8 years ago
30 March 2014
dd, documenting edition
I started a new blog...the idea is to document all of my trips, past and present. Link is on the side, and right here if you're interested.
02 May 2013
dd, skills edition
If anyone can tell me how/where the following skills would be applied outside of my field in an employable position I'd appreciate it:
-walking backwards down long hallways
-explaining things in the simplest way possible
-drawing simple pictures of just about anything
-giving the evil eye
-anticipating how long any given activity will take
-knowing the rules of playground games
-guiding thoughts out of left field back to on-topic discussion
-creating themed activities
-making up a lot of things on the spot
-walking backwards down long hallways
-explaining things in the simplest way possible
-drawing simple pictures of just about anything
-giving the evil eye
-anticipating how long any given activity will take
-knowing the rules of playground games
-guiding thoughts out of left field back to on-topic discussion
-creating themed activities
-making up a lot of things on the spot
20 March 2013
dd, missing edition
Currently missing:
-my long hair
-my grandparents
-dunkaroos
-leisure reading
-summer
-enjoying work
-new downton episodes
-my long hair
-my grandparents
-dunkaroos
-leisure reading
-summer
-enjoying work
-new downton episodes
01 January 2013
dd, reflection edition
It's the first of the new year, so how am I going to reflect upon 2012? By listing all the restaurants that I tried for the first time in the past year...at least the ones I remember (because let's be honest, nobody wants to do any real reflecting).
09 December 2012
dd, guilty pleasure edition
I have a lot of guilty pleasures. Like a lot. But I think the guiltiest of them all are: holiday made-for-tv-movies. Lifetime, Hallmark, ABC Family...I love them all. I even go to the extent of calling my parents and asking them to record them for me (which then involves a complicated process of recording around the holiday lifetime movie they are currently watching) so that I have a ton to watch when I go home for Christmas. There are a million things wrong with them: cheesy one-liners, awful actors, predictable outcomes, etc. I just can't help myself, though. With a title like "A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride" and "Holiday Spin" how can you resist?! It's a weakness that I never intend on ever correcting.
And you know it's bad when you start a movie and realize 15 minutes into it you've already seen it...
And you know it's bad when you start a movie and realize 15 minutes into it you've already seen it...
30 October 2012
dd, pencils edition
I think pencils are the bane of my teaching existence.
-I don't even want to think about the number of hours I've spent in my (comparatively) short lifetime sharpening pencils.
-Schools are rarely equipped with quality pencil sharpeners. Annoying. My most favorite pencil sharpener is this beauty, which I had at my last school (side-note: was my favorite teaching year. I'm not saying it was because of this sharpener, but now that I look back, maybe it had something to do with it.). And guess how much it is? More than a massage at a nice spa/low-end Tiffany's necklace/a reasonably-priced pair of boots. Ridiculous.
-My pencil rules are the following:
*Kids don't use the sharpener.
*Sharpener isn't even out where they can reach it.
*It's hidden in the cupboard and I only bring it out before/after school hours.
(Want to know why? Pencil sharpeners are LOUD. You know what's even louder? 25+ children. You know what drives me absolutely insane? 25+ children AND a very loud pencil sharpener.)
-Some common pencil (and eraser) conversations:
*You broke your pencil? No, I will not sharpen it for you. That's why I put out five extra pencils at your table.
*You broke all of the pencils at your table? Not my problem - go find another one.
*ALL of the pencils are broken? Share with a friend. (I then sharpen during the next break. Sometimes.)
*Don't put the pencil in your mouth.
*You chewed off the eraser? That's why I put the big eraser in your pencil cup.
*You poked holes in the big eraser? Not my problem - guess it won't work as well.
*You tore up the eraser into pieces? Guess you get to share it more!
*You put the eraser down your pants? That's gross. I'm still not giving you a new one.
*Don't put the eraser in your mouth.
-The above being said, I think that the pencils (and erasers) that children use are one of the dirtiest things on this planet.
-Also, their claim is true: Ticonderoga pencils are the best, at least when it comes to the wooden pencil variety.
