Sorry about the ridiculous drama, Hil. I'm stunned a former teacher would act that way--even though you are long out of her classroom, it's just not okay to treat a former student like that.

I'm having an insomnia night. Whee.

I choose to believe that Bohama teenie is a good thing. Sorry for the drama and the pain, Hil. I hope that both ease very quickly.

Wow. While I respect and adore many of my former teachers, I could never classify them as "friends", even in the facebook sense. And an adult getting her fee-fees all hurt over being unfriended after repeatedly being hurtful? Weird. Really, really weird. Def best to have her as far from your life as possible. I apparently lucked out, the libertarian gun-lover former friend from rural VA who I unfriended has been gracious enough to not harass me about it. What's done is done, sometimes differences are just too much of a gap to bridge. Especially when that other person isn't an active participant in your life anymore. Sorry she's making a crummy day/week/month even crummier.

Totally unrelated: even better than kettle corn? Honey roasted peanuts in kettle corn. Even better than that? Peanut m&ms in warm kettle corn. I am totally indulging today since i'm still cranky about not being able to drink. (Unidentified mass on liver + daily flexeril + nightly valium = moratorium on the booze.) Especially sad since I have a 12 pack of delicious assorted ciders AND a bottle of fire balls cinnamon whiskey in my cupboard. Together those equal autumn in your mouth. Separate and still in their bottles they equal sadness. For me, at least.

edited to correct blatant subject/verb disagreement

Why did I leave these midterms in my office rather than bringing them home with me? I have to have them graded by noon tomorrow, which, given my schedule tomorrow morning, really means I have to have them graded today. And I'm still hurting a lot from yesterday, and walking is going to be really painful. Still on my couch in my pajamas now, but I'm to have to get dressed and get to campus soon.

Does it go "tick-tick-tick" when you try to start it? Then it's probably the starter.

I was getting a "tick-tick-tick", which is why I figured either starter or battery, and since I replaced my battery less than 2 years ago, I was figuring starter. It's the battery. Mixed emotions - I'm pissed because this battery seems jinxed (it was replaced on New Year's Eve 2011, sometimes referred to as THE WORST NEW YEAR'S EVE EVER, then had to be serviced again in late February because apparently it hadn't been connected right when it was installed), but at least it falls well within the "3 Year Free Replacement". So I have to orchestrate things so I can meet AAA guy at my mechanic's, but at least the battery will be free. And while they were poking around, the mechanic found a crack in my serpentine belt, so I get that fixed BEFORE breaking down by the side of the road. So I come out okay, losing a couple hours of work and substantially less money than I feared, just kind of a pain. But still, for a 16+ year old truck, it's been super-reliable and I shouldn't complain (because despite claiming not to believe in such things, I absolutely never want to tempt fate to take it away from me for being ungrateful).

Even google seems to have no idea on "Bohama teenie" - it thinks I meant the Bahamas. Very weird to have an elderly teacher come up with something so obscure for a weird insult. Def seems like you're well rid of her. And good luck dealing with those midterms.

Still no internet at home. Trying to stay up with stuff at work, but can't access email or Facebook from here. I shudder to think what my inbox is going to look like when I finally get back to my email.

I'm entranced by this. I think that will be my user name the next time I have to make one up for something.

Maybe she meant "bohemian"? It's fascinating me, too.

Maybe it's a new cocktail. You know, the Bohamatini?

You know, the Bohamatini?

Becherovka and gin?

Bohamatinis should be the official drink of the Phoenix Board.