R and R

Does anyone remember this episode of The Simpsons? Haha...it was quite a sick one. The best is when Marge beats the snot out of the guy who tried to mug her and when she dominates Homer :)

Anyways, I've just been so looking forward to The Simpsons lately...hence my blogs being about them lately. The episodes this season have been excellent and the movie is coming out soon! I was tempted to buy some new figures at Toys R Us yesterday, but chose not to...I may buy them today or tommorrow. It's of Itchy and Scartchy!!! :P

So it seems like everyone is blogging less. I check my Facebook a few times a day but blogs I'm checking maybe 2 or 3 times a week now. My bro said that the inventor of Facebook is some 22 or 24 year old college student. I bet he sleeps in piles of money surrounded by many beautiful ladies now!! :)

So what's new with me? Just relaxing since my part time job is done and school is finished! I'm just recharging for teaching. I can't wait! I think I'll be starting midMay which is great since I'm going away next weekend. I get to visit the Grandma and see how she's doing and see the cousin in Regina. Good times....

Frazzled!!

Oh how Lost is driving me nuts...but in a GOOD way! There was a point in midseason where I was feeling a plateau but that has long gone. The first 6 and the latest 6 episodes have been super! I watched some clip on youtube which had the actors being interviewed and they said at least 1 character will die but today I heard on the radio that 5 characters were getting axed! Does that mean 5 regulars or 5 characters which is a mix of regulars and frequent appearances? Oh how my mind is trying to put these pieces together!

Well one thing I'm not frazzled about is my choice in not taking GCA's offer and hence looking to Rocky View for a full-time position. Thanks to everyone for your input! I appreciate your support and guidance but ultimately, this was the decision that gave me peace in my heart. So here's hoping I get my subbing package soon so I can start within a week or two! :)

There are some hot tunes on the radio right now--songs I'm not sick of yet!! I've been digging the latest tunes by The Fray, Nelly Furtado, Timberland, The Killers, Avril Lavigne, Gym Class Heroes, Daughtry, Katherine McPhee, and Justin Timberlake!! :) Summer is coming and these songs really suit the change in seasons quite well! :)

On a final note, there have been some updates on the latested Marvel movies. Edward Norton will be playing Bruce Banner in the next Hulk movie and Laurence Fishburne will be the voice of The Silver Surfer in FF2!!!!! :)

"Wherever Pieman is.....

"...the Kupcake Kid will not be far behind!" Haha I love this Episode of the Simpsons! I just picked up the figures of Pieman and Kupcake Kid from McFarlane Toys. It's funny because I never really liked this episode the first time I saw it but after seeing it a few times, it's become one of my favorites! What are your favorite Simpsons Episodes? I love "Behind the Laughter," The Lemon Tree, The Party Posse, The Be Sharps, Comic Book Guy dates Agnes Skinner, Who Shot Mr. Burns? part 1 and 2, Lisa's Wedding, Lisa as President, Trilogy of Error (Homer gets his thumb cut off with hilarous consequences) and the 22 Short Films about Springfield (the episode where Herman has Snake and Chief Wiggum tied up in the store like in Pulp Fiction) to name a few!!!


Some memorable quotes from this episode: "Hold it right there. You've hurt your last feeling!" and there's a part in the show where Pieman hangs upside down like Spider-man and kisses Marge like she's MJ from the Spider-man movie and Marge says, "I'm looking up your nose, but I feel like I'm staring into your soul!" Haha..so awesome!!


I'm DONE SCHOOL! Hoo-rah!! Now to focus on resolving the stress of finding a job. I got an offer to start subbing for Rockyview yesterday and accepted it. Regardless of whether or not I take the GCA position, I will sub for Rockyview until June so I can get some work. I only wish I had more time to decide on whether or not I should take this full-time job or not. I just want peace in making a decision that is right for me. I will be visiting GCA and spending the afternoon with them to get a better feel for the school on Monday. I'll make a decision after that.

Well, well...it's Stanley Cup playoffs baby and it's always exciting in April in May because of that and because of all the shows that are ending soon! I'll be taking a break from TV I'm sure after it's all over and spending more time...playing Wii!!!! :) Well, we'll see! :) Still, as exciting as the playoffs are, it's also one of the most stressful times isn't it? There are a few teams I'd love to see knocked off and yet most I don't mind. And then there are a few I REALLY want to win. Sigh..how stressful!!

Not Liking You at All

So I got a job offer from GCA and I have until Monday to decide. The principal called me and he said I sounded hesitant. Well, I told him I was just really surprised. I honestly didn't think I had a shot at this position. I think that's why I was talking smack and saying I wouldn't accept this position even if they offered it to me. Was I just frontin'? Well now I'm definitely going to pray about it....

It's funny because despite having worked at the After School for a few months, I haven't worked a shift with the main boss until last week. She kind of rubbed me the wrong way last week but I didn't think anything of it...maybe I just caught her on a bad day right? Today I had both of my shifts with her and she totally pissed me off. My coworker Caleb laughed and said to me, "what can I do? She's the boss!!!" Well I'm glad I'm quitting soon but I may be picking up more shifts for the next few weeks since I'm done classes.

There's ANOTHER new radio station in town as of today and she's called Energy 101.5 FM Oh yeah, I'm happy about having another top 40 station (no sarcasm). Vibe is nice and all, but I need an alternative so let's see what this new station brings and if they'll last!! It sounds like its a pop station minus rap so far..but not sure. I've only been listening to it for about 3 songs and I've heard so far: "What comes around" by Justin Timberlake, "Powerless" by Nelly Furtado and "Car Wash" by Rose Royce.
***UPDATE*** Scratch the "minus rap" comment as I just heard them play Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes :P

And on a final note: I have the new UNITED CD!! Yes, it's definitely different than their last few albums so I was weirded out at first but I'm starting to like this CD!!

Calling it Quits

So I've handed my notice today to the Afterschool. Next week is my last week of working there. I don't know...I figured I would give myself some time to rest before starting full time work. While it's true that I need the money, I just don't want to rush into work feeling drained and miserable. I figured I could get some Wii time this way :)

It's kind of sad to leave the job considering the fact that I'm just starting to get to know these kids. I've developed relationships with them all so I don't know, I just feel a bit sad about it all.

I am suppose to hear back from Glenmore Christian Academy by the end of this week on whether I get the grade 4 position with them or not.

I had my interview with Rocky View and I can tell you the interview went well. They were super nice. The interview wasn't even half as aweful as the CBE one and they even gave me Dasani water to drink during the interview which surprisingly relaxed me. The Rocky View School District building is NICE! It's brand new and I think it looks awesome! I will know within two weeks whether I get a subsituting job with them or not in May. Not sure if i will take it or not as I'm still waiting to hear from the Catholic Board and i heard they were giving out Probationary Contracts like hot cakes. I've heard that substitute teaching is a blessing and is a right of passage in earning a classroom from a few people but I don't necessarily buy into that completely. Is it wrong for me to want a class of my own ASAP? It sounds easy but really, this road has been difficult and yet God is telling me over and over to just trust Him and to look to Him for the perfect place to teach....He is leading me and I want to acknowedge Him...I'm listening......

I hade a chance to visit my old practicum kids last week and it was nice to see them all again and have them give me the latest on what they've been learning in the weeks I've been gone. Some of my students hugged me before even saying "hi"...haha...it was awkward becuase I wasn't necessarily hugging back, but it's nice to know that they care....:)

I also had a chance to catch up with my partner teacher and my team teacher and they were very encouraging. So thanks to them for that. I even found my team teacher on Facebook so that's interesting to see how we know a few common friends lol...it's hilarious how I'm connected with so many people in so many unexpected ways....yup, I'm loving this Facebook thing a lot!!! :)