Ok, ok, it's been awhile. So long, in fact, that I was absolutely positive that Diaryland had shut me down.

But I was surprised in a positive way and I still remembered my password (lest you think I forgot).

So, you may ask...what has happened in the past seven(?!) months?

Well, I'm still teaching, obviously, to my awesome students that I am totally dedicated to. I love going to school and seeing them everyday, even though they can be total shits some days. I have a game plan for tighter management next year, although my principal has told me several times that I'm doing fine in that department. What it boils down to is that I can't stand blurting out of answers, tapping, or really obnoxious loud voices. Oh, and I really can't stand improper English--which I confront like a prairie dog looking at a tsunami.

On the personal front, I've been pretty happy out here--the lonliness gets to me at times (will I ever find a guy that I want to go on more than two dates with?), but I'm taking a Maya Angelou/Eleanor Roosevelt approach to life, which has helped immensely (the sway of my hips/all children want is to be useful).

I have stopped crying. Well, not entirely, but the amount of tears is significantly lower than the last 22 years of my life. I'm not sure if this is due to my new-found maturity (yeah right), or because I know nobody is there to make me stop. It's weird what I do cry to though. Extreme Makeover on ABC, Oprah, and Discovery Health. My mom (of course!).

In the past seven months, I've gone on dates with a) an environmentalist vegetarian (not good for the Greeks) that was 28 b) a former cocaine addict (I DIDN'T KNOW) and c) a man that came up to my chin...and I'm 5"3. Not to mention the complete debauchery that occured on my 22nd birthday, it's been a pretty dry year. I sometimes wonder if I will ever meet Mr. Right (especially because I'm particularly good at finding Mr. Wrong), but I just tell myself to have faith. (It's easier telling myself than believing...)

I just got into a Master's program, and I'll be done with that in May of 2008, so I've been keeping busy taking lots of classes while having to drive far away for them.

I'm still pretty solid on my belief that George W. is dumber than a rock and considering the state that NOLA is still in, a complete jerk-face. (3rd grade is rubbing off on me) If you want to debate on this one, go to http://diggingthroughnola.blogspot.com

The site is maintained by a teammate of one of my TFA friends. My friend spent last week in NOLA mucking houses and it is documented on this website. Check it out, it's pretty devastating.

Other than that, I am really going to try to commit myself to updating more frequently. Honest.