oh, you know, just the whole kit ‘n caboodle

kit ‘n caboodle?! uttered recently by one of my fellow grad students (soon to be grad student teachers) and i remembered both how bottomy it is and how weird. what a phrase. some research (very little research, mind you- i’m in school right now) finds this possible explanation of why such a phrase exists:

“In the Royal Navy, “kit” is equipment, including uniforms, that is provided by the service. I believe that “kaboodle” was a slang phrase for personal items kept by the sailor (necessarily small in size and quantity because of little or no storage space/privacy). If one was transferred out, one was required to take all “kit and kaboodle”.”

i’ll take it, no questions asked. except for the question of how is it feasible that i could still hear this phrase being used. and then i remember teachers are cheesy, drippy, sappy people sometimes, or use bizarre or embarrassing, parent-like phrases. speaking of cheesy (but cute), i read an article about 5 Things Super-Happy Couples Do Every Day and it made me want a wondrous relationship, and I also see after reading that it involves mutual effort, and an active outside of the relationship life (activities, not other people, people!).

i’d like one relationship please, with someone who’s not perfect, but ready to work on their not-perfect parts every so often (one flaw at a time), and who wants to talk, walk, and has fun things they’re passionate about besides falling in love with me, getting married, and having a wonderful future together………in the near future, thanks!

school has been decent other than my nervousness in teaching (i know it would help if i prepared more and worked on my overall organization). it remains to be seen if i am really fit for teaching.

and i have yet to put up my blogs about this and that and that and this. i like the snow out here, but for the first time in a while i can’t stop but thinking about nice weather (like in California) instead of this drawn-out wacky cold and no-snow-and-then-freak-snow-and-slip-all-over-while-driving stuff. it might help me not be so s.a.d.

at least tomorrow is FRIDAY!!! and so on and so forth (maybe i’ll get around to writing something eloquent this weekend)