Janae Says...

P means passing, just in case you wanted to know. It's a pass/fail class. My cumulative GPA is now a 3.60. Let's see if dance and bowling will improve that at all, shall we? ;) Dancing my way to a higher GPA.

In case any of you wondered... It's really difficult to brush your teeth after eating Cocoa Puffs. I got a wild urge for them several weeks ago and bought some. So now I eat them once in a while for breakfast. Then I can't get them out of my teeth before running out the door. Cocoa Puffs: 1 Teeth: 0

I need to go to bed, mostly because I am sick. And I didn't get enough sleep last night, especially after losing an hour coming back from CA. So just so I feel accomplished... I'd like to do my checklist for today. I got up, I went to bowling class, and I left after the "business" was taken care of (the teacher left it up to us, and I am sick), and I tried to get a locker. But we can't get them till Thursday. I need a locker to keep my ball and shoes so I don't have to lug them every day. After that, I grabbed a Jamba with some daily vitamin boost again, trying to beat this stupid sickness. I met with the principal of the school I'll be at, as well as my mentoring teacher for next year. She was super enthusiastic and fun. :) I am excited. I guess I'll be teaching eighth grade, which is a little bit difficult for me because of how unfamiliar I am with it. I like seventh grade a lot. Oh well. After that I was going to go to work, but I had to go to sleep...

I need to do a three best things because I haven't included it in a blog for a while. I probably will have more than 3. 1. The weather in Utah today. 64° and sunny. I. love. it. 2. VACATION. I get to go home soon, and I have a full agenda which includes the beach, a concert, and In-N-Out, amongst other things. Ohh yeahhh.... 3. Time. I get time at work (when I finish coding) to read, read, read! Anything I want! And seeing as I have, oh, 130 books on my "to read" list, I'd say I've got my work cut out for me. I'm going to go check some out in a couple hours right before my final that I can read on the plane and at the airport tomorrow. I need something light or something beautiful, so I'm considering: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things The Perks of Being a Wallflower I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4. Student status. I'm still a student for another year. I get to take bowling and dance this spring. I am super excit...

The only things in the way of me and California: -Cleaning for cleaning checks -One more final -Car safety/emissions (and registration) -Return a movie -Return books to the school library -Print boarding pass -Packing -A plane ride That means that from this list, I have -Written a 1-page perception paper -Done a ten minute presentation on Franklin -Written an 8-page paper on Little No Horse and Mister Pip -Written a 1-page outline of the above paper and presented it at the final -Fixed my unit plan, assessment, rubrics, rationale, goals, and three lesson plans, and submitted them electronically -Written a 1600 word paper for my teaching reading final, and taken the oral final And today I have: -Finished a 15-page paper including works cited for my 495 class -Written my 1-page final, and submitted this and the above electronically -Finished parts B, C, and D of my Teacher Work Sample Um, yep. I'm pretty awesome. ;) Do you hear that? The waves... They're calling me...

Seriously? And here I thought I had to worry about stepping in gum. Guess I have to worry about grabbing it, too. 32. Trash. I very much appreciate your throwing your trash away. I would also very much appreciate you throwing your trash away in a trash can, and not in a container filled with video case locks. If there's a trash bag in it, it's a trash can. If not, it's not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTVdnWj1hM I'd embed it if I could, but it's disabled. Go watch it. Seriously.

So I spoke too soon. Just when I said, "I'm so grateful I didn't get sick all semester so I could just focus on school..." my body was like, "OK, I'm done now." Then I got sick. I thought it was allergies because I was constantly sneezing, had itchy eyes, and had to keep blowing my nose. The next day, after rain and snow, my "allergies" didn't go away. Then a headache kicked in. Then the glands in my neck started swelling, and my neck started to stiffen. But I refuse to acknowledge this as a full-fledged sickness. I took an Emergen-C last night, and got myself a Berry Topper with daily vitamin boost this morning. Berries are full of anti-oxidants, and the Berry Topper also has strawberries, bananas, yogurt (cultures are good!), soymilk, and granola. Daily vitamin boost has: Needless to say, I am mentally combating this guy because I refuse to be sick when I come home next week. I tried, also, to spend a little bit more time on my makeup to...

I love Dog the Bounty Hunter. It provides me endless (contrived) suspenseful entertainment. Thanks, Dog, for keeping those Hawaii streets clean.

Hey guys, Own the comments that you leave on my blog. Even after you've deleted the comment, I've already received an email with the content of the comment. Just so everyone knows... Now for a fun movie quote... "Now, Deborah, don't be bitter. I'm sure with your ever-growing number of self-mutilating appendages and your new neo-Nazi haircut, the boys will come a-runnin'!" Name that movie.

