http://www.carlasblog.com Turn your head and stare Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:38:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Work has not been letting up at all since January. I feel like I've been on overdrive just trying to plow through work. Relentless and unforgiving. I made a huge boo-boo at work this past week, accidently forgot to turn my brain on, and it just drove me down. I ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1085 How did she get a.) elected; b.) RE-elected? How? http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1082 I took the day off of work to hopefully clean, do yoga, go running and basically be productive (aka kid in day care, house to myself). No running, but at least I get to enjoy watching the snow dump down in buckets from my cozy home office. As I was ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1081 things talked about this week: tracy morgan set his fish tank on fire thanks to garrison keillor, we all have a bloated sense of being above average winter sucks 'free' is a magical word that puts a sparkle in your eye, much better than the word 'cheap' Friend 1: I'm so busy, I've been taking ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1079 Conferences are so much work! (Actually, they do keep me on my toes, but every now and then I get to relax a little bit) http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1077 I went to see this guy talk Thursday night: Good at Doing Things: Montessori Education and Higher-order Cognitive Functions, Steven J. Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN is Director of Education and Research for The TOVA Company, and assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. I ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1076 Today is MLK Day and a day of service. Are you doing anything today? I just got done talking to about 65 teachers about learning tools and databases on my day off. Do you know what else today is? Do you? It's the last day of a bad thing. The ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1074 Oh yea, Happy Holidays. We haven't sent out Christmas cards yet. People are going to be pissed. They're on their way, just late. In the meantime, enjoy this... Words the kid can say: nose doll door ball up eye hi bye (or buy) teeth cup booooobbbss (that's blueberries, come on) no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,NO http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1072 (apologies - the camera on my phone is useless) So I get an IM from a friend on Friday asking if I want to go to the Dan Wilson concert at the Pantages Theater. Her friend had an extra ticket and thought of me. Why, yes.. yes, I would like that ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1070 I'm back at work full time now. Since the beginning of November. It's ok, so far. A little difficult, juggling all things. Some things have slipped by the wayside like dishes or making dinner or combing hair. I'm tired all the time. I've been sick for the last 10 days ... http://www.carlasblog.com/?p=1066