On My First Day of Summer Vacation ...

7:10 Wake up in a panic. Remember it's summer vacation. Go back to sleep.

9:40 Wake up in a fog. Wonder what time it is. Realize that because it's cloudy and raining it seems earlier than it is. Haul self out of bed.

9:45 Am greeted by the dogs. Let them out.

9:46 Pour self a bowl of Cap'n Crunch.

9:47 Ponder the adventures of the Cap'n. Wonder why he chose that hat of his.

10:00 Check facebook. Discover I have been friended by the first of my students. She wrote, "Is this you? I think it is based on your profile picture." Profile picture is an icon of several pairs of shoes. Laugh uproariously at how well all my students know me.

10:30 Shower. Dress quickly as it is rainy and below 50 degrees and am freezing.

11:15 Call Dad to see if I can join him for lunch.

11:17 Dry hair and put on make-up. Read about the adventures of Anne Beddingfield while drying hair.

11:45 Leave home to meet Dad at mi restauraunte favorito La Carreta.

12:05 Lots of laughing about his work and mine as we munch on the BEST TORTILLAS AND SALSA EVER MADE!!!!

12:55 Go to Wal-Mart to pick up computer monitor for him.

1:15 Leave Wal-Mart to go to Staples where he tells me he has now reserved a computer monitor.

1:25 Get ice cream cone from McDonald's.

1:35 Go to mall. Buy self a shirt from Christopher & Banks. Buy mother a sweater with little Eiffel Towers and Arc de Triomphes on it on whim. Hope she will like it.

2:20 Leave to go home. Sky is looking mysteriously dark.

2:30 Rain begins.

2:35 Slow to 55 mph due to rain.

2:36 Slow to 50 mph due to rain.

2:37 Slow to 45 mph due to rain.

2:38 Slow to 40 mph due to rain.

2:46 Arrive home to find dogs quite frightened of thunder.

2:59 Watch the American Idols on the Today Show from this morning (thank you, DVR!). Giggle at the corny things Meredith says while secretly feeling EXACTLY the same way.

3:15 Marvel (again) at how well-spoken and articulate David Cook is.

3:30 Check email.

3:40 Check facebook.

4:00 Talk to brother who has just arrived home from fishing trip in Wisconsin. Biggest excitement was when he got fish hook caught in his finger and had to go to the ER. Second biggest excitement was when they nearly got hypothermia during a huge storm.

4:10 Tell brother I think they are idiots. Cute idiots, but still.

4:20 Realize what an exciting and memorable day this first day of vacation has been. Am hoping strenuously for lots of sunshine tomorrow so it will feel like summer.

Dream Emmy Ballot

Best Drama
Lost
Medium
Grey's Anatomy
Bones
House

Best Comedy
Desperate Housewives
The Office
Samantha Who?
30 Rock
Pushing Daisies

Best Actor- Drama
Matthew Fox-Lost
Desmond-Lost
Hugh Laurie-House
David Boreanaz-Bones

Best Actress-Drama
Patricia Arquette-Medium
Mariska Hargitay-Law and Order: SVU
Evangeline Lily-Lost
Emily Deschanel-Bones
Kyra Sedgwick-The Closer

Best Actor-Comedy
Steve Carell-The Office
Lee Pace-Pushing Daisies
James Roday-Psych
Alec Baldwin-30 Rock


Best Actress-Comedy
Tina Fey-30 Rock
America Ferrera-Ugly Betty
Christina Applegate-Samantha Who?
Anna Friel-Pushing Daisies


Supporting Actor-Comedy
Michael Urie-Ugly Betty
John C. McGuinley-Scrubs
Jack McBrayer-30 Rock
John Krasinski-The Office
Neil Patrick Harris-How I Met Your Mother

Supporting Actress-Comedy
Vanessa Williams-Ugly Betty
Becki Newton-Ugly Betty
Sarah Chalke-Scrubs
Jean Smart-Samantha Who?
Jenna Fischer-The Office

Supporting Actress-Drama
Sandra Oh-Grey's Anatomy
Katherine Heigl-Grey's Anatomy
Yunjin Kim-Lost
Olivia Wilde-House
Chandra Wilson-Grey's Anatomy