-I don't even want to think about the number of hours I've spent in my (comparatively) short lifetime sharpening pencils.
-Schools are rarely equipped with quality pencil sharpeners. Annoying. My most favorite pencil sharpener is this beauty, which I had at my last school (side-note: was my favorite teaching year. I'm not saying it was because of this sharpener, but now that I look back, maybe it had something to do with it.). And guess how much it is? More than a massage at a nice spa/low-end Tiffany's necklace/a reasonably-priced pair of boots. Ridiculous.
-My pencil rules are the following:
*Kids don't use the sharpener.
*Sharpener isn't even out where they can reach it.
*It's hidden in the cupboard and I only bring it out before/after school hours.
(Want to know why? Pencil sharpeners are LOUD. You know what's even louder? 25+ children. You know what drives me absolutely insane? 25+ children AND a very loud pencil sharpener.)
-Some common pencil (and eraser) conversations:
*You broke your pencil? No, I will not sharpen it for you. That's why I put out five extra pencils at your table.
*You broke all of the pencils at your table? Not my problem - go find another one.
*ALL of the pencils are broken? Share with a friend. (I then sharpen during the next break. Sometimes.)
*Don't put the pencil in your mouth.
*You chewed off the eraser? That's why I put the big eraser in your pencil cup.
*You poked holes in the big eraser? Not my problem - guess it won't work as well.
*You tore up the eraser into pieces? Guess you get to share it more!
*You put the eraser down your pants? That's gross. I'm still not giving you a new one.
*Don't put the eraser in your mouth.
-The above being said, I think that the pencils (and erasers) that children use are one of the dirtiest things on this planet.
-Also, their claim is true: Ticonderoga pencils are the best, at least when it comes to the wooden pencil variety.
26 September 2012
dd, thank you edition
Thank you, TV shows, for coming back with new episodes. My life feels a little bit more complete.
20 September 2012
dd, yes but no edition
Things about me that are very true...but also not at all.
-I'm a patient person.
-I deal with things in a mature manner.
-I'm put together.
-I have a love affair with food.
-I'm a stress eater.
-I can be positive.
-I'm a level-headed person.
-I will splurge.
-I'm good at wallowing.
-I have a love affair with the t.v. shows that I watch.
-I'm an adult.
-I'm a patient person.
-I deal with things in a mature manner.
-I'm put together.
-I have a love affair with food.
-I'm a stress eater.
-I can be positive.
-I'm a level-headed person.
-I will splurge.
-I'm good at wallowing.
-I have a love affair with the t.v. shows that I watch.
-I'm an adult.
15 September 2012
dd, i don't care edition
I don't care about the equinox or the fact that it's still hot outside. I'm making Fall happen. Pumpkin bread all around!
06 June 2012
dd, thought you should know edition
I have rekindled my love for my New Zealand sheep slippers.
That is all.
That is all.
01 April 2012
dd, spring break edition
Thursday
-blazer game
Friday
-pedicure
-hunger games
Saturday
-screening of mirror mirror
-fly to turks & caicos!
Sunday-Friday
-lay on beach
-go to conch farm
-lay by pool
-ride a scooter
-lay on beach
-read a book
-lay by pool
-play games
-lay by beach
-eat ice cream
-lay by pool
Saturday
-taping of wheel of fortune
-shoe shopping
-symphony
#first-world problems
-blazer game
Friday
-pedicure
-hunger games
Saturday
-screening of mirror mirror
-fly to turks & caicos!
Sunday-Friday
-lay on beach
-go to conch farm
-lay by pool
-ride a scooter
-lay on beach
-read a book
-lay by pool
-play games
-lay by beach
-eat ice cream
-lay by pool
Saturday
-taping of wheel of fortune
-shoe shopping
-symphony
#first-world problems
29 February 2012
dd, always a good idea edition
-naps
-pumpkin chocolate chip baked goods
-my nz slippers
-going to bed early
-broccoli
-a good book
-leaving when you want to
-a jigsaw puzzle
-lists
-pumpkin chocolate chip baked goods
-my nz slippers
-going to bed early
-broccoli
-a good book
-leaving when you want to
-a jigsaw puzzle
-lists
15 February 2012
dd, train of thought edition
Just another normal morning commute:
(after I see an ambulance on my way to work)
-How sad it is to see an ambulance...especially before 7am.
