back in the saddle

i know, i know. i haven't been here in a while, and I promised to get back earlier this week, but alas it is friday and here i sit. it's my last official day of full-time work for my current employer. monday, i start a fresh.

i think i hate coming back to this after so long because i have too much to say. So maybe i'll say some short, sweet things and you can ask for me if you really care...

ONE. yes, i had a great trip to louisiana. i ate lots of good things and just hung out with my family. it was nice.

TWO. yes, new orleans looks as bad as the news makes it out to be. actually, i think it worse in person. i flew in to NO and went with dad to his staging site by Audubon park. there were refrigerators standing by the curbs to replace the usually colorful characters that line the streets of new orleans.

i think the hardest part of the trip were all the long faces on the planes to and from. conversations about fema trailers and relocation and mold replaced the usual war stories of drunken nights, eating too much and when to plan the next trip to party. i did run into a college friend who was down to visit her family. she's been relocated to philadelphia so maybe we can get together while she's here. two feet of water in her house have washed away many of her things. but she still had that killer smile that attracts all the boys.

THREE. yes, i'm excited about my new job. i'm not excited that my hair is cut funky and i feel fat and frumpy. weight watchers and working out here i come.

FOUR. yes, i am crazy. this is my last day of full-time work for them, but i will continue teaching my faculty course through the first of december AND i have two online courses i'm teaching (luckily same course, two different sections). so basically i'm swamped until christmas.

FIVE. speaking of christmas, i have no ideas for presents. i think my gift giving ability is cyclical. last year i did great. had ideas for everyone, and this year i suck. so if anyone has any ideas, let me know.


I think I'll end with five for now. maybe after i do some work i'll add a few more. until then...