bk cancelled yesterday's visit with very little (a few hours) notice. he had 'work meetings' in san francisco and a 'work function' in the evening and therefore couldn't take the kids. eh, oh well. just wish he'd told me sooner, seems like he must've known. i informed him that i'm not writing test questions any more and that i won't be watching the little boy for much longer. i told him that with s&b and grading i should be okay. he interjected that he'd 'probably be able to start helping' me out next month and that should make a huge impact. ya think? i can't even imagine the load that's going to be lifted. i'm trying to be patient and honestly, i've come more to peace with bk in the last couple of weeks because i've been so incredibly stressed out by the boy. i wish i knew a graceful way to back out. ideas anyone? i don't want to hurt the mom's feelings. have i mentioned that i hate your son and can't stand to watch him another day?
i'm completely and totally obsessed with websleuths.com. i don't even know where to begin; there is so much information. i'm following the caylee anthony case and i've just begun to dip my toes into the missing but not forgotten forum. holy crap. posting under the same screen name if anyone else happens to be over there. i don't know if i've mentioned on here that when i entered college in 2000 that it was my intention to go into forensic psychology and either work through the county crime lab or as an expert witness through the courts. taking an awesome forensic anthro course with dr. lorna pierce only confirmed my desire to work on the back side of medicine. our class viewed an autopsy at the santa clara county medical examiner's, saw a cadaver dog in action, heard lectures from a forensic dentist and other experts, toured the county crime lab, learned how to id skeletal remains and had access to slides from numerous unsolved crimes that lorna has worked on nationally. i was totally hooked. until i got pregnant with parker and totally lost my stomach for the stuff. which was strange because this has always been a facination of mine. i read helter skelter at 12 (thanks gigi) and watched silence of the lambs at 12 (thanks gigi). in high school and college i got really into holocaust studies and true crime. anyway, i guess i got my stomach back. maybe when this is all 'done' i'll go back and get my master's or start an internship... for now i'll internet sleuth!
i did the friday workout from the kettlebell excercise. it was so much harder today because i'm still really sore from wednesday. i got through it but it took me a little longer. maybe soon my ass will be up closer to where it's supposed to be! ;) but seriously, this is the kind of workout that works muscles you don't use in day to day activities. i went for a (strenuous) bike ride with the kiddos and a bunch more donations in tow and didn't particularly notice the soreness. but i squatted down to get an empty laundry basket and i almost couldn't get back up. i'm trying to be more conscious throughout the day of what i'm eating (or not) and drinking (or not). mainly i've noticed that i've gotten into the habit of drinking a half pot of coffee and almost no water. no wonder i've been feeling so shitty.
i'm completely and totally obsessed with websleuths.com. i don't even know where to begin; there is so much information. i'm following the caylee anthony case and i've just begun to dip my toes into the missing but not forgotten forum. holy crap. posting under the same screen name if anyone else happens to be over there. i don't know if i've mentioned on here that when i entered college in 2000 that it was my intention to go into forensic psychology and either work through the county crime lab or as an expert witness through the courts. taking an awesome forensic anthro course with dr. lorna pierce only confirmed my desire to work on the back side of medicine. our class viewed an autopsy at the santa clara county medical examiner's, saw a cadaver dog in action, heard lectures from a forensic dentist and other experts, toured the county crime lab, learned how to id skeletal remains and had access to slides from numerous unsolved crimes that lorna has worked on nationally. i was totally hooked. until i got pregnant with parker and totally lost my stomach for the stuff. which was strange because this has always been a facination of mine. i read helter skelter at 12 (thanks gigi) and watched silence of the lambs at 12 (thanks gigi). in high school and college i got really into holocaust studies and true crime. anyway, i guess i got my stomach back. maybe when this is all 'done' i'll go back and get my master's or start an internship... for now i'll internet sleuth!
i did the friday workout from the kettlebell excercise. it was so much harder today because i'm still really sore from wednesday. i got through it but it took me a little longer. maybe soon my ass will be up closer to where it's supposed to be! ;) but seriously, this is the kind of workout that works muscles you don't use in day to day activities. i went for a (strenuous) bike ride with the kiddos and a bunch more donations in tow and didn't particularly notice the soreness. but i squatted down to get an empty laundry basket and i almost couldn't get back up. i'm trying to be more conscious throughout the day of what i'm eating (or not) and drinking (or not). mainly i've noticed that i've gotten into the habit of drinking a half pot of coffee and almost no water. no wonder i've been feeling so shitty.