Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Altweibersommer (a haiku)

warming in the sun
finally wearing flip flops
making my heart glad

Friday, September 24, 2010

My cerebral cortex brings all the boys to the yard (a haiku)

attracting the wrong type
need to decrease nerd bait ways
I’m out of your league

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Irritation for the Body and Mind (a Haiku)

red, slight bump appears
feeling it pulse on my chin
I’m too old for zits

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Unruly Tuft of Hair (a Haiku)

cow lick in my hair
taunting me behind my back
more stubborn than I

Monday, September 20, 2010

It is pigeon poop, do not eat it.

I retweeted a clever picture



and received the following response:

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A Man and His RC Helicopter



Look at how cute my daddy is flying his remote control helicopter!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Six years...

Today is my sixth blogoversary. Let's review the last six years in Janny history:

September 15, 2004

RTA, Failte and I moved into a townhouse in Saskatoon. I had just left my full time teaching position up north to become a substitute teacher in Saskatoon. Would you believe that I didn't know anyone else with a blog at the time?

September 2005
I was still subbing in Saskatoon but all tutoring and working part time at a book store. When I wasn't working I mostly spent my time being a source of procrastination for others and impatiently waiting the movie Serenity. Although it was depressing not to be working as a full time teacher, I did enjoy the time I had to reflect.


September 14, 2006

Fall 2006 was an exciting time for me. Not finding much work in Saskatoon, I move to Calgary to became an admin assistant while I looked for a full time teaching position. For the first time in two years, I was back doing what I love and getting paid for it.

September 2007
The school I was teaching at in Calgary turned out to be a flaming disaster. With little regret, I decided to move from Calgary back to Regina. My dad was in ICU during the winter and spring which made my horrible job situation that much more horrible. I always want to go back to school to finish my BSc and wanted to feel more qualified to teach science classes. So in January 2008 Teacher Lady became Student Lady.

September 2008
In the summer of 2008 I worked for an applied mathematician which really made me question my future plans. I decided against an Honours degree in Math and opted instead for a double major in Math & Physics. I invested in a DVR and immersed myself in academia. Mt life became Eat, Sleep, Physics. School work became my life and left room in my mind for little else.

I also learned about Spidergoat.

September 14, 2009
Eat, Sleep, Physics became a little less lonely and a lot more difficult. I love the collaborative nature of Physics students. You spend so much time in the lab together it translates into a community where everyone helps one another outside the lab as well. Fall 2009 marked the continuation of Janny spending way too much time with boys in their early 20s.

September 14, 2010
I have two semesters left of university! In addition to a couple science classes this marks the first time in 10 years that I will be taking any education classes. I will also be working part time as a physics lab instructor (getting paid while getting experience). I've already spoken to the local school board and it seems very likely that there will be a full time physics teaching position for me next fall!

This is a very exciting time for me right now. My classes and instructors are great. I will be learning so many interesting and useful things. I certainly hope this enthusiasm for my present and future life can continue.

I admit that I timed this post to also be the 1300th. Thanks for reading and hope you stay with me.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Question about Blogger comments

I'm not sure why but I have to log in every single time I leave a comment on my own blog. It used to just come up as "Teacher Lady" and have the other log in options below. Anyone know how I can change the settings?

Friday, September 3, 2010

Ceramic Billygoats 2010-2011

Here is my second fantasy hockey team:



This season will be an experiment of sorts. I have two teams every year but decided to have one in a competitive league and this one in the casual league. I picked my players in a live draft for the competitive team and choose an auto-draft based on my preferences for the casual team. A lot of the players are the same so we'll see which one does better.

One month and two days until the new season...