samuel is 7 months.

my brother, daniel, with autumn and samuel.

my heart is broken.

i've been rejected. i'm in pain. i feel like i might go eat a whole tub of ben&jerry's chunky monkey by myself.

i've been looking forward to this moment for so long. my friend anna introduced us and we were totally going to hit it off. until... i called to confirm the plans to make sure that everything would be perfect. and. you canceled on me. told me i wasn't needed. and left me in the dust. heart broken.

i guess being a poll worker isn't going to work out for me. there's always june?

sfpd: two thumbs down.

today i became increasingly more frustrated with the san francisco police department. from my room i could hear some sort of yelling outside so i looked out over my balcony to see that there was some sort of domestic disturbance/violence happening and i thought it would be wise to dial 911. so, i did.

first, i hear: "please wait while the next dispatcher is available" i waited 48 seconds. i timed it. that's a long time to wait. then the dispatcher says: "what's the address of the situation" my response: "ma'am, i don't know their address. i know my address. i can tell you it's 4 houses west from my house on ___ street. i don't live on ____ street so i don't know where the numbers start." she responds: "well, call us back when you know the address?" NO WAY. wow.

add that to my november situation and you have a very unhappy citizen.

eleven new registrants!

i am so proud. so so proud. tonight i helped eleven of my students register before the primary election. it was so fun to hear them talk about their plans to walk to the polling place together. can't you see the joy on my face?!

it was hard to watch people decide which party they wanted to be a part of; i did my best to keep a straight face, not change my tone and not be biased. i must say, i actually did a good job! a few were totally frustrated that they had to select rep/dem/indy and couldn't have all of the candidates to choose from.

full of joy.

i heart bill o'reilly.

okay, that's a lie. i just hope you watch this video.
thanks to my friend, brett, for keeping me informed.

1pm is so close.

tried to relax this weekend before the new students get here. watched the debates last night: not entirely relaxing. the students come today. in three hours and twenty minutes. i'm not ready. i guess it's like having kids- you're never really ready until they get here. or not. i have so much to do and i'm still missing and mourning some (a few) of my fall07 students. however, i am excited for a fresh start. a clean slate. thank God.

cell phone clarification.

who started the vicious rumor that the cell phone law went into effect on january 1?!? they are mistaken! it actually starts on JULY 1, 2008. if you don't believe me, read this and/or this.

geeeeeese. i was so paranoid the other night.

two reasons i'm happy.

1. barack obama won in iowa and edwards probably came in second. i yelped so loud in the car when i turned on npr that the people in the car next to me looked concerned.
2. murder in the dark, again. love the sf crew.

history is being made. are you registered to vote? did you know that if you are decline-to-state or registered independent, you CAN vote in the CA democratic primary (but not the republican primary)?

i am so looking forward to the debate THIS saturday with both donkey and elephants in attendance. party at my house.

paulie bleeker, my dream boyfriend.

michael cera is my dream boyfriend. okay, maybe not michael the 19-year-old boy, but rather paulie bleeker from juno. seriously, dream boyfriend. love the dorkiness that makes him so freaking cool. my friend sean told me i need to watch arrested development because cera plays the same character-- i know, i'm late on that bus, i will catch up one day.

tonight was wonderful. i had all these plans to clean my room, do laundry and catch up on some sleep but instead i got two random calls from two amazing people. love when that happens.

someone gifted me relevant magazine a while ago and today rob bell's article caught my attention. i'm not sure how i feel about the magazine or rob bell, but when he said this, i smiled: "the only reason somebody isn't sensitive to the earth or the care of the earth is because their wealth or their indifference has essentially isolated them." well said, rob.

relevant also gave their thoughts on christian politics and the importance of voting and being informed. right behind that article was one from jim wallis. check plus for the jan/feb edition of relevant.

in 2008, i will:

-volunteer consistently
-do something new on the 22nd of each month
-budget my money better