That's awesome! I'm jealous because my car is in need of some major work that I don't have the cash for.

Cocoa butter is really good for your skin. I'm really bad about applying lotions and cremes, etc., so I guess I'm not the one to ask. I live in a dry, dry climate, and we have very hard water, so I should totally be using lotion on a daily basis, but I just don't. I don't like how if your skin gets wet, you're all slimy.

I had a few compliments laid upon me this morning by a colleague who wants me to sub long-term for her if I don't have a job once school starts. She told me that my friends may be good, but she doubts they're better than me.

...and the principal just called to ask me for more information to contact my references! He said that they're not at school yet, so he needed personal emails, etc.

Thanks. I went already, Ally. Read my last post in the thread.

Thanks guys! It went very well. They were impressed with my qualifications, my experience, etc. I think I did a good job. It's for night school, and night school teachers are hired on an as-needed basis, so I have to wait to hear about the enrollment. They said once I was "in," they may call me when school starts and ask me if I'm ready. Therefore, I'm technically "on call." Let's hope there's a need for 9th and 11th grade English, eh?

I hate that too, Rabia. I only break out on my chin, and only during that special week. By the time I look normal again, they start up again, dangit!

I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW IN ABOUT AN HOUR!

I agree, and I'm an English teacher.

^that's scary. Since I've been without health insurance for over a year, and the pill is about $100 a month, I haven't been on it for a while. Once I ran out of money, the pill went away. It's been too long that I've been without hormonal birth control, so it's kind of been a rude awakening to how my body works without it. I am glad I took the break from it, but I also worry a bit about something (ahem) unplanned happening.

It was hard to explain to my friends why I was on them, but it ended up helping me more than the stress it caused to explain to my 8th-grader friends why my mom thought it was necessary.

I quoted myself because this thread is moving too fast! Yes, Ninelives is correct about birth control. I've been on the pill since I was about 14, not because I was sexually active then, but because I had other issues, and the hormones in the pill helped regulate them. I think that the best bet for birth control is Depo-provera, though I personally never want to be on that again. I was on it for a few years, and I really do prefer the pill.

No, I'm not talking about both. Accutane has a HUGE risk of birth defects if you become pregnant while the drug is in your system. I'm talking about babies born brain dead and other major, major stuff. I had to sign an affidavit that I was on the pill before the doctor would write me a prescription for Accutane. THEN I also had to sign an affidavit that I would do my best to prevent becoming pregnant, even using two forms of birth control while on Accutane. There was literally a silhouette of a pregnant lady and a red cross-out "NO" sign on the blister pack FOR EACH PILL! My old roommate thought that was hilarious and she taped a few of them to our bathroom mirror.

I knew I loved you for a reason. ...and Charles, I'm happy you were able to get out too!

I wouldn't think about Accutane unless your skin is really bad. Honestly, my skin was disgustingly bad--once I started Accutane, people who had known me for years noticed a HUGE difference right away. My doctor took blood samples every month to monitor my kidney function and other organs' health. I also believe I had to sign a waiver/contract saying that if I were to become pregnant while on it, I agreed to have an abortion. I was 20 at the time, so that was a pretty freaky thing to have to think about. I avoided sex the entire time I was on it so I wouldn't ever have to think about whether I could follow through with said action if I were to become pregnant.

^I saw that one on Staples' website. I'm going to hold out for a 4GB one because I've never replaced a computer within five years of buying it--I hold on to them for a while, so I should get the best I can afford, (which at the moment is NOTHING). A principal called me today about a job! Keep your fingers crossed for me! I wasn't able to talk to him when he called because I was placed on a jury today. I also got an email from a friend asking me if I don't have a job when school starts if I can sub for her while she recovers from surgery. (That's a bad thing for the friend, but a good thing for me b/c I will be busy even if I don't have a contract.)

Back when I had the money to blow on such things, I used Estee Lauder's skincare line. Now, I use Neutrogena's foaming face wash, as seen here. I like it because it gets my makeup off my face! Many other facial washes don't get the mascara off, and you have to use a second product to do so. I also use this when my skin needs moisturizer. I like it a lot. I also have breakouts still, but that's just part of my skin. I used to have acne so bad that I actually had a teacher ask me if I "had the chicken pox or something," and a dermatologist prescribed Accutane to me once I was old enough to make my own medical decisions. My skin was so bad that I had welts that turned purple and brown on my face when I was younger, so a few pimples are a bit annoying to me, but I have to remember how bad my skin once was.

I've had a good day today. It's fall-like weather here, though tomorrow's supposed to be back up to par. I've enjoyed it. Last night, we had dinner at a deli--turkey sandwiches saw the HP movie. I was happy about that. My boyfriend also replaced my ruined bra becuase he knew I was so upset about it. While at the movie theater, I ran into some kids I've worked with at school. I was very happy to see them, too! (As they were to see me, they ran up to me, not the other way around... LOL)

Ditto to me (when I teach...), except for the African American emphasis. I'm slightly jealous of your lit courses, LongDistance. I miss college.

I woke up to a horrendous thunderstom/rain storm, and it's been continuing all day long! I've sat around and done NOTHING today! NOTHING! ...except for watch a movie, play on the internet, drink some coffee and read my book. Yeah. My kinda day.

Del, Del, Del... I was actually wondering WHAT KIND of smartass comment he had, not whether he had one.

That would be a nice place to go, for sure. I wish I lived in Europe sometimes because it would be much easier (as in faster and a bit cheaper) to travel to different countries than it is in The States. I'm happy today because I GOT MY CAMERA BACK! I had to send my camera in for repairs in July because the battery catch thing that holds the battery into the camera broke off. Sony did a GREAT job of repairing it and even replaced another damaged, but perfectly functioning part of the camera (marred because my mom dropped it in the driveway). ...and yay, Charles! I'll have a POT of joe for you, my man!

^that's scary. Old people driving is very scary--there was a man this afternon driving 25MPH in a 55MPH on a state highway today when my sister and I were on our way home from swimming. I wouldn't be surprised if I heard about a wreck that was caused by him. He was going over 30 MPH slower than the speed limit! 1. They confirmed that the body found in the canal yesterday was that of the missing little boy. Now they're going to focus on the cause of death. 2. They arrested a man today in Boise on 20 counts of child pornography. He had FOUR external hard drives full of child porn with children as young as 2 years old. What is this world coming to? Seriously.

Yes, the whole backyard thing is strange. They aren't letting too many details out, which is confusing many people. I really would like to be a fly on the wall in the police headquarters/FBI meetings, etc. The FBI is involved, and now so are three different police agencies. SLC has better shopping than Boise.

^yup. I've been following that story very closely. He's been topic of many, many text messages among my family and friends. They haven't positively identified the body yet, but they said it was a "young" male, the same height and weight of the missing boy--and there are NO other missing kids that have been reported in the Boise area. This has been the biggest missing child case in Boise for A LONG TIME. I know the brother of the kid's mother's boyfriend, he was actually on the news the other day talking about it. Seriously, the City of Boise is a small(er) city that's still got a small-town feel, so when something like this happens, the entire community puts effort into making the world a better place. They've had over 3K volunteers out searching for him. A 9-day long candle-light vigil was set up outside his mother's apartment complex. Hotplant--the spot they pulled him from is nearby my mother's home. She lives outside of Boise. On the news, they said it's almost completely impossible that the little boy's body would have traveled that far (from Boise to Kuna, which is quite a distance). He was found more than 13 miles away from the immediate area where his mother lived, though the canal runs near the apartments she lives in. To give you a better idea of what Boise is like, just a week ago, a man whose family got a brand-new Extreme Makeover home about two years ago (who lives outside of Boise) got a (hopefully) life-saving surgery entirely funded by donations because his health insurance company wouldn't agree to pay for it. He has cluster headaches, which are said to the worst medical pain known to man, and are also called "suicide headaches," and it caused him to have to drop out of school and be let go from his job because he wasn't able to function. The Boise community was able to collect more than $100K to get this guy the medical attention he needs. This is why I love living in Boise. Yes, it's a small(er) city, but things like that make this place home.