Oops - Sorry I Dropped Off the Planet

And then I was all, "Oh, I'll update you soon..."

And then I was all, "..."

NOTHING.

I know, I'm a jerk. My bad! But on the positive, I've been totally MIA mostly as a result of my getting out, being social, and actually interacting with people outside of work. That's good, right? So you all forgive me, right?

(Oh, and look! More work clothes pictures! I've definitely started getting spotty in taking pictures every single day, but I try to remember most mornings. At least if I'm wearing something interesting. Of note in this batch: the day I looked like a student, followed by the Back-to-School Night outfit.)

Tpiglette convinced me to accompany her on some outings to help out our old a cappella group with their auditions and callbacks for the new group. I had forgotten how fun a cappella folks can be, and how fun it can be singing completely nonsense syllables along side a group of other completely nonsense syllables and somehow making a song out of it. I got to meet some of the more recent members of the group whom I really hadn't known before, and hang out with some other alums of the group whom I hadn't seen in a while. So yay for getting out and being social!

Unfortunately, it kind of exhausted me so much that this whole week has felt like desperate catch-up to get some rest and stay on top of my work for school. I guess what that means is that I'm still finding balance, huh?

OH, and Tpiglette and I also went to the "So You Think You Can Dance" concert this week up in Oakland, which was AWESOME to the power of AMAZING. Some faboo pictures of that coming soon. (DISCLAIMER: Remember that "soon" in my world may not line up with "soon" in yours.)

In the mean time, I found myself browsing someecards.com recently, and thought I would use a few of them to give a sense of how I'm feeling these days:

My French students have been ticking me off lately. They talk ALL THE TIME. And not in French.


After spending time with possible new friends from the a cappella world, I realized I should probably wear this as a sandwich board whenever I meet someone new.

Oh, my bloggy friends. All the a cappella friends in the world still couldn't replace you. They just supplement you, 'cause it's harder for you to give hugs.


Small victories like finishing a lesson plan BEFORE the kids actually walk into class. Even if it a mere three minutes and 43 seconds before they walk in.

Because, hey - it's true.

I highly recommend browsing someecards.com for a while and finding something you relate to. Leave the link in the comments so we can all know what's up in your life by way of a snarky jpeg.

Werd.