Wednesday Randomness

I’m feeling a bit scattered and random today, Dear Readers, so you’re getting whatever spills out of my head.

* Speaking of my head, I went to the doctor yesterday and he said that he doesn’t think I’ve got anything to worry about. The bump on my forehead where my cyst used to be feels to him like inflammation (inflammation that he says will take anywhere from 3-6 months to dissipate; what’s up with THAT?!). Until then, I may start dabbing a little powder on the thing, just so that I don’t feel so conspicuous (I know, I know - that’s a strange thing to hear from a woman who walked around with Hello Kitty band-aids on her head for a week and a half, but work with me - that shit gets old).

* I’m going to a fitness workshop tonight that focuses on teaching step classes to the entire spectrum of abilities. I’ve been kind of down on my step class lately - my heart just hasn’t been in it - and I’m hoping that this will be inspiring. If nothing more, I hope to come away with a few new patterns; I’m starting to get sick of my same old stuff.

* There are buds on our trees! I’m not getting TOO worked up about it - I’m still not convinced it’s not going to snow again before we’re truly out of winter - but it’s a hopeful sign that spring is actually trying to claw its way into my neighborhood.

* Mr. Chili and I decided not to have the rest of our house resided last year. The price of cedar siding was ridiculous, and we thought that it might go down once the housing bubble burst. We were stupidly wrong. The prices have gone up significantly, and we’re now trying to decide what the hell to do about it.

* I’ve rediscovered Toblerone. Yum.

* So far (knock wood), I’m keeping up with grading and recording for my classes. Because the college is closing, the administration wants to keep a close eye on how students are performing - the idea is that if we keep on them, fewer will fail, they’ll graduate when they’re supposed to, and the school will be able to close on time. This means that instructors have to give reports in weeks three, five, and eight of an eleven-week term. I promised myself that I’d keep up with it all because I didn’t want to come off to my boss the way many of my students come off to me; I want to be responsible and competent and ready. So far, so good.

* Today is the anniversary of the Virginia Tech. shootings. I wish I could say that we’re safer today than we were a year ago, but I can’t. I feel LESS safe, as a matter of fact, and that makes me angry.

* That’s about all I’ve got for you today, Kids. I’m going to go raid my filing cabinet for today’s public speaking class lesson, then I’m outta here. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!