Letter By Hour @ MindSay 
- Knitted a few rows on the scarf I'm working on.
- Read a few chapters of a book I bought ages ago but never have time to pick up.
- Wrote a letter to a friend by candlelight and pretended I was in Colonial times where this was standard procedure.
- Realized how ridiculous it is to be nostalgic for something I've never experienced (you know, living in Colonial America) but continued to do it anyway.
- Played a quick game of 'Tissue' with my cat (I throw it up, he bats it around).
- Planned my 2 cooking lessons for this upcoming week (cookies with my reading group, Hawaiian Pizza with my writing boys).
- Decided to spend the hard-earned, not-really-there-to-spare $200 on an iPod in the next upcoming days. I have the iPhone, and I am so NOT a tech person, but I use my phone...for phone purposes (SHOCK!). I dial the digits and I send the occasional text; no pictures, no checking-of internet, no music. If I could go back in time, I would not have let my father and the saleseman talk me into it because I DON'T USE IT. So I need a music player. I've made a solemn promise that if I do this, if I spend this money, I will use it to go on at least 2 long walks a week (3 when school lets out). I like to listen to music when I work out, and this will afford me that opportunity.
*Earth Hour sorta turned into 'Earth 3 Hours' because I was so engrossed in stuff (especially the first 3) that I looked up and it was 11:45. Oops. Oh well; can't wait for next year's!
Well I am working on a Sunday. I was thinking about pulling out the "I can't work on the Sabbath" card, but I had 4 classes to do and I don't trust the teachers I teach with to teach the lesson plan I wrote by themselves!
It was snowing again today!
I just went to ask my boss if I could head home now, since I really have nothing (I want) to do and it is a Sunday after all... but she said that if I went home now I would be lonely when I came to make up the time on Wednesday (I didn't say ANYTHING about making the time up again.... I just said "can I go home early" so I really don't know what she was going on about). But I do know it means I have to sit here for another hour and a half twiddling my thumbs!
The worst thing is as it is Sunday for everyone else, there is no one to write emails to me!
I have some essays by the second years to mark. They are really sweet... the second year students are 16 or 17, and their English is quite good! They have to write an essay about winter. Here is one that made me smile:
"A letter from Santa Claus"
"When I was about 10 years old, some of my friends thought Santa Clause didn't exist. But I had believed the existence of him. So I wrote a letter to him in Xmas Eve. I put it at my bedside, and I slept, expecting that Santa Claus would come.
The next morning, I woke up early. I was happy to see a present at bedside. A letter was attached to the present. The letter was written in English, which made me more happy. I thought "Oh that's great! This is ceratinly the letter written by Santa Claus! Just as I expected, he exists!" But when I took a vacant glance at a trash box, there was a paper, and English sentences were written on it. I closely looked at the paper, and I noticed that the sentences were the same as the letter from Santa. I suspected, so I asked my mother about it. As a result, I saw that my father practiced the letter on it. That is why I found Santa Claus was really my father."
heheh
And my favourite one (so far) (written as the student has written it):
"Skiing Camp"
"I had a skiing camp when I was fourteen years old. We went to Mt Hachibuse. I had a very good time! but, not only interesting. Before I went to a skiing camp, I was attached by disease. It got germ in my big toe. I saw the doctor and he said surprising words. He said, "If you go to a skiing camp, you may die of disease by blood poisoning." I fell victim to a serious disease. But I wanted to go a skiing camp to make memories and to eat camonabe. So I went there. Moreover, I ski. Because my teacher said, "You will not die as much!" And I said "If I dead, will you take the responsibility?" and he said "ok! ok!" So I could enjoy skiing! And I could eat Camonabe! It was very delicious! I could make precious memories. And I came back to Takasago. As soon as I came home, I went to hospital with my mother. And I was cut my big toes half nail by the doctor. My face was lined with pain. My foot pains very much. It was acute pain! So I slept very little by the acute pain. And I commuted to the hosiptal for a long time. But, they are very fragrant memories. Because it was very interesting that commuting to the hospital, too."
What a champion!
First off... Happy September!? I'll throw out the new happenings: Jake and I never recovered (big suprise there) I continue to move on without him. I got a new job at Wal*mart in the photo lab (damnit, i rule.) I have a little tiny crush on a boy... or two? A friend of mine is in love with me and I just can't develop those kinda feelings for him... I love Jeremy's band- Letter By Hour - www.myspace.com/letterbyhour - soo go there to hear their music, etc. I have Emmie today (friday) through Monday night-Tuesday night if i get real lucky. Sooo that is awesome. Today I'm sick *tear* but I drank some of my Naked juice and feel way better... (awesome health kinda food drink--wow its great) www.nakedjuice.com the mango kind rules. I'm trying to lose some of my weight... Okay, so I'll throw my weight out there (unladylike I know... what can I say.) I weighed 153 *gasp* in early April... and I'm down to 127 (and falling)... so if I keep up my healthy drinking, eating, and "exercise" I will be exactly where I wanna be at christmas... right? *hi5*.
The boy situation in my life is kind of awkward.... I like these two dudes, but don't know about how it would ever work, or whatever... so if I could find a guy to just hold me, and make me feel safe... I think that's all I ever want from a guy. Keep your money, keep your new car/house... just freakin' hold me! Too complicated I suppose for a little mind to grasp. Or maybe I'm just too simple, I should try to create more of a challenge. *grin*
My family and I are doing better.... p.s. Jake called and told my dad he'd beat his ass if he didn't lay off me--if that's not makin' me feel secure, I dunno what is. What's his friggin' deal. I TOTALLY do NOT want to even like him anymore. I can't help it. Someday I'll just let him go--and I can't wait until then. My sister and I talk and stuff more too....
Wow. I'm drinking some of this "berry blast" naked... it doesn't taste that great. Oh well... I'm gunna finish it, and just stick to my mango I guess :D Hmmm I'm going to go for now... Sleepy time, for being sick... I get to get up and spend 3 days with my BABY!? Much Lovin'.... almost all of it!
~Heather