I particularly enjoyed this post to Blockbuster customers who drive me nuts. I added a couple more to the bottom there. Almost two years at this place has me a little less frustrated by morons than before. Now I mostly get upset at the mean customers. In any case, it was a fun blog, I thought.

OK, so, I have a cute mom. I love her. And she loves me. She likes to show this love (and demonstrate her thoughtfulness) by buying things for me. I've noticed a trend in all of this frequent gift-giving of my mom's. It started with comfy shorts and potential gym gear... Then when she saw something else I could wear around the house... She couldn't resist the urge. Especially when it has an Angels logo on it. Many moons ago, I had a thing for Snoopy. So she bought me these pajama pants. For Christmas in 2007, I received these lovely, comfy pajamas... Yes, red satin. There is a long sleeved shirt to go with this. For Christmas in 2008, I received some nice Victoria's Secret pajamas... These came with a matching shirt and slippers. Come my birthday, two months later... She couldn't help but buy me these... I get lots of Valentine's things for my birthday. Not only are they red and covered in hearts, they came complete with pockets AND a hole in the crotch, for tho...

My Savior lives. And what a beautiful day this turned out to be. The rains were here for too long, and they're gone in time for Easter. I'm so grateful for the atonement and the gospel in my life. I stole this video from Bri's blog. But I loved this talk during conference. I love Elder Holland.

My hurr is gettin' long. A little cheesy, I know. But I had to check!

My Dove Promise yesterday said... "Dare to love completely." Bahaha. Good thing I do not trust in your wisdom, Dove. You silly candy, you.

Abysmal: extremely or hopelessly bad or severe. My life for the next week or two will seem to me abysmal. By Tomorrow: One-page perception paper (will do this afternoon) 10-minute presentation on the self-making rhetoric of Benjamin Franklin (will do all day today) Read The Talmud and the Internet (check) One-page journal entry (check) One-page fact-based paper (check) By Monday the 13th: Read Uncommon Reader 15-page paper on the self-making rhetoric of Benjamin Franklin (possibly due the 20th) By Tuesday the 14th: Fix unit plan, rationale, and goals Fix assessment and rubric for unit plan Three complete lesson plans By Wednesday the 15th: 8-12 page term paper on sainthood in postmodern novels Mister Pip and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse By the 20th: Finished Teacher Work Sample (parts B, C, and D), uploaded to Livetext Finals Teaching Reading: Take-home written essay. Turn in the 17th. Participate in class discussion about other concepts. Rhetoric and Identity P...

I just got made fun of by TAMN . Although, when I was contemplating making my blog private, it wasn't a threat for validation. It was something I really was considering. I decided I'd rather change the blog back to its lighter and less personal roots than go through the hassle of emailing people to tell them I posted a new blog. Hopefully it's working, and I'm coming off as a sane and stable girl. Although my last post about wanting Moonwalker to come out on DVD probably made you question... Peace.

I need for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker to be released on DVD. NOW! My ghetto-recorded VHS tape is wearing thin.

The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things... Of ships and shoes and sealing wax, and California flings! Here is my itinerary. Day 1, April 21: Fly in to Ontario at 10 AM. That's right, I need an early start. Spend the day at the beach with my favorite people. That means you. Whoever wants to come. Justin and I are going for sure, and maybe Jason will want to come con su novia or something... But that's where I'm headed on Day 1 and staying. I need to be brown, and I need to hear the waves, and I need to feel the sand between my toes. Spend the evening with my family, especially my daddy :) Day 2, April 22: Beach again? I originally scheduled incorrectly, so this day is free. Maybe fishing with Dad? Lunch with someone? Day 3, April 23: Possibly lunch with Ashley? Or another day at the beach while consuming lunch. In the evening Allyn, Justin, and I are headed to Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles to see Elizabeth and the Catapult. Why? Because all the cool kids are d...

One... When I leave Utah someday, and believe me, I will... There are some things I will miss. Two... I went to Saturday morning session of (LDS) General Conference. It was my first time actually attending at the conference center. This is a zoomed in picture from where I was. Three... I have a cute cousin. His name is Tyce. Say hi, Tyce.

Love is late night trips to McDonald's or Beto's after closing Blockbuster at midnight. Also, I bit my tongue hard enough to make it bleed. Sure made my Vanilla Coke Zero taste different. Ouch.

So Utah was like, "Happy Springtime, guys!" Then it was like, "April Fool's!" Thanks, Utah.