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Hello hello!
I thought I'd pop in here and give an update since it's been ages.
Lately, things have been going interestingly, but well. My classes were over (translation: I will never attend another college class - for this degree anyway) as of last week and, though they were better this semester, I am NOT sad to see them go. From here on out, I'm student teaching all day, every day. My new class is a blast. Third grade, great kids, great teacher... I'm lucky to be in such a good placement. Tomorrow I'm starting the social studies unit about Chicago that I've been designing and Thursday I start teaching them Spanish. It's a ton of work but work that I actually am sort of enjoying.
Something that's been sapping a good bit of my time and energy lately is a brand spanking new food allergy. A few weeks ago, my esophagus started swelling whenever I ate. I went to the doctor to start testing, got an emergency injection thingy to carry around for the rest of my life, and got put on a diet that allowed me to eat nothing but chicken and rice (no seasonings, no non-water beverages, no cheating). After awhile, I got to add apples and oranges. Had horrible caffeine withdrawal. Quite the interesting experience. That's over though, and I've been cleared to eat some more foods. I just have to avoid the things I'm allergic to - like lettuce, soybeans, most nuts, and garlic. It's incredibly bizarre. I mean, who's allergic to LETTUCE? Please.
Other than that, I've just been here and at home, going about my business. I've been reading a lot and trying to do some writing. I'm getting a lot more sleep. I'm not going out much because both my wallet and my overwhelming urge to just chill have prevented me from doing so. It probably sounds boring, but on the whole, my outlook is so much better than it has been and I'm a hell of a lot happier. A couple weeks ago I was reading over LJ entries from the past year or so and they're just... horrible. I was so unhappy and bitter and not at all right. I feel like a different person now. Thankfully.
Don't worry, I'm still my same dorky self though. Obsessing over music and getting silly crushlets on guys and watching Spice World and the like. No zen new-agey personality transformations here. Just a general feeling better.
Also - something that the dork in me needs to mention that doesn't really fit in with any of this. I met Rick Ness the other night. He knew who I was, which was one of the hilarious things about the night. Also ranking high on the hilarity scale was my dad bonding with Rick Ness's dad post-show. And then my dad bonding with Rick Ness (sorry, I have to say the whole name - it's the rules). At length. The show was incredible, save for a too-loud vocal monitor right in front of us. The weirder Ness gets, the more I love them. That band... gahhhhh.
And that, my friends, is what has been going on in the life of Katie. I hope that you all are doing excellently. I've been reading my friend's page here and there, but not as much as I'd like to. Please, please drop me an email or IM sometime and let me know how you're doing. I miss you crazy kids.
I thought I'd pop in here and give an update since it's been ages.
Lately, things have been going interestingly, but well. My classes were over (translation: I will never attend another college class - for this degree anyway) as of last week and, though they were better this semester, I am NOT sad to see them go. From here on out, I'm student teaching all day, every day. My new class is a blast. Third grade, great kids, great teacher... I'm lucky to be in such a good placement. Tomorrow I'm starting the social studies unit about Chicago that I've been designing and Thursday I start teaching them Spanish. It's a ton of work but work that I actually am sort of enjoying.
Something that's been sapping a good bit of my time and energy lately is a brand spanking new food allergy. A few weeks ago, my esophagus started swelling whenever I ate. I went to the doctor to start testing, got an emergency injection thingy to carry around for the rest of my life, and got put on a diet that allowed me to eat nothing but chicken and rice (no seasonings, no non-water beverages, no cheating). After awhile, I got to add apples and oranges. Had horrible caffeine withdrawal. Quite the interesting experience. That's over though, and I've been cleared to eat some more foods. I just have to avoid the things I'm allergic to - like lettuce, soybeans, most nuts, and garlic. It's incredibly bizarre. I mean, who's allergic to LETTUCE? Please.
Other than that, I've just been here and at home, going about my business. I've been reading a lot and trying to do some writing. I'm getting a lot more sleep. I'm not going out much because both my wallet and my overwhelming urge to just chill have prevented me from doing so. It probably sounds boring, but on the whole, my outlook is so much better than it has been and I'm a hell of a lot happier. A couple weeks ago I was reading over LJ entries from the past year or so and they're just... horrible. I was so unhappy and bitter and not at all right. I feel like a different person now. Thankfully.
Don't worry, I'm still my same dorky self though. Obsessing over music and getting silly crushlets on guys and watching Spice World and the like. No zen new-agey personality transformations here. Just a general feeling better.
Also - something that the dork