http://danceteacherlady.com Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just watched the video from NBC's Today show with master blogger Heather Armstrong! Bryan introduced me to her site (dooce.com) and I have to say it is the best blog out there. I also have to comment on the fact that Kathie-Lee Gifford is obnoxious! Bravo Heather for maintaining ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/05/07/heather-armstrong-doocecom/ Everything has a protective cover... now, the mattress pad is it's own scary beast, but the futon cover is a close relative from hell! I liken the mattress cover to a fair-weather friend you see every now and then who just takes shots at how unfulfilled your life is where ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/05/06/damn-futon-cover/ Jury Duty ended some time ago, and I have been avoiding sharing more because I honestly have forgotten so much of what happened! In a nutshell, this woman was suing her former boss for assault, battery, false imprisonment, etc etc. She wanted A LOT of money for damages. Quite frankly, ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/05/01/jury-duty-lets-finish-this-up/ Every week I go though this when I do laundry- the mattress pad for my bed seems to shrink and then I have a fight with it to get it back on the bed! Why don't I just buy a new one? Because I put it on our Wedding registry ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/29/damn-mattress-pad/ I am taking a break from the jury duty saga to share the story of the man I observed on the C train. A well-dressed man gets on the C train at 125th Street with a newspaper, plastic bag, coffee mug, and a large syringe. Man proceeds to sit down and place ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/22/the-man-on-the-c-train/ Day 2. I arrive with seven other jurors and am proud that I am doing my civic duty and will be getting paid $40.00 a day to do so. It's hard to get the sarcastic feel across on a computer screen- as a result of this newly bestowed job from hell ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/20/jury-duty-day-2/ Yes, I have been on jury duty for what felt like an eternity, and now that it's over I can share... Day 1- I report to the courthouse at 8:45am to sit in a room with equally cranky people who's lives are disrupted. We sit for an hour before a judge comes ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/15/jury-duty-the-saga/ I wake up early this morning and make coffee and breakfast. Today it's vanilla yogurt with fruit and granola. Yum. I take the almost empty container of yogurt and dump it in the bowl. Next, I open the new one and add to it. I noticed that the color ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/13/banilla/ So I have been on jury duty for what seems like an eternity, and (I can't get into the details because it's illegal to talk about the case) my Mom has gotten a play by play of the fact that my entire life has been on hold due to my ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/12/my-mom/ You know those moments on the train when you are clearly running late and are stuck in a tunnel due to "signal problems" when you know full-well that some worker fell asleep while driving the train? Yes, that was my morning as I looked at my watch at least one-hundred ... http://danceteacherlady.com/2008/04/10/the-a-train/