Facebook... Seriously?

So, maybe I’m overstepping my boundaries here but I felt the need to share this... Today an article was posted on pretty much every news site possible (http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/21/celebrate-revolution-egyptian-names-baby-girl-facebook/ ) about an Egyptian couple that named their baby girl “Facebook”. They said they named her in honor of the role the social network played in the revolution in Egypt resulting in the departure of the President Hosni Mubarak. The article also stated they named their firstborn child Facebook as a way to express their gratitude about the victories achieved by the country’s youth. Okay, I’m all for advocating support for the social networks and how they can do great things but at the same time to name your child after it? Can you imagine your name being Facebook? As a friend said at dinner tonight, maybe they will call her “FB”. I am a teacher so I’ve seen almost every name in the book but this one may be the worst. All I can say is that poor girl. 

Okay, yes I’ve been a bad blogger this past weekend. But I achieved a lot of things this weekend:

• Friday night our girls basketball team played in the North-Half tournament and played a good hard game but lost :(  It was a sad night to watch all my senior girls cry after the game knowing that was the last time they’d ever play. I never played a high school sport (I’m sure my parents thank me because they would probably still be paying off the hospital bills if I had played) so I don’t personally understand their heartache but I can empathize - when my kids are sad, I am too.
• I went to bed early Friday night and it was absolutely wonderful! 
• Saturday I got to go to Memphis with my wonderful mother and spend some needed mother/daughter time 
• Saturday night I went out to celebrate a friends 26th birthday! Enjoyed sitting on the balcony of the square (see picture above to right) in the warm evening air (okay it got a little chilly but hey, it seemed warm compared to the cold weather we have had) and 26, it’s our last year in our middle 20‘s...Gosh we are getting old... 
• Sunday I finally got to sleep in! Toddy and I cuddled on the couch watching the Law & Order SVU marathon on USA (yes, it is addicting and I love it)
• Sunday afternoon I took Toddy for a walk since it was a beautiful 70 degrees outside! if you didn’t adventure outside, you missed out!
• I also managed to wash clothes, clean the house, grade a huge stack of papers, and get lessons done

So I would say this weekend was a good one! Oh and Lisa Lately has hit 275 views in just one week! I must say thank you to all who view because I never imagined I would have that many views in 7 days! Hope you all had a great Monday!

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Happy Birthday YouTube!

While enjoying my 45 minute drive to work this morning (I hope you can hear the extreme sarcasm in my voice), I eagerly awaited my guilty pleasure of hearing the “Today in History” segment that Rock 103 does ever so poetically. They always seem to intrigue me in the things they choose to tell. Sure enough they did today but in a delightful way. I always love hearing something I can use in my classroom and well sometimes it is hard to find things that are relevant and/or interesting. Okay, I’ll stop rambling - I warned you I do this frequently. They announced that YouTube officially began 6 years ago today. However, it wasn’t Beta launched until May of 2005 (please don’t ask me what it means I just googled it) and wasn’t completely launch for full public use until December of 2005. But who really cares about specifics? Anyhow, only 6 years ago? Wow, right? Its hard to remember the days before you could just pull up a video whenever you wanted... a commercial, a celebrity mishap, a song, a laughing baby, or even snow on the Ole Miss campus. So, I asked my students today how old they thought YouTube had been around. Their answers? Our future leaders responded with answers such as: 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, and every number between that. I will give them credit that most didn’t think it was over 20 years old - I mean goodness it wasn’t as old as me they said, geez thanks. Oh did I mention that I teach 12th grade? Some of these kids were in middle school when YouTube started, it was just 6 years ago. But then again I was told that I was not correct that Facebook is less than 10 years old too, hey what do I know anyway? 

So I thought I would share some of my favorite YouTube videos with you all... Just think what we would all be missing without these? Enjoy :)

Who can resist "Charlie Bit My Finger" - If you haven't seen this, I have no  clue where you have been hiding the past few years...

And this baby laughing is just so adorable... if you don't smile while watching this, I'm pretty sure you aren't human. 

Last baby one I promise... But can you just see this poor child when he is in high school? He will forever be known as the Baby dancing to Beyonce (at least he had good taste)

The very beginning of the Evolution dance...

Which then led to multiple wedding dances like this...

Then who can forget "Don't tase me, Bro!" - to which I might add he later admitted he was never tased 

Okay, I'm sorry South Carolina but I couldn't resist... 

No, this isn't my little man but it is an Italian Greyhound doing what they do best! It just reminds me of Toddy:

I have come to the conclusion that people have too much time on their hands:

And any Ole Miss fan can appreciate this:

and the last one.... BASEBALL SEASON IS ALMOST HERE! 

Hotty Toddy! that is all for Lisa Lately 

Never Say Never

So, I can remember vowing to never start a blog. I also said I would quit drinking so much caffeine this year... and I’m on my 3rd diet coke - and I had a cup of coffee this morning okay, really 2 cups of coffee. oops. It appears that I have no will power. Oh well, we all fall into temptation at some point, right? It all started when I recently went to a technology convention with work this past week and needless to say it inspired me to jump on the decade old bandwagon that I swore I wouldn’t. So with that being said, Lisa Lately  is the result of temptation and influence of others... I'm just hoping I don't crash and burn. 

Those of you who know me know my style of writing is more like a random mix of ramblings accompanied by bullets and pictures. I actually enjoy writing but would like to write where I'm not solely concerned with grammar - so forgive me when I have mishaps (i.e. not so correct grammar at times). 


So, what does one write about in their first blog post anyways? 

...do I tell you about where I live?

Lets see, I moved away from my hometown for a few years only to move back recently. Still unsure if I plan to stay here or not... but for the time being it is satisfying. 

More importantly... I am now renting an apartment with a guest  bedroom, that I am using as an office - I know that one is the kicker. This is a transition of epic proportions... I have finally entered full ADULTHOOD - or well on paper at least. More on that later. 

...or maybe I should tell you all about this precious boy?

My very spoiled dog named Logos From Dixie With Love but I call him “Toddy” for short. 

• Yes, he gets his name from my alma mater
• Yes, he wears clothes
• No, he is NOT a whippet he is an Italian Greyhound

Although, he’s likely to be the topic of innumerable posts, so we will leave it at that for now. 

...do I tell you about my hobbies?

Spare time... hobbies... What’s that? maybe this summer (oh summer, where are you?) 

...or discuss my job?

Well, I’m working on my third year as a high school “Social Studies” teacher in a rural town in Mississippi. I really hate the term social studies, when you tell someone that is what you teach they automatically assume that you are a coach or don’t really teach anything. I do in fact teach - to be more specific I teach Government, Economics, Advanced Geography, and just recently added AP Government to the list.  

My job consumes a large amount of my time, so I am sure that my job will also be the topic of infinite posts as well. 

Alright, now that the preface / forward / prologue is complete... I’ll get straight to the goods from now on.




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