Sarah Chanski’s To Do List

Log ReportJune 25, 2014

1. Ask my doctor for a Xanax prescription.

It makes you worry about your mental stability.

Hold on, I can’t do this and talk at the same time.

Oh, I know I’m going crazy, I just don’t want everyone else to know.

2. Decide if I want to stay married or be a teacher that makes a difference.

3. Bring my own extension cord for plugging in my computer like Amanda.

My inner nerd has found a home.

4. Wash my mug.

Once again, My inner nerd has found a home. Who else appreciates puns as much as a room full of English teachers?

6. Similarly, send an email to Susan without capitalization or punctuation.

5. Break out of my goody-two-shoes comfort zone and lie on the couches on the second floor.

7. Have a literary dream. Look into prescription medication that might enhance the creativity of those dreams.

I’m a narcissistic author.I shouldn’t be allowed in public.

9. Also, get my own matchbox car.

They don’t want to learn something new from me today!

8. Get a cell phone ring with more personality.

11. Work on developing an accent. I’ve always thought my accent was fixed and inflexible, but now I know that I don’t have a cool accent…yet.

10. Get my HVAC certification so I can fix The Noise. I just can’t fix it YET.

12. Have a burning question. And an intellectual crush.

Well, Peter Johnston is from Australia, so to hear him talk is BEAUTIFUL.

I think he might be gay.

14. Next reading group time, find a small, dark corner so as not to be distracted by views of the river while reading Susan’s intellectual crush.

Most people don’t walk into a bookstore and look for their favorite book of five-paragraph essays.

Only because I never knew that was an option!

13. Read 15 professional texts on teaching reading, reading workshops, writing, writing workshops, revision, using technology, and grammar.

16. Research what a stomach that has clearly just given birth looks like.

15. Compose this list into a song and then force Kari and Susan to sing it in a round.

17. Get a button-down Sponge Bob shirt.

You can write what’s on my mind any time you want.

18. Practice riding a bike and drinking at the same time.

It’s time for margaritas!This is not a pub crawl! (yes it is)

19. Find 4 bars nearby to visit during the writing marathon.

20. Enjoy the 20 impossibilities of this list. And follow up on that Xanax.