The Book: Maybe it's a good thing

[Ebony <selah_1977@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "joanne0012 
<Joanne0012 at a...>" <Joanne0012 at a...> wrote:
> Thank goodness June 21 is a Saturday, or the productivity of the 
entire muggle world might be undermined by the appearance of OOP!

Thank goodness June 21 is the first official weekend of my summer 
vacation from work!  (It also happens to be my ex's birthday--the 
Gemini/Cancer cusp.  Eep.)

Anyway, jumping on the bandwagon... for between now and OotP, this is 
what I'm looking forward to:

1 Baby Niece or Nephew
1 Trip to Italy
1 March on Washington
1 M.A. in English Literature
1 Thesis
1 Translation into Spanish
1 New Website to Open
1 Adjunct Position Earned in Children's/YA Lit
***note:  all of the items above will be firsts!***
1 Poetry Slam Organized
1 Student Literary Magazine Published
1-2 Newsmagazines Sponsored
2 Presentations (one for my seminar, one for my first academic 
conference this March) Given
2 Seminar/Conference Papers Written 
5 Chapters Written (to finish out my fanfiction!)
7 Literature Units Taught
10 Church Services Attended (perhaps more?)
10 Hours Spent (Wasted?) on Dates (if that... see earlier post!)
15 Prosems Attended (but plotted fanfic in, mostly)
15-20 Hours of HP4GU Elfing
40 Hours Spent Looking For a New Place (as lease is up 30 April)
50+ Books Read
80+ Hours Spent t00bing With Co-Workers Over Food, Drinks, and Music 
(rather enjoy that more than dates, Elkins--so am living your theory, 
actually)
95 Days of Freshman English Taught
70 Days of Creative Writing Taught
100+ Hours Spent Modding FAP Forums (and blissfully debating with 
those I'm supposed to Mod!)
100+ Hours Doing Absolutely Nothing At Mom's/Grandmother's/Sister's
200+ Hours Spent Doing Programming Committee Pre-Planning for Nimbus
*Thousands* of Hours Spent on Yahoo! Messenger With Fandomers

Also, two things of note:

1)  As a teacher, I absolutely *love* this half of the year.  My job 
suddenly gets easier.  My students know me and I've built a rapport 
with them.  I get a nearly two week semi-breather in mid-January, 
then full weeklong breathers in February and April.  What's more, I 
not only have the Time to Travel, I have the Money to Travel With!  
So I'd rather have the announcement/release furlough here rather 
than, say, April/October or June/December!

2)  Because I stay so busy, I know I'll blink and OotP will be here.

I knew this year was going to be exciting!  

--Ebony