Wow, this is scary to me. I won't say any more than that because I don't want to risk being perceived as commiting an act that undermines the efforts towards political reform in Iraq, and then having my assets seized.

Here is an excerpt, taken from this site. Bush Executive Order of July 17th 2007

(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of:
(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or
(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;
(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in support of, such an act or acts of violence or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.

So late so late

I worked 12 hours today... at work. Then as I was leaving I decided to not bring my computer home and work anymore. I thought about going to bed at ten, but Eric wasnt getting off of work until 11 (which means 12 by the time he really gets home), so I wanted to wait because I hadnt seen him.

He came home.. we talked about health insurance... vision insurance... life insurance... All sorts of fun things!! He fell asleep as I was completing his health questionairre for work online.

Then I stayed awake and "caught up" on how my friends are doing... myspace, photos, blogs. Thought about emailing some and decided incoherent 3 am emails are unnecessary.

I ordered my textbooks. Lots o' textbooks. Back in the swing of things, ordering textbooks.

I have four more days. 4 days until...

intellectual stimulation
overworked
emotional exhaustion
eager learning
lots o' reading
online classes
Holy crap! 15 credits!
What am I doing?
more loans
something to do at night
less time at work
Woo hoo! Less time at work!


.... on a side note, I am on some rocking cool ed committees for the state. I'm not supposed to say anything "publically" without going through the PR people at el departamento de educacion. But, if you are interested in how the tides are turning in education in my little ol' state, please shoot me a line. I can email all I want. :-)

Sleepy time!

Ok, I'm blogging again!

Well, I haven't blogged for quite awhile. I think it comes down to not really thinking that I had anything interesting going on. But then, I was thinking, does anyone REALLY have anything interesting? And I decided that for the most part, no, most blogs don't. But we love reading people's journals and knowing their personal details. :-)

So my latest life change is that I have stopped eating meat. Today is day 10. So far, so good. I really think that I am eating much healthier. Not necessarily because I am not eating meat, but because I am more conscious about what I am eating. I feel good about this in general. I spent two years without a car, for the environmental good I believed I was doing. I don't know how long I will go without meat, but I know for now I am going without. Kudos to me!

I start classes next week. I am going back to school full time to get my administrator's license. I'm currently finishing up Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, which is making me feel like I am joining the dark side of the education world. Other than that, I am excited and nervous to be going back to school. 5 class, 4 of which are online. Wish me luck!