matt nathanson - troubadour

i just saw that matt nathanson is playing the troubadour on 11/9. just giving the 411

friday assistance

hey everyone... =)

this week is "faculty" week at school, so all us teachers spend the week going to seminars, trainings, staff meetings & dept. meetings...the majority are really boring but we must do what we must do. i also found out today i'm doing bio & life science [1 section for now...but who knows what the future will hold]...boo. i hate having 2 preps...especially if it's only one period. i guess the good news is that i'll have life sci 1st period...the best period cuz they won't be so crazy, they'll just be sleepy. =)

so, you guys know that i had to change classrooms...and i was super grumpy about the whole summer! very frustrated to have to pack up all my stuff and unpack it in another room that still has no running water!

today however, i did get my keys and i have the alarm code...it feels like i'm a secret agent. =) i started to do some light unpacking....and i'm loving my new room. some of you may remember how the tables were all scrunched in and i could barely walk through the room...well, in this room that is not the case. i can have all the tables lengthwise and still have room to wander about...plus, there are 18-20 computers on the perimeter so the students can do research in the room instead of the library.

tues-thurs i'm pretty busy...and will have minimal time to finish my unpacking and what not. friday, i have one very short mtg. in the morning, but the rest of the day i have to work on my room. i'll try to have everything else put away by friday, but what i really need help on is the wall decorations. there are a billion earth science posters that are left up on the walls and no one wants to claim them...so they just left them up. i want my awesome biology stuff up though so i need to take all of it down plus put up my stuff.

SOOO...long story turning into inquiry - if anyone can help me finish setting up my classroom on friday, i would be so grateful!! if i get some help then i probably won't have to go there on saturday...so anyone who is willing and able, i thank you in advance! i'll even treat you to dinner that night...w00t!! =)

sunday

i am all for hanging out on sunday...did you have something in particular in mind? i have a feeling that rodel & albert will be at your house when you return anyway. =) monday is an early day for me, so no staying out late!! =)

what? the end of august?

wah! where does time go! sadness, kim is leaving us again...but hooray, patrick returns...hmmm, can we not have both?! =) *sigh*

moKroopals...you ROCK! =) Love and hugs to everyone!!!!! =)

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday...

Our flight gets in a little after 10am. If you guys want to chillax Sunday let me know, I don't think I'll be sleeping until night time... we all need to catch up!

w00t patrick!

thank you, thank you patrick for my cd!! i will happily pay you for the cd that probably cost way more than it should...but i'm just happy you got it for me. yay!!

too bad you're not coming back until sunday...kim will be gone saturday. =( lisa's school already started - last wednesday i think. rodel & albert will start school on monday...and i have to start going to my staff development monday as well. we're all so busy - where did the summer go?

it's hard to believe you've been gone for 3 weeks patrick...you stopped posting pictures! =) rodel told me the others were posting too...but i'm too lazy to look up their pages, hehe. we all missed you too...sometimes we were like - is it possible to go to places like anjin or ruth's chris or claim jumper or the hat when patrick's not here? i guess the answer is *yes it is possible* but it's weird to do so. =)

when do you arrive on sunday? have fun on the rest of your japan adventure & a safe flight back! =)

I may not be Albert, but...

Cows With Guns

albert!

where is that cow militia video? i wish to view it again, but i cannot find it!

two ships passing in the night

patrick! i won't be here when you get back!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm leaving saturday. sadness. oh well, we shall par-tay again when i return. there will always be time for that. =)

Woot for no reason!

So here I am, 4am, 5 days from leaving Japan and I find myself heading over this way. I miss you guys tons. We gots to hang out when I get back on Sunday! Gonna be another 10 hour flight *sigh*

I've had my fair share of earthquakes for a few years I think. 7.2 is hella scary when you're in a skyscrapper that is swaying back and forth. Thank god it was centered a couple hundred miles away instead of under Tokyo itself.

Albert- I got a new Porno Graffitti CD you may be interested in along with a few other jpop/rock CDs. Namie Amuro rocks, btw.

Lisa- School starting soon again isn't it? How's your classroom coming along? Sorry I wasn't there to help out this time!

Kim- Don't worry about me, I'm fine :) I'll be home soon enough and we all gotta go out and partay. Clubbing over here makes me want to go clubbing over there more often... goood times.

