so i made the dude cry. it's still a fucking scam ( Read more... )

so what's your favorite series? of books. not tv.

not single book. okay, that too.

that's a hard one to single out. best series. best single stand alone book.

and why! yes, and why. do tell....

so i think nobody is out there. nary a comment to be had lately. this could be because my postings have either been boring, angry or rambling. this could also be because people are in summer mode and not online. in an effort to discern which, and to entice people to respond, i am hereby offering cabinet positions in my grand duchy. simply ( Read more... )

well, i guess this is what happens when i'm at home watching kids and don't really have anything to do. that's not true exactly. i am wading through the lists of literary agents in an attempt (another) to get representation so i can get published. see, you need an agent for most publishers to even look at your stuff. publishers are picky that ( Read more... )

well, school has been in session for three weeks now. and they are flying. i must say that teaching is the best fargin job i've ever had and i cannot imagine doing anything else. there was a time when i thought i might go and be a history professor. that would be cool and i know i'd enjoy it, but i really like dealing with the high school kids ( Read more... )

okay, so i had fun tonight. tried to go to the constitution center with jim. going to see mario cuomo push his book. but traffic kept us at bay. oh well. so we went to dinner. new irish pub place called kildare's. chain but doesn't feel like a chain. we had a good meal and nice whiskey. black bush. get you some o' dat ( Read more... )

one of my students had alot of cds the other day. heavy metal. old metal. judas priest old metal. and new stuff like godsmack. which i like. and i told him such ( Read more... )

darth dickhead came back. actually i'm calling him philip now, ala eddie murphy in beverly hills cop. phil for short. who is phil? come on, pay attention. he's the persistent ground hog ( Read more... )

well, week one is over and i must say it is good to be back in school. class is class and i'm having fun with it. that's not saying all the kids are having fun with it. but in time many will i hope. my sophomores have very little personality. that class as a whole has a bad rep and is known for their attitude. unfortunately the middle school ( Read more... )

the water here is bad. got a call last night from a friend who told me the news. then it was on the morning tele. seems something went blooie (yes, that's a technical term) and the filtration didn't work. so don't drink the water. okay. so now alot of people here are without a shower and drinking bottled water. i was at the local watering ( Read more... )