candyland | Oct. 19th, 2007

Oct. 19th, 2007

I was going to make this post last night, but around eleven or so my eyelids got really, really heavy. And lo, the Candy felt the need to sleep. And lo, she did, and there was much rejoicing.

The concert last night went pretty darn well for a first one! I'm really proud of my kids--one girl in particular. She did a solo, and she was very, very nervous about it, but she did a really great job! :D There were a couple of bobbles here and there, but overall? I am pleased \o/

After the concert, I went home and called my mom. My student loan consolidation thing is now signed. YAY! And then I had dinner...at nine PM. Hmm...frozen pizza...and then I alternatingly played mah new GameCube game (Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, which is surprisingly fun) and poking around online (which is also fun). And then I slept :D

We've had staff development for most of the day today--went to lunch at Pizza Ranch with a bunch of the other teachers. That was fun! They're a great group of people, and I'm glad I went along instead of sitting at my desk and working...which was my original plan XD Just got out of our last meeting for the day, and now...GRADES! Yes, dear friends, I have survived a fourth of my first year of teaching. My plan for the rest of the afternoon is as follows:

- Finishing checking Animal Farm tests for the English teacher I work with (She was really swamped and asked me to help. I just have to check the multiple choice/true-false/matching questions. I'm about half done with them already.)
- Plug in the points for everyone who was at the concert last night (Those who weren't there are writing me a paper, so they have an Incomplete until it's done. The rest of them have full points for being there.)
- ~~Get the rubrics from the singing test figured and punched in. (Doing it last because it'll probably take the longest.) And then I just click around to submit them, and voila! I'm done!~~

So I might be here a little later than usual today. If you'd like to converse with me on here while I'm working, I'd welcome that. Keeps me cheerful and sane :D I might go grab a couple of CDs from my car and listen to some music while I work--that's always fun!

After I leave...I think I'm going to run to the Wal-Mart in Oskie and pick up a couple of things, and then I'll head home. Tomorrow's going to be a long day, but I'll post more about that later tonight. Along with a fic ^_~

So yes--BOTHER ME! *holds arms out to all of you*

ETA: I AM DONE! Grades are all submitted and pretty :D So I think I'm going to take off now. Gonna run to Oskie and pick up a few things, and then head home. I'll have another post later tonight about what's going on tomorrow, and you can also expect a new fic. Got a couple of them written--I just have to type them up and make with the posting. So I'll see y'all when I get home! o/

Current Mood: busy

A post and a fic. In that order.

So first--the post!

I will be gone for most of the day tomorrow. Why, you might ask? Well, I'll tell you. Tomorrow I'm taking a couple of my students to audition for the Iowa All-State choir.

I'm going to be up at probably twenty after five in the morning to flat-iron my hair in record time and be on the road by a quarter to six AT THE LATEST. According to MapQuest, it's a fifty-five minute drive...but I have to stop at the ATM on the way there because I stupidly forgot to do it today XD Why so early? Gotta be there by seven. That's when the cuts are announced.

My girls audition at 8:35 in the morning. And then...we sit and wait. The call-back list goes up around 1:30 in the afternoon. Which means a few hours of sitting. And waiting. And more waiting. I'm bringing two things: a notebook for ficcing...and my knitting. And before anyone asks, our director used to sit and color with us when I was in high school. There's really not a lot for the directors to do either after their students are done auditioning XD Oh, and I'm also taking my mp3 player. Simple pleasures, ne?

I will also have my cell phone with me. If anyone would like to ping me via text, BY ALL MEANS FEEL FREE TO DO SO! It would make me a happy Candy-chan, oh yes it would :D

Now that the post is done...the new fic up on