textdrivebys.com » back to school http://textdrivebys.com Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:03:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 hashtag #BlogHer11 & other thangs… http://textdrivebys.com/index.php/2011/07/18/hashtag-blogher11-other-thangs/ http://textdrivebys.com/index.php/2011/07/18/hashtag-blogher11-other-thangs/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:29:42 +0000 xenia http://textdrivebys.com/?p=735 today was my appointment time for class registration for the fall semester. of course i was crazy all morning. it also didn’t help that karmaloop did this promo where they randomly tweeted (5) $100 giftcodes for reaching 50,000 followers. since i’ve had amazing luck on twitter, i convinced myself i’d be able to do [...]]]> today was my appointment time for class registration for the fall semester. of course i was crazy all morning. it also didn’t help that karmaloop did this promo where they randomly tweeted (5) $100 giftcodes for reaching 50,000 followers. since i’ve had amazing luck on twitter, i convinced myself i’d be able to do some back to school shopping for the boys. c picked some neff backpacks for the boys & a couple t-shirts, it was just sitting in the cart and when i finally got my hands on the final giftcode (along with 49,999 other twitter followers)… the site decided to crash and timeout. BOO!

i really drove myself insane by refreshing karmaloop’s twitter and the #BlogHer11 hashtag and being paranoid that the classes i wanted wouldn’t be open… but all of it was for nothing – i got all my classes! just one of those rare neurotic days…

in case you decide to shop at karmaloop, use my referral code for a 20% discount: textdrivebys

what really made me breathe was watching this video about the sparklecorn party. looks like these bloggers know how to PARTAY! HAY!

BlogHer 11 Parties

i also love the story about how this party got started…

BlogHer 11 Parties


and of course this is a must:

BlogHer 11 Parties

i am so excited for BlogHer!!! what parties are you going to?

 
Cheap Sally Dance Party Badge, I'm attending

]]> http://textdrivebys.com/index.php/2011/07/18/hashtag-blogher11-other-thangs/feed/ 1 better late than never: back to school 2009 edition http://textdrivebys.com/index.php/2009/09/10/better-late-than-never-back-to-school-2009-edition/ http://textdrivebys.com/index.php/2009/09/10/better-late-than-never-back-to-school-2009-edition/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:33:26 +0000 xenia http://textdrivebys.com/?p=319 so it’s been 16 YEARS since i was in school.  go ahead, do the math and laugh.  i started last week at a community college and i’m in for 13.5 units which is 5 classes.  2 of the classes are fairly easy (mainly based on opinion vs. fact) and those professors are fun but the [...]]]> so it’s been 16 YEARS since i was in school.  go ahead, do the math and laugh.  i started last week at a community college and i’m in for 13.5 units which is 5 classes.  2 of the classes are fairly easy (mainly based on opinion vs. fact) and those professors are fun but the other 3 classes are HARD!!!  i almost want to pull those 2 professors aside and ask them to be gentle lol

i initially intended to post on this blog a few times a week but even that was hard to do.  i can’t imagine how it’s going to be now that i’m in school, still working, keeping up with my husband and sons.  maybe it’ll inspire me more…maybe school is the brain food i’ve been needing!

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

CHASE YOUR DREAMS!  YOU CAN DO IT!

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