i really miss (some aspects) of college.

jerry bruckheimer needs a new haircut.

i'm getting a kitten tomorrow. (his name will be guillame le conquerant)

i'm going to central europe next summer (for free)

i may have a crush on a guy who works at my gym.

official prediction: america's next top model will be nnenna or sara!!!!

so, i'm am completely stoked because the movie flight of the navigator is on abc family tonight, and i LOVED that movie as a child. we had taped it off tv, a sunday night disney special to be exact, and i watched it all the time as a child. i don't remember much except a spaceship, a robot, and a scene with a song by the beach boys (can't remember which one). and at the end, the kid came home, but like, 20 years had passed and his family didn't know where he was, or they'd forgotten about him or somethind. i don't know really, but i'm going to watch it, because it is awesome.

so tonight i was messing around on facebook and looking at all the pictures my friends had on there, and i realized that i'm kind of homesick. which made me wonder if moving 1800 miles away from home was a good idea... oh well. too late now. super exciting news: my friend amber is coming out to visit me next weekend!! she has to go to san diego for work, and they're going to fly her here and then home, so she can spend the weekend with me. HIGHLIGHT. i haven't seen her since christmas. and my brother comes out this week too. i won't see him as much, because he won't be staying with me, like amber, and we won't be hanging out as much, because he's a gambler, he is. but that's cool too. and my parents are coming in less than a month!!! which is super exciting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that they're going to buy me a new vacuum. and i like seeing them.

wow. i reallly dont' remember much of this movie.

it snowed today. here. in las vegas. it didn't stick because the air and ground temperatures were way too high, but it was cool nonetheless. i heard yelling in the hall during sixth period, and i was going to go outside and ask them to be quiet, because my kids couldn't hear the people reading, and i heard someone say that it was snowing. so i asked my kids if they wanted to go see it, and they said yes, and we did. we stayed out about five minutes and they were really excited about it. it was cute. needless to say, it's a little chilly tonight (42 degress to be exact), so i'm sitting in my apartment wearing my pink fleece raindeer pajama pants and the sweater i wore to work today. a cardigan to be exact. grandma? is that you? yes my dear, it is. I LOOK SILLY. but it's okay

i wore my pink space boots to school today and got many comments, mostly positive. one was from the principal--i think he was impressed by them. i'll throw a picture of them on there for those of you who've never seen them. they're hot. it'll probably have to happen tomorrow, because i can't get the color right with the light in here.

the other day my students had to go and talk to the counselors about scheduling for next year, so i went around and took silly pictures of myself on all their cellphones. some have appeared on myspaces. i think it's funny.

i plan to clean my apartment this weekend and take pictures to put on here. by tuesday at the latest, because it has to be clean by wednesday when jonathan comes.

i'm going to go watch my movie and crochet. i love fridays. and i'm going to go see the hills have eyes this weekend, which is strange because i hate scary movies, but i really want to see this one.

my love for these is ridiculous...

1. First name?
Sarah

2. Who were you named after?
A great-great grandmother. There might be another great in there somewhere...

3. Do you wish on stars?
I live in Vegas. Who can see stars?

4. When did you last cry?
Ummm...wow, when did I last cry? OH! Chrismas Eve eve, late late phone call to John, convulsive sobs, snot running down my face... Ugh, not the best night of my life.

5. Do you like your handwriting?
It's usually okay on the board in my classroom but on paper and whatnot, it's a mess. I tend to like it better when I write in pencil. Rollerball pens--forget it.

6. What is your favorite sandwich meat?
Roast beef.

7. What is your birth date?
October 6, 1981. What else happened that day? The president of Egypt was assassinated.

8. What is your most embarrassing moment?
So many to choose from...there was the time I accidentally drew a penis on the board in class...the time I passed out during lunch in 10th grade and the whole school (including Ben Biggerstaff) saw it...the time I fell asleep during Dead Man Walking in college and started moaning--loudly...pretty much all of junior high...I could go on forever.

9. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you?
not likely

10. Do you have a journal?
Yes. I write in it approximately 2 times a year.

11. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
No. never. I've never ever in my life been sarcastic. Especially not in my classroom. Never.

12. What are your nicknames?
In college, Amber decided it would be funny to call me SARS. I wasn't as amused by it as she was.

13. Would you bungee jump?
Am I strapped to an extremely handsome man? Actually, it would be yes either way. About a year ago I just woke up one morning and REALLY wanted to go bungee jumping.

14. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
hahahahahahahahahahahaha. No.


15. Do you think that you are strong?
Emotionally--yes. Physically--yes. Mentally--frequently. Psychologically--sometimes.


16. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Founder's Favorite from Cold Stone.

17. Shoe Size?
11. Amber decided that "Bigfoot" was also a good nickname for me in college. Why am I friends with her again?

18. Red or pink?
PINK

19. What are your least favorite things about yourself?
Once in a while, I procrastinate. And sometimes, but rarely, I am the slightest bit untidy.

