lat night we arrived back to the hs at 12:30 a.m. Honestly, not too bad for competition day. I was pleased and we feeling tired, but good. By the time we unloaded the truck, tucked all the hs kids into their parents cars, and headed home it was about 1:30 a.m. Still, not too bad. We were in bed and asleep by 2:00 a.m. Although very tired, not too bad!
Until this morning...
I'm getting too old for this! When the alarm went off at 7:30 I though I would die! I rolled over, hit the off button on my alarm and rolled out of bed. (Literally, I had to roll because I couldn't sit up!) My legs are so sore from pulling and lifting equipment for hours yesterday. My back hurts from the bus. I was so tired that I could hardly manage today at church.
Conclusion: I'm not as young as I use to be! There was a day when we would do this kind of thing every weekend. I'd get a few hours rest and pop right out of bed and head to church. Not anymore! I still made it to church, but I sure wasn't my chirpy self. (Because I am the most chirpy person on the planet.)
So, how do you remedy this? You take a three hour nap when you get home. :-)
Now, I MUST get the laundry done, and my small group plans written, and my grad school homework finished!!!
Until this morning...
I'm getting too old for this! When the alarm went off at 7:30 I though I would die! I rolled over, hit the off button on my alarm and rolled out of bed. (Literally, I had to roll because I couldn't sit up!) My legs are so sore from pulling and lifting equipment for hours yesterday. My back hurts from the bus. I was so tired that I could hardly manage today at church.
Conclusion: I'm not as young as I use to be! There was a day when we would do this kind of thing every weekend. I'd get a few hours rest and pop right out of bed and head to church. Not anymore! I still made it to church, but I sure wasn't my chirpy self. (Because I am the most chirpy person on the planet.)
So, how do you remedy this? You take a three hour nap when you get home. :-)
Now, I MUST get the laundry done, and my small group plans written, and my grad school homework finished!!!
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Bragging Rights
I have to take a minute to brag on a very special group of kids. My husband teaches percussion at West Jessamine High School. Tonight was their first show of the season and they had a lot going against them. We honestly weren't expecting much this weekend. The show isn't even finished yet.
As awards began we knew we would win our class because we were the only group in our class. As the overall awards were announced we were only half listening. We were very surprised to hear our name called for overall visual effect, a caption we typically struggle in. Then they announces best overall percussion and our name was called!!!
I love this group of kids. Tim's been teaching them for six years now, and they have come such a long way. Most of his group is seniors this year and I can't help but feel pride as I watch them this year! So, here is to the WJHS best overall percussion and to the amazing guy that teaches them (yes, I know I am bias!).
As awards began we knew we would win our class because we were the only group in our class. As the overall awards were announced we were only half listening. We were very surprised to hear our name called for overall visual effect, a caption we typically struggle in. Then they announces best overall percussion and our name was called!!!
I love this group of kids. Tim's been teaching them for six years now, and they have come such a long way. Most of his group is seniors this year and I can't help but feel pride as I watch them this year! So, here is to the WJHS best overall percussion and to the amazing guy that teaches them (yes, I know I am bias!).
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