Tell me what you thought about when you were gone
Since it’s almost Christmas (and on Christmas you tell the truth), I have to admit that the title of this entry comes from one of the lamest and most embarrassing songs from one of the shittiest bands I’ve ever had to admit to listening to, but it does. Here’s to you, The Starting Line.
Today I met with my university supervisor. She briefly interviewed me in an attempt to help prepare me for questions I’ll be presented with when I start interviewing with districts in January. She also handed me all of the things I dropped off last week. My portfolio, my work sample, my unit. I passed everything. I’m completely done with HU, I’m completely done with student teaching, I passed with flying colors.
Truth be told? I’m kind of terrified. Because there is no safety net anymore. I’m done with school, really and truly done, and now I have to be an actual adult.
That being said, I’m enjoying my downtime. I can’t technically do anything until my license is printed, so I’m just hanging out, watching old episodes of The Office, working out a lot, listening to music, thinking moony thoughts about The Boy. T. is in town, too, so I have her to hang out with.
Goals for 2009, Vol. I
On this early chilly morning I’d like to talk about addiction.
I don’t have a lot of vices. I like to engage in some alcohol now and then, but I don’t drink regularly. I smoke cigarettes when I’m drinking, but not any other time. I don’t buy magazines or DVDs, and I’m too poor to have any sort of obsession with buying shoes or handbags.
But when it comes to buying and collecting books? It’s like my crack, y’all.
It started a few years ago with my renewed obsession with Sweet Valley High. When I discovered that I could buy these books in bulk on eBay, it became my best and most reliable time-waster.
The collection grew from just SVH to Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley University. I started collecting the Alice McKinley books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and the Anastasia books by Lois Lowry. Gossip Girl got thrown in there somewhere. The Princess Diaries, too. Then I started collecting the Baby-Sitter’s Club. That in itself is a huge undertaking.
It’s something like three years later, and my collection is ridiculous. None of them are complete, but they just keep growing. In addition to collecting these series, I started scouring the Half Price Books clearance section for other cheap finds.
I bought over 320 books this year, y’all. A few of them came from publishers and were free, and a lot of them came from eBay in bulk, and nearly none of them were more than $1, but still.
That is a shit-ton of books. It’s quite ridiculous, actually.
So here is the first set of goals for 2009, relating to Books:
- I will buy only used books.
- I will participate in at least 3 reading challenges.
- At least 50% of what I read in 2009 will come from the library.
- I will sell off my Baby-Sitter’s Club collection.
- I will keep a list of all the books I buy and read in 2009.
I’m really looking forward to a fresh start when it comes to reading and collecting. The sooner I clear off some shelf space and make a little money, the sooner I can attempt to complete the most important collections.
Hello.
My posting has been spotty at best over the past several months, but now that I’m finally finished with all of my paperwork for student teaching, I’m hoping that I will find more time to post here.
Today I put the finishing touches on my portfolio and student teaching work sample. Aside from making a second copy of the work sample and handing it in tomororw, I’m done with everything.
Oh. Except for the exit interview next Tuesday. There’s still that.
Everything else is done, though.
Expect a year-in-review post (or posts) as well as goals for the new year sometime soon.
Get excited.