-I hope nobody is dying.
-What if I died on my way to work?
-If I did I'm glad I don't have any debts that anyone would have to take care of.
-But wait, my taxes aren't done!
-Good thing all my W-2's and other tax information is right on top of my bookshelf; it would be easy for Diana to find. (Question: would I still have to pay my taxes if I died?)
-Nobody knows my passwords to anything, though.
-Maybe I should write all my account numbers/passwords down.
-But what if a burglar found them?
-Where does one keep written passwords?
-In a safe?
-But that's exactly where the burglar would think they would be.
-The parents in the 90's Richie Rich movie had their safe in a mountain like mount rushmore, only with their faces on it.
-They had to sing a song together to get into it.
-But they didn't keep passwords or valuables in the safe; only sentimental things like Macaulay Culkin's baby carriage.
And then I went back to singing along with Ingrid.
(after I see an ambulance on my way to work)
-How sad it is to see an ambulance...especially before 7am.
-I hope nobody is dying.
-What if I died on my way to work?
-If I did I'm glad I don't have any debts that anyone would have to take care of.
-But wait, my taxes aren't done!
-Good thing all my W-2's and other tax information is right on top of my bookshelf; it would be easy for Diana to find. (Question: would I still have to pay my taxes if I died?)
-Nobody knows my passwords to anything, though.
-Maybe I should write all my account numbers/passwords down.
-But what if a burglar found them?
-Where does one keep written passwords?
-In a safe?
-But that's exactly where the burglar would think they would be.
-The parents in the 90's Richie Rich movie had their safe in a mountain like mount rushmore, only with their faces on it.
-They had to sing a song together to get into it.
-But they didn't keep passwords or valuables in the safe; only sentimental things like Macaulay Culkin's baby carriage.
And then I went back to singing along with Ingrid.
31 January 2012
dd, if i had a billion dollars edition
If I had a billion dollars* I would...
...have weekly or daily massages. Let's just say an on-call masseuse.
...have someone do my hair and makeup every day.
...whisk myself away on vacation whenever I wanted.
...take tennis lessons from Andy Roddick.
...have a black-tie event with a private performance from Michael Buble.
...throw magnificent parties.
...attempt to be trendy.
*because let's face it: a million just doesn't go as far as it used to.
...have weekly or daily massages. Let's just say an on-call masseuse.
...have someone do my hair and makeup every day.
...whisk myself away on vacation whenever I wanted.
...take tennis lessons from Andy Roddick.
...have a black-tie event with a private performance from Michael Buble.
...throw magnificent parties.
...attempt to be trendy.
*because let's face it: a million just doesn't go as far as it used to.
21 January 2012
dd, pinterest justification edition
I know, I know, I spend waaaaaay too much time on pinterest. But it's an interactive site for me. I actually DO things that I see/pin on there. Let's give you some numbers:
*I have 16 boards and, as of this moment, 601 pins (5 of my boards are food-related, naturally).
*I tallied it up and I have made approximately 13% of the food-related items I've pinned.
*I have also completed six pinterest-inspired crafts, and have redecorated my bedroom.
I figure that's better than the average person on pinterest.
*I have 16 boards and, as of this moment, 601 pins (5 of my boards are food-related, naturally).
*I tallied it up and I have made approximately 13% of the food-related items I've pinned.
*I have also completed six pinterest-inspired crafts, and have redecorated my bedroom.
I figure that's better than the average person on pinterest.
09 January 2012
dd, binge much? edition
In no particular order, a list of things I could eat at least a half, or an entire pan of by myself:
*german pancakes
*texas sheet cake
*cheesy breadsticks
*breadsticks/rolls in general
*oreo cake
*chocolate chip cookies (soft, chewy ones!!)
*mashed potatoes
*pizza
*funeral potatoes
*graham cracker crust
*really cheesy mac 'n' cheese
...I'm sure that's not all, unfortunately...
*german pancakes
*texas sheet cake
*cheesy breadsticks
*breadsticks/rolls in general
*oreo cake
*chocolate chip cookies (soft, chewy ones!!)
*mashed potatoes
*pizza
*funeral potatoes
*graham cracker crust
*really cheesy mac 'n' cheese
...I'm sure that's not all, unfortunately...
17 December 2011
dd, completed edition
I saw on pinterest that this girl kept posting things on her "bucket list" board from this website and having seen that movie New Years Eve last night (it was ok) I've been thinking about resolutions, but it's much more fun to see what I've done rather than what I haven't, so here's what I've done in my life!
(**WARNING: long list ahead**)
*lay down in a field of daisies
*bungee jumping
*shopping in paris
*eat pizza in italy
*go to california
*plant a tree
*see a broadway play
*visit the louvre
*shoot a gun
*travel alone (well...I've taken many flights alone...)
*go to times sqaure
*visit a walk-through aquarium
*go to rome
*party in las vegas
*learn to play piano
*perform on a stage
*ride on the back of a motorcycle
*learn how to bake perfectly (well, I think I know how to do it well)
*go to hawaii
*take a homeless person out to dinner (I've given them food before)
*go to a spa
*go on an ice cream date
*share ice cream with someone special (with my family...all the time)
*see every hunger games movie (I consider that done even though they're not out)
*make a rainbow cake
*watch the sunset at the beach
*drink coffee in seattle (does hot chocolate count?)
*party during spring break
*go to the olympics
*experience a white christmas
*attend a pool party
*party all night without stopping for sleep
*go to canada
*own an iphone
*go skinny dipping
*move back to my hometown
*see the golden gate bridge
*find a four leaf clover
*go on a camping trip
*attend a concert
*see snow
*have a food fight
*go to Germany
*see every cirque du soleil show (well I've seen four or five...I think that counts)
*have a beach wedding (I'll count that I've been to one)
*read all of the harry potter books
*have perfect teeth (my orthodontist said mine turned out the best out of all my siblings...and my dad said I have perfectly shaped bicuspids)
*learn how to drive
*have a huge water balloon fight
*attend a new year's party
*shop in new york city
*go to hollywood
*see a shooting star
*go to venice, italy
*be a bridesmaid
*visity sydney, australia
*graduate from college
*pet a giraffe
*ride in a taxi
*be on t.v.
*ride an elephant
*go on a road trip with friends
*donate blood
*try sushi
*see the eiffel tower
*sleep under the stars
*skydive
*visit disney world
*take a tour of the white house
*let a snowflake land on my tongue
*spend a summer getting really tan
*go to a water park
*become a teacher
*cook thanksgiving dinner
*visit puerto rico
*try something from godiva
*bake something from scratch
*visit new zealand
*go an entire day without using any technology
*sing at the grand ole opry (does humming to myself while I'm there count?)
*finish a game of monopoly
*chop down my own christmas tree
*take ballet lessons
*have the barista at starbucks remember my order
*learn how to use chopsticks
*make s'mores around a campfire
*try chicago style pizza
*own a pair of skinny jeans
*'hold up' the leaning tower of pisa
*see the milky way
*try tiramisu
*visit a chocolate factory
*finish a whole tube of chapstick
*try beglian chocolate
*stay at a bed and breakfast
*have a pet rabbit
*feed a giraffe
*ride in a limo
*swim in the pacific ocean
*ride a horse
*have a summer job
*ride a subway in new york
*make homemade ice cream
*read the bible
*be able to walk well in heels
*write a letter to myself and open it in 10 years
*climb a tree
*buy flowers for someone for no reason at all
*own a coach bag
*build a gingerbread house
*eat an entire pizza by myself
*tie dye a shirt
*eat a croissant at a bakery in paris
*make homemade jam
*make a quilt
*have a bonfire
*visit the full house home in san francisco
*study abroad
*have a baby fall asleep in my arms
...and on and on...
I am one extremely blessed person.
(**WARNING: long list ahead**)
*lay down in a field of daisies
*bungee jumping
*shopping in paris
*eat pizza in italy
*go to california
*plant a tree
*see a broadway play
*visit the louvre
*shoot a gun
*travel alone (well...I've taken many flights alone...)
*go to times sqaure
*visit a walk-through aquarium
*go to rome
*party in las vegas
*learn to play piano
*perform on a stage
*ride on the back of a motorcycle
*learn how to bake perfectly (well, I think I know how to do it well)
*go to hawaii
*take a homeless person out to dinner (I've given them food before)
*go to a spa
*go on an ice cream date
*share ice cream with someone special (with my family...all the time)
*see every hunger games movie (I consider that done even though they're not out)
*make a rainbow cake
*watch the sunset at the beach
*drink coffee in seattle (does hot chocolate count?)
*party during spring break
*go to the olympics
*experience a white christmas
*attend a pool party
*party all night without stopping for sleep
*go to canada
*own an iphone
*go skinny dipping
*move back to my hometown
*see the golden gate bridge
*find a four leaf clover
*go on a camping trip
*attend a concert
*see snow
*have a food fight
*go to Germany
*see every cirque du soleil show (well I've seen four or five...I think that counts)
*have a beach wedding (I'll count that I've been to one)
*read all of the harry potter books
*have perfect teeth (my orthodontist said mine turned out the best out of all my siblings...and my dad said I have perfectly shaped bicuspids)
*learn how to drive
*have a huge water balloon fight
*attend a new year's party
*shop in new york city
*go to hollywood
*see a shooting star
*go to venice, italy
*be a bridesmaid
*visity sydney, australia
*graduate from college
*pet a giraffe
*ride in a taxi
*be on t.v.
*ride an elephant
*go on a road trip with friends
*donate blood
*try sushi
*see the eiffel tower
*sleep under the stars
*skydive
*visit disney world
*take a tour of the white house
*let a snowflake land on my tongue
*spend a summer getting really tan
*go to a water park
*become a teacher
*cook thanksgiving dinner
*visit puerto rico
*try something from godiva
*bake something from scratch
*visit new zealand
*go an entire day without using any technology
*sing at the grand ole opry (does humming to myself while I'm there count?)
*finish a game of monopoly
*chop down my own christmas tree
*take ballet lessons
*have the barista at starbucks remember my order
*learn how to use chopsticks
*make s'mores around a campfire
*try chicago style pizza
*own a pair of skinny jeans
*'hold up' the leaning tower of pisa
*see the milky way
*try tiramisu
*visit a chocolate factory
*finish a whole tube of chapstick
*try beglian chocolate
*stay at a bed and breakfast
*have a pet rabbit
*feed a giraffe
*ride in a limo
*swim in the pacific ocean
*ride a horse
*have a summer job
*ride a subway in new york
*make homemade ice cream
*read the bible
*be able to walk well in heels
*write a letter to myself and open it in 10 years
*climb a tree
*buy flowers for someone for no reason at all
*own a coach bag
*build a gingerbread house
*eat an entire pizza by myself
*tie dye a shirt
*eat a croissant at a bakery in paris
*make homemade jam
*make a quilt
*have a bonfire
*visit the full house home in san francisco
*study abroad
*have a baby fall asleep in my arms
...and on and on...
I am one extremely blessed person.
08 December 2011
ddrt, answer me this edition
*Why are curtain rods so dang hard to put up?
*Why do you have a wedding board on pinterest if you're already married?
*Why does bad-for-you-food have to taste so good?
*Why am I always obsessed with food in general?
*Why is buying things so much fun?
*Why do my siblings (and their children) have to live so far away?
*Why doesn't everybody think like I do?
*When will my room be clean?
*Why do you have a wedding board on pinterest if you're already married?
*Why does bad-for-you-food have to taste so good?
*Why am I always obsessed with food in general?
*Why is buying things so much fun?
*Why do my siblings (and their children) have to live so far away?
*Why doesn't everybody think like I do?
*When will my room be clean?
15 November 2011
dd, thinking of you edition
I associate music with a lot of different things - places, certain events in life, and people. I bet you didn't know that I associate most of you with certain songs. Here we go!
