If this was never released in the US, then why do I remember hearing/seeing it along the way somewhere
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Panic Time
Because I always need a reason to do that, right?
I called the university today and found out from admissions that I could potentially start classes Spring '10. Eeeeek! So now I have a lot to accomplish in the next 6 months in addition to the "taking care of the kids" and "moving" stuff.
- Fill out the application
- Write an essay for the application
- Fill out the "guaranteed admission agreement." This, beyond my 4.0, guarantees that my community college degree will get me in to the university. It also waives the application fee. (Which is $50 now?!)
- Register for my last community college class
- Figure out how to work that into my RCC transcript. (It will have to be at a different school, since mine isn't offering an online Intro to Western Civ class this fall.)
- Order transcripts from: SVCC, HSC, LU, and RCC
- Find daycare/preschool for Checka
- Find aftercare for Adia
See? Panic.
I called the university today and found out from admissions that I could potentially start classes Spring '10. Eeeeek! So now I have a lot to accomplish in the next 6 months in addition to the "taking care of the kids" and "moving" stuff.
- Fill out the application
- Write an essay for the application
- Fill out the "guaranteed admission agreement." This, beyond my 4.0, guarantees that my community college degree will get me in to the university. It also waives the application fee. (Which is $50 now?!)
- Register for my last community college class
- Figure out how to work that into my RCC transcript. (It will have to be at a different school, since mine isn't offering an online Intro to Western Civ class this fall.)
- Order transcripts from: SVCC, HSC, LU, and RCC
- Find daycare/preschool for Checka
- Find aftercare for Adia
See? Panic.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Of thunderstorms and puke
My parents are here for a few days while Charles is out of town. They're helping me put more stuff in storage so we can fully declutter the house and hopefully sell it! (We have had a few people come through over the last week -- yay!)
So last night we went out to dinner at a local seafood restaurant that pretty much sits on the water. A storm rolled up while we were sitting there, and it was a lot of fun to watch. The power went out for a couple of minutes, but we already had our food. So, whatever. There was a break in the storm for our drive home. When we got back here, there was a limb on the deck rail and our trash can was halfway down the neighbor's yard. There were limbs down all over the neighborhood too.
A couple hours later it started up again. We couldn't do movies on the Roku, since it needs internet to work, so we started watching "Silent Movie." It was actually a decent "Steph Netflix" pick. (Those words are usually associated with seriously crappy movies.) 1/3 of the way through, or so, the TV just cut off. I could intermittently get a red "standby" light to come on, but that was it. Charles' computer was beep-beep-beeping like it was on battery power. It took us half an hour to figure out it was a brownout. We had partial power, but not enough to power a TV or computer. Overhead lights flickered and clock lights were dim. Not long after we figured this out, everything turned off. I think the flashlight is in my car, and it was still storming hardcore. After a few minutes of using cell phones for light, I remembered I had a bunsload of candles around.
Mom and Dad and I headed to bed (and I slept in Adia's bed because the dark was scaring her.) When I woke up at 7, we had power again.
I went to nurse Francesca (who was wandering around the house) and found chunks of something in her hair. She told me it was chicken nuggets. I checked her bed and... ew. I came back up to the living room and told her "You threw up in your bed!" Her response? "I did?!" The sheets are drying, the comforter is in the wash, and Miss F now smells like body wash. She seems fine this morning, and she's had a bowl of dry cereal.
So last night we went out to dinner at a local seafood restaurant that pretty much sits on the water. A storm rolled up while we were sitting there, and it was a lot of fun to watch. The power went out for a couple of minutes, but we already had our food. So, whatever. There was a break in the storm for our drive home. When we got back here, there was a limb on the deck rail and our trash can was halfway down the neighbor's yard. There were limbs down all over the neighborhood too.
A couple hours later it started up again. We couldn't do movies on the Roku, since it needs internet to work, so we started watching "Silent Movie." It was actually a decent "Steph Netflix" pick. (Those words are usually associated with seriously crappy movies.) 1/3 of the way through, or so, the TV just cut off. I could intermittently get a red "standby" light to come on, but that was it. Charles' computer was beep-beep-beeping like it was on battery power. It took us half an hour to figure out it was a brownout. We had partial power, but not enough to power a TV or computer. Overhead lights flickered and clock lights were dim. Not long after we figured this out, everything turned off. I think the flashlight is in my car, and it was still storming hardcore. After a few minutes of using cell phones for light, I remembered I had a bunsload of candles around.
Mom and Dad and I headed to bed (and I slept in Adia's bed because the dark was scaring her.) When I woke up at 7, we had power again.
I went to nurse Francesca (who was wandering around the house) and found chunks of something in her hair. She told me it was chicken nuggets. I checked her bed and... ew. I came back up to the living room and told her "You threw up in your bed!" Her response? "I did?!" The sheets are drying, the comforter is in the wash, and Miss F now smells like body wash. She seems fine this morning, and she's had a bowl of dry cereal.
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