the blog of kim ellis: October 2010

10.25.2010

Time's Up!

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

This online stopwatch is the coolest thing ever (especially for teachers). I used it this morning to count down time for a group project in my Professional Development class. Of course it could be used to keep your kids on track, or whatever. :)

Eat!

Luke and I go out to eat every weekend - and one of our most visited restaurants is Salute! The food is TOP NOTCH! The service is great. The atmosphere is great for a date night too. I've been finding some deals lately, and thought I would share this one with you: http://www.saluteitalian.com/VIP_Cards/

10.20.2010

Running into Deals

I have been running into some deals today!! :)

DEAL #1:
Luke and I have been wanting to eat at Kenny Ward's Steakhouse in Ocean Springs (which has RAVE reviews); however, it is a little pricey. So, we were waiting for a special occasion. Well, today a friend told me about http://www.restaurant.com/ -- where I could buy a $25 gift card to Kenny Wards for only $3. Yup, not a joke. Just use the Promo Code: DINE. It worked!! Hurry and get it today, I don't know how long it will last!

DEAL #2:
My girl has been beggggggging for an ipod touch for her birthday. Well, I wasn't sure if we could get her one, but then I ran across a Special Offer from Best Buy. Buy an ipod touch, and get a GPS FREE!!! Sounds like a win/win combo to me! I have been wanting a GPS badly! :)

DEAL #3:
Gonna go browse through my fav store Dirt Cheap -- I KNOW I will find my next deal there! :)

10.19.2010

Rainy Mood

Came across this website yesterday, and it is wonderful. If you need something to help relax your nerves, or help you sleep, this is IT! www.rainymood.com plays a soothing rain sound from your computer. It plays 30 minutes, then loops -- so it doesn't stop until you tell it to! The cool thing is, you can play your favorite music simultaneously! Since I don't have much music at work, I went to www.mixpod.com --- which let me search and play songs for free! So, yesterday while grading papers I had Rainy Mood and Coldplay going.....what an awesome combo! Hope you enjoy! Leave a comment if you try it! :)

10.13.2010

Simple Truths

In need of a little inspiration? This website has some great videos to motivate and inspire. Great for office/school/personal life. The movies are free to watch, but the company also makes books. I got the book "212 degrees" as a happy when I won an award at my work a few weeks ago....it is neat o.

10.10.2010

Dishsoap

I love the smell of this dishsoap- best I have found so far.

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10.08.2010

Courageous!!

My workstudy student had her DAY OLD laptop stolen today (she literally got it brand new in the mail yesterday!). It was stolen in between classes - she left it on her desk, and went to make copies for me. When she came back it was gone! It happened in an instant. She knew the thief couldn't be TOO far away, so she took off in her car looking for people near/around our building with her black laptop bag.

She found a guy walking with her bag! She hopped out of her car, confronted the guy, and he said "Well, it was just laying there." <---((ha! so, I guess that means it was his, huh? People are such idiots.)) Anyway, she ripped the bag off of his shoulder, and told him to follow her to the police station on campus. With a few choice words, he told her "NO!" and ran off through the field headed to the president's house. Luckily, someone passed by and saw the chaos, and called campus police! Campus police came and arrested the guy at gun point (yea, they are REAL police, not just flashlight security guards!). He is now kicked out of school & is arrested with a felony charge. The highlight of the whole ordeal, is that this thief was so scared, he.....pooped his pants. Serves him right! LOL! :) I think my workstudy student (who is a granny by the way), was one courageous woman! I don't know if I could have done what she did! I am so very proud of her.....for standing up against WRONG, even if he was bigger and badder than she was! I bet he will think twice before stealing again!

10.06.2010

My Heritage - Dad's Side

My uncle Robert shared some pictures with me of my dad's father. It is always fun to look back on my heritage - my roots. Pictures from my dad's side of the family are rare (unlike my mom's side). I never met my dad's father, J.C. Lewis, or his dad....but these pictures help me to feel some connection to them somehow.