Como estan, bitches?

Okay, before I delve into my blog, I gotta start with this... because it bothers me. I watched "Anchorman" earlier today (hence the blog title), and I had the subtitles on (I don't know why), and during the news team fight scene, Ben Stiller says, "¿Cómo están, bitches?" But the subtitles read, "¿Cómo están, pinches?" So now I'm not sure if pinches is Spanish for something (probably something insulting), or if the subtitles are wrong. Either way, I went with "bitches."

And now... back to our regularly scheduled blog.

I realized it's been about a month since I've blogged. For shame. I've been very busy. School and work. Work and school. Doing work-work at school, and doing school-work at work. And then I go home and do more work, for school and work. So, yeah. Busy.

But today... today was glorious. I don't have any projects due this week, so I got to spend my day doing nothing. I wound up doing some boring stuff. Going through junk mail, checking email, walking and feeding dog, painting my toenails, updating my classroom website, and watching movies. I watched "Anchorman," the end of "The Cutting Edge," the beginning of "Dirty Dancing," and now I'm watching "Swingers." And drinking wine. God bless the Ren Faire.

I didn't realize it was October already (well, tomorrow is, anyway). In about 2 weeks, it'll be my birthday. I'm supposed to be figuring out what I want to do for my birthday, but that hasn't happened yet. Last year, I went to a piano bar (which I had been to a few times before, when it was under different management), and the whole night sucked. I don't know exactly what it was that made the night so bad, but at the diner after the bar, I had decided that I didn't want to go out for my birthday anymore. Bars are too expensive, too crowded and too noisy to socialize with my friends. They're good for a random night out, but it's not what I want to deal with on my birthday. So last year, after the piano bar, my friend and I planned a dinner party for this year's birthday. I had planned on keeping the guest list small (like 7 or 8 people), but now that's not gonna happen. My new plan is a low-key evening at my house... some booze, some food, some games, some music. I'm not gonna force the fun. I'm just gonna let it ride.

Okay... the wine is making me drowsy, and I can't think of anything else to write about. Gonna go watch "Clueless" now.

some stuff that i felt like writing about

I've got nothing to say, but it's okay.

(Name that tune for extra points!)

Back to school! It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! (Apparently, I'm all about song lyrics today.) Today was the first day for my first grade students. I only had half of the kids (the other half come tomorrow), and then Friday I have a "full" class. I put "full" in quotes because I only have 18 kids... which is one less than last year's total. I'm okay with a smaller class. It means less behavior problems (usually), and more time for one-on-one attention. But less kids also means less money for our school, which will eventually put us in danger of closing. Hopefully that's a long way down the road, but you never know. That's part of the reason that I'm working my ass off to get my masters. The sooner the better, just in case I need it for a new job.

But anyway. My kids are cutie pies. So far. Talk to me in about five weeks and I'm sure I'll have a different opinion of some of them. :-)

And I started my fall class for grad school, which is two nights a week. So basically, I'm gonna be dragging my ass through September. I guarantee I'll be fast asleep before 10:30 PM every night this month. The first few weeks are always the worst.
This weekend is the Ren Faire! Yay! I hope the weather is good. Now... as for what to wear... probably ye olde jeans and some comfy walking shoes. No costumes for me. I don't have a damn thing that could even masquerade as renaissance attire. No long skirts, no long dresses (unless you count some old bridesmaid gowns), no leftover Halloween costumes from years past (not that I would have worn anything renaissance-y for Halloween, either). So jeans it is. Huzzah!

Okay, I'm tired and I still don't know what I'm wearing to work tomorrow. God, I hope I don't have to iron.