can of worms

to open a can of worms: to inadvertently create numerous new problems while trying to solve an older one. Experts disagree on the origin of the phrase, but it is generally believed to be a Canadian or American metaphor coined sometime in the 1950s. Bait stores routinely sold cans of worms and other popular live baits to fishermen, who often discovered how easy it was to open a can of worms and how difficult it was to close one. Once the worms discovered an opportunity to escape, it became nearly impossible to keep them contained. Sort of like Pandora's Box. (wisegeek.com)


Feels as if I have three or four cans of worms open right now. Bull grunt. Wish I knew how to close them.


My scars are itchy and scabbed over in large part from trying to close all these cans of worms!


Practice was brutal this week.  We did a lot of hitting drills and pace lines.  I had a glorious hip-check, knocked a girl right off the track onto her butt! He he. Seriously, those two hours are the only hours in which I can immerse myself and think of nothing else.  It's nice...more than nice actually.

Thursday night was icky. Exhaustion was all I could feel, but Nick called and we went and got some doughnuts at Sesame.  I'm a fan of any place open 24-hours...especially when it has the world's greatest chocolate-glazed doughnut holes, 15 for less than $1.75

not my mini van, I promise.

Earlier last week, I bought Jeff Ely (my computer science professor) doughnuts from Sesame as a thank you for the innumerable letters of recommendation he has written for me.  We shared a wonderful moment, eating doughnuts with a fellow connoisseur.

the Sid's Special on top

As for now, I've got a lot of work to do. Namely, I need to get ready to present my paper/thesis at both the Gender Symposium and a Comm conference.  I'm also scrambling to start my full-time practicum at Roosevelt High School on Tuesday.  I've already been working with students there, preparing for a Mock Trial Competition, but I'm excited to spend more time in the classroom with them.

so here's to those can of worms closing on their own. fingers crossed.