Thursday Thirteen #5: Favorite Quotes

I haven't had a chance to do a Thursday Thirteen the last two weeks with moving and the start of a new job and new semester. I'm in withdrawal! I'm having some template issues (or possibly it's just my computer), so I apologize in advance to visitors if things don't look quite right.

This week, I decided to list 13 of my favorite quotes. I have many more than 13 favorites. In fact, I have an entire notebook of quotes (along with scraps of paper that have yet to make it into the notebook). I hope you enjoy them and thanks for stopping by:)

Thirteen of Michelle B's Favorite Quotes 1. A dream is a vision of the future, in light of the past, tainted by imagination. --Judge Dana LaMon 2. Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. --Life's Little Instruction Book Vol. III 3. Remember that love doesn't always make things easier- just worth it. --Life's Little Instruction Book Vol. III 4. I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence. --Frederick Douglass 5. The imagination is always the best torturer. --Bryce Courtenay (in The Power of One) 6. You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. --Kahlil Gibran 7. We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. --Sam Keen 8. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. --Anonymous 9. Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards. --Unknown 10. The only people that you should get even with are those who have helped you. --Unknown 11. What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself. --Thomas Sprat 12. Never forget the power and potential that comes from doing little things well. --Life's Little Instruction Book Vol. III 13. I have found in life that everything, no matter how bad, comes to an end. --Bryce Courtenay (in The Power of One) Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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ARGH!

So it appears that my blog template decided to stop working (at least on Internet Explorer and Firefox). Grrrrrrrr. I'm a bit busy with school, so I really don't have time to mess with it at the moment.

If anyone happens across this message, could you help me out by commenting and telling me whether you see my usual blog or just a white background with text? Also, if you could include the browser you use (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc), I would greatly appreciate it!

Middle Name Meme

I've been MIA again while I've been getting adjusted in Arizona. My stuff is just got here from California late Sunday night and classes started Monday (at 7am for me!) And I'm having issues getting my cable connection set up, so I may be MIA a bit longer...

Anyway, Stacy tagged me to do this middle name meme. While I like the sound of my full name, I've never liked having the middle name that I have. Oh well. Here goes:

Here are the rules:

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.

2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog post containing your own middle name game facts.

4. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog. (I'm not going to tag anyone this time LOL).

J- Justice. I realize that life isn't fair, but I do my best to make sure it is when things are within my control. I think it's the whole Libra thing...

O- Observant. Being into photography and math/science makes me constantly aware of everything around me. Sometimes people look at me weird because of it LOL.

H-Helpful. I like helping people. The whole reason I became a math teacher was to help those who struggle with it!

N-Nice. I make an effort to be polite and courteous to everyone I meet. I like being nice! Of course, I do have my off moments...

S-Sensitive. I try to be sensitive to people around me. I'm always worrying if I'm bothering someone! I also tend to get hurt feelings pretty easily.

O-Open-minded. I generally strive to keep an open mind in all situations, though it can be tough sometimes.

N- Nutty. I am definitely a bit off my rocker. That's what makes life so much fun:P

Thursday Thirteen #4: 13 Jobs I've Had

Sorry I've been MIA lately. I'm moving to Arizona at the end of the week, and I'm still teaching classes until tomorrow in California, so things are a bit insane.

Anyway, this is my fourth Thursday Thirteen! This week I decided to do 13 jobs I've had at various stages in my life. Keep in mind that I'm only 30 (almost 31, though). I changed jobs quite a bit while working for GTE/Verizon.

Thirteen Jobs Michelle B's Had 1. Scorer & Announcer for the Stanford Ice Hockey Team. Did I mention that I knew nothing about ice hockey when I started?! 2. Project Manager at Verizon. 3. Grader for Introductory Electronics (Engineering: 40) my senior year at Stanford. 4. Grader for 9th grade Social Science when I was a sophomore in high school. One of my previous teachers paid me to grade the objective parts of tests and assignments to lessen her load. This is the only job my parents allowed me to have in high school. They said my primary job was being a student:) 5. DSL Technical Support Specialist at Verizon. 6. Customer Care Coach (i.e. a supervisor at a call center that took trouble reports about phone service) at Verion which was GTE at the time. I have some pretty crazy stories about some of the calls we received! 7. Network Engineer at Verizon. 8. Supervisor of Facilities Administration at Verizon. This is nothing like it sounds, really. I supervised employees who tracked and made assignments on telephone cable out in the field via computer. 9. Assistant Statistician for UC Riverside working on the StatGames project, a project to make statistics fun and appealing for high school students. 10. Instructor/Tutor at ScoreRite, Inc. which is an after school SAT-prep type center. 11. Adjunct Math Instructor at San Diego State University. 12. Adjunct Math Instructor at Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, CA where my mom worked when I was growing up. 13. Math Faculty at Estrella Mountain Community College (where I officially start next week!) Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

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Thursday Thirteen #3

Photography is a hobby of mine, so this week my Thursday Thirteen is 13 photos that I've taken!

Thirteen Photos I've Taken 1. I took this sunset photo the day after Christmas last year from my parents backyard. 2. In this picture, I'm looking up through the branches of a Coral Tree to the sky above. 3. The sky at sunset on a stormy summer day. 4. This white lily came from a condolence flower arrangement after my uncle passed away. I liked the contrast between the white lily and the blue sky. 5. A fall sunset (taken in 2004) from my parents backyard. 6. A close up of some thunder clouds taken last summer from outside my apartment in Claremont, CA. 7. Sunset over the foothills in Claremont, CA. 8. I noticed these reeds when I stopped to take a picture of something else. I ended up liking this shot better than the one I stopped for in the first place:) 9. The view of the sky through a gazebo roof. I liked the pattern against the sky. 10. Another fall sunset taken from my parents backyard. 11. A bird of paradise that appears to be crying. 12. This is one of my favorite sunset photos that I've taken. I took it after a storm in January 2005. 13. A butterfly as it stops to rest on the San Diego State University campus that I took one day between teaching my classes. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!


Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!
The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!
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Bad Blogger!

I've been a bad blogger and haven't been posting. I've missed the last two Mondays posting about music...eek! Things have just been really crazy with my summer classes winding down and me getting ready to move to Arizona and start work. I did squeeze in some time this last weekend to read the final Harry Potter book though:) I wanted to re-read the sixth book first, but figured if I waited to do that, I wouldn't get around to book 7 until Thanksgiving LOL!

I also finally decided to actually open a Cafe Press store using some of my photography. Right now it's only the basic store (which limits what I can offer), but I plan to upgrade and add more in the next couple days! I've ordered a few things from Cafe Press to check out the quality and overall, I'm happy with the quality. And the nice thing is they do allow returns. Anyway, if you'd like to check it out, the URL is http://www.cafepress.com/michellebphotos or you can click here.

Hope everyone is doing well! I'll be posting another Thursday 13 this week. It will probably go up late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning.