Time off does the soul some good...

What-up, peeps!

Time off is definitely doing my soul good. Something certainly should be said for the mental break my mind is dancing around about--the fact school doesn't occupy 110% of my being like it did when I took my job as student teacher as seriously as it should have been taken...

So I'm back to working at the zoo as my primary use of time. I'd missed the quirks, the computer system that regularly crashes, the crankies who come on Tacoma Free Day (although today's biggest crankie was the re-appearance of the famed "hat lady" who causes big scenes--I thought she might hit me with a bus guide!), Carol working on yet another schedule (tirelessly so), and those tasty (yet overpriced) fries from food service. While I won't promise to surviving the holidays at the zoo just yet, I'm glad it's my current focus.

Sidenote: Did I mention my graduate program is requiring us to take YOGA classes once a week?

Continuing on, also high on the priority list during this down time: READING (both for fun, and for next quarter). Gosh it's been good to read. From now on, I think I'll try to post whenever I finish a book. Today's book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Finally finished it! Ending wasn't as sad as everyone made it seem, although it certainly was a loss of a fine character.