More Pictures!!

This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point and you also see the sun below the moon. An amazing photo and not one easily duplicated.


Isn't that a GORGEOUS picture???

Something fun to share...

I have all these emails at work that are sent me that are crazy funny!! I've forwarded them all home so that I can slowly start post them here...here's the first one! Enjoy!!

CLASS PROJECT GONE WRONG
An elementary school class started a class project to make planters to take home to their parents. They wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so they decided to use cactus plants. The students were given green-ware pottery planters in the shape of clowns which they painted with glaze. The clown planters were professionally fired at a class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun! They planted cactus seeds in the finished planters and they grew nicely, but unfortunately, the children were not allowed to take them home. The cactus plants were removed and small ivy replaced them and the children were then allowed to take them home instead. The teacher said cactus seemed like a good idea at the time!

This could be me if I was one to sit in a cute dress with my dog in a park!
Let's hope not!

what i want in a guy...

i want a NOOK!
i was watching SATC and carrie was back with aiden (who i totally love!) he was still having issues with her and big after big called them while they were having *ahem* she no longer slept in his nook since he wasnt too pleased with the call.
i miss being in a nook. its a nice feeling to wake up in that little place reserved for girlfriends. it was always funny how each guy's nook worked. with G, it just depended on how we were lying in bed. there wasnt much nookage during our time but i tried to get as much out of it as possible when i got the chance. with D, nookage only happened when he felt like spooning. so it would be nook, no nook, nook, no nook ALL FREAKING NITE LONG!! a bit annoying...

i want a unique understanding person
i'm sick and tired of all these crappy memories of guys i have! it makes no sense to me! it just pisses me off! i want someone who's different, making me what to learn more about them. i want someone who is understanding of all the weirdo girl qualities that i have!! i've never had luck with people i've been interested in or liked. it sucks like that for me. all i want is for someone to realize how awesome and extraordinary i am and can be in the right environment.

i want to be the amazing girlfriend only because i'm already a pretty damn amazing person! =) unfortunately though i know i cant be JUST anyone's girlfriend. i want the REAL deal! (yeah, i know i'm fooling myself here!) but dammit, i DESERVE it!

no more games, no more lies! just real shit! prove to me that its not all a game because deep down inside, i still think its a game. unfortunately im losing because i suck at playing games...and i REFUSE to play them!

just something quick from Grey's Anatomy

dont diss the juju!
-Meredith

oh yeah, why can't i meet a dorky George for myself...that would be nice!

everyone in austin and san antonio, please be careful!! there's a tornado watch in y'alls area! be safe tonight!!

do REDHEADS have more fun??

so i finally highlighted my hair red. too bad it turned EVERYTHING else red! lemme tell ya that the chi color products REALLY work! when i was rinsing out, my contact turned red too! it was kinda freaky! I hope i have enough lenses because if not, i need to make an appointment at the eye doctor to get some more which sucks because that means MORE money!! blah!!

so yeah, i'm a redhead...not a subtle red but a FIREY red! its some crazy stuff! i'm hoping i can do something so my hair wont fall out from all the color/product/heat im putting into it. we'll see. it's a nice little change!


oh some fun notes:
**UT beat NC State tonite, 75-54, taking them to the Sweet 16 to play W. Virginia. hopefully there will be a little bit of ass-kicking happening on thursday. i need to find my basketball jersey so i can wear it for a game! yeah! =)
**Grey's Anatomy is super funny! its about superstitions tonite. its amazing what people will do because of their beliefs in superstitions.

and some not so fun notes...
**i'm sick and tired of being retarded!! i relinquish the short bus today!! no more do i want to play with it!!
**i'm thinking i'm almost back to disliking XYs! i think there's a reason why i dont like thinking about them too much...its a waste of time!!

on that note, i part...adieu!!

my one week fling...

you were amazing!! it was an amazing week. i just loved being able to hang out with you for ENDLESS hours as you endured my "no work" habits: watching endless tv, going shopping, playing with my nieces, etc. it was perfect how you would stay up with me and then still be there in the morning when i woke up. it was even BETTER than you didnt mind my need to listen to music before bed. the best thing was that you never got angry by my fickled mind. i would have loved to party like a rockstar in austin but laziness overcame me. granted you would have been with me during my trip, i just preferred staying closer to home with you.

but alas, with all good things, there is an untimely end. with you and me, there is NO exception. i enjoyed our time together. forever i will remember it because it was AMAZING, especially the nights!! =) i'll miss you...maybe we'll meet again.

good bye SPRING BREAK 2006!! =)

New Radicals - Someday You'll Know

sex(less) and the suburbs

so i'm a fan of sex and the city...thats for sure. honestly i really do wonder if there are women like that in the world but at the same time, im sure there are! i've decided to start writing like Carrie about my daily life-ings on the topic of sex and relationships...the first of (hopefully) very many!!

baggage claim...
by Jane

Relationships begin everyday. Unfortunately, with some beginnings, there are endings. When a relationship ends, the participants leave with something outside of memories; they leave with baggage. What is baggage though? Is it just the ideas, the residual leftover damage, etc we bring in from the previous relationships? I mean WHAT IS IT?? I use to think I had a bit of baggage with me. But I'm starting to rethink it all. Is my baggage really just pessimism from my experiences or is that what baggage really is? The idea is I'm gonna need to learn how to drop it off before my trip and not pick it up at baggage claim. Just leave it behind...who knows!!

I promise a better, more insightful piece next time. It's late and I'm not in the thinking mode!

I am the beholder of my own happiness

so this spring break has been interesting...I got to
- hang out with friends
-make news ones
-get in touch with old ones
-realize i'm becoming an old lazy fart
-come to terms that i have a bit of a shopping habit
BEYOND MANY OTHER THINGS

during long late night conversations and long smokey conversations over drinks, i realized that i truly do believe i am the beholder of my own happiness. the only time i'm sad is when i think too much and let my happiness depend on someone else!

sometimes it makes me wonder if i'm ready for another relationship or even if i want a relationship. i know what kinda person i am and that means YES, a bf would be nice. but i dont know if im ready (or willing) to let another person into my life that could possibly break my heart. (yes i realize that it provides quite a predicament!) i keep my hopes up for the wrong reason (which leads to TONS of disappointment!) YUCK!

so here's my plan...i'm in a happy place because i am happy! anyone, thing, event that comes into my life is only there to ENHANCE it!

with those final words, i bid adieu! till next time!

Another reason why leaving teaching in a year will be hard....

So some of my former students have been emailing me on myspace. Here's on of the messages:

hi ms. vo how you been . It's me oscar, maria's cousin . She told me she found you on here i just wanted to say hi. And i really miss your class! Well take care Ms. Vo. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE TEACHER!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!

He was definitely not one of my best students. If anything, he had to retake IPC this year but at the end of the year, he finally came to the realization that I was trying to bust my butt for him to pass. He gave me this little beanie kitty as a gift. It was a totally cute gesture.

One of the moments where you realize that all you've been working for isn't for NOTHING!! =)

Have a great day everyone!

Spring Break 2006

I'm not doing a damn thing but thats the best part!! Maybe Austin sometime next week but we'll see!! Mike's label launch party, San Marcos, berry picking, something fun!!

Well I heard this on the radio yesterday when I was listening to Atom and Maria and I had to get it so I could post it!! Definitely read it because its damn funny! I had to email Atom on myspace to get it!! Read as follow!!

Subject: Boys

This is a must read for all parents of boys.


The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas...

Things I've learned from my Boys (honest and not kidding):

1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.

2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.

3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.

7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.

8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9.) A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.

10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy.

11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.

12.) Super glue is forever.

13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.

14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

15.) VCR's do not eject "PB &J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.

16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.

19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.

20.) The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.

21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

22.) It will, however, make cats dizzy.

23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

24.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.