hi everyone!
just wanted to say hi around the holidays and give this status report:
-job safe! (looks like)
-family well!
-Olga went to Cancun!
-painting begun!
-Maria continues furry!
-wireless service promised for February!!!!! so look for more-regular lorider then!!
Happy New Year!
miércoles, diciembre 27, 2006
domingo, diciembre 03, 2006
guerilla blogger
I just saw the movie Unknown White Male. it's a documentary about a guy who got total amnesia. it started me thinking about like what I would want to do if I had just total open horizons about me. I certainly haven't thought about my life like that in a while... I've been so focused on like this job I have now, teaching, and all I have to learn to keep it, the stress as I've been under the gun of being laid-off while watching co-workers get their notices, then being assigned to a new building abruptly, how to deal with all the coworkers, some of whom are big back-stabbers and all the money I'm owing now for when I was in school and how I can never go on a holiday now or do just whatever I feel like day-to-day or even hour-to-hour, cause all the responsibilities... it's not like I regret getting my teaching degree, but it was certainly a lot more fun when I was just a sub. The stress is getting to me ... - some days I feel like I'm just treading water, barely... short-tempered and etc really. I keep making lists of things I could do to de-stress. today I added 'go tanning'... I love the smell of the lotion. okay, I feel better now.
so anyway back to the first topic, I came up with:
-learn to do aerial acrobat stuff
-go up in hot air balloons alot
-spend time with elephants
-make art
-travel in France/drink wine
-there was another one but I've forgotten it already! ohno! early onset of amnesia!!!!?????!!!!!!
anyway, I'd hate to lose/but not lose all my oldest friends like this guy did. they all didn't really know how to relate to each other anymore, and I'd miss our phone convo's brainon, esp. you shouting obcenities in spanish in the background, anon....................
so anyway, hi everybody - I miss you and I hope I get an internet connection soon......
so anyway back to the first topic, I came up with:
-learn to do aerial acrobat stuff
-go up in hot air balloons alot
-spend time with elephants
-make art
-travel in France/drink wine
-there was another one but I've forgotten it already! ohno! early onset of amnesia!!!!?????!!!!!!
anyway, I'd hate to lose/but not lose all my oldest friends like this guy did. they all didn't really know how to relate to each other anymore, and I'd miss our phone convo's brainon, esp. you shouting obcenities in spanish in the background, anon....................
so anyway, hi everybody - I miss you and I hope I get an internet connection soon......
sábado, septiembre 23, 2006
THA LORIDA GETS ARRESTED!!! (for littering) -- UPDATED
okay! stop laughing!
what happened is, I was trying to sell my old car all last fall, but because it's a manual transmission with like 130k miles, nobody wanted it. I kept shifting it around the neighborhood, but one time (I think when I was in Cali) I didn't ask anyone to move it for me while I was away, so the cops tagged it and towed it. I figured I wasn't going to be able to sell it anyway, so I just paid the ticket and didn't collect the car. well, I don't know if they didn't record the payment correctly, but apparently I had a court date (I don't remember getting any notice of it). since I missed my court date, I've had a warrant out for my arrest SINCE MAY!!!!!
I got stopped for going 40 in a 25 (whoops) and the officer says he has to arrest me. I'm like "I've been living at the same address the whole time. is it normal that I would have no idea about any of this?" and he said yeah, he gets people who don't know all the time. he and the other guy were very cool, but they had to take me in and process me, and I had to get bailed out by (the now sainted) Marie.
so I guess I have to stop making cracks about your past, cookie!
anyway, the whole event was actually rather bland. my only worry was if they put me in a cell with unsavoury characters (I'm sure there are some even in my nice little town) but in fact, I was the only one in the entire holding area, and after a while, I wished there were someone to shoot the shit with. instead I amused myself by trying to read the jailhouse graffiti, but most of it was pretty well painted over. the only thing I could make out was an inscription on the ceiling:
"armed robbery: NOT GUILTY!"
hahaha! at least I got a laugh out of that ;D
UPDATE... tha lorider gets off (phew!)
the night before my (new) court date, I still couldn't find the confirmation number I'd received on paying my original ticket and it was way too late to get a bank statement. I was very nervous that a judge wouldn't be at all pleased with my lack of documentation, but in fact, the judge turned out to be away at an important meeting. I went against my nature and was very, very patient and polite with the court officials about the long wait, and it paid off by them making the decision to just let me sign over my bond money ($100) for the court fees and take the whole thing off the books. hurray! maybe I'll try being patient again sometime soon....
what happened is, I was trying to sell my old car all last fall, but because it's a manual transmission with like 130k miles, nobody wanted it. I kept shifting it around the neighborhood, but one time (I think when I was in Cali) I didn't ask anyone to move it for me while I was away, so the cops tagged it and towed it. I figured I wasn't going to be able to sell it anyway, so I just paid the ticket and didn't collect the car. well, I don't know if they didn't record the payment correctly, but apparently I had a court date (I don't remember getting any notice of it). since I missed my court date, I've had a warrant out for my arrest SINCE MAY!!!!!
I got stopped for going 40 in a 25 (whoops) and the officer says he has to arrest me. I'm like "I've been living at the same address the whole time. is it normal that I would have no idea about any of this?" and he said yeah, he gets people who don't know all the time. he and the other guy were very cool, but they had to take me in and process me, and I had to get bailed out by (the now sainted) Marie.
so I guess I have to stop making cracks about your past, cookie!
anyway, the whole event was actually rather bland. my only worry was if they put me in a cell with unsavoury characters (I'm sure there are some even in my nice little town) but in fact, I was the only one in the entire holding area, and after a while, I wished there were someone to shoot the shit with. instead I amused myself by trying to read the jailhouse graffiti, but most of it was pretty well painted over. the only thing I could make out was an inscription on the ceiling:
"armed robbery: NOT GUILTY!"
hahaha! at least I got a laugh out of that ;D
UPDATE... tha lorider gets off (phew!)
the night before my (new) court date, I still couldn't find the confirmation number I'd received on paying my original ticket and it was way too late to get a bank statement. I was very nervous that a judge wouldn't be at all pleased with my lack of documentation, but in fact, the judge turned out to be away at an important meeting. I went against my nature and was very, very patient and polite with the court officials about the long wait, and it paid off by them making the decision to just let me sign over my bond money ($100) for the court fees and take the whole thing off the books. hurray! maybe I'll try being patient again sometime soon....
sábado, septiembre 16, 2006
tha lorider is displaced
wow!
hi, everybody! I'm at Marie's house and she insisted I use her internet to blog, because she has nothing to read at work.... :D
for the second weekend in a row, I'm over here chez Marie et Aaron because some people are fixing up the apartment downstairs and it is incredibly noisy. it is very wholesomely traditional over here, eg: Aaron watched the U-M/Notre Dame football game while Marie and I went food shopping. actually, Marie shopped and I ate all the free samples :) hey, there was no sign that I couldn't take 16 pieces of parm-reg! mmmmm!
the strike finally ended last week (after 16 days) and I taught thursday and friday. the little ankle-biters were quite cute and I have minimal lacerations on my right ankle only. I'm looking forward to monday! however, something an old hand used to tell me about is true: for some reason, the first few weeks back are quite exhausting until your body makes the adjustment.... I slept 16 hours last night and also took a nap this afternoon!
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sing well tonight, Olga! the university choral society is singing Verdi!
happy b-day, Makini!
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hi, everybody! I'm at Marie's house and she insisted I use her internet to blog, because she has nothing to read at work.... :D
for the second weekend in a row, I'm over here chez Marie et Aaron because some people are fixing up the apartment downstairs and it is incredibly noisy. it is very wholesomely traditional over here, eg: Aaron watched the U-M/Notre Dame football game while Marie and I went food shopping. actually, Marie shopped and I ate all the free samples :) hey, there was no sign that I couldn't take 16 pieces of parm-reg! mmmmm!
the strike finally ended last week (after 16 days) and I taught thursday and friday. the little ankle-biters were quite cute and I have minimal lacerations on my right ankle only. I'm looking forward to monday! however, something an old hand used to tell me about is true: for some reason, the first few weeks back are quite exhausting until your body makes the adjustment.... I slept 16 hours last night and also took a nap this afternoon!
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sing well tonight, Olga! the university choral society is singing Verdi!
happy b-day, Makini!
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miércoles, agosto 30, 2006
I'm back!
holy god, I haven't been on the interblog in 5 days; I think a tiny piece of me died.
well, now I'm back and have I ever got a lot to catch you(z) up on.
I went for my first day of reporting as a teacher - and had a great day. I met my new co-teachers and other staff, ate a bit of lunch, walked around outside..... oh, and did I mention we're ON STRIKE!!!!?!!!!!
#*(#$^)@!@!!!! can you $*&%*@#$%">$*&%*@#$%#& believe it????? so here's what happened on my second day of work: I slipped inside to talk to the principal (after official protest hours were over, of course) to find out if she'd assigned me a classroom yet. I wanted to spend the evening making the sign for outside my door. she told me that not one parent (NOT ONE) had signed up their kid for my class. perhaps this shows good judgement, but we'll just let that pass and instead point out that I was shitting myself.
third day: principal says she's "very hopeful" I will (magically) have a class by next Tuesday. I decide this sounds very positive and go ahead and set up my classroom (again, we're allowed to do this after official strike hours. everyone kind of looks the other way, as it's obviously in the best interest of everyone to have the school set up for when the kids show up. I figure since I won't be getting paid for that time, it's quite like being on strike.)
so who knows what developments may occur by tomorrow........? stay tuned.......
well, now I'm back and have I ever got a lot to catch you(z) up on.
I went for my first day of reporting as a teacher - and had a great day. I met my new co-teachers and other staff, ate a bit of lunch, walked around outside..... oh, and did I mention we're ON STRIKE!!!!?!!!!!
#*(#$^)@!@!!!! can you $*&%*@#$%">$*&%*@#$%#& believe it????? so here's what happened on my second day of work: I slipped inside to talk to the principal (after official protest hours were over, of course) to find out if she'd assigned me a classroom yet. I wanted to spend the evening making the sign for outside my door. she told me that not one parent (NOT ONE) had signed up their kid for my class. perhaps this shows good judgement, but we'll just let that pass and instead point out that I was shitting myself.
third day: principal says she's "very hopeful" I will (magically) have a class by next Tuesday. I decide this sounds very positive and go ahead and set up my classroom (again, we're allowed to do this after official strike hours. everyone kind of looks the other way, as it's obviously in the best interest of everyone to have the school set up for when the kids show up. I figure since I won't be getting paid for that time, it's quite like being on strike.)
so who knows what developments may occur by tomorrow........? stay tuned.......
viernes, agosto 25, 2006
jueves, agosto 24, 2006
15 more hours to go!!!!!
Fri at 5:00pm, I'll be walking out that front door forever!!!
what a blissful thought!
what a blissful thought!
lunes, agosto 21, 2006
where has tha lorider been???
sorry for the absence, folks, I've been taking somewhat of a mini vacation - that is, I have so much going on, I couldn't even think about blogging.
"why?" you ask.....
because I've been busy testing, interviewing and being hired for a NEW JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm leaving my old job!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be making real money!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll have vacation time enough to visit my neglected family and my friends around the globe!
AND, best of all: I have a teaching position!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be teaching Spanish to little kids in an urban school! it's right up my alley - the job that is perfect for me just appeared out of the blue! I'll finally be using my certification and all my years of training, and I'll have little subjects to use for my thesis research. and then I'll have my master's degree and I'll be making even more money! hurray for tha lorider!!!!
"why?" you ask.....
because I've been busy testing, interviewing and being hired for a NEW JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm leaving my old job!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be making real money!
hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll have vacation time enough to visit my neglected family and my friends around the globe!
AND, best of all: I have a teaching position!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be teaching Spanish to little kids in an urban school! it's right up my alley - the job that is perfect for me just appeared out of the blue! I'll finally be using my certification and all my years of training, and I'll have little subjects to use for my thesis research. and then I'll have my master's degree and I'll be making even more money! hurray for tha lorider!!!!
martes, agosto 15, 2006
viernes, agosto 11, 2006
miércoles, agosto 09, 2006
fat boy slim
haha, poor Olga!
as you know, my new roomie is beginning medical school this week. in the grand tradition of medical school, she had to begin disecting a cadaver on her very first day of med school. but not just any cadaver!!!! her group got the FATTEST cadaver ever - I mean, so fat that when the other med students walk by their table, they all bust out laughing.
she and her group had to dig through layers and layers of fat before even beginning their work - they were throwing it out by the handful! (oh, don't read that last bit if you're squeamish.) tough luck, Olga!! HAHAHAHAHA!
as you know, my new roomie is beginning medical school this week. in the grand tradition of medical school, she had to begin disecting a cadaver on her very first day of med school. but not just any cadaver!!!! her group got the FATTEST cadaver ever - I mean, so fat that when the other med students walk by their table, they all bust out laughing.
she and her group had to dig through layers and layers of fat before even beginning their work - they were throwing it out by the handful! (oh, don't read that last bit if you're squeamish.) tough luck, Olga!! HAHAHAHAHA!
stealing rediscovering a cool idea
anonymous coworker did a neat thing a while ago where he let his readers ask him any question and he would answer it. in honor of my BLOGOVERSARY (!) I am going to afford you the same opportunity - go nuts! I promise to answer any and all queries!
martes, agosto 08, 2006
1-YEAR BLOGOVERSARY SUCKERZ
yeah, that's right, it's august 8, my personal special holiday and also the blogoversary of 1209 anarchists.... *tear* I can't believe it's been a whole year.........
"Let's Look Back" at some posts this past year.......
-a great post about making sandwiches
-a great post about eating out in Toronto
-a great post about non-vegetarianism
-a great post about cooking pastel de choclo
-a great post about enjoying the Detroit nightlife (and eating out)
hmmmmm, I think I detect a theme.
and now...... "Towards the Future"
what does tha lorider have in store for you in the coming year, kiddies....? well, I think it's going to be a little thing called mobile blogging, or mo-blo, or blog-mo, if you prefer. like any respectable blogger, I have become obsessed with technology and last night I purchased myself a radical new celly:
MDA, suckerz! you wish you had one!
actually, I wish I had one too, cause I'm waiting for it to come in the mail (couldn't get it at the store - a little something about always paying my bill late.... oops!).
so look for some amazing real-time posts coming at ya soon! and "thanks for your support!"
"Let's Look Back" at some posts this past year.......
-a great post about making sandwiches
-a great post about eating out in Toronto
-a great post about non-vegetarianism
-a great post about cooking pastel de choclo
-a great post about enjoying the Detroit nightlife (and eating out)
hmmmmm, I think I detect a theme.
and now...... "Towards the Future"
what does tha lorider have in store for you in the coming year, kiddies....? well, I think it's going to be a little thing called mobile blogging, or mo-blo, or blog-mo, if you prefer. like any respectable blogger, I have become obsessed with technology and last night I purchased myself a radical new celly:
MDA, suckerz! you wish you had one!
actually, I wish I had one too, cause I'm waiting for it to come in the mail (couldn't get it at the store - a little something about always paying my bill late.... oops!).
so look for some amazing real-time posts coming at ya soon! and "thanks for your support!"
lunes, agosto 07, 2006
quiet weekend
I went to the play on Fri, it was good. it turned out to be just Ximena and I so we got to talk a bit, which was nice.
then I saw my brothers and my aunt and one cousin for dinner on Sat night. I gave Omari his gift for his 14th birthday - a wireless X-box controller (with camo design). he loved it!
Sun I just cleaned the house, did some food shopping and later, Olga and I worked on the cabinet - it's totally assembled and painted! we just have to flip it to touch up the bottom and then put it in place. I'll post a pic when it's up.
I'm going to Pennsylvania to visit my grandparents this weekend - it's just a quick three-day trip, but I'm really looking forward to the "vacation".....
then I saw my brothers and my aunt and one cousin for dinner on Sat night. I gave Omari his gift for his 14th birthday - a wireless X-box controller (with camo design). he loved it!
Sun I just cleaned the house, did some food shopping and later, Olga and I worked on the cabinet - it's totally assembled and painted! we just have to flip it to touch up the bottom and then put it in place. I'll post a pic when it's up.
I'm going to Pennsylvania to visit my grandparents this weekend - it's just a quick three-day trip, but I'm really looking forward to the "vacation".....
viernes, agosto 04, 2006
jueves, agosto 03, 2006
sssssssssssszzzzzzzzzzzzzz
that is the sound of everyone in my office deflating, after all the recent heat and now today's cold spell. we are all absolutely pooped, and it's thunderstorming outside, the perfect sleeping weather. on top of that almost every single piece of equipment in the office is fubar'd, including the server. ( I saw the IT guy sitting on the carpet with the server open beside him, wrestling with a big cable.) we all just want to go home.
I slept in the dining room the last two nights - it was so hot the a/c didn't reach into my bedroom. I really hope I get a good night's sleep tonight.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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(I just saw that an environmentalist coworker of mine has a "hooters" calendar - all pictures of little owls - cute!!)
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I slept in the dining room the last two nights - it was so hot the a/c didn't reach into my bedroom. I really hope I get a good night's sleep tonight.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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(I just saw that an environmentalist coworker of mine has a "hooters" calendar - all pictures of little owls - cute!!)
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miércoles, agosto 02, 2006
shakespeare in the park
**today is Olga's First Day of Orientation for Medical School. hurray, Olga!!! here's hoping you get a relatively fresh cadaver when classes start!**
this is the link to the theater company I'm seeing this weekend - it's a production of shakespeare's comedy of errors set in the gold rush days in california. as I have roots in cali I expect to get a lot out of this production.... but seriously, I'm looking forward to kicking back in the park and just relaxing..... any local bloggers interested in meeting up there.....?
meanwhile, apparently brainon are going to some lame festival.
like I care.
........I'm jealous!!!!! have fun, you two!
this is the link to the theater company I'm seeing this weekend - it's a production of shakespeare's comedy of errors set in the gold rush days in california. as I have roots in cali I expect to get a lot out of this production.... but seriously, I'm looking forward to kicking back in the park and just relaxing..... any local bloggers interested in meeting up there.....?
meanwhile, apparently brainon are going to some lame festival.
like I care.
........I'm jealous!!!!! have fun, you two!
martes, agosto 01, 2006
stay cool, wittle Maria!
awwwww this post inspired me to post this new picture of Maria.
also to add this blogger to my bloglist.....
(Maria looks so kitty-wise, doesn't she!?!)
also to add this blogger to my bloglist.....
(Maria looks so kitty-wise, doesn't she!?!)
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