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Gerdygirl

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My Interests

I enjoyed karate while i was taking lessons. I also like music, indie films, cult tv series, ebay, Indian food, reading, sudoku, thunderstorms, money, my puppies, good friends, a good beer, relaxing weekends at home, cookouts, dinner parties.

I'd like to meet:

Jack Hanna, Salvador Dali, Kurt Vonnegut, Pee-wee Herman

Music:

I'll admit I'm still stuck in the 80's and 90's...not much appeals to me in music today. Morrissey, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Dead Can Dance, Esthero, Weekend Players, Chemical Brothers, New Order, Michael Jackson, Sasha, Digweed, Hybrid, Moby.

Movies:

300, Amadeus, Boondock Saints, Fire Walk w/ me, Zoolander, LotR, Hackers, Goonies, Fifth Element, Battle Royale, Uncle Buck, Brick, Donnie Darko, Strangers with Candy.

Television:

Twin Peaks, Strangers with Candy, Lost, Heroes, Six Feet Under, Top Chef, America's Next Top Model, The Office, Sopranos, Golden Girls, The Shield, 90210 and my ultimate fave since it first aired...America's Funniest Home Videos (I watch it every Sunday!).

Books:

The Giver, Pillars of the Earth, Out, 100 Years of Solitude, Neon Bible and Confederacy of Dunces are my top five books.Notable Mentions: Monk, The Fountainhead, Harry Potter series, Geek Love, My Sister's Keeper, Lovely Bones, Eragon & Eldest, Alice in Wonderland, anything Vonnegut, Amy & David Sedaris, Jodi Picoult, Haruki Murakami and Irvine Welsh.I've gotten into some books on cd too: David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs are a blast to listen to on long car rides.

Heroes:

My mom, dad, cousins Ward and Nancy and husband Peter.

My Blog

almost time

I can't believe I am less than a week away from starting work.  I must be the only person who is so not looking forward to work.  I would rather lay around and watch tv and chill.  it's...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:54:00 PST

crane man

So there is this dude that is perched atop a 6 story crane in buckhead on one of the busiest streets in atlanta. he has been up there since Wednesday morning. it's pretty damn funny. well what's not f...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

this is the end

Holy Guacamole! The year is officially over. My classroom is packed, every chair, desk, bookcase and filing cabinet is labeled, every box is labeled and numbered. I am not looking forward to this move...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

farking exhausted

I am so tired. Today was all about keeping the kids in check and trying to pack up our rooms. I did get a lot done and peter actually paid a visit to help me load items into the car. goodbyes with the...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

holy shit

I am so frustrated and anxious over the purchase of this house, the move, and the move from our current school into an older one while our current one gets a 2 million dollar overhaul. it's not like o...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

home

I have got 7 days on the job left! i am so excited! the kids leave on the 20th and we only have to stay until the 5th. this was the best year and the most rewarding year every. i will be in MN on ...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Wheeee

Today we finally signed our last counteroffer on a home. On June 1 we close on a 1950's bungalow in Smyrna, GA. It is 2 blocks away from the downtown market that has tons of shopping and groceries. It...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

ufda

What a crazy 2 weeks it's been. i am so pooped. on march 30 (wed) i left for D.C. w/ 80 kids. i never thought i'd see such spoiled children in action but alas, i did. i heard things like "does anyone ...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

vroom vroom

It was amazing! spectacular! it was Nascar Sunday at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Golden Corral 500 race. it was ridiculous and pathetic and i am never doing it again. our friend of a friend had...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

lockdown

n case you haven't seen the national news today, my school was on regarding the courthouse shooting that occurred in downtown Atlanta. The suspect abandoned a stolen vehicle near our school at the par...
Posted by Gerdygirl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST