New Lamp

I just won this on E-bay. It's pretty much my favorite thing ever.
I don't really like the shade, but the lamp part is AWESOME!

Toad's Waco Vet

I had dinner the other night with one of my former college roommates, Kristin. Since college she has gotten her veterinary degree, and since her husband is a professional musician whose band is based out of Waco, she has moved back here. I found her on Facebook, and I was thrilled to see that I actually knew someone in Waco. She has a veterinary practice about 15 minutes from my apartment.

So, this afternoon Jonathan was looking for doggie daycare places for Toad, and we realized that he has not gotten a Bordetella vaccination in the last 6 months. Doggie daycares will not accept dogs without that vaccination, and Toad is with me in Waco right now, so we kind of thought we were screwed because I couldn't take him to the vet. I was like, "I don't know any vets in Waco!" But, then, I remembered, I actually do!

I called and they fit me in within 30 mins of my phone call. I drove him over there, Kristin herself actually gave him the shot which took all of 15 seconds, and we were home within another 20 minutes. Easy! And she didn't even charge me for the visit, just the medicine. Sometimes it's really nice to have the right connections!

I Hate That I Haven't Posted

But really, I've just been doing school stuff. Well, that's not true. Last weekend we bought a ton of crap for our house. We bought new bedroom furniture - we totally bought a KING bed. Can you believe it? We are jumping from a full to a king. And my fantasy is that we will never fight over the sheets again! That necessitated buying new mattresses, and we got the pillowtop kind. Seriously, I feel like we're gong to be in the lap of luxury. No more 20-year-old mattress! And I am not exaggerating. My parents bought our current mattress for me when I was 11. I am now 31. Count'em - that's 20 years! No wonder my back hurts.

We also bought a new comforter and sheets, and Jonathan bought us a living room rug this week. We also found a "fainting chaise" for the reading room. I am going to come home and faint on it everyday until I get on my own nerves.

Other than that, I have nothing really to report. My classes -both kinds - are fine, and I won't bore any of you with the details. I am staying in Waco until Saturday this week which is kind of sad, since I'm lonely. But I just couldn't stomach driving to Dallas and back again to attend the silly Parents' Weekend coffee I have to go to on Saturday morning. In even more boring news, gas in Waco is $2.95!

One good thing is that Toad is here with me. He is being pretty good. I think he likes this apartment - it's harder for him to lose me here than at home.

Worst Movies Ever

Hey, there, world. My students' next assignment is to evaluate a movie. I have a list of good ones, but I am having trouble thinking of bad ones. I'd appreciate it if you would leave me a comment with the worst movies you've ever seen so I can add them to my list!

Book Sale!

Yesterday audible.com sent me an e-mail that they are having a book sale, and little did they know that it was an awesome birthday present for yours truly. I bought 3 books for less than $15. I am downloading them now. Today also just happens to be the day my account renews, and I get my monthly credit, so I'm actually downloading 4 books today!!! Here they are:

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
"Skinny Bitch" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
"Atonement" by Ian McEwan

I am so happy! Now, which one do I start with?

Sorry, Katie!

So, of course, immediately after I published the last post about Katie's annoying cell phone ring, I discovered that it was actually an alarm she had set so that she would get up and leave me this before I left for class:



It had a little bottle of Eau de Toilette in it in a cute little flower tube. Adorable and so nice of her. Plus she totally gave me a ride today when I forgot that I drove myself to campus, then walked home only to discover that my car was still on campus!

That'll teach me to be grumpy!

The Most Annoying Cell Phone Ring Ever

I have just discovered it. At precisely 6:52 this morning, my roommate's cell phone began to ring. It is now 7:23, and it has not stopped yet! The song: "Alouette." You may have heard Pepe Le Pew sing it when you were a kid. It goes a little something like this:

Alouette, gentille alouette,
Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tete,
Je te plumerai la tete,
Et la tete, et la tete
Alouette, alouette,
Ooooooooooh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette,
Alouette, je te plumerai.

Translation:
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I'm going to pluck you
I am going to pluck your head
I am going to pluck your head
And your head, and your head
Lark, lark
Ooooooh!
Lark, gentle lark,
Lark, I'm going to pluck you.

Then it continues with different parts of the bird's body: I am going to pluck your throat, your beak, your neck, etc., etc.

This website has a pretty cheesy version of it if you want to hear the tune:
http://www.songsforteaching.com/french/parapluie/alouette.htm

It's probably the most annoying song ever. Especially at 6:52 in the morning. Played in tinny cell phone beeps. Oh. My. Goodness. Now I kind of want to go pluck HER head.