I started watching Glee on Hulu. I've been hearing about the show for a while but I imagined it to be a lot different that it really is... In fact, I really enjoy the show. It's funny and strange. Plus, the music is fun!

YouTube trailer

I thought it would be more of a Disney-like cheesy show but it's more adult and is witty.

You may have caught the clip online from episode 4 where the football team performs "Single Ladies" as an intimidation tactic. Lol. ;)

Worth checking out!

I took a trip today to Walmart to buy socks and lip balm. Thrilling stuff. On my way back home I stopped in at a local branch library to return a book that one of my darlings at school turned in to the wrong place.

The local branch is apparently under construction so it has been temporarily relocated to the 2nd floor of a Bank of America office building. It is as bizarre as it sounds.

I found the first volume of Pluto by Urasawa and Tezuka in the new books section. Score!

Came home and read for a bit before going out to wash a small layer of dirt off my car. It isn't perfect but at least my father won't say, "Your car looks moldy" when I see him tomorrow.

Later I'll practice asking, "Do you speak English?" with my French CD. Surely it's the phrase I'll know the best...

Hello! It has been awhile since I've posted a public entry. I have been focused on my work. Starting a new job tends to eat away at your life. I've also enjoyed having a visit from some of my college buddies (Ashlie, Nancy, and Travis) last weekend. Ah, and my mother and two of her sisters came for a visit on Tuesday night and we ate dinner together.

After work today, I stopped by a bakery I've been meaning to check out. It's called The Flour Pot. I bought a collection of random pastries - mostly the delicious chocolate types. ;) I love bakeries. I want to buy some bread there next time I go.

This evening I tried a slice of Pizza Vito. It promised to be New York style pizza -- ehhh, not so much. The crust was disappointing. Not terrible, but I don't think I'd make a habit of eating it for dinner.

Then, I stopped at the Booksamillion (I think I'm getting recognized after so many visits...). I can't afford to be faithful to one bookstore so I tend to visit all of them depending on sales and the coupons they e-mail, but I do have the BAMM card so I shop there with the 10% discount when possible.

I bought the latest Outlander novel, An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon. I've been looking forward to reading it (all 814 pages of tiny text)!

I also picked up a Beginner's French CD set. I want to listen to it in the car on the way to work. I want to learn another language! I'd be satisfied with focusing on conversational knowledge over the reading/writing part. Unfortunately, I can only take about 12 minutes before I start getting frustrated, lol.

So far I've learned that my French pronunciation is terrible and that I can say no and the word for English, lol.

The newly released paperback version of John Green's Paper Towns was on hold for me so I also grabbed that at BAMM. And I used a coupon at Borders to get a paperback romance. ;)

On Sunday, my father is driving up for a visit and a trip the school's television studio. I want to update our studio so that we can record digitally. We are still using VHS tapes, which is very difficult, not to mention outdated. He is going to help me do that work.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

The older I get, the more I realize how much I love to sleep.

How did I ever get through high school with an average of 5 hours a night of sleep? Now I'm barely awake when I get 7 decent hours.

I thought people were supposed to be get less sleep as they aged? My parents and grandmother are good examples. Mom probably sleeps only about 5 good hours even after you add in her napping. Dad and Grandma aren't much better...

Last school year I woke up about 45 minutes later than I do this year and it's amazing what a difference it makes. It's the sun. Around 7 a.m. the sun is starting to rise.

My mind does not function before sunrise. Waking up before sunrise is the only time when you might actually catch me sleeping standing up or lapsing into sudden sleep while brushing my teeth.

Thankfully, once I'm awake, I'm Awake ... but I go through a definite cotton brain phase first thing in the morning.

You can always tell if you have caught me upon waking because all I'll be able to say is, "What? ... Who? Huh?"

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Today ended the first full week of school! Hooray! One week down. I'm still learning so much but things are starting to shape up.

I started Media Center orientations with Reading classes on Wednesday. I'll be doing orientations most of next week and one day into the following week. Monday will be the most exhausting since it will be every class period (6).

I was excited to start orientations because Media is what I love and enjoy.


Today after school I went over to the Target to pick up a new indoor counter grill with removable grill plates. I had a small grill but the plates weren't removable - not good.

I ate an early dinner while I was out. I end up eating early dinners most nights since I tend to be starving when I get home from work. Lunch in the Media Center can be more of a luxury than a guarantee. My personal dislike of eating breakfast doesn't help the situation. I choke down some toast or waffles every morning because sometimes it's that or nothing til dinner.

My father may come up to help me work on the TV studio at work tomorrow afternoon. I need to get a couple of the technical issues worked out so the morning news program can get on the air as soon as possible.

Yawn, I always try to make Friday night last longer but when you wake up at 6 a.m. it's crash time around 11!

Oh, and I may go back to the parental home on Sunday for a visit since it is my mother's birthday. (She'll be 21 again.)

After coming home from work and sitting around for a few hours, I suddenly decided that I needed to get out of the house, so I went to see Ponyo.

It's like a rule that I have to see Miyazaki films no matter what they are about, haha.

I enjoyed seeing Ponyo, but I'll put a few more thoughts under a cut.

( Ponyo, Ponyo )