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My biggest news as of late? I'm attending grad school in the fall.

Problem is, I'm going to be working almost full time at the same time, therefore, will be attending part-time or less.
Bigger problem? Because of the lack of hours attending, they are reluctant to help me out financially.
Any ideas on what I could do?

I do see a benefit recital happening in my future....and some other stuff..just don't know what.

Ciao!

RESIDENTS OF BLDG 5

JOIN US FOR A CHRISTMAS
"GET TOGETHER" ON SUNDAY EVENING
DEC. 17TH AT 5PM TO 7PM
IN THE FOYER.
BYOL AND A SNACK AND ENJOY MEETING
NEIGHBORS.
YALL COME.



Exactly like that. And my favorite part is the very last sentence, complete with no apostrophe in the word "y'all".

I want to change the way I've been advertising my piano studio, just to make it different and stand out from all the other teachers in the area.

I'm just wanting to stray away from the general "great piano teacher, patient, has the right credentials..." etc.

Have you lovely people ever read, or are familiar with teachers who use any sort of catchy phrase when advertising your studio, or anything else that is not representative of stuffy music lessons?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have for a budding studio. :)

I'm going to Kansas City this weekend, for a much needed break from my suburbia. It'll be short, less than 3 days, but I'm a making a point to visit my two favorite restaurants, am going to a church service at where I used to work, and a concert put on by the group I used to sing with.

At this very moment, my dishwasher is running, and it is downright funky. I have never smelled anything like this in the year and a half I've owned this exceptional piece of machinery. Seriously, I'm wondering if there's a little colony of mushrooms sprouting up that I have neglected to notice. Who knows? All I know, it will be one big adventure when I finally open it to take out the clean(?) dishes.

The oil change place. Ahh, one of my favorite places to visit, and I know yours too. I made it a special point to wake up at 6:30 (Six frickin thirty people) so I could arrive early enough to get the discount. Well, I did get some discount, but along with a transmission fluid change and new antifreeze, ran me $191. Well, shit.

I need new tires, too. Shit again.

Another plan on the agenda for this afternoon is to return a dress I bought with good intentions, but just does not flatter the girls. I'll admit, this dress is not my usual style, but I thought I could pull it off. Not so. Having been blessed (cursed) with a rather large chest, whenever I walk around in this dress, I get the feeling I'm one step away from knocking myself out, or, even worse, the person standing next to me. Back to Dillard's it goes.

One of my friends is in the hospital after a car accident. Please think good thoughts for her, as I will be doing myself.

I purchased a focaccia-type thing at the store today - two pieces of bread with fresh mozarella and tomatoes and pesto in between. There are cooking directions to make it a grilled sandwich, but I don't have a foreman grill or skillet pan or anything like that. How would you suggest I go about this?

How many times has someone on your friends list posted about something that really confused you, but you didn't want to ask because you knew you SHOULD know? How many times have you felt "guilty" asking a close eljay friend a question that should be "obvious"?

Well, here's your opportunity.

If you've missed a few things, missed an entry or are just generally confused, ask me anything. Even something EXTREMELY basic, like where I live! I'm not allowed to get even slightly irritated at any of the questions : We've all missed things before. In turn, though, you must repost this in your own journal.

FUN.
Ask away.

I swear to god, the fabric that Santino is using is the exact same fabric that Austin Scarlett used last season on the dress he was eliminated with.

Can anyone back me up on this? I can't look..commercial break is over! Ahh!

edit : I WAS RIGHT!!

Artist -
Song -
Album -
Why?

I'm looking for input from you guys.

I guess a few of you do know that I had surgery on my knee. If not, yeah, I did. September 23rd, to be exact. It's over two months later, and I'm still not recovered from it. This is what I have. It blows.

I actually have another surgery scheduled this Thursday, and this is going to be done (from the linked website) : The traditional treatment approach for arthrofibrotic knees that did not loosen up with aggressive stretching and exercise in physical therapy has been to place the patient under anesthesia and then literally break up and tear the restrictive, internal scar tissue within the joint by forcing the knee to fully bend and straighten. The surgeon accomplishes this by way of strenuous, manual joint manipulation. The procedure therefore came to be known as a manipulation under anesthesia, or "M.U.A.", and is still in common use. In cases of severely frozen knees, extremely stressful manipulation forces may be required to break up the scar tissue and get the joint moving again. This poses a risk to a patient who has not been able to bear much weight on their leg for quite some time, because the femur and tibia may have lost a considerable amount of bone mineral (calcium phosphate), thus weakening them. This increases the chance of an inadvertent femoral or tibial fracture occurring at the time of the joint manipulation.

My family and I both think it sounds scary, especially since there's a a risk of possibly undoing what the original surgery did, or breaking my leg. <------ You read that right.

However, I'm just so sick of not being able to function like a normal person. I haven't driven for almost 3 months, and if I want to go anywhere, I have to depend on someone else to do it. Needless to say, I have been spending A LOT of time alone in my place for the past two months.

A possible alternative to that is having something arthroscopic done, but there's also some issues with that, as well.

Guh. I need a new knee for Christmas. Or, if your lifestyle is so inclined, I know I'm not all that religious, but please pray for me that this will clear up sometime soon. Or just send me good thoughts or any advice you may have.
Thanks.

I am about to start my third week of physical therapy, after having
surgery on my right knee. Apparently, I am not progressing as quickly
as my doctor had hoped I was, and my pt told me that I really need to
get my leg bending, otherwise, they might have to resort to
more 'drastic' methods. It sounded kind of scary when she told
me...what could they possibly be?
I would like to work really hard at my sessions, but the thing is,
it's just excruciating for me. It really is. Maybe I'm just a wuss,
but they're thinking something might not be going right for me. I
don't know. All I know is that I have been taking darvocet and 800 mg
of ibuprofen for pain, but it does nothing for me. I'm allergic to
codeine, so I can't take vicodin - what is comparable to that that
could possibly alleviate my pain?

Ooooh, sweet. My brother, my mom and I now have our tickets to go see Wicked at the Fox.

We're excited. :)

These breadsticks are delicious.

I just saw Alton Brown make cake icing with avocados. :/

I'll have to try it, though.