a southern thing

yea! i got new shoes today. not that i needed them...i was actually looking for black boots on sale, but i didn't see any. i ended up with some patent leather flats that are brown, navy, and burgandy with a big silver buckle...not at all what i needed. i decided i want to throw out all of my work clothes and buy all new clothes at penney's and dillards, but that won't happen! it's just been a long time since i've been to those stores. they had a lot of good stuff. i got a lot of new stuff for our bedroom. i need to take a picture of the new comforter set, but i'm going to wait until i get the whole room finished and cleaned up. i got to go shopping because i had jury duty this morning. i got dismissed at 12:30 and didn't have to go back to work, so my dad took me to lunch and then i went shopping. i was hoping i would get chosen for jury duty. i was close, but didn't get picked. most people would like to get OUT of jury duty...but i have always wanted to be on a jury at least once. i'm sure it's from reading so much john grisham and watching all those crime shows and stuff on tv. the better than ezra song i used for my title reminds me of a john grisham novel, so that's why i used it. it was on my ipod and works much better than unskinny bop, which is what's playing now! i do NOT want to go back to work tomorrow, i think february is the worst month of school. Christmas break was too long ago and spring break isn't soon enough. actually, it's in less than a month, but that still seems so far away! i can't wait to go to california! my valentine's day was pretty boring. we had to go out to eat fried catfish for k-dogg's grandma's 80th b-day. yes, that's the family with all of the boyfriends and girlfriends and his cousins that really make you wonder...
anyway, i gotta go see if the big bang theory is new tonight!

name

i stole this from my friend's facebook...

1. Your Rock Star Name: (first pet & current car)
Happy Focus

2. Your Gangsta Name: (Favorite ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Mint Chocolate Chip Chocolate Chip

3. Your Fly Guy/Girl Name: (first initial of first name, first 3 letters of your last name)
R-HAY

4. Your Detective Name: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Black Frog

5. Your Soap Opera Name: (middle name, street you grew up on*)
Leann Hampton

6. Your Star Wars Name: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
HAYRA

7. Your Superhero Name: ("The" + second favorite color, favorite drink)
The Gray Mudslide or The Gray Coca-Cola

8. Your Nascar Name: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Kenneth Charles although Kenny Bobby would be more accurate for Nascar

9. Your Stripper Name: (the name of your favorite perfume/scent, favorite candy)
Vanilla Twix

10. Your Witness Protection Name: (mother's and father's middle names)
Lea Wayne

11. Your TV Weather/Anchor Name: (your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that begins with the same letter)
Lyles London

* i changed that one...everyone knows your soap opera name is your middle name and the street you grew up on...this had the town where you were born!

i am SO ready for spring break...california!

welcome to the machine

i want a sewing machine. i haven't sewed since my apparel class in high school. i think i'd mostly be using it for crafts and stuff like that. don't really see myself sewing too many of my own clothes! any suggestions?

let's start a riot

so, i don't consider myself much of an athlete. i'm not that competitive. i'm against war whenever possible, and i don't like people fighting around me. however...put me in a gymnasium at a basketball game and i'm ready for someone to get a major butt-kicking! i went to the high school boys' game at my old high school tonight and it was great. we beat a school that thinks they are so much better than us, one boy got busted in the mouth, a fight almost broke out before the warm-ups even started, and one of our kids got kicked out of the game and it was so exciting! nothing brings a community together like yelling at referees and teenage boys from a nearby town! wasn't real happy about someone bumping into my car with the back of their car on my way out of the parking lot even after i honked and honked at them, but the rest was great. i love this game!

bette davis eyes

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are a Bette!

You are a Bette -- "I must be strong"

Bettes are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective.

How to Get Along with Me

• * Stand up for yourself... and me.


• * Be confident, strong, and direct.


• * Don't gossip about me or betray my trust.


• * Be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side.


• * Give me space to be alone.


• * Acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me.


• * I often speak in an assertive way. Don't automatically assume it's a personal attack.


