Well, today was the day. I sort of got my first taste of what it is like to be a real teacher with my own classroom. Even though I am still considered a sub, it's only a title. I still have to except all the responsibilities thrown at me rapid-fire and deal with issues on my own. No Tom, no department, little support. The faculty here have ( Read more... )

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This year promises a lot. I hope that I don't fall into the same old trap, doing the same old shit. I'm really ready for a change; a change in myself ( Read more... )

Thursday was the most amazing day in a long time. It was a day that I was simulaneously looking forward to and dreading. It was the day that I taught my first Spanish lesson to a group of high schoolers ( Read more... )

Take the quiz: "What do you love about making love?"

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Thanks to those who responded to my last post. You guys are brilliant and I appreciate everything everyone of you had to say. You guys put things in a much better perspective. However, you didn't completely eliminate my cynicism. Can somebody else help me out on that one?

I've heard lots of people talk about how when we had, like, seven Democratic candidates for president, Kucinich was an agreable option, one that most people identified with and found a lot of common interests. Lamentably, I didn't know much about him at the time, but now find him quite interesting and, well, agreable. Now, if compared to Nader, ( Read more... )

Irving Berlin - 1888
Marthan Graham - 1894
Salvador Dali - 1904
Camilo Jose Cela - 1916
Louis Farrakhan - 1933

Also of note:
Bob Marley and Peter Tosh both died on my birthday (1981, of cancer, and 1987, murdered).

Hello Mr. Allen ( Read more... )

I feel like maybe I'm going in the right direction. It's about time I get back on track. Lately, I've been doing a lot of stalling. I think I'm still in that "I'm still young/living in Spain/carpe diem" mode. The future, although I think about it constantly, seems static and unachievable. Our generation has a problem, I think, with seeing ( Read more... )