20. What do you miss most?
Saved by the Bell. Or my family. It's really a toss up.

21. Do you want everyone you send this to send it back?
I'm pretty ambivalent. I just really like filling them out.

23. What are you listening to right now?
A commercial for DentalVille. Which reminds me that I need to go to the dentist.

24. Last thing you ate?
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup ice cream.

25. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
plaid

26. What is the weather like right now?
Mid 50's and dark. But clear and slightly breezy.

27. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Amber. for over an hour.


28. The first thing you notice about "someone"?
IS IT ORLANDO BLOOM???

29. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yes. And I miss talking to her. ANGIE--CALL ME SOMETIME!

30. Favorite Drink?
Diet Pepsi

31. Favorite Sport?
To play? Does tonsil hockey count? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Anyone who knows me knows I've never played that game. I like to watch...I can't lie. I don't like sports really. I'll go to games and watch stuff live, but on tv? Once in while I'll watch a cheerleading competition, or gymnastics, or ice skating. I'm such a girl.


32. Hair Color?
Red

33. Eye Color?
Hazel?

34. Do you wear contacts?
Yes.

35. Favorite Food?
Cereal.



36. Last Movie You Watched?
I'm currently watching Cruel Intentions on ABC family. Last one I watched on a DVD? PRIDE AND PREDJUICE!!!!

37 Favorite day of the Year?
So far in my life, it's been the last day of school, but from here on out, it'll probably be the last day of school...

38. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings?
Happy Endings

39. Summer Or Winter?
Winter. Good thing I moved to the desert...

40. Hugs OR Kisses?
Either. I'm desperate.

41. Dessert?
Yes please.

42. Who Is Most Likely To Respond?
Since it's a blog...no one. My mom will post a comment, and maybe Heidi, and perhaps Adriane, but other than that...few people.

43. Who Is Least Likely To Respond?
Everyone

44. Living Arrangements?
I live by myself, but I'm going to be getting a cat soon.

45. What Books Are You Reading?
Inherit the Wind, The Stranger, Monster, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Wives of Henry VIII, Jude the Obscure, The Bible Jesus Read...I think that's it. The first three are books I'm reading with my classes at school.

46. What's the farthest you've been from home?
Prague?

47. What Did You Watch Last Night?
The Italian Job. Jason Statham...yum.

48. Favorite Smells?
Apple cinnamon. Or coffee.

49. Favorite Sounds?
Little kids laughing. Specifically (that can't be spelled correctly) my nephews.

50. Favorite TV show?
Alias, Gilmore Girls, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, House, CSI, I LOVE TV!!!!

51. Favorite adult drink?
(Mom and dad, don't read this) Vodka Tonic

52. Do you have a special talent?
I can touch my nose with my tongue. And I'm a decent singer. And I can make a mean salad.

53. Who is one person from your past that you would love to see or speak to
again?
Probably any of my grandparents. I wish I had asked them more questions.

54. Rolling Stones or Beatles?
Neither. Unless one of them has become emo recently. I hate myself for loving emo.

Wow! Wasn't that fun? Well, I enjoyed it at least. Just think of all the fun and useful things you just learned about me.

Oooh! Discovered a new pizza place. Amazing.

I finally unpacked my kitchen, and moved the boxes that are full of my pantry stuff into the pantry closet and closed the door. So now that I can't see them, I can pretend that they're unpacked. HOORAY!

so i found out the other day that one of my key club girls is bi. shock. not sure how i feel about it.

so as a part of my constant debilitating fear that my students will discover this, i spent aobut an hour the other day searching for my blog on here, and it's difficult to find, for one main reason: in the movie must love dogs, the main character's name is sarah nolan, which means that when you type in my name, you get a whole bunch of hits for that movie. i only found one of my posts on there when i referred to myself in the third person one time, and i only saw it because i knew what i was looking for. sigh of relief.

nbc, in their infinite wisdom, moved the show las vegas to friday nights at 9pm, which means i get to go to bed at 9pm on mondays, instead of 10pm because i'm an 80 year old woman. WHERE'S MY KNITTING BASKET!

i really hate it when people type in all caps. it makes me feel like they're yelling at me. and really, it's just laziness. they're too lazy to capitalize correctly (because that shift key is really far away) but they're still to caught up in the conventions of grammer to just buck the system and eliminate all capitalization (like me--i am above the petty teachings of the mrs. beck, elkin, dingman, and whatever the evil hell bitch in 8th grade was called). so, they just type in all caps and hope that it will all wash out, meanwhile leaving me curled up in the fetal position in the corner because i feel like i've done something bad.

i got bored earlier and was checking my friend heidi's myspace, when i started travelling through her friends to other people's friends and seeing people i went to high school with and WOW. there are a lot of losers i never wanted to see or hear from ever again. people i had successfully repressed just came back full force. some people it was cool to think of again. others...not so much.

i love my apartment.

it rained today and was windy and overcast. so pretty.

so on my match.com account (don't judge--vegas is a difficult place to meet people) there is a place where you can click on whether or not things are turn-ons. there are about 15 or so, and they're predetermined, so you can't make up your own, but one of them is thunderstorms. they're cool and all, but a turn on? seriously.

