2008
with a piece of paper and a calculator
maura @ 8:00 pm
I have a *whole* *entire* *week* *off* between jobs. Here’s a partial list of what I’ll be doing, in no particular order:
– clothes shopping (bah)
– having coffee with a friend!
– ice skating with 90 1st graders (and bringing hot chocolate)
– filling out new job forms
– organizing my email
– reading the three (3) library books on my shelf
– (maybe) going to a PTA meeting
– having drinks with friends!
– working on an article
– attending a parent-teacher conference
– (maybe) cleaning the house
– attending a new job benefits orientation (yay for benefits!)
– having lunch with friends (3 separate times!)
– rolling up something bigger than a *#&$% bear cub for Ursa Minor in Katamari Damacy
9 comments on “with a piece of paper and a calculator”
I know, can you believe that Gus’s ENTIRE school goes ice skating each winter?! They break the trips up, so the 1st + 4th grades are going together. I went last year and it was sort of intense — I needed a nap afterwards! But it’s sweet, too, and the kids love it. I am most worried about the hot chocolate — even with the (hated) car I don’t know how much hot chocolate I’ll be able to carry.
No skating for me, bah (or drinks tonight, too)…Gus had the stomach flu over the weekend and last night it felled both me + J (though I hope we are on the mend). Damn germy kids!
OMG but you’re in NY so you can sit back and watch all this Spitzer news (between hurls)!
Elliot, gee-I-usedta-think-you-were-Swelliot! What was he thinking?!
Also imho they should let the spouses stay home and eat bonbons during those painful press conferences/statements. Sheesh. Is there some law that says they have to stand there behind the podium? They’re not even allowed to comment or whap the guy on the head with any nearby object. Totally unfair.
It all makes OH’s former coin-collecting scam gov look almost sane.
Well hope you feel better!!!
I know, it is COMPLETELY nutty. Every time I turn on the computer (NYTimes is my homepage) it is just everywhere, and it seems so surreal and unbelievable (or maybe that’s just the recovering from illness thing).
What I don’t get is the whole “debating his resignation” thing. Leaving aside any discussion of whether it’s a good law, the fact remains that he BROKE the LAW, there should be no debate!!!
It is so embarrassing to be from here right now.
My mom just asked what he did that was a crime? I said, well, prostitution is illegal! She had no idea! Crazy old liberals! :-)
Plus there may have been $$$ laundering, at least it looks like something was amiss there. Did he think nobody would notice?
And oh, man, the day before Valentine’s Day? Spouse-man, if you’re reading this, I know you’d never spend $4K+ (!) on just one hooker but even a more economical one would be a bad bad idea that time of year!
Hey, though, cheer up, at least Cincinnati’s doofy talk radio guy is eclipsed by this! That makes me (and maybe McCain, but who cares) happier anyway!
correction: now she says OK she knew they could fine you, but didn’t know they could put you in jail.
She should talk to my brother more. He’s at the jail every night! I think he took the mug of this guy who shot someone, it’s all over the news but he never gets credited!
I know, the whole thinking no one would notice thing just floors me. DUH.
Your mom cracks me up!
Where will you find 90 1st graders?!