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Highs and lows happen. This semester was filled to the brim. All those half cups were left in the sink full or in the dishwasher empty and dry waiting for some attention. That’s just how it was.

I am happy in so many ways but I believe I’m tired in more. It’s strange feeling the remnants of stress on my forehead still. (In season 30 episodes 8-12 - A bump appeared on my forehead which appears to have been the result of high amounts of stress at work,) The past couple days the size of the bump has decreased but it’s still very noticeable (to me). Could it be that a quiet office for 3 days has been that helpful to my stressed out mind and body?!

I sign the check if it says ‘yes’, just hand me the pen.

Successes… Happened. emma and I planned for a double bill before the semester started. We knew it would be a difficult adventure working on a MFA at the same time. Whooooo-weeee! There are some events that can be planned and there are some that require planning and then flexibility. This was the later.

emma works well in the early AM. I work better in the PM. I like staying up late. She enjoys going to bed early. Her class required reading and writing which took place primarily in silence while my classes required the memorization of lines. I don’t think I need to elaborate on that topic. We found ourselves in opposite camps for a long time. I could easily argue 12 weeks of the 15. Don’t forget volley ball and the restructuring of the office. Weeeeeeee!

And now, with just over 24 hours until emma’s 25th, we’re mentally and physically ready for time away from 11o1, SLC, and work. Upon our return we’ll be hosting our first New Years Party. )internal chuckle( With less than one day to prepare it will be a very interesting event. Come one come all… You know who you are.

It’s been a long while since I’ve had a clear opportunity to jot down some thoughts that I hoped to flush out. Blah. It appears that none choose to re-reveal tonight. Grah!

Hmm, acccctually there is one seeing as it ties into the next semester here goes. Performing in Lesson by Lori Leigh turned out to be my only non-class performance this semester. I was disappointed but what could I do. Wimper, wimper, pout, pout. Gotten over. The performance yielded spectacular reactions.

John Dillon commended me on my performance after the reading. Right, key point, this was a reading, albeit a staged reading, not a full performance with hours and hours of rehearsal built into the performance.

Niet. Instead the show was built on three rehearsals which involved one full read through. emma later told me how proud she was of my performance. I was glowing because all of my work this semester was actually applied by my brain mater and those in attendance of Lesson saw the payoff.

I’ve been told Lesson will be performed next semester as a main stage production… Will I be the older geeky teacher again? Do do do dooooooo. Do do.

My goal is to be in a main stage performance this year semester. Hahahaha. There is very little I can do to find my way into a show except do my thing during the general audition. What to do, what to do. Maybe something from Macbeth? Hmm…

Tomorrow, Thursday, is the last day of work for the year. It’s sort of unreal. I’m not quite sure how to handle it.

Kazi… A little over a month ago I learned about the heart because of a surgery Kazi had to save his life. He had a heart attack while at work. Fitting. He was rushed to a hospital where he received medication and eventually went into surgery. Was this all in the same day? Suuure. Why not.

He wrote to me and acknowledged how lucky he was to be alive (the older you get the more pathways available to the heart - who knew) and that he has not smoked since the day he collapsed. SCORE!

Dude, if he stops completely he’ll be able to buy a house in a year. )innocent smile(

For those who know Kazi he’s okay now. The same surgery is planned for January (balloon tipped catheter) to clear up another artery. Our thoughts are with you Kazi. Rock on and sing often!

And time to copy this from TextEdit and paste it into WordPress.

Thump.

This just in. The shocker statistic of the year decade: More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. Is this really so surprising?

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Violent Acres has hit the nail on the head with two exceedingly ridiculous phrases popular in the American culture today: The customer is always right and …earn my respect. I don’t link to other sites often. Hmm, actually, I think this it the first time I’m recommending someone else’s post.

Nail + Head = Read it

Last call! Doctors don’t need to say mum at 20 weeks but there will be tax credits and and an area of the Gulf of Mexico has been opened to oil drilling. That’s it for the 109th! Next call is on January 4th.

I just posted to planetfeedback.com a huge frustration of mine that resides in the wireless telephone sphere. I am very curious to see what responses this letter gets. Of course I’ll post a follow up with (some/all) the comments. My next step will be to contact my state representatives. Someone has to be a forward thinker. Right?

Here’s the permanent link - squeeeeeeeeee! and here’s the text:

Neighboring State Phone Lines on One Bill
by Gary P. written to Verizon Wireless
Posted Mon December 11, 2006 11:56 pm

Good day. I have been a customer with Verizon Wireless since I was employed by Verizon Wireless, then known as Bell Atlantic Mobile, in 1998. Since then I have had the same phone number.

My wife has been a Verizon Customer and has had the same phone number for at least 5 years.

Here’s the combined situation for our accounts:
3 wireless phone lines with Verizon Wireless
2 are based in CT - 203 area code (mine and my mom’s)
1 is based in NY - 914 area code (my wife’s)

The 2 CT lines are on a family share plan.
The 1 NY line is on a personal plan.

The question I posed to sales and customer service representatives was: Is it possible to combine CT and NY phone numbers onto one bill (aka a family share plan)?

According to the big 4 I have been advised the following:
Verizon - It is NOT possible.
Cingular - It is NOT possible.
Sprint - It is possible.
T-Mobile - It is possible within their billing system but it will not be done for tax reasons.

As more and more people are using cell phones, and only cell phones, the probability that people will want to keep their cell phone number increases daily. Add to that people from neighboring/different states meeting each other and marrying. The cell phone industry, left as is, forces their client base to pay additional monthly access fees due to their geographic origin.

Is there something I’m missing that can be done or used to curb this financial burden?

Sincerely,
Gary Ploski