Opinion...

So, I just broke down and ordered what I think is a really cute dress but I'm wondering if it will be considered sacrilegious...I'm thinking it wouldn't be a good idea to wear it to my Catholic school, even with a little cardigan over it :) Meh, who cares. I just like it. End of story.

New toy

First of all, I made it through the week. I got ALL my exams, essays and homework assignments graded and I made it out of school by 5:30 on Thursday with my first semester and midterm grades successfully submitted to the office. Woot! (No easy feat, our grading program is a bit of a nightmare and I've had difficulties in the past). Because Michigan was supposed to be SO cold on Friday, the administration agreed to let us have Friday off (it was originally a "teachers report" type of day to do grades) IF we all got grades in on Thursday. We did and so Friday, no school! It's a nice little four day weekend for us too since we've got Monday off as well. Yay!

However, more exciting than work is the new toy I got in the mail on Wednesday. My new cell phone:




Yes, I finally kicked the Sidekick to the curb and got myself an early birthday present. It was backordered so I really didn't expect to get it for a week or two, but it came only three or four days after I ordered it (to my immense surprise). Other than having a bit of a problem with importing my contacts from my old SIM card (it didn't work and then I realized that there were certain numbers and emails that I ONLY had in my phone, so those are lost to the ether I think) I LOVE it. It's so much faster than my old phone at uploading emails and web pages and such. Also, since it's Google, it has certain apps like Gmail, Gmail chat and Google maps all already installed. It came with a 1 GB SD card so I can put music on my phone if I want (goodbye paying for ringtones!) and more space for storing pictures. While I hardly expect it to take the place of my iPod or lovely new digital point and shoot (the awesome Canon Elph SD 990) its very fun, the touch screen is super cool and I love that it has a real QWERTY keyboard. I also like that I didn't have to change providers since I would have if I was considering the iPhone (which is super cool but way more expensive for the phone itself not to even get into the cost of AT & T's service and data plans).

So, please bear with me and my total nerdy excitement over another gadget in my life :)

I always do this to myself

As per usual, I think I've over-extended myself. I might very well lose my mind this week. By Friday I will have:

• graded 31 Great Gatsby Essays for AP
• graded 31 AP English midterms-multiple choice, short answer and essay
• graded 56 American Lit midterms-multiple choice, short answer and essay
• graded 56 sets of study questions on Gatsby for American Lit
• graded 17 journalism essays
• graded 17 journalism exams
• spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the school admissions committee
• submitted 2nd quarter and midterm grades for all 5 of my classes to the office
• written interview questions for a Revolt article
• written a feature piece on Forgive Durden for Revolt
• baked 2 dozen cupcakes for the winning trivia teams from each of my classes
• attempted to see my boyfriend without spending the entire time either having a)a nervous breakdown b) grading maniacally, c) pouring wine down my throat straight from the box or d) all of the above

Good god I hope I make it...and if anyone says teachers don't bust their asses, refer them to me and I will punch them in the throat.