But is it Nutritious?

The store claims that these are delicious deals. Personally, I don't agree, but I'm sure there are many out there who would love to live off these!

Lawlz, U Sed Nerf!!1

This isn't a political post. This is hilarious! It's great that they used the word "nerf." As a gamer, I understand the phrase. It was a great find!

Viking Dog!

That dragon movie premiered on Friday and so McDonald's released their dragon toys! Yay! Life is good. The happy meal box turns into a viking helm and my hubs decided that the dogs should wear it. Here's my weekend house guest sporting the cardboard helm.

Visitor

This was my little visitor this weekend. Yup, Paloma was back in my house and man she was annoying, but in the end, she ended up cuddling in our arms. Her mommy and daddy are home now, so she's enjoying their company, but this is her peeking at my computer.

Cold

Sometimes the simple things in life cause happiness, such as a piece of ice on a table. It was so pretty, I couldn't help but smile. Chin up, cookie! :)

Remember Those Windy Days...

... I told you about earlier? This was one of them. We had black outs throughout the city and limbs fell to the ground. This was just the beginning too.

For The Kiddos

When I was young, I swore I would never teach. EVER. Now, I'm starting to think this is what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. Watching the kiddos evolve from children to young adults to adults is an amazing thing. They go from simplistic thinking, to thinking simple, to simply thinking. Wow, I hope that makes sense because it does to me. I see them walk in and telling me that the reason for things is "just because." Then later on they tell me "because I believe that..." When they leave my classroom, they walk out saying, "I believe that .... because....therefore,...." It's amazing!

And their social attitudes! Some of them spend months being quiet and before I know it, they're talking out loud! There was one girl who was so quiet, I was scared she was getting lost among the students, and one day I hear her voice rise up from the others. I don't know what shocked me more: the fact that she spoke loudly or the fact that she cussed. Her face turned bright red, eyes widened and a soft "I'm sorry!" followed shortly. This little incident caused her to open up just a little more and that's a good thing. Plus, I know who else to keep an ear out for a potty mouth.

These kiddos insist on me moving on with them, but the harsh reality is that once they enter their next year classes, they move on with their lives and I will only be a memory in their school days. I know. I've been at this for six years. I know how the game is played. There have been two students who have come back right before they graduated and told me that they were either sorry for the way they treated me as freshmen or  that they were thankful for having hope for them. Those were great moments that I can share here with you, but the true feeling that is associated with those moments are completely mine.

Every year I get this on my board. Luckily, I have a camera now to take a picture of these moments any time they happen. The little messages such as this one make me realize that this perhaps is my calling.

And that's okay with me.

Silver Lining

That glimmer of hope is what we all hope for. At this time, I'm hoping for more than a glimmer. Is it possible that I'm too tired to look for that glimmer at all?

Fanatic

It's Superman's Truck! This truck belongs to a friend who is obsessed with superheroes. I say obsessed in a nice way. He has a collection of superheroes that the kiddos take him and can draw heroes really well. In a last minute attempt to catch up with my daily blog, I post his truck!

No idea!

Ok, it's getting late and I'm passing out badly. Here's a quick shot of my farm from Farmvillle. Yeah, I'm a farmviller and I don't care. It entertains me and distracts me from y daily stress. So, yeah. Night.

Happiness

I love grape slushes. They are so delicious. I had one today and it was the highlight of my day, bringing Spring Break to a yummy end. It's getting late and I need to head to bed. Back to work, cookie! By the way, I may go get another slush tomorrow after work. Happy hour drinks half off!! Yay!

New Moon Released Today

If you all recall, a few months ago, I posted a picture of Stephanie Meyer's final installment in her so-called Twilight Saga, "Breaking Dawn." Yes, the series disappointed me so much with that last book. (If you're interested, please to go to my critique of the book )

However, in the series' defense, I will say this: I did like "New Moon." When the movie came out, I was excited because I quickly became a member of Team Jacob (absolute Twilight haters, please stop reading now). I was fascinated with how Jacob Black became a well developed character. Good job, Stephanie. HOWEVER, his role is destroyed when he becomes the Cullens' pet in "Breaking Dawn" (have I mentioned I hate this book?)

