a first: literally getting a pulsing headache for two days, courtesy of a mouthy student.

a second first: TOMATOES! there are TOMATOES! there are TWO WHOLE roma tomatoes growing on one of my plants!

a third first: actually managing to be in the house without karen knowing it until 10:30 pm. sorry i was crankypants, kachiu.

a fourth first: final evaluation with my administrator. totally innocuous. guess i won't be fired this year. positive.

a fifth first: dealing with my first referral, usually a job for the dean, but now for the advisor. telling my baby that he cannot have another tourette's (sp?) episode and say "BITCH" on repeat in p.e. class.

two props to: jason yip. his proposal to the illustrious A-CHIU was truly over the top and most elaborate to date. honestly, what happened to a good ole on-bended-knee? but really. WOW. go jason!