This week was a blur of goodness and excitement. Open house at my job was great. Shook hands with parents and played a little Mexican Bingo while eating delicious catering that involved guacamole and salsa and cheese stuck in between things. Very nice. My room looked the best I must say. The Principal was so impressed with my "display" that she ( Read more... )

The night after he got back...he said he didn't like the pillowcases...my Grandmother's pillowcases, like she was still alive-like she was in bed with us-in bed with him-resting his eyes-his head on her chest-her back...looking at her hands like I did in the car-on the way-always on the way-always wanting to be in the back seat sitting next to me. ( Read more... )

First of all, my "date" was amazing. Really, really completely new and wonderful. Weird weird weird weird ( Read more... )

I'm on Facebook if you're not already sick of my face.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1789147363&ref=profile

Yeah, I think I accidentally have an actual date for Saturday night.

I said "yes" to an invitation to a show a few nights ago...turned into a singular dinner and drinks before a show.
Weird.

Fuck.
Found out he's working on his Phd in Psychology tonight.

How do you do this?

Just go...I guess.

Wow. This is unbelievable. I am completely thrown into it. Not only am I the first and only Art Teacher at my school...I am also basically the Fine Arts "Department Head" because I am in charge of ordering all supplies, writing all grants and curriculum and coordinating any art shows that I want to go on. I LOVE the idea of art shows for my ( Read more... )

Oh my gosh. So much to plan and do ( Read more... )

I got it. As of today I am now officially the new Fine Arts teacher at Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy!!

Manomanomanomanomanomanomanoman....what the hell am I going to do?!

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Had an interview yesterday at a High School here about 15 minutes away in a the Mexican-American neighborhood of Pilsen. The whole area is extremely culturally rich and the location of the school is pretty great. Not too rough. They called me and said that a position for a lead Fine Arts Teacher just opened up and was I interested? I wasn't really ( Read more... )