When I found out that New Moon was coming out, I quickly went out to get it today in the morning. I wasn't going to watch it but after eating some dinner, I decided to give the computer a break and pop this little baby into the dvd player. I started laughing with the hilarious scene when Edward is telling Bella that he's leaving her.


Bella: Edward, I'm coming.
Edward: I don't want you to come.

Yes, so I have a childish gutter-mind, but I just couldn't help but laugh, just like I did in the theatre when I first heard those lines. Aside from the silly faces Edward and Bella made because they can't have a normal kiss (you know, he craves her blood and if he tastes her spit, he'll only want to kill her. Or something like that), and the fabulous Jacob Black becoming a man ('cause you know, you has muscles and whatnot), something really struck at me about the movie. I didn't like the movie simply because it had Jacob in it, or beautiful giant wolves (which were amazingly made. You can tell how they're feeling with their reactions. Amazing!), I loved the music.

The New Moon soundtrack is a carnival of indie musicians and melodies. Some are about to hit mainstream, some are mainstream but they try to "keep it real" by playing to the underground crowd. Some I had never heard of before and now I own several other of their songs, such as Anya Marina and Sea Wolf and Lykke Li. Of course, there's Muse, who is one of Meyer's inspirations for her novels. I'll give her that much: the woman has good taste in music. And now, because of Meyer and Twilight, Muse is getting the recognition they deserve. No, no, don't get me wrong, it isn't simply because of her, but there are more people listening to Muse because of her.  Did I mention The Killers yet? Yup, they are on the cd. The Twilight cd had Paramore as their headlining band, but this cd is overall amazing.

As an added bonus, I found that on the spanish version of New Moon, there is an artist named Ximena Sariñana, who sings "Frente al Mar." It fits perfectly with the rest of the cd and music for the movie.
Give it a try below.

Overall, I'm happy with New Moon the movie. The music really made it a good movie. The acting was so-so. I hope Taylor Lautner is able to carry the strong Jacob feel throughout the remainder of the movies, even though Breaking Dawn (grumble, grumble) will make him less than what he really is.


And so that's it, cookie! Enjoy the movie and I hope you find the soundtrack as incredible as I did! Until later!

The Storm Cometh

What a pic! I was outside getting my trashcan because I forgot to bring it back to my yard and it was flying all over the street. That's right, it was almost at the neighbor's home. The winds were that strong. I grabbed my camera when I saw this cloud looming overhead. It looks like rain, but all we got was dirt and wind. Could this be the system that my friend was complaining about when he heard he was getting snow tomorrow morning in Oklahoma? Perhaps.

The funny part is that fifteen minutes later, that very cloud was gone and the winds were too. Oh and if you look at the left side of the picture, there's an airplane passing by. All I could think of was "man, the turbulence must be horrible right now." The weather is so wacky in spring. And in reality, we don't doubt the craziness here in town. April is the month in which we get horrible hail storms, horrendous dust storms, and one year, we even got a tornado warning. Tornados don't really occur around here, but the sky was red and it looked like Mars out there. April is scary. This was just one cloud. Wait until we get our nasty weather rolling.

Take care out there, cookie!

Dragons!

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that I love dragons. They are amazing creatures. Well, my lovely mother-in-law used to get me jewelry that I simply didn't wear. Then it hit her: The only jewelry I would wear would be dragon jewelry. So she began looking for dragons. Now, it may sound easy to do this, but it's really hard to look for a good looking dragon. Most of them are done generically, without care for detail or in mass production that everyone and their mommas have one. This goes for all dragon stuff: stuffed animals, jewelry, drawings, etc. Well, mom-in-law has excellent taste and when it comes to having her buy stuff, I trust her.

So I get this little trinket and wow... I mean WOW! It's amazing. In fact, she had told me that if I wasn't going to wear it everyday, she wanted it back so she could wear it. Are you kidding me? Me not wear it everyday?? HA!

So this is a thank you to my lovely mother-in-law and to proudly show off the newest addition to my dragon family.