so this week was battle of the sexes at my school. girls wore pink every day and boys wore blue. they counted how many of each were wearing the right color each day and there were contests at lunch (including one that involved touching as many people as possible on the head with a pickle in 30 seconds...i don't get it either). they also sold t-shirts that were blue and said "boy" and shirts that were pink and said "girl" and said "battle of the sexes on the back." they were actually pretty cute. anyway, one of my students said he was going to get black shirts with white writing with the word "man" on them. i told him it would be false advertising. i'm witty.

i found out today, that my modern lit kids thought i was going to be really mean the first day. i was all "laying down the law" and stuff and they all thought it was going to suck. some were thinking about transferring. i've lightened up significantly. today i gave them 20 minutes at the end of class because i didn't have anything planned. oops. i don't think they minded.

i was going to go to school tomorrow and get a ton of work done, because i like working at school, and i get more done there, but i remembered that the drama department is having some huge contest/conference there and they're using my room all day , so i can't. stupid drama.

remember when we were in high school and the word "thespians" was funny? high school students still think so.

i really want to get teacher of the month. i'm not sure what i have to do to get it, but i'm sure it involves lots of extra credit for no reason and maybe free candy. or clothes. or high school diplomas. grrrr

i'm spent. going to bed. yeah, it's 10:15 and i can barely stay awake. WHERE'S MY KNITTING BASKET!! i'm 80.

i suck at life.

so here's a fun story:

last week was a four day week, because monday there was no school because it was president's day. so on tuesday when i got back to school, one of the students from my first period was absent. this kid hasn't been absent yet this year. so when he got back on thursday, i was like, "hey! you're alive!" and his response? "yeah, we got snowed in in aspen and couldn't get back here."

FREAKING ASPEN! seriously.

one of my students told me today that he was messing around on his computer last night and i guess there's this program on apple computers where you can search for people, and he said he put my name in and it came up with my address and phone number. CREEPY. first he just said he found me on the internet, and i was afraid he'd found my blog. i don't think any of THEM have found it yet, or if they have, they've done a surprisingly good job of keeping it a secret. i hope it's the former.

so i'm in my new apartment, and it's AMAZING. i mean, it's not amazing in the sense that it's an upper floor recently renovated rent controlled loft-turned-apartment in new york with an amazing view and a great location, but it's better than the previous place. here's a shocker: i've been putting off unpacking my kitchen for three days now. i suck at life. i'm actually going to do some tonight. even just a couple boxes would be good. and i know that once i start, i'll get a lot done and it won't really take that long, but my couch is so comfy...

i put a scarf over my fancy schmancy entertainment center (actually an old stereo case from which my dad removed the stereo--complete with lift up glass top for a turntable) to hide the extreme ghetto-ness of it until i can buy a nice armoire that i actually like and is in my budget and matches my living room, but now i can't see the clock on my VCR (yep, i'm modern with my VCR) so i have no visible clock in my living room, which is frustrating, because i take my watch off first thing when i come home. i went to target today to buy a new clock, because they have cute home stuff there and it's not arm and leg price range, but all the clocks they had were really modern, which is not my living room (dark wood, beige couch, pear green accents). there was one clock that would have worked, but it was the size of my dining room table (no, really) and it cost $50. i was thinking $20 price range. so i didn't get a clock. but, they have two ottomans that i like, and i really want an ottoman.

did i mention that i love my new apartment? it has FOUR closets! i could live in the closets alone! well, if i didn't want a bed, kitchen, bathroom or laundry facilities. kind of like college. i also have quite a large patio. and it's ungated. gated communities are really just more hassle than they're worth.

I BOUGHT PRIDE AND PREJUDICE YESTERDAY!!!! yes mom, i can afford it. brilliant! i watched it last night and it was amazing. i was smiling like a schoolgirl with a new ice cream cone while i watched it. i keep telling myself that i really am eliza bennett and there is a mr. darcy out there for me. i'm pretty sure he, coincidentally, looks like orlando bloom. or michael vartan. one of the two. i really didn't know how they would fit the story into a feature-length screenplay without cutting out some really important parts, but they did. it's amazing. and kiera knightly! i've loved her since bent it like beckham, but she's perfect as eliza. and the guy that plays mr. bingley!!! such a dork! just like in the BBC version. i just can't say enough good things.

i had a meeting with the learning strategist today (she observed me last week) and she told me that she didn't have anything negative really to say to me. which was a nice compliment.

my students actually like the play we're reading in american lit. strange.

my modern lit students want to read brave new world because one student who is reading it for his research project told them it's about drugs and sex. this is accurate. the rest of the class was intrigued.

i have to hang things on my walls. i'm not good at it. that is typically dad's job. he's got the hammer, and the the level, and the fancy non-rolling pencil. i'm sure i can do it, but it scares me. i have a series of fruit prints (13 framed pictures total) and i have to hang them and make them all look nice and stuff. scary.

i got a new green raincoat. so cute.

i have to teach tomorrow. have i planned yet? no, i have not.

so i'm going to go do that. or watch the daily show. we'll see.

hooray for updates!!!!!