Dad - Anything by Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, and "Alley Cat" (b/c it is the one song you would play on the piano and I asked you how you knew to do the part at the end w/ the triplets and you said you made it up. Once I knew how to read music I looked at the sheet music and discovered you lied)
Mom - "Mary Did You Know," Clay Aiken's version (b/c you really like it...and so I bought you piano music...which you forgot that I did and so you were going to buy more...until I found the sheet music I had previously purchased)
Lanson - The entire album of Steve Miller Band's greatest hits (b/c I would listen to it and cry because I missed you when you were on your mission).
Diana - "All for You" by Janet Jackson (b/c it played everywhere when we were in Europe)
Kim - "The Sign" by Ace of Bace* (b/c when it came out you told me to stop singing it because it was a bad song and I'm still trying to figure out why...)
Mark - "Hotel California" by the Eagles (b/c you told me once it was your favorite song)
Jill - "Invisible" by Clay Aiken** (b/c we looked it up on youtube while driving in San Francisco...and you borrowed my barbies to make a music video of it)
Jesselah - "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus (b/c it may or may not be the most played on your itunes)
Beth - any song by Michael Jackson. (b/c you heart him)
Kelli & Emily - "Everytime we Touch" by Cascada (b/c we listened to it a lot, and rolled around in blue foam while it was playing...that sounds bad but it's not)
Jenn & Marcelle - "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (b/c of your amazing interpretive dance)
Jennie, Nina & Rose-Ellen - "Hey Ya!" by Outkast (b/c it defined our Freshman year together)
For those of you not yet on the list - just you wait. With time you will be added.
*This is a terrible music video.
**I had no idea that Clay Aiken was so present in my life.
Dad - Anything by Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, and "Alley Cat" (b/c it is the one song you would play on the piano and I asked you how you knew to do the part at the end w/ the triplets and you said you made it up. Once I knew how to read music I looked at the sheet music and discovered you lied)
Mom - "Mary Did You Know," Clay Aiken's version (b/c you really like it...and so I bought you piano music...which you forgot that I did and so you were going to buy more...until I found the sheet music I had previously purchased)
Lanson - The entire album of Steve Miller Band's greatest hits (b/c I would listen to it and cry because I missed you when you were on your mission).
Diana - "All for You" by Janet Jackson (b/c it played everywhere when we were in Europe)
Kim - "The Sign" by Ace of Bace* (b/c when it came out you told me to stop singing it because it was a bad song and I'm still trying to figure out why...)
Mark - "Hotel California" by the Eagles (b/c you told me once it was your favorite song)
Jill - "Invisible" by Clay Aiken** (b/c we looked it up on youtube while driving in San Francisco...and you borrowed my barbies to make a music video of it)
Jesselah - "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus (b/c it may or may not be the most played on your itunes)
Beth - any song by Michael Jackson. (b/c you heart him)
Kelli & Emily - "Everytime we Touch" by Cascada (b/c we listened to it a lot, and rolled around in blue foam while it was playing...that sounds bad but it's not)
Jenn & Marcelle - "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (b/c of your amazing interpretive dance)
Jennie, Nina & Rose-Ellen - "Hey Ya!" by Outkast (b/c it defined our Freshman year together)
For those of you not yet on the list - just you wait. With time you will be added.
*This is a terrible music video.
**I had no idea that Clay Aiken was so present in my life.
10 November 2011
dd, what does it say about me edition
What does it say about me when...
...Grey's Anatomy has made me cry more than any other television show?
...I'm already halfway done with my Christmas shopping?
...sometimes I prefer spending time by myself rather than with others?
...while reflecting on the best part(s) of my day it usually ends up being related to food?
...I sometimes wear blankets like skirts around the house?
Hopefully nothing.
...Grey's Anatomy has made me cry more than any other television show?
...I'm already halfway done with my Christmas shopping?
...sometimes I prefer spending time by myself rather than with others?
...while reflecting on the best part(s) of my day it usually ends up being related to food?
...I sometimes wear blankets like skirts around the house?
Hopefully nothing.
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