Impatience and Television

    I have been described, upon occasion, as a tad impatient. At times, I think I exhibit lots of patience, especially at work, with my son, and my husband. I'm not particularly even keeled in this aspect of my life - I either can wait for a really long time, or I want something NOW.
     This is best exhibited with television shows. I love a good storyline, with a complex plot. I also like silly comedies with bad laugh tracks. What I love best, is the ability to watch an entire series in one sitting, so should I decide to devote time to it. This is how I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Sex and the City, and countless other shows. Corey and I are working through The Wire (actually on loan from a friend on dvd), and Star Trek TNG. This is one reason I gladly play for my netflix subscription. It's so much easier than loading dvds....
     But every once in a while, a show comes on and I will love it so much that I will watch it, and wait, week after week for the new episode. Most notably in this category of shows are Bones, Castle, and Sons of Anarchy. Growing up, I always felt that my teachers, especially English teachers, had a certain disdain for television. I'm not certain if it's the prevalence of television, the decline of modern civilization, or better writing for shows. Perhaps a bit of all three. I do love watching for allusions though, and it's really interesting to watch Sons, knowing that the writer intended it to mirror Hamlet. Sure enough, just like Shakespeare, it's all drama all the time...with lots of gratuitous death. Perhaps that's why I like it so much, that and all the eye candy.

Early New Year's Resolutions

I know it's way early, but I'm thinking of these, and want to get them down while I have a chance (see too busy)

I want to read more, again. I used to read all the time. Boo.

I want to update my Goodreads. You can't update what you're reading if you don't read.

I want to blog more.  Yay, blogging.

I want to stay consistent at Quantum Fit.

My husband and I need to start having an official date night again (see too busy)

Please, don't ask me to help

I haven't written in a while. Here's why: I've been busy. It's my own fault. In addition to deciding to do Pampered Chef, which I like - trust me, I have additional responsibilities at work, which come with some time requirements, and I'm spending more time at the gym CrossFitting, which I also love.

The downside to all this stuff that I love is that I'm busy. Here's hoping that by some miracle I'll actually be able to start getting "work" done at work, and have less interruptions there. Realistically, not going to happen. Sooo, I'm going to have to learn to stop being a control freak, and let other people do things. I just can't get it all done. I will say that Tricia is a great coworker, and I'm very appreciative of how well we work together. She even understands me when I haven't had any coffee.

But you can assist me in my quest. Don't ask me to help. I'll say yes, and try to help, or do whatever it is you've asked me to do. And, I just don't have the time. So please, don't ask.

I'm sure there will be more on this topic after Monday, when I have to go to a district meeting that I don't want to go to. But it's Mandatory that ONE of us goes to it, and my lovely coworkers decided that I should go. I tried to lobby for them, but they won. Two against one. So, here's to not having any time already - and getting to make sub plans.

Baking...FAIL

I had to give timed writing assessments last week. It is a nice opportunity to see how my kids write on demand. However, grading them all at once is a chore. And it's a chore that I don't always like to do all on one day, the last possible day to get them in the computer. That day was today. I'm up to 31 students in each class, so with my three classes, yup, that's 93 essays. In one day. 

My usual "I have a lot of papers to grade and I don't want to do it right now" method is to clean the house. However, I had some friends over last night for a thirty-one gifts party, so the house was spanking clean. Darn it. And I've done five loads of laundry since Friday. So, what to do to avoid the grading?

Several things as it turned out. I've been debating the whole iPad2 vs Kindle issue for a while, and had already decided on an iPad, so I browsed the Apple store, and looked at all the options and out of curiosity, added things to my cart. Then I ordered it. Yup, engraved (which is free, btw) and all. I was a little surprised at myself actually, I hadn't made a big impulse purchase in a while. 

Then I helped Trent do some research for his reports that are due this week - on James Madison and the Mayflower Compact. Did you know James Madison was the shortest president? Yeah, I learn stuff. 

Then I graded a set of papers about littering.

None of my friends who came over eat Paleo, so I made food for them, with wheat. Which means I couldn't really eat any of the leftover snacks, so I decided to bake. I worked with this recipe for Paleo vanilla cupcakes and added some cinnamon, chopped Hazelnuts, and dried cherries. I played with some of the quantities, and FAILED. I totally decided to use more coconut flour than almond flour, and they are so dry! It didn't work out at all. I finally managed to eat one, in a bowl, with pumpkin butter on top. I also read 75 pages of Looking for Alaska by John Green.

Then I made myself grade a set of papers about littering.

Then I decided to shop on Amazon for some iPad accessories. Cause, you know, you need those! Screen protectors and all that kind of stuff. I also checked on my pampered chef stuff, checked my work email, hung out with my husband, and generally avoided grading papers. I updated my Green BEAN delivery, and tried to do lots of things on the internet. 

Then I finally graded papers. The last set. Done. To comfort myself, I reminded myself that I won't have to do it again until after Christmas! Which is fast approaching...

Additionally, I had tons of things to do last week - like Halloween, seeing John Green, Coaches Night, Soccer party, Trivia Night, and a thirty-one party. So I missed lots of tv this week - and it was USA season openers. Here's my week in tv highlights:

Big Bang Theory - awesome as usual! The New Girl made me laugh so hard, I thought I was going to pee my pants. Bones - David Boreanaz  was wearing a shirt, boxers,and socks! Joey McIntyre was a guest star on Psych, and I still love Nathan Fillion. I mean Castle.