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I have the flu. It sucks.

I need to get a flu jab but didn't have OHIP and then when it came through I already had a cold and you're not supposed to get a flu shot when you're already not well.

My sinuses are killing me and I have a headache and fever.

The timing is lousy because my American twin was here and I wanted to be showing her Toronto and seeing Harry Potter. Obviously we had fun anyway...BBC Pride and Prejudice on dvd...totally rules!! Plus time flies what with us having one or two things to talk about!!

I did curriculum presentations today to parents of both my classes. Despite feeling awful, they went really well. I absolutely love my students and their parents. The ethos of the school is perfect for me. The parents were so appreciative (which is rare in my experience) and I got really positive feedback from them. They also had lots of excellent suggestions and were appreciative of my teenage classroom assistant. What a joy!! The most common topic of conversation was which charities we're fundraising for. They seem so into social action...they're like dream families.

I am feeling generally so positive and excited about the profession I'm going into.

For now, I feel lousy. I hope I can shake this infection soon.

Ok, I've been trying to copy the songs off my brother's ipod onto my computer using copypod software...I have been trying to do this for nearly six hours. Has anyone used this software successfully?

Otherwise, has anyone found alternative software which works for copying from ipod into itunes?

Any advice would be much appreciated as I am slightly at my wit's end!

I heard the word ‘Christmaka’ used officially out in the world in a non-O.C. context today for the first time. I am slightly amused but more disturbed.

Am thinking of starting a poll of how long it's gonna take to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Happy Birthday Phendog!!!!!!


(btw I like that I get to use the birthday icon you made me, for your birthday)

I hope you have a wonderful day (and a lot more sleep) and that grad school being 23 is an absolute breeze (you never know!!) I wish you all good things for the year ahead.

Does anyone know if there's a quick way to delete all duplicate songs in itunes??

I can get duplicates listed but am not sure if there's a way to delete them without doing it one by one.

FINALLY my computer is fixed.

I even got it back early. But the guy said he's never had to work so hard on one computer...my hard drive was a mess!!!

I am currently in the process of reinstalling all the software I need.

I lost a bunch of emails in the back up process. So if you sent me an email in October which I haven't responded to, please re-send it!!

I am very happy with my grade 3 lesson plan for tomorrow morning.

Mornings are not my time of day so I need to be super extra prepared. Every detail of lesson, timing and resources planned out as well as my drink and snack (if only I still had my My Little Pony lunchbox from when I was 8).

I wish there was a more interesting way of teaching the kids their Hebrew vowels. They all seem to forget. But it's so boring for them to just go over and over it.

I am clearly procrastinating doing the dishes now....

lomedet's recipe for roasted green beans was absolutely delicious and despite doubling the recipe were polished off by my cousins in about 3 seconds!! I highly recommend the recipe and it's super easy.

Then as per wonderfroggy's excellent suggestion...making their own burritos with all different fixings and then icing their own cupcakes...they totally loved it!! I even got a spontaneous hug from M who is usually too cool what with being a 13 year old boy.

I had a really nice time with them.

But how can such a simple meal have so much clearing up??? I have to do that and then make sure I'm prepared for teaching tomorrow morning...at 9am!!!!!! Being asleep by 6am is good going these days....I really hope tonight will be different!!!

Btw making cupcakes is totally fun!!! I haven't done that in years. I hope to be able to do it again soon. I'm into baking.

Anyone got any good kid-friendly meal ideas, either fish or vegetarian?

They like vegetables and salads and fish but aren't especially adventurous eaters...any meal ideas for a celebration meal (10th birthday) would be much appreciated.

Thanks!!

I am so tired.

I've not been sleeping well.

My insomnia is crazy this week. I've been falling asleep at like 6.30am. It sucks.

I am watching the end of season 1 of Lost on dvd. It's *so* good but somewhat creepy on my own in the middle of the night,

Please explain something to me.

I wrote a post to a custom friends group. But I just looked on the friends' list of someone not in the custom group and my post appears there.

I don't understand.

What does this mean?

I immediately deleted the post but how do I customize posts in the future and ensure their confidentiality??

I have to write a short bio for a talk I'm giving on thursday. I have to talk about my personal experience of sexuality and spirituality.

I have to send them a bio for their brochure by the end of the day. For some reason I am finding the bio harder to write than the talk itself. Please can someone give me some assistance? I know it's only a few lines but how do I make it sound a bit more interesting than these things normally are??

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Does anyone know and where I can store a few files online? They are Word files.

I'd like to save some of my writing somewhere where I can access and work on it from wherever I am in the world.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Is anyone else having trouble with yahoo mail this evening??

What is the weather like? What kind of clothes and shoes would be good for the next couple of weeks?

How much is a travel card zones 1-4 these days?

What are your absolute favourite things to do, see, hear, eat or experience in London?

What pop culture phenomena have I missed in the past 2 years that I should know about before I return?

Any other random information that would be useful?

Thank you!!!

I'm tired. It's nearly 5am. But I am also wide awake. How is this possible?

My mind is racing with everything I have to get done this week. I don't feel stressed, just like I want to be up 'doing' even though part of me is ready to sleep.

This has been a strange weekend. I actually got stuff done. Not nearly as much as I'd have liked but at least I ended my procrastination cycle. I can't believe it's only a week until we go to England. It seems crazy. It's like going home and going on vacation all at the same time. Weird. Despite everything I have to get done this week and when I'm there, I feel excited about going!!!

I hope that I will manage to get everything in order before I leave. It will be nice to know that after a crazy intense couple of weeks I can come back to order and calm. The theory's good anyway!!

I really need to go to bed but am not feeling inclined to.

I have *the* most fun date later....we are going to see The Goonies on a big screen outdoors in a park. How fun is that?? *goes off into date reverie*

Canada have reinstated Adderall!!!! I am so fucking happy!!! I don't have to stress about if or how to get my meds!!! This is a *massive* relief!!!

read all about it

How am I entitled to 100 userpics on my livejournal account??

I'm not complaining, I have icons for almost every mood but I was uploading and it said I had 47 of 50 and when I had uploaded 50 it said 50 of 100. How bizarre.

Also, you know in the list of moods...what does exanimate mean? I always wonder about that one.

Btw I am happy. I am in love. I can't stop smiling.