Life is...

quiet evenings sewing and listening to music. Life is laying bed with nothing to do except whatever you want. Life is relaxation. This week, my life was just that: relaxing. I lay in bed all day and played on my computer (which by the way, has a beautiful Gelaskin cover) and I was fine. These little moments are amazing to me because I rarely get to do them. I wanted to do that since Saturday but I didn't because I had a chore or went out or whatnot, but this time, I managed to sit there and just relax. Some people may call it being lazy, but I call it being away from the world and doing my own thing. Besides, it's not like I can stay in bed all day all the time.

Today, my beloved husband is back from visiting his family and I'm spending time with him for the remainder of my vacation. I'm even considering baking cookies. That says A LOT about me! For one, I don't cook, much less back. We'll see. If anything, I may simply lay on the couch and relax while he plays his video games. We are on vacation, after all. Enjoy your day, cookie!

Project

Here's my somewhat finished project for the Facebook creative  challenge. It's not entirely done, but I wanted to post it to show that yes, I can do something other than surf the web and play video games.

It's late. See ya, cookie!

But It Looks Pretty

There are times that the most horrible things in the world actually look pretty. These weeds look so ugly in my yard and yet, they look so pretty on the screen. It's so bizarre, yet amazing. It's good to look at the good in the ugly. 

And now, I think I'm rambling.  So, without further ado, here's a bunch of pretty weeds.

Easter Time!

Ah, this is my true reason for Easter: chocolate eggs. They are the most delicious and amazing little delicacies ever. Yes, I know, there is chocolate available year round, but these are eggs. Some of these chocolate eggs are filled with a mousse or creamy chocolate filling. Mmm, life is good.

Then you have peeps. I used to love Peeps but they are so sweet now that they kill me with the sugar rush. I can't stand them. Sorry, Peeps. Other Easter sweets that have been put on my "past" list: Robin Eggs (can't stand whoppers anymore), jelly beans (ew), Cadbury eggs (too sweet!). Rest in pieces, dear candy.

But chocolate, oh my, that will never grow old. Granted, this is milk chocolate, but I simply love it. My favorites will always be the Dove Truffle Eggs. YUM! However, this year, Hershey has come out with Bliss and they're not bad.

Yes, I went out and bought chocolate. It's the season, after all. Yay, Easter chocolate!

Silly Bear

This silly bear is hanging from my phone. He's sticking his tongue out at everyone. Take that, cookie!

Belated Post: The Reason

These are the reason why I'm behind on my blog. I've always had problems with my legs. No, I haven't been seen by a doctor since I was eight and the doctor said that I had growing pains. However, last night, I was in pain not only in my legs, but my hips and spine too. My arms and hands were also hurting. The older I get, the more my bones hurt. I hope it isn't serious.

Maybe I should go see a doctor. Or write about this. I once wrote a story (part of a bigger story) where a young girl was getting torn apart and tortured by little imps. Yeah, it feels a little like that. I won't post that story because it may be a work in progress for a future college application, but you can imagine the pain.

So, I'm going to rest and hopefully not get terribly bored.

rawr

the storm from the east

is brewing silently now

ready to downpour

Je t'aime

The need for people. The need for friendship. The need for love. It's a basic emotion everyone has and while some have this emotion fulfilled, others don't seem to get it right. They have distant friends, or distracted lovers, or are simply not surrounded by anyone. Perhaps their need for others is justified. Or maybe it's their fault that others are distant because these people are afraid to allow others into their lives.

"I love you" may sound old and redundant, but to some people, these little words are so comforting, they yearn to hear it from anyone. It doesn't have to be romantic or lustful. It could just be that you mean something to someone, even if it's a little something, just to show that you matter.

That's all.

Big Potato

Yeah, baby! Hey, have you noticed that I have a bunch of food and toys on this blog? Shows you how I live my life, huh? Anyway, I was happy to get that  potato head. I wanted something Saints and I found this gem and had to buy it.

On a separate note, I got a thank you note from a student today. It felt good. She's been going through some problems and we talked it out. It's times like these that make me happy to be a teacher. Everything else is irritating.

Speaking of which, I'm tired. I'm going to rest. Have a good night, cookie.

Spring break is right around the corner!

