So at 6:30 this morning I woke up with my heart pounding. I had a dream that the director of UMass's 180 Days in Springfield left me a voicemail that at did not get in. Not only did she say this in the voicemail but she continued to point out all the reasons why to NPR's Terry Gross. That's right, she told the entire nation and my favorite NPR host why I wasn't good enough to teach there. Blah.

Luckily, it was just a dream, because the very same director just emailed me offering me a middle school social studies position! woohoo!

current mood: happy

natalya asked me to share this fun fun contest with you!

sadly she can't rig this contest :(

That's right, Thursday night while I was out in Northampton, Emily gave me a knitted womb for my birthday. I kept meaning to show Jesse to freak him out, but I forgot. I'd say it's pretty life size and the fallopian tubes look like they're ready to give you a hug. The weirdest part is that I suspected I'd be getting this as a birthday present...

This weekend I was antisocial. It was fantastic. I was in one of those truly awful moods where for some sick reason I was enjoying being in a bad mood. I holed myself up and read Atonement all weekend.

I've decided though that I need to snap out of my unforgivably moody mood because a) I've been rude to people I care about and b) it's not really that much fun to be in a bad mood anymore.

So here's why I've been cranky. 1. Numerous trips to the whole Longwood medical region over the past month (while some people don't mind the doctor's office, Longwood to me represents a very unhappy time in my life and while I've got the world's best doctors that whole region stirs up unhappy thoughts). 2. Family turmoil. 3. Financial woes (I still don't have anyone to take over my room and I have NO money). 4. I find out this week if I got into the teaching program I really really want. 5. Passover (holidays suck when family dynamics have been altered).

That out of my system, I hereby declare to be in a better mood. Reasons to be in a good mood include: Spring, my new pink kitty skirt, getting to finish Howl's Moving Castle tonight, all 8 billion movies coming out that I want to see, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (okay, that one's not until July), my new flour sifter, and Superwolf on Sunday.

Okay, all negativity has been cleared from my system!

So last night I got a random email...

Hey Sharon,

How have you been? Long time no talk!!! I decided to make you my random winner on [insert name of radio show here] tonight! You will be on the guest list + 1 for the Dears/Soundtrack Of Our Lives show!!! If promo calls you just say you won on my show!

Drop me a line sometime, we need to catch up!

- guy-who-used-to-always-put-me-on-concert-guest-lists

This made me laugh for about 8 million reasons at midnight last night. Maybe cause I haven't talked to him since the DNC? Am I going? Probably not. I'm showing my room to someone at 7 and then I have plans with Jesse. Also, I heard the show in DC wasn't great. We'll see, maybe I'll go... I'll stay friendly with him though, it can't hurt to try to get my boyfriend's band on the radio...

New favorite activity: Checking into a fancy hotel during a snow storm. Jesse and I were supposed to go back up to the gay bed and breakfast over the weekend, but alas there was snow. So, instead we checked into the Westin in Waltham and lived it up with room service. Ain't nothing like eating ice cream in bed! One of my favorite moments was when the hotel manager asked us where we were visiting from and our response was, "Um... here..."

Most depressing movie I've seen since Breaking the Waves: Grave of Fireflies. Lesson learned - Anime isn't all fun, unrealistic fairytale stuff. Apparently sometimes it's about war, dying, and life just generally sucking. Note to self, always research anime before renting.

Movies I'm excited about: Sin City, Tristan & Isolde, The Best of Youth, Steamboy, Bewitched...

Creepiest link you'll click today: The Brawny Man. Once there go to Innocent Escapes. Thank you NPR for making my day feel sufficiently drrrty.

This morning I heard an interesting story on the news while driving to work. It was about a 4th grader who before February break was a girl and after February break was a boy... I decided to investigate...

( Article from the Eagle Tribune here )

Yesterday, a certain someone (ahem, tiburon_y_oso) didn't believe me that I drove through the Mason-Dixon line when I would drive from MA to Baltimore for school (why we were talking about the Mason-Dixon line I have no idea).

So, here's the proof:

That's right I went to college in the South y'all.

current mood: happy

So I still feel like crap from my fun fun medical procedure on Wednesday... but there is other happier news!

Natalya is featured in an article on the front page of the Washington Post today! I'm so proud of my little girl!

Yesterday I went on a CD shopping spree. I bought: M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent, Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken, Lou Barlow - Emoh, and The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City.

I'm supposed to go to a birthday celebration thing tonight, but I'm not sure if I'm up to it. Medical stuff sure sucks a lot of energy out of you. Since Wednesday morning I've gotten like a total of about 22 hours of sleep (not including the drugged out half awake state the doctors put me in for the three or so hours i was at the hospital). Fun. Fun.

So the other night Natalya told me about a new Starbucks compilation cd. I was doubtful. Then she said something about love songs, Sondre Lerche, and a write up in EW. Then I remembered the last corporate compilation cd she sent me - Tainted Love from Pottery Barn. So, I decided since the Starbucks cd was a Valentine's Day cd it would obviously be on sale so I'd go buy it. I went to get it last night. It wasn't on sale. However, it did have M. Ward singing "Let My Love Open the Door," Calexico covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart," and Joseph Arthur doing The Smiths' "There is a Light that Never Goes Out"(a cover I had heard on KEXP over a month ago and desperately tried to find on cd). So, I bought it. It is increadible. Looky. Even Gary Jules isn't overly depressing on it.

This weekend Jesse and I are off to NYC to visit Dannah. It should be low-key so I'm psyched. I'm also psyched to see glee02 and to meet her man-friend. Other than that the only real plans are to have drinsk with one of Jesse's friends and to go to Upright Citizens Brigade on Sunday. Good times. I think all four of us (Dannah, Jesse, and myself) are all making a really concentrated effort not to make this a highly scheduled stressful weekend. I hope we play board games cause Team Awesome will totally kick some ass!

In other news... I keep forgetting it's only Thursday.

it's too bad peta is so crazy, they do have some damn good ads.

current mood: giddy

Natalya made me do it. Blame her!

 1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
Um... on my work computer about 1 GB. At home: I'm afraid to look.

2. The CD you last bought is:
Album: Neil Young - Greatest Hits
Single: Nope, haven't bought one of those or even an E.P. in a while... I'm a bit broke...
Download: I think it was Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds'  "Abattoir Blues" / "The Lyre Of Orpheus"  I might be wrong though. It may have been a different Nick Cave album.

3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message?
"Desire" - U2. It was on the radio, radio.

4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
In no particular order:

Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Talking Heads - Take Me to the River

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

Etta James - At Last


5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? and why?

tyburon_y_oso

jasstar

glee02

greetings. since i last wrote, i've been to vegas, endured a blizzard, and suffered through the flu or some other sorta illness.