i got up and got busy working on grades & lesson planning this morning. i finished my lesson plans first and then got to grading and averaging. the 2nd quarter ended yesterday.

i am simultaneously loading my cds onto my BRAND NEW IPOD which has 2x the capacity and shows videos, and was virtually free, aside from renewing my maintenance plan.... my previous ipod's battery died and because i invested in the replacement plan, i got the original purchase value toward a new ipod (or whatever i wanted in the store, and i chose a new ipod.) due to progress and economic factors, this new ipod cost the exact value of the one i bought 2 years ago.

so i am at panera working on all this stuff, and drinking coffee and i look like radio shack opened a kiosk at panera. i didn't feel like drying out my skin by taking a shower this morning, so i smell a pleasant shade of not clean with coffee and a kind of spicy oil bread dip.

free ipods put me in a good mood. and the fact that i just made it before the end of the 2 year guarantee makes me feel like i got especially lucky. i recommend to ipod owners: if you have the replacement plan, chuck your ipod against the ground 729 days after you buy your ipod and then head to the store where you bought it.