Just the Facts

So I just sat here for five minutes trying to think of a new and creative name to call my blog. I couldn't do it, so I fell back on "Musings," which is almost cute if you consider that my blog name is "dannicalliope" and Calliope was the head muse. At least I think she was. It's been awhile since I took epic lit and classic or not, I've never been overwhelmed with the desire to read the Iliad, the Odessey, or the Aeneid again. Such torture should only be inflicted once in a life time.

Anyway, because this is the first post, let me get started by giving you a little back ground info on myself. My name is Heather. I go by Dannicalliope because it's a combination of my middle name and a really cool Greek muse name--I made the combo back in college (yes, while I was forced to read all the epic literature) and it stuck, mostly because I don't have enough energy to come up with something new, and because it beats the heck out of "polychrmtcbttfly" which was my high school invention, which nobody ever got (too cyptic, I guess, and then most people don't know what 'polychromatic' means anymore). I am pretty young, fresh out of college and working my first real job--as a science teacher. Yay! Go me. That's what I went to college for, and I like science, and I like teaching. I've always said it was the perfect career for me--I get undivided (well, sort of) attention all day long, and I'm paid to talk about my favorite subject. What could be better? Sure, there's the headache of grading stuff and keeping track with the copious amounts of paperwork involved in the education field, but all in all, it's a great job. At least, so says the fresh-out-of-college-still-wet-behind-the-ears me.

Anyway...A little more interesting stuff--I like to travel and try to go some where new every year. When I was growing up we never went ANYWHERE except Texas, which is where my aunt lived. And once my dad took a job in Arkansas, and we moved there for awhile. Maybe like, two times, we went to Mississippi to see some kin folks. Anyway, point is, we mostly stayed in our little home state of Louisiana--which was fine for me. I never really wanted to go anywhere, until I went to college and decided, on the spur the moment (literally--thanks to my good friend Bets!) to take a study abroad trip to Austria. And that's when the travel bug bit. Since then, I have made it my business to get out of the state every summer and go somewhere new (or at least, revist someplace I haven't been in awhile). Last year, my college buddy Madison and I took a 9 day road trip to the Grand Canyon (super fun) and this year, another college buddy Mamie and I will make our way to the Windy City. Only this time, I want to fly. Road trips are great, but I want to spend most of my time in Chicago, and not getting there.And... what else? I can't think of anything, and at any rate, my kids will probably be coming in soon. I had some extra time on my prep period (can you believe that?) which is the only reason why I even started this today.

Until next time...
Rather uncreatively yours,
~Heather