We received our “conditional release” last night amidst loud voices and angry accusations FROM our (former) realtor TO ourselves… and in order to get released we had to PAY for any advertisements they did (including stuff that hasn’t HAPPENED yet)… and even though we didn’t see it in our contract, we paid the money to [...]
Archive for May, 2009
28 May
The afterthought
It seems that stress has found a home in my stomach, as school is now over and I’m SUPPOSED to be relaxing. (Phooey on that!)
The oldest boy is pushing me to the brink of insanity… he’s back to the “I want to join the Marines after I go to college for a year or two [...]
27 May
Real Estate Drama
We just fired our realtor after HOURS of arduous discussion and arguing…
We just weren’t satisfied… with our lazy realtor… who has done NOTTADAMNTHING in these wonderful 40 days we’ve been listed.
Drama drama… save it for ya mama.
First of all, the broker is a flaming biiiitch (I now call her “Queen Crotch Rot” as she completely [...]
25 May
A Memorial Day worth remembering…
Prior to the creation of Washington, DC as our nation’s capital, George Washington surveyed the landscape of this area as a local 17-year old boy. It was when Congress was looking for the Nation’s new capitol, he looked no further than the site near Georgetown as the “District of Columbia”, which was not far from [...]
21 May
red green purple bang
Here’s to hoping that today is better than yesterday.
My youngest has been acting out… and I discovered that he bit THROUGH his blinds (at least three slats). This is one of a long list of things he’s broken recently. I was at the END of my rope yesterday, feigning off the urge to burst out [...]
20 May
Recap of my bad attitude
Yes, I’m a bit cranky. Aren’t I always? Usually, once the school year (or in this case, Spring semester) ends, giving me a few months to recoop, I crash and become Uber-Zombina.
That’s me. I’m a freaking zombie. I don’t sleep at night very well. I can’t wake up in the morning. I’m dragging all day [...]
19 May
Words that irritate me: Honorary degree
I’m sick and tired of celebrities, politicians, and even comedians getting “honorary” degrees from college while the rest of us trudge our way through it the “right” way.
Sure, they can’t claim to have a real degree, but the principle of it annoys me. What did Jimmy Fallon do that was THAT earth-shattering that he received [...]
18 May
Image of Self… look in the rearview mirror
During our Open House yesterday (which no one came to, btw), we amscrayed to the mall for a few hours. While sitting in the food court, eating my chicken and rice, I noticed something that STILL bothers me–herds of young skinny tween girls trying desperately to look like Paris, Avril, Mylie, Brittney, Sophia and the [...]
14 May
I don’t know the way..
My grades are finished as of yesterday, with exception to the student who is on medical (not the pregnant one) who will have until the 2nd week of June to makeup his final exam.
And, this morning, I received an email from the student who spent nearly all of his time either absent or hitting on [...]
11 May
My eyes… they’re BURNING!
I hate hate HaTe HATE allergy season. This spring has been particularly harsh as my eyes and throat are KILLING me.. as the yellow shit flies through the air and lands on ME.
This is why I’m a homebody certain times of the year… or I suffer immeasurably for weeks/months longer than I have to. And, [...]
10 May
Happy Mother’s Day…
to all of the mothers, grandmothers, adopted mothers, foster mothers, etc.
I had a nice day, today. The weather is lovely (did I just say lovely? Oh my gawd, I sound like my mother)… the weather is great, not too hot and not too cold… sunny (after weeks of dreary, sleep-inducing rain)… and breezy (yum).
Currently, I’m [...]
8 May
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a rat’s ass
I’m back. Yes, these long pauses between posts will get smaller after next week when the last of my classes has taken their final exam.
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My missing student (from Thursday’s final) emailed me today, telling me she was so sick that they thought she had swine flu (but it turned out to be a stomach virus) [...]
6 May
To spite my eyes, ears, and mouth
I am fortunate because my kids have ALWAYS liked to go to school. When I dropped off #3 this morning, I was again audience to two parents draaaaaaaagging their 2nd grader down the street in a parade of crying, screaming, yelling, and idle threats. Three times he tried to get away to run down the [...]
4 May
I hate Mondays
I just received an email from one of my “D” students asking why I gave her a 75 on her paper. Her argument is that she worked hard (I’m sure she did, it was a tough topic) and the tutor who edited liked it a lot. My response was this, “I’m sorry that you didn’t [...]
3 May
When it rains…
Herstory stands out on her deck, IN THE RAIN, in shorts, a t-shirt, a raincoat, and no makeup while planting her potted plants…
FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE… or rather, a few neighbors (the deck’s in the BACK of the house, btw).
And, it ain’t pretty, let me assure you.
Days house on the market: 13
Phone calls [...]
