A Short Month, A Long List

February has 28 days this year; that's it. However, within those less-than-thirty days, a whole boat load of shite has transpired. The quickest way to go through these events would probably be a list. So here is the uninspiring title and the list that follows:

Ten Things That Happened to Have Occurred During the Short Month of February 2006

10. DJed for the middle school dance. Fun, but fuck it was a pain in the ass picking out anything that was both school-appropriate AND modern hip hop.

9. Sat in the living room and stared at the Christmas tree in the room thinking, "Hm, I should buy a plastic bin and take the Christmas tree down. Maybe this weekend, if I have time."

8. Went to a benefit show for Chris's aunt who has cancer. It was uplifting seeing all his family there in a great show of support, but a little weird drinking beer, eating a burger, listening to a cover band, and playing with pull tabs while doing so.

7. Saw Timothy Zahn again and had him sign all seven of his Star Wars novels. Best part? Seeing the 20 people in various Star Wars costumes, including the Fetts, many stormtroopers, Amidala, an X-Wing pilot, Admiral Daala, and the garbage-can-looking droid "Gonk! Gonk!"

6. Spent hours upon hours either at school or doing school work due to numerous factors inluding:
a. inputing data into my online curriculum map so that it can be evaluated by St. Paul Public Schools
b. catching up on half-foot stacks of papers to be graded and written into my revamped grade book
c. reading 10 different young adult novels in an attempt to figure out how the hell I want to use literature circles in my classroom
d. preparing lessons and materials for the ART class I have chosen to teach for the spare hour in the afternoon despite the fact that I haven't taken art class since I was in eighth grade and have very little artistic talent

5. Have tried fitting in the required six more times to attend the Y within the last 10 days. Just two more times, today and tomorrow, and I've got my 8 times in so I can save $20. ::sigh:: I designate March as "Make Myself Actually Go to the Y at Least 2-3 Times a Week So I Don't Have to Rush at the End of the Month Like the Lazy Procrastinator I Am" Month.

4. Celebrated Anti-Valentine's Day at Tricia's with many friends and many foods, despite the shiny ring on my finger.

3. Saw Heiruspecs and Wagner and the Zombie Men in concert. Hip hop and zombies all in one weekend--it couldn't get much cooler.

2. Finally blogged for the first time this month, today. I guess this means I only will have one entry for the entirety of February. Oh well. At least I now have 28 "friends" on MySpace.com. Hey, 28 friends for 28 days. 28 Days is the name of a zombie movie. Hm...coincidence?

1. Booked plane tickets and car rental for trip to Ireland with Mom during Spring Break in April. "Éire go brách!"