• * When I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am.

What I Like About Being a Bette

• * being independent and self-reliant


• * being able to take charge and meet challenges head on


• * being courageous, straightforward, and honest


• * getting all the enjoyment I can out of life


• * supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me


• * upholding just causes

What's Hard About Being a Bette

• * overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to


• * being restless and impatient with others' incompetence


• * sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it


• * never forgetting injuries or injustices


• * putting too much pressure on myself


• * getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right

Bettes as Children Often

• * are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit


• * are sometimes loners


• * seize control so they won't be controlled


• * figure out others' weaknesses


• * attack verbally or physically when provoked


• * take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings

Bettes as Parents

• * are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted


• * are sometimes overprotective


• * can be demanding, controlling, and rigid

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millionaire

slumdog millionaire was really good. i'm glad we went to see it. i highly recommend it! maybe it's 'cause we went to the 4:10 show, but we were surrounded by old people. it was weird, and i'm not sure why they were all there. i guess because the movie won the golden globe for best picture, at least there weren't cell phones out all over the place! i will never understand why people take little kids in to a rated r movie. either get a babysitter or wait until the movie is out on dvd. don't bring kids to a movie unless it's something they want to see! speaking of kids, there's lots of baby news going on around us. auttie and dcam found out they're having a girl! one of my friends from church is due this week. k-dogg had to go to a baby shower at work! a friend from school is due this weekend. one of my old friends had her baby early this week. and the eighth grader at my school looks like she's about to bust even though she has two or three weeks left. everyone at school is worried she's going to have it at school! in other school news...by friday my week was going much better. all the problems that were happening got worked out because i stood up for myself. other than that, we've been busy planning some trips. my mom and i are going to california on spring break to see bean and j-baby! k-dogg and my cousin are planning a trip to japan! i have absolutely no desire to go to japan. as long as he takes a lot of pictures and brings me a present, i'll be happy. i need to find something to eat and probably start on a baby blanket...go see slumdog millionaire, but leave your kids at home!

electric lullaby

even though it's only 9:15, i'm already listening to my sleep playlist on my ipod. i am tired and i need to go to bed earlier tonight. i was up until midnight last night and that's not good. anytime that i pass my dad on our ways to work, i know i'm not on time! i actually like getting to work early. i can get in my room before my students and start my computer, buy my coke, visit. it's just getting to work early that i have a problem with. i think my bed is too comfortable! much less drama today...so nice. and tomorrow is friday! 4 day work weeks are good...especially when we only have students 3 of those days. i went to watch my boys play basketball tonight and they won! first win of the season! they have serious coaching issues, as well as several of them being quite vertically-challenged. the office was so goofy. i love that show! i haven't taken any pictures since Christmas, i need to get motivated. and it would be nice to go to the movies this weekend since slumdog millionaire and revolutionary road are playing here! gotta catch them before they disappear. i really hope neither one of us is sick this weekend...that just messes up the whole weekend and the following work week. so...here's my sleep playlist...the music that helps me relax and almost always puts me to sleep by the last song.

over the rainbow...jason castro...yes, the dreadlocked guy from american idol
i found love...kenny wayne shepherd
blackbird/yesterday...the beatles...from the love cd
realize...colbie cailat
imagine...john lennon
missing your love...jonny lang
while we cry...kenny wayne shepherd
electric lullaby...kenny wayne shepherd...ok, so i really like him...but if you know me, you knew that
so gracefully...the quiet company...my friend from this band is so talented and i love this song. he wrote it for his wife before they were married, it's so cute
mayonaise...smashing pumpkins
gravity...john mayer trio
grace...kate havnevik...from the first grey's anatomy soundtrack, look her up

i have an energy playlist too. for when i'm cleaning house or working outside or at the school. it's got way too many songs to list and some are really not songs i'm proud of! quite a bit of nelly, the black eyed peas, christina aguilera, with some limp bizkit, kanye, and mc hammer thrown in. don't tell anyone!