Dark Clouds

I'm four days away from Spring Break and I can't shake this eagerness to run out of work and scream off the top of my lungs. I will continue to work until Friday, but I don't know if the kiddos will. This picture above is soothing and a little reminiscent of the chaos in my world. This is the light in the darkness. There will be peace in my life once again and before I know it, I will be back to stress. It's a vicious cycle that I can't stand. One day, I will learn how to be stress free. The light within me will shine as bright as the sun and it will break through all the darkness and muck in my life.

Only then will I be free.

Vader Obsession

Many people have collections. And people have many collections. That's me. I have several collections such as cabbage patch kids, shot  glasses (apparently. I wasn't aware of this), my state stuffed animals, my dragon collection, and my Darth Vader collection. I just added one more piece to my collection: a Build-a-bear outfit. I had a monkey lying around and decided that he was the lucky guy to be in the suit. Ok, so it didn't fit right but I have a stuffed Darth Vader!! Now, if only I can find the darn McDonald's Happy Meal figurine, I can add one more Vader to my collection.

UPDATE: I got the McDonald's Vader! Yay!!

Belated Post: Sushi

I've noticed that a lot of my posts are of food. I'm thinking that's not a good thing. This pretty flower is tuna sashimi. Tuna is my favorite fish. It has a really clean taste to it when it's raw, unlike salmon. I haven't had sashimi in a while and this was a surprise. The sauce is a mixture of soy sauce and sriracha hot sauce. If you haven't had this sauce, you better have a strong stomach and tolerance for spicy. This thing will burn a hole in your tongue! It is so good, though. It tastes a bit sweet. I decided to mix both of them and had a blast eating my sashimi.

Working With My Hands

So I was casually going about my business on Facebook when a friend posted a creative challenge: Reply to his post to receive something he made and in return, I would post the challenge to others, who would receive something I make. I had two responses to my challenge. I had to figure out what to do. It had to be something that I enjoyed doing and small enough to mail out and not pay an arm and a leg. I decided to do what I like to do in my free time: cross-stitch.

Here is one of the designs I'm working on for one of the two:

Small. Simple. Pretty. I hope the person who gets this appreciates it. Now, I could have opened my book of designs and just picked one from there, but I'm somewhat busy and this seemed like the best thing to do. Besides, I do have to count and stitch it, so it's not as if I'm simply buying something and sending it. I have to work on it. But hopefully it won't take me forever to do so.

I'm not sure if I want to post the second one. However, I will post them both when I'm done with them.

Stitch away, cookie!

Just a Drawing

The shadow people are all around us. They are the true emotions that we hide behind a smile or a casual look. They are the true moods we fall into even after we have agreed to be happy and satisfied. They are the shadow people and they are all around us. You just have to look within the darkness of your life.

Before the Storm

Before the state test. I'm exhausted, so I'll leave it at that. See ya, cookie!

Into the Sunset

We worked so hard for six months. They grew tired, frustrated, but in the end, walked away with the tools to be the best they can be. Tomorrow, my kiddos will perform and take the state test. I'm not worried. I did my part. In the end, it's all up to them. I am done with the test preparation.

May they forget all their troubles and drama.
May they realize that this isn't only about the school and me, but about them.
May they succeed and see that I was not lying about them doing well.

Tonight, I feast. Tomorrow, the day belongs to them.

Apology

Those are the words I received today from a young girl who is going through a lot lately. She messed up and the punishment has to go through, but she wrote me these words amongst many and I remembered what it was like to be her age. When I was younger and into my early twenties,  I remember saying, "Adults don't remember what it's like to be a teenager." In fact, I took pride in remembering for when my new young ones came to me with their young problems, I was ready and focused. However, in the past few years, and two months away from turning 30, I realized that I am slowly forgetting what it's like to have life altering problems, such as losing a boyfriend or getting in a fight with a best friend. I forgot what it was like to walk around with my girls and how devastating it was when that other girl started spreading rumors about me. High school was difficult.

Nowadays, I simply roll my eyes and shake my head. These problems don't mean much now compared to all the problems I have in my new adult life, but back then, those seemed like the end of the world. Is she really sorry for what she did? Yes, I believe she is. Does she need someone to talk to? You bet. And if I have to be the one to take time from my schedule, then so be it. High school is tough. Being a teenage is even more tough. 

We tend to forget these simple truths.