Ten on Tuesday

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted! It's been a busy few months for me. I have been posting regularly at my blog about my first year of teacher, First Year Spartan, if you want to check it out.

For now, I'll leave you with the 10onTuesday:

1. What do you do for a living? I'm a middle school science teacher.
2. What’s your favorite thing about your job? Summers off! haha JUST KIDDING. I love being around these kids. Sure, 98% of the time they drive me bananas, but I love them 100% of the time!
3. What’s your least favorite thing about your job? Honestly, the lack of pay. The big-wigs make the big bucks.. and they make stupid decisions like merit-based pay. Don't they understand that all that will do is lead to the ATL scandal in EVERY SCHOOL IN THE STATE??? Obviously not...
4. If you weren’t a ____________, what would you be? I have no idea. I'm not good at too much else. I could see myself being someone's assistant, a secretary or something. I love being behind the scenes, and I love helping people out however I can.
5. What is something that you would love to get paid for that you think no one would every pay you for? Judging someone's character. 99% of the time, I am completely accurate with my first impression of someone. I can count on one hand how many times I've been SO wrong about someone. No exaggeration.
6. If you could have any job for exactly one day, what would it be? Peyton Manning's shirt ;]
7. If you had to do manual labor, what would you do? I'm not good with my hands, so nothing related to construction. I'm good with picking up heavy things, so maybe moving boxes or unloading trucks or something?
8. What is something you were forced to learn in high school that was supposed to be super important, but you never actually use? FREAKIN' MLA FORMAT!!!!!!!!!!! We are *DRILLED* on MLA throughout high school, then I get to college and we've switched to APA. What a load of crap.
9. Who was your favorite boss? Why? Derek. Because he let me get away with whatever the heck I wanted.
10. Where would you rather work: Dunder Mifflin Paper Company (The Office), Wernham Hogg Paper Company (The Office, UK), or Initech (Office Space)? INITECH. Office Space FTW!

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1. What colour are your toenails painted? teal with flowers on the big toes
2. What colour are your fingernails painted? teal
3. What is your favourite brand of nail polish? OPI
4. As the norm, do you DIY your nails or get mani/pedis? DIY
5. Have you ever had a gel mani? Do you recommend it? I haven't, but my mom and sister have, and they LOVE them
6. What is the last movie you watched on television? (TV, Netflix, Redbox, etc.) Casino Royale
7. What is the last movie you watched in the cinema? HP 7.2
8. Is there a movie that everyone talks about as if it is a classic but you haven’t seen? The Godfather
9. What is your favourite movie soundtrack? ooh tough one. um.. for a musical: RENT. for a non-musical: A Walk To Remember
10. Have you ever seen a movie and thought it was better than the book it was based on? I actually liked the movie A Walk To Remember better than the book.


In other news, I set up a new teacher blog! Check it out: First Year Spartan

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Ten On Tuesday: Perfection

1. What’s the perfect meal? anything full of carbs. my favorite meal is grilled salmon, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and apple pie a la mode for dessert.
2. What are the perfect pair of shoes? flip flops. or a comfy pair of running shoes. but mostly flip flops.
3. What is the perfect afternoon? hanging out with friends, doing anything, anywhere.
4. What’s the perfect house? two stories, stones on the front, little alcove on the second floor where I can sit and read, wrap-around porch, light greens and blues inside accented with salmon and light orange. black appliances, dark espresso cabinets, silver accents.
5. What is the perfect outfit? I am currently into dresses with belts, but my all-time favorite outfit is a long-sleeved t-shirt and  running shorts.
6. What’s the perfect wedding song? ooh tough one. my comedian side wants to say "Tootsie Roll" because it's an inside joke with my best friend, but my favorite sweet song is "The Way You Look" -- I've told my friends that I won't say yes to a proposal until a guy asks me to dance to this song.
7. What is the perfect job? anything where I can work with kids. especially when I can work with autistic kids. it makes my heart soar!
8. What’s the perfect hairstyle? I love this style. long side-swept bangs, side part, soft waves.. I WISH MY HAIR DID THIS!

9. What’s the perfect music festival? um, a little bit of everything? I'm currently super obsessed with 90s music, so probably a melting pot of 90s artists

10. What’s the perfect day to yourself? a perfect day to myself would include other people. I absolutely hate being alone. I like to be around people!


I'm late getting pictures from my trip posted, but I still haven't gotten them from Mom's computer. It will happen eventually. Also, I'm thinking about making the switch back to Wordpress because I miss it. But we shall see. For now, I'll share that I'm obsessed with Bones and have quickly made my way through season 1. Can't wait to catch up through the most recent season, which apparently had *quite* the season finale... EEK!

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playing catch up

Ten On Tuesday::

1. How do you pronounce the word aunt? Does your pronunciation rhyme with ‘haunt’ or ‘can’t'? I rhyme with "can't"
2. Do most of the people in your life know you blog? Or are you partially or totally anonymous? no, most people don't know that I blog. it's mostly for me, to record my thoughts and memories since I don't like to journal
3. When you grocery shop, do you prefer to bag your own groceries or do you like it when the store bags them for you? Paper, plastic, or reusable bags? I prefer to bag myself, and I use reusable bags when I can
4. Do you have a green thumb? not at all
5. If you watch the Food Network, which chef/show host is your favorite? I don't watch it a lot.. I mostly watch Cupcake Wars
6. Do you like to take baths? Do you take them very often? no, I hate baths. I know that makes me not-a-girl, but I'd rather shower quickly than sit in a bathtub
7. What color are the walls in your kitchen? I think they're yellow? I'm not sure
8. Do you prefer to dine outdoors or indoors? if it's not insanely hot, I'd rather sit outside
9. Describe your ideal weather. sunny, COOL, with a light breeze. any weather where I can wear a long sleeved shirt and shorts is perfection
10. If you could learn any foreign language, which would you choose to learn? I know spanish, and I'd like to know it fluently. but I'd love to learn italian too


Friday Five - Random!
1. have you ever really lived outside the country of your birth? why or why not? no, because dad's job has always been in the southeast USA
2. what was your first record/cassette tape/cd? the first one I got was a NKOTB tape and a Hanson cd. the first one I bought was the first *NSYNC cd. I had several disney tapes as well.
3. what do you think of your parents? we have a rollercoaster relationship. most of the time we're okay, and I respect all that they've been through. 24 years together, overcoming serious obstacles, and they are more in love with each other every day.
4. what is your relationship with your hair? pretty much hate-hate. it's too thin. so it doesn't do anything fun. it won't stay straight, but if I try to curl it, even if I put BOTTLES of hairspray in it, it won't stay. so frustrating.
5. what kind of pens do you like? I like fine or medium pens with black ink.


I will be posting about our cruise later today/tomorrow. We're spending time with family this morning/afternoon, so I can post pictures and all that later!

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Ten On Tuesday

1. What type of phone do you have? Do you like it? I just got an iPhone 4, and I LOVE it!
2. How old were you when you got your first cell phone? I got my first phone for my 15th birthday, when I started being able to drive and going places with friends.
3. How many cell phones have you owned since your first? umm... 7? which seems like too many because I've kept them until I could upgrade, with the exception of my pink Motorola Razr [graduation present] and iPhone 3 [my Samsung stopped working, so I got Mom's old phone]
4. How much is your average monthly phone bill? we're on a family plan, so mine is $25.
5. When you were a kid/teenager, were you allowed to have a phone in your room? I had one for awhile, but I rarely used it. I didn't have my own line or anything.
6. Do you like talking on the phone or do you despise it? Or somewhere in-between? I CAN'T STAND IT. unless I'm talking to a certain person. but usually I hate it.
7. Do you text a lot? Is texting/talking while driving illegal where you live? Are you guilty of it anyway? I text ALL the time. Texting while driving is illegal [talking while driving is not] and I don't do it unless my car is stopped [though I will read texts while driving]
8. What sort of texting keyboard does your phone have? Touch screen, slide out, or something different? Do you care? mine is touch screen now, and I like it, but I miss my slide out keyboard. I tend to not pick up my fingers when I text, so I often miss letters on my touch screen.
9. Look at the last call in your call log – who is it? What were they calling about? Who calls you the most? Mom called to make sure that I had closed the garage door. Lately Mercedes calls me the most.
10. What is the longest phone call you can recall having? Um... probably between one and two hours? I don't know. I don't usually talk that long.

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1. From your childhood, what do you miss most about summer vacation? I miss being able to play with my friends allllllll day every day.
2. Are you going anywhere on vacation this summer? BAHAMAS!!!!!
3. What foods do you like to barbecue? anything! chicken, pork, hotdogs... anything.
4. How do you celebrate the fourth of July? usually we hang out with our neighbors and shoot off some fireworks and grill out and all
5. What’s your favorite beverage to drink in the summertime? cherry coke or any frozen drink
6. What movie are you looking forward to seeing this summer? HARRY POTTER 7.2!!!!!!
7. In the car: windows down or AC? windows down, sunroof back!
8. Have you ever had a summer fling? no
9. Do you wear sunscreen? I do now. I didn't as a child.
10. Do you have any favorite summertime activities? baseball games, swim meets, hanging out with friends, grilling out, going to the lake, Six Flags, road trips.. summer is so much fun.

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1. Have you ever used Craigslist? yes, to get my amazingly comfortable futon before sophomore year
2. Can you sew? no, but I can stitch up the back of a bear!
3. Do you pour syrup on your pancakes or dip your pancakes in the syrup? both
4. Rain storms: Love them or hate them? used to hate them, now I love them. one of the things on my bucket list is to kiss someone in the rain. I also kind of want to get married in the rain
5. Do you like swimming? yes
6. What kind of drink do you order at Sonic? depends on my mood. either a cherry coke, cherry sprite, or green apple slushie
7. Are you funny? I like to think so.. people always laugh when I say things, but they could be laughing *at* me.. apparently I talk funny?
8. At what age will your kids get cell phones? I'll probably get them one of those cell phones that can only call certain numbers as soon as they start going to places with friends, like 11-12? then a real cell phone when they start driving
9. What’s your favorite vegetable? green beans
10. Were you a Girl Scout? Mom says I did brownies, but I don't have ANY recollection of that. and my memory is amazing. so I'ma go with no.

I've been doing Jillian's 30 Day Shred to lose weight before our cruise to the Bahamas, and it's amazing. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to lose weight or tone up without spending a lot of time. It's 20 minutes, but it's intense. SO worth it. I was so sore the first time, but now I'm getting used to it and it isn't nearly as bad.

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