TODAY
ACCORDING TO THE NUMBERS
Please notice my freakily large hands.
3:33 pm The time right this minute.
12 Times I thought about what it's going to be like when I have my very own little people to take care of. It seems taking care of my siblings' kids and my bestie having a baby this week have got me temporarily insanely baby hungry. Temporarily, my friends.
26 Times I heard the f word today. I always hear the f word all day long becuase, hello, I work at a high school. Today it was especially high, especially since I had a couple of students cussing each other out during class.
87 Senior resumes graded. And no. You can't list your girlfriend as a reference. Or your mom.
12 Ounces of diet coke I drank at lunch. I'm cutting back!
9:56 am Time my mid morning hunger pain hit. I always get hungry somewhere between 9:45 and 10:30 am. The effects of waking up at 6 am.
2 Red arrows ran on the way to work. I've stopped running red lights, but red arrows are my greatest weakness. They shouldn't even exist.
60 Minutes I am going to play tennis with my little sister later. We are about as evenly matched as you get and naturally that upsets me. I must be the best!
11:00 pm What time I get to see Greg. He has three shows in one day. Holy that's a lot of lines.
3 Jobs I applied for in California. I am doing my best to live by Rubin's advice in The Happiness Project: "Make a list, do a little bit each day, and stay calm."
118 Pages I have read in The Happiness Project. There is not enough time in my day for reading. Must make more time to do nothing!
67 Degrees outside during lunch. I ran off with my lunch and book and ate outside on the lawn all by myself. It was beyond awesome.
2 Students that have severely tested my patience today and I have not snapped at them. Two points for Bonnie!
4 Spoons in my desk drawer. Don't ask.
5:47 am The time my alarm said when the first alarm went off
6:02 Time I got out of bed. Thank the heavens for the snooze button.
6 Stacks of essays I had when this school day started.
3 Stacks of essays I have now. BOO-YAH!
15 Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for The Great Gatsby.
9 Negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for The Great Gatsby. I'm trying not to sulk. Just when I got it approved from the principal to take my students to see the film, the negative reviews come up. If they butcher my favorite book, so help me.
1 Great Gatsby review that made me laugh out loud: "Well, you did it Baz Luhrmann. Even with an enormous budget and a camera that can fly around and do just about anything, you still made watching 'The Great Gatsby' just as boring as sitting through 8th period English." -Jordan Hoffman
6 Number of times I tried to explain the difference between affect and effect to no avail. I'm giving up!
45 minutes I'm about to soak in the tub. As soon as I finish this post!
1 free pizza I got from Papa Murphy's today for Teacher Appreciation Week
14 seconds left of writing this post.
And I'm out.
Peace.