Kress- Guess what I got? :)

Rodel- Break the wow addiction! Stop now! I tell you that life is better without it.... I mean... uhh, look at me, I don't find myself with 5 hours a day where I have nothing to do (when I'm in America) .... okay maybe I do, but still! Quit!

Hope to see you guys Sunday!

aqualung interview

howdy...for those of us who heart aqualung, on his japan website he does a short video interview & at the end, there is some video that he and his brother took while on tour. it's pretty cool and here's the link:

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/aqualung/release/index.html

ok, so the site is in japanese...so beware of that. and, you can't use firefox - you'll need to use internet explorer. if the link works [and i hope it does!] then scroll down til you see something that says *message from aqualung* - they have it for 56k or for dsl/cable.

apparently he did this giant music festival called the fuji rock festival...and of course it takes place in the fuji mtns. =) there were so many acts there...lots of unknowns but also lots of good like aqualung, the bravery, coldplay, etc. it was at the end of july...anyway, i digress. hope you enjoy the video if you choose to watch.

oh, and what are the plans for friday and saturday?? departure time?? =)

lisa - i'm glad your first day went well...hopefully the other 180 or so days go as well.
kim - workaholic! =) still feeling like some kobe?
patrick - i'm so glad that you and everyone made it just fine through the quake...keep having a grand time - we want to hear all about it when you return in a couple of weeks. =)
albert - we still see very little of you...but that's not much of a surprise since tara is here. =) we should all hang out more often.
rodel - my dear, you went away on yet another last minute family trip. maybe one day i'll be spontaneous enough to do that...hang out with me more, i'm bored! =)

ok, it's getting late...time for bed. =) a good night to you all...i heart you guys [and this is not said out of drunkenness! =)]

patrick!!

posting to say i'm thinking of you and miss you!! glad y'all survived the earthquake... had i been there, i would have FREAKED. see you when i see you. :)

augustana

i have bought three tickets for us girls tonight at the augustana show at the viper room. doors 930pm. be ready. :)

Japan

Just to let you know, I'm safely in Japan. We're having a blast, I posted a ton of pics on my blog if you want to see. Hope you are all doing well!

aqualung in boston...for you kim!! =)

i just saw on ticketmaster that aqualung is playing in boston on saturday 10.01.05 @ the paradise rock club. tickets for that show go on sale this saturday.. =)

and, for the rest of us in cali...does anyone want to go to the aqualung show at the henry fonda theater wednesday 9.21.05?? i know that weekdays are utterly terrible and i am slightly worried i'll have some terrible school event that evening, but i would be willing to take a risk and go. so, anyone feel like going? those tickets also go on sale this saturday. =)

as you can tell, i'm in a very aqualung sort of mood. he was most brilliant tonight at HOB SD. i think the HOB in SD is my favorite...it's pretty big, it's the cleanest...and the best thing about tonight's show was that it was ALL seating...and kim and i were front and center. =) he played all the songs on the cd, made up a song about san diego, offered up a little techno music on his "child" keyboard, teased us a bit during *brighter than sunshine* and he wore flip-flops...very awesome. the best part of the night was his cover of *god only knows what i'd be without you* - he said he grew up with it...it was his mom's favorite and turned into one of their favorites too. =) there was no signing afterwards, but the show was wonderful just the same.

getaway weekend

have fun everybody who will be elsewhere this weekend! :)

mraz on jimmy kimmel

Thursday, August 25 @7:15 pm

If anyone is free that afternoon (we'll need to get there early =) ), I have 1 extra ticket to the Jimmel Kimmel outdoor performance. We won't get to see the show portion because we'll be outside for the concert taping, however, it should be awesomeness. I was only able to get 2 tickets...so if more people are interested, someone else will have to go on to 1iota for more tickets.

movies? =)

Hi mokroopals! =)

Hooray for all the upcoming concerts...*sigh* I can't wait!
If anyone is interested in watching a movie hopefully better than Stealth, I still want to see Charlie. =)
Ah, if anyone has Garden State...we can have a movie night too! =)

Just some thoughts =)

Hey, do you guys know anyone who has hyperstudio? I'd love to be able to work on my project at home instead of at UCI...=)