I'm doing a research paper on the attitudes for and against the inclusion of second language classes in the mandatory curriculum of state-licensed schools. I would appreciate if you could take my survey at

http://www.tinyurl.com/L2Survey
http://preview.tinyurl.com/L2Survey for those who prefer the intermediate step of the preview window.

Thank you!

SCATTERGORIES:
...it's harder than it looks! Copy the text below, erase my answers, then use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.. nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial... You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Anthony
4 LETTER WORD: Alto
BOY NAME: Abraham
GIRL NAME: Alicia
OCCUPATION: Affianced
A COLOR: Auburn
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Ascott
BEVERAGE: Alcohol
FOOD: Always
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Anus
PLACE: Aberdeen (closer to Cartland than Alaska, Azerbijan, Adis Ababba, or Antarctica)
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Anyeurism
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Ahoy!

Current Mood: giddy

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Current Mood: amused

Poll #1051375 Rosebud
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

Does your navel secrete rosebuds?

Amelia's birthday was a resounding success. Here are pictures.

For those who don't know, her birthday was themed "Say Goodbye to the 20's", though I'd never divulge her new age. On an unrelated note, I'll be turning 30 a week from Sunday, which makes me precisely two weeks younger than Amelia.

So, I got some knitting done last night...

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Current Mood: accomplished

I finished it. The gallery's here, but my favorites are:

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But I've been sooooo good.

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last Monday I got in line at the supermarket at the same time as someone else and I didn't yield (-8 points). In September I set drummergirl_23's puppy on fire (-66 points). Last week I gave cvimes a kidney (1000 points). Last month I broke stix_vane's X-Box (-12 points). In April I ruled Iran as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). Overall, I've been nice (1614 points). For Christmas I deserve an XBox 360! Sincerely, anonymouse914

It was nice. too bad it's over.

I started working on Anouk last night. I decided to put an O in the back hem of the dress as a sort of... signature.

I'm trying to get pics of it as I work on it, and will keep them here.

Current Mood: okay

Apparently Dan Radcliffe is doing a production of Equus in London.

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/gallery/default/album/1851

Current Mood: indifferent

I cat it on last night. So far there are about 120 stitches... only 40-bajillion to go.

In theory, it'll look something like this:

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Otherwise, it might look like something that an image that you can find on google if you want, but the creator of the image wants me to add a disclaimer to my blog.

Here's hoping!

My knitting friends want me to blog more often.

I've started working on the sweater that I was making for my mom about 1 1/2 years back. It's almost done... I'll try to get a pic up soon..

I'm essentially done, all I have is, knit as much neck as you want...

This is my first post in an attempt to post every day this month.

I've been working nights at Harry and David again. They made me a facilitator this year, which means that I'm the one with the book. I run the class. It's all me baby... The down side is, since it's my baby, I can't give it back when I'm done... if things are bad, they're mine... if things are good, they're mine too.

Anyway... Because I work my day job too, I have to have another facilitator start my class, and I pick up about an hour into it. My students say I'm the good one.

The class goes until midnight, which means I don't get out until about 12:30am, then I get up at 7:00 to go to work at 7:30am. Tons of fun!

I don't wanna blow my whole wad on this one post, though... more to come tomorrow.

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So I'm waiting in line for the Nintendo Wii. It's weird because the first tent is 9 people who are really nice, running their generator all night so people can play XB 360, and GC games. I assume they're a group of friends intent on reselling through EBay.

After them is a pair of tents with some young college kids/old high schoolers who keep pretty much to themselves. They played some Zelda last night while the generator was on. They seem like they're here to get the gaming system for its own worth to them, but who knows.

Next comes two tents of young high school kids. First off, the four of them never stop speaking loudly about nothing. They're nice kids, they just don't make sleeping easy.

Then is me! I'm perfect.

After me are the people who didn't bring tents. The two college kids who showed up, and immediately went to sleep. The guy who offered me some DS and GBA games last night when I asked Chip to stock me up next time he comes by. And then mystery people around the corner.

We're told that there will be extension cords starting today. The official number of Wii consoles as of yesterday was 24, and there are 26 people in line now. There will be a more accurate number after today's staff meeting, but It's going to be a little weird when people start showing up who we know aren't making the cut.

Well, I'm going to get under the sleeping bag again, because it's colder than I thought it would be.

Current Mood: cold

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