Merry Christmas!

Wow, the holidays came quickly.  I knew they were approaching, but I never fully experienced a Christmas season this year.  Perhaps because I didn't put up a tree this year (I wanted a laptop, so saved all my money for that), perhaps because I didn't go out and see lights, perhaps it's because I knew this year would only be my mom and myself and a Christmas for two tends to be simpler.

The year is drawing to a close, and wow, what a year 2008 has been.  I've had some great ups, some low downs, and plenty of in-betweens.   It definitely wasn't the best year I've ever had.  2009 is going to be much better.

This weekend I'm going to work on my usual year-in-review, and I'll probably post it next Wednesday.

Everyone, enjoy your Christmas, be it huge with kids, presents, singing and turkey, or be it small like a simple lunch and a movie.

Cheers!

Maybe More?

I finally got a new laptop - a macbook!  I can live in this century now.  My other laptop was of this century, but it is still pretty old, and computers age quickly.  I've been working on dial-up because I had a modem and not a wireless card (seriously, that old) and I just didn't bother with dsl, etc. But now I have this!  And my neighbor gave me his passcode for wireless, so I get wireless up here.  Exciting!

So I may post more.  I hope to.  But I'll be updating my mac, putting my music back into iTunes, etc.

Now I just need microsoft office and my computer will be even better!

Happy holidays everyone!

Cheers!

Picture Perfect

One of the things that makes me laugh about my school is picture day. The teachers have to participate, to get badges, and they also purchase picture packages for us. I know I mentioned it last year, and about how it tickles me.

Sure enough, I have my picture package this year! 8 wallets, 2 3x5s, and 4 of a size that's between the 3x5s and the wallets. So that 's 14 pictures of me. I'm actually quite pleased with my pictures this year, but I still have my wallets from last year!

I guess my mom will get one, my sister will get one and then I'll pass the rest out to my friends with a "love, Erica 2008!" on the back. :)

BTW - It's freakin' cold over here!

Cheers!

Bouncing...

(the previous part of the blog has been deleted. I really have to stop writing when I PMS - unhappy E isn't fun!)


Today's poem is another sonnet. I still have the Shakespeare book in front of me, so here's one that I really, really like. I wish I taught a quick unit of poetry before teaching "Jane Eyre," because this poem reminds me of Mr. Rochester and Jane:

Sonnet 119 by William Shakespeare

What potions have I drunk of Siren tears
Distill'd from limbecks foul as hell within,
Applying fears to hopes and hopes to fears,
Still losing when I saw myself to win!
What wretched errors hath my heart committed,
Whilst it hath thought itself so blessed never!
How have mine eyes out of their spheres be fitted
In the distraction of this madding fever!
O benefit of ill, now I find true
That better is evil still made better,
And ruin'd love when it is built anew
Grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater.
So I return rebuk'd to my content,
And gain by ills thrice more than I have spent.