and i ran...

So, remember that thing about the paperwork that I blatantly ignored before I ran off to another state? I got called about it today. I'm not sure what to do. All right--you got me. I'm coming out with my hands in the air. I have completely and utterly failed at red tape. Please put me in teacher detention with the rest of the riff-raff.

(Might I stop here to brag that 95% of my students passed the TAKS writing test. All but 8, and three of them were in the office all the time and one transferred to my class after the test. This, according to the office, is my only redeeming quality right now.)

This summer is all about being a grown-up and keeping my apartment clean and stocked with food and necessities. Going to the doctor. Checking my mail. Paying bills on time. Watering the plants. I've lived alone for nearly a year now and only now do I actually have time to do it right...

The cat and I live quietly. She lets me pick boogers out of her eyes now without squirming. That, my friends, is love.