Huh?

1. It's raining. Finally. Yay. I don't even mind that my Cole Haans are covered in mud, or that my umbrella is broken. Bring it on.

2. Saturday night is the 4th Annual Power Tool Pumpkin Carving Party. I could not be more excited if I tried!

3. I've gone from having entirely too much to do to all this free time. I do not know what to do with myself, so this weekend I might start wrapping Christmas presents. Or I might start on research for next semester. Or I might not do anything at all. Hmm...

4. Last night I had to search the Internet for a "how-to" on curving grades. It's really more complicated than I thought, but if I don't curve this week's test, these peeps are going to fail study skills. Come on.

5. My hairdresser, aka my anti-child buddy, is sliding down the slippery slope of parenthood. "We're talking about it," she says. Uh huh. She'll be prego in 6 months. I'd bet money on it. And another one bites the dust.

6. I am not 34, or even 32. My students think so, and my work-study thinks so, but 'tis not true. What is true is that I am apparently past due for some wrinkle cream.

7. There are only 10 weeks left until New Year's. This is disturbing to me, though I can't figure out why.

8. I am in love with my new haircut, even though it hasn't gotten rave reviews from anyone else.

9. I watched a rerun of "Friends" this week. I had forgotten how much I adore that show and those people. Perhaps Clara will run into Cousin Courtney this Thanksgiving and I'll have a good story to share.

10. Oktoberfest is cancelled. We didn't sell enough tickets (I blame Relay for Life and Staff Development Day for this) and now BB and I don't get to be K Fed and Britney for Halloween. Highly disappointing.