things that are awesome

this will be a running list I think, but I found two things that are awesome today that I just could not pass up the opportunity to share:

1. Amy Winehouse is launching her own clothing line and make-up too! This is awesome. I can just imagine the crazy outfits and jumbosized liquid eyeliner and hair spray. I can't wait to see little minature high school Amys walking the street. Crack is sold seperately of course...

2. A new blog that is making me laugh out loud frequently this evening. The name tells it all: Stuff White People Like. I have probably said "so true, so true" 5 dozen times within the past two hours. And I have only read 4 entries. My favorites for you to find are: bottles of water and threatening to move to Canada. If you are white and don't think you have a culture, you should read this blog.

my first superbowl pool

I had fun creating my first superbowl pool this year with all of my classmates. Since we are all grad students with no money, the boxes were 50 cents a square. That's a far cry from the hospital pools my dad participates in that are $25 a square.
Too bad it was a slow moving game, didn't make for a very exciting pool. I ended up with some good numbers and good chances, but no wins. Oh well, congrats to my speechy friends who did win!
Now the next question: What is the next thing I can bet 50 cents on?

uncharted territory

The wait is finally over and almost over at the same time. I know my clinic assignment now-- adults! I am excited for the opportunity to work with adults this semester, it is a completely new and forgein experience for me. After years and years of working with kids, this will certainly be an adjustment. I have actually only had one job since I started working after high school that didn't involve children. It was in a library at UCSD, working in an adjunct section of Inter Library Loan, where I scanned and emailed journal article to people all day. Boy was that exciting!
My main concern is breaking the habit of using that voice that you get with kids. I have certainly been conditioned for years (incorporating behavioral psychology terms here, please excuse me) to respond to whomever I am working with in that high but soft voice with an affirmative "good job!"
Clinic starts next week, let's hope I don't tell my adult clients that they are "awesome".
If I do a good job, can I at least get a sticker?