Amanda Wonders Again

Hmm. What should I write about? I'm not sure right about now. How about, "I got a pedicure on Monday." (and the guy cut my toe, even though he had very pretty arms with tattoos, so if my toe falls off, we know who to blame) Or "my school makes me wheeze." That's all that's on my mind right now. Nothing new to report.

Amanda is a Fan of Social Experiments

You know that ABC thing called "What Would You Do?" (or something like that) that makes up scenarios and then video records people's reactions? At first, it was interesting, and it might be kind of overkill now (ABC should take note of "To Catch a Predator.") Anway, are you ever paranoid that you'll be in one of those things? And also, shouldn't we always live life like someone is watching us?

Yesterday, I when I was stepping out of my house and locking the front door, I saw this guy driving around with a plastic Kroger bag sitting on the hood of his car (right on the crack between the hood and the windshield.) He was driving away from me, so I couldn't really catch his attention. First, I worried that something in his lunch was going to fly out and crack his windshield. Then I laughed. Finally, I wondered if there was some sort of hidden camera somewhere. Welcome to the paranoid world of Amanda.

Amanda Wants to Hear All Your Stories

Today must have been "National Tell Your Teacher the Most Random Thing That Comes to Your Mind"Day. Maybe it comes every year after St. Patrick's Day. Or maybe it is the symptom of the nice weather. Anyway, here are some real quotes I heard today:

"My dog got lost."

"I lost my tooth at the pizza place last night."

"He just hit me in the boob!" (Girl Scout's honor, one boy said this to another today!)

"My mom had the bumpy brown things that stick out of your skin taken off and she is really sore" (Translation: mole removal)

"My shoes are broken."

"I accidentally knocked my friend's earring out at recess."

I also had a girl say that one of our sign language signs looked like, "a retard hitting a wall over and over again." I'm pretty sure she had no idea what that meant. And she looked really surprised when I told her that it was a rude thing to say.

Lastly, I yelled at a boy today who lost his temper after losing a game. He sulked over to the wheel to "change his clip" (our behavior system) all the while, huffing and mad and crying and upset. Yelling at his classmates, "What are you looking at?"Then at the end of class, he runs up and hugs me, crying still, saying, "Oh, I'm in big trouble!"

Amanda Cross Dresses

Our talent show is coming up and we've been working on the teacher act. I used audacity (free audio editing software) to put together a mix of "older" dance songs. I'm coming out on Old Time Rock and Roll a la Risky Business complete with a white shirt, boxers, sunglasses and socks. So, I went to Target today to buy a white shirt and boxers. This created a very interesting picture (I think) that I was opening all the bags and holding up the boxer shorts to myself. And, I must say, I sort of wish that I was a man. Let me explain, I wore a small in mens (I ended up buying a large though because the small was quite tight in the hips and I didn't really want to go out on a stage wearing a hip hugging shirt while wearing boxers). Ahh, that helps the self esteem greatly. I guess if I can't be a small woman, I can be a small man.

Amanda Must Learn to Breathe Through the Anger

I really don't like cable companies. I think that they are the downfall of our society, among other things. Why do we have to waste money on channels that we probably never even watch? I got rid of my cable tv about two weeks ago, thinking, "Hello, I can save $50 a month by getting rid of this thing that I hardly ever watch." So, I get a new bill from the cable company, and the same internet service that cost me $30 last month now costs me $54.99. Why, because the cable company is trying to get all my money! Stupid, scheming cable stupid.

Amanda Ends the Suspense

My Girl. Are you a pink chippie winner too?

Amanda Is the Pick Chippie Queen

Do you know what a pink chippie is? It is the little triangle thingy that you get when you answer an entertainment question right in Trivial Pursuit. Well, I am hereby instating myself of the queen of all things pink chippie. Yesterday, Stephanie was talking about a student named Vada that she had, and I was thinking, "Vada, Vada, that name is from a movie." Two seconds later, I thought of the movie.

I knew it! Do you?