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March 21, 2007
Questions, Questions, Always Questions
Lately I have been raising more questions than answers. I thought I should clean up some of those old questions before answering some more.
In a recent entry I wondered what I should do with my to-small clothes. After hearing some useful suggestion I have decided to:
--Donate my work-worthy clothes to Dress for Success (infact I am rallying my female co-workers to bring in their cast offs this week)
--Donate or give away most of the clothes that are more than 2 sizes to small
--Save those items that I am closer to fitting in within the next 6 months
Whoo Hoo!
In another recent entry I expressed my concern about my mid-term grade. I turned in an outline for my term paper and just wasn't sure if I had enough material. I got my grade last night and I recieved a B. It seems he expected me to cite my sources in the outline. HUH? It appears that few of us did so and thusly we recieved a long lecture about it in class. I would never dream of turning in an uncited paper. I am to much of a legalist, a rule follower, but to cite an outline? Regardless I am satisfied with the grade and I have already found more sources to draw from. This weekend I will create a writing schedule for the next 6 weeks.
In other non-query related goings on:
-- I have signed up for a 6 week quilting class that I am really looking forword to.
-- Flounder and I are finalizing our plans to vacation in Rehoboth DE this July. He has never visited the DE/MD shore and I am looking forward to introducing him to it's attractions.
-- Mi Mama is continuing to heal nicely.
Quote of the Day:
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
March 16, 2007
What To Do?
I am looking for suggestions here people. Back in 2005 I lost a ton of weight and got rid of a ton of clothes. They were to big at the time and I just didn't need them. Today I have the opposite problem. My closet is full of perfectly good clothes that are to small. I have a wide variety of types and sizes that just don't fit. All these clothes are clogging my closet and I have little room for the clothes that do fit. Now, most of these to-small items are in very good shape (I didn't wear them all that long) and if I could wear them I would.
What should I do with them?
a) Give them away - Someone else could use them and it will be fun to buy new items when the time comes.
b) Put them in deep storage - I don't need the constant reminder of where I could be weight-wise. I should keep them because I will be able to use them again eventually right?
c) Keep a few key items and give the rest away - Be real, you aren't going to wear most of those clothes again soon. Keep the stuff you really love and get on with you life.
Commence Voting!
Quote of the Day:
No sword bites so fiercly as an evil tongue.
-Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
March 12, 2007
Cake Or Death?
You know you love Eddie Izzard. Watch his new show on FX tonight. The Riches is on at 10 pm eastern.
Do it!
**Update** I thought this show was really terrific. Complex, different and edgy in an FX kind of way without the Ick-factor of Nip/Tuck. Two Thumbs UP! Eddie was awesome without being too Him, if you know what I mean. Best acting I have ever seen from him. Watch it!
Posted by La at 10:37 AM | Comments (1)March 9, 2007
No Doubt
I turned in my mid-term "exam" on Tuesday which is really the outline for the term paper due at the end of the semester. This thing has been driving my crazy. I managed to schedule myself into a corner and didn't have as much research material as I would have liked. I worked with what I had and turned in what looked to me like a complete outline* -- I certainly think I could write a good paper using it, but I just don't know. Is it enough? Will it meet the professors expectations? I am really unsure - which leads me to focus on a strange trait of mine.
I often don't know when I have met academic expectations and when I am really lacking. It used to happen all the time when I was in elementry and middle schools. I would turn in a test having no idea what grade I would get. Mi Mama would question me, "Well, did you feel confident?" "Did you really know the answers?". I was never sure. I am still not sure.
Don't get me wrong, now and then I know I have nailed an assignment. But more often than not, I have a subtle sense of impending doom when I turn in a paper or test. That sense of doom is not so subtle this time. Next week is Spring Break, so I have to wait 2 weeks to learn my fate. Oh yeah, and did I mention that my entire grade for the class is comprised of my mid-term exam and the grade on the final term paper? Gasp!
*To those who wonder, "If you were so worried, why didn't you ask Ms. Maryment for help?" The flaws were in the amount of content not in the structure. Maryment -- mark your calendar, my final papar is due May 8th, expect a call!
Reading Rainbow
Last night Flounder and I visited our communities big, beautiful and brand-spanking-new library! This is a perfect example of public-library-ness in my humble opinion. Not only is it bright and colorful, it's also roomy and welcoming. Can you tell I love it?
Our old neighborhood library was cramped, and shoehorned into the corner of a municipal building. There was nothing inviting about it. Oh, but the new one! It's right in the middle of town and really integrated into it's surroundings. It was built with bunches of meeting and reading rooms to encourage the local residents to use the space for community group gatherings.
In the end though, it's really the details that make this place inviting. The beautiful architecture, 60,000 new items purchased for the new library, 37 PC work stations, free WiFi and tons of comfy chairs make it a place to visit and stay. So a huge pat on the back to whoever made this project happen.
Sometimes living in the 'burbs is pretty great!
Quote of the Day:
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
