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saskiab — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMT

A week and a half ago or so, there was an online sale at Office Depot wherein you could order 1000 full-color raised print business cards for under $4.00, including shipping. I jumped at the chance, and today, received them in the mail.

I've been passing them out all day, to friends and strangers alike (I've gone through about 75 cards today), as well as just leaving them sitting around in random places (taped to an elevator door, by a bathroom mirror, inside a vending machine door, in a computer lab, etc.), and so far it's been a really cool experience! Like for example, I learned that one of the ladies who swipes our meal cards when we go into the caf is celebrating her fifty-second wedding anniversary today.

Guys, that's a long time.

It's really curious - a lot of people seem to have a natural skepticism of complete strangers handing out business cards, and there have been several people who outright ignored my attempts to pass them off, which saddens me because they're probably the ones who would appreciate these the most :( But from those who have accepted them, I've received a wide variety of reactions: there was the meal card lady who told me about her anniversary and recounted some of her favorite anniversary memories, there was the other meal card lady who kind of choked out, "that's so beautiful," there was the history department secretary who could not believe that my name was not on them, there was the girl in my hall who shrieked "yay," there was the guy who crumpled it up and put it in his pocket, there was my Jewish Traditions professor who asked me if I'd put anthrax on it..., there was a friend who asked me for a stack of them so she could put them under doors in her dorm, there was the guy who refused initially and then walked back halfway down the street to get it once he saw someone else's reaction to getting them...

It's also curious how, initially, I almost didn't want to give them to strangers because I was nervous about how they would be received. Now, however, I just wish that I'd ordered another thousand while the sale still applied, because I know I'll want to continue doing this!

idek, guys, I have just been filled with so many good feelings since I started this this afternoon. I'm so glad that I decided to do this. aaaaaaaaah

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saskiab — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:34:00 GMT

So. Hello, it has been awhile! Last time I posted, I was panicking about college. Now, I'm, well. I'm still panicking about college, but in a different way!

Since my last post, I have done the following:

Finished highschool (*\o/*)
Didn't take any finals :)
Graduated (as Amy's last post sort of illustrates!)
Gone to Memphis, TN & Oxford, MS with my English class, which is a long story involving many things including, but not limited to, really freaking fantastic ribs and my falling asleep in the wrong room.
A lot of horrid school-y stuff
Given up the internet for a full week (shocking, I know).
Started writing another story.
Got a twitter.
Gone to a Summer Movie Classic at the Kentucky theater (seriously why do I even bother with these posts? Amy sums it all up so nicely :) ).
Started (and completed) my first job.

On the job note: this past year -- I'm sure I've mentioned -- I've been carrying out my Senior Mentoring Project (can't remember if I've mentioned this, but it's this thing I had to do for my program) at my old elementary school, teaching after-school creative writing classes, etcetera etcetera. Through this, I got aforementioned job: running their summer school/camp program for elementary-aged students (the school, being Montessori, also has preschool-aged students and a preschool-aged summer school/camp program) in the mornings of first week of its existance. And since I'm on the books, I can officially sub for any future summer school-related things. :)

First, let it be said that I totally adore seven year olds. Not all of my kids this week were seven, but it was the average age, and. I digress. Seven is the best age ever, okay? I kind of want to borrow a seven-year-old neighbor and, like, adopt them for the summer (unfortunately, my neighbor closest that age is eight, and. Eight is just too old. :( I'm kidding about that! Except. Sadly, not really) and hang and like, play with Skip-Its every day for half the day and make ice cream and cookies and swing a lot. That would be really cool. I could also teach them! Knitting and weaving and lots of artsy things and SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS and creative writing and slkdfjhg. Perfect world, being able to spend every day with seven-year-olds, just learning. And having fun. Because learning is fun! And basketball because basketball is also awesome, which I seem to have spent the last four years forgetting but which I have finally re-remembered.

I digress. Again. Long story short: had four students (if you can call them that) from 8-12:30 a day for the past five days. Instructed them in various artistic and physically educative endeavors, plus some cooking and some really rockin' science-y things (put food coloring drops in milk. Drizzle liquid dishwashing soap in the food coloring. Watch & be amazed!!) with them, with a little help from my sister -- which came in handy these last few days, because I've had a horrific headcold that sort of negates the ability to continue with the participation in the physically educative activities -- and yes. Just yes.

Um, to be entirely honest, I took a break in the writing of this to write something else and I completely lost track of what I was really intending on saying! SO UM ANWAY THIS FRIEND I HAVE WHO WAS MY ROOMMATE FOR FIVE WEEKS IS ENGAGED AND SHE PLANS TO GET MARRIED AS SOON AS SHE TURNS EIGHTEEN WHAT THE CRAP.

Yeah I totally don't remember. I love teaching! Teaching is my calling. Especially second grade, I believe. Teaching creative writing and running a summer school/camp program has helped me understand this. :)

This time I took a break for sleep and now I really don't know what I was driving at :) my cold, it makes my brain all muddled. Um. I believe I'll just finish this up with a Guilty Confession and then attempt the whole blogging thing again later, properly, at another date idek.

Guilty Confession: I have lost and forgotten half of my college email login information :|

And now, for a gratuitous picture of amazing food that I really want to eat right now.

that's all, folks!

PS; Amy mentioned her Wizard Rock paper... I did one just like it, except on Baba O'Riley (by the Who). So. If you ever have any questions ever on the song, don't hesitate to ask :|

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gmail did not let me know about this sale.

Gmail ads would like to remind me that the Wings won the Stanley Cup *\o/* :) :) :)

Gmail ads would like to remind me that the Wings won the Stanley Cup \o/ :) :) :)