this heat is killing me

Heat is horrible. Not only does excessive heat cause dehydration, but it also can dampen spirits. Perhaps I am a true Pacific Northwesterner, because I miss the rain. I actually look forward to the next day which will bring us some dreary looking rain. I wouldn't even mind a rainy day in the middle of summer. At least the rain would keep me cooler.

Today is another hot day in Dayton, Oregon. I hope that tomorrow brings me a few gray clouds.

trippin' in school

Grade school field trips can be a little bit stressful. Today, I went on a field trip with some third graders I work with. There seemed to be hundreds if not thousands of other kids at the baseball park. I was in charge of four kiddos. First, the kids were hungry. Then, they were thirsty. Later, they were too hot and couldn't sit in the sun anymore.

Miss Bunn, that's me, doesn't usually allow whining from the kids she works with. Today, the kids maxed out their free passes to whine. But I suppose this post makes me just as whinny. Isn't that what I'm doing?

All in all, it was a good field trip. I got to see a little bit of baseball, check out Portland again, and hang out with some pretty awesome kids.

coasters

I've never been comfortable with stealing. My mother taught me it was wrong. When Winona rider got caught shoplifting back in the day, she won herself some bad publicity for a decade.

I don't steal. It's not cool. But there is something I like to collect. I take coasters from pubs, bars, restaurants, or wherever. I take them home, throw them in my basket, and use them on my desk.

I've been doing this for about five years. Coasters are one of my things. I like to collect them because they don't just sit in a box and collect dust. I use 'em. Besides, picking out the perfect coaster on a rough day can really change my sometimes dreary mood.

three's a crowd, especially at the drive-in movie

Last night, I went with to the drive-in to see two fabulous science-fiction movies. Both Star Trek and X-Men Origins: Wolverine were playing. My sister and I often hoof it to the drive-in during the sunny season, but yesterday I decided to invite my father to go with us. It was quite an experience. Shanna, my dad and I squeezed our greedy butts into the bed of her truck and we wiggled and pushed each other through the entire five hours experience. It was probably the most uncomfortable time I have ever had at the drive-in and yet it will forever be etched in my memory as a fun time.

The highlight of the night came on my way to the bathroom. I was walking around the corner and I thought I saw something about to hit me. In fact, a bunch of geeky guys were throwing a frisbee around. The frisbee didn't almost hit me. I have absolutely zero depth perception and thus, my dramatic side step to avoid being hit was really just an overreaction to nothing. Hmph. Maybe I'm the actual geek.

Soda Daze

Caffeine Free Diet Coke. It's good. It has the fizz of real coke and it looks like it tears apart your internal organs as you drink it. This is the drink I've been throwing back as I prepare to move down south. I'm not going to Alabama or Georgia or any other place where peanut farming might be "in." Instead, I'm moving only about two hours south of my current residence, to a little place called, Eugene, Oregon. I'm thinking that it'll be pretty awesome. I plan on educating myself at the U of O. How rad is that?

Unfortunately, as I move into my tiny apartment, I'm not going to be spending money on frivilous cans of Diet Coke. Bummer. Oh well, water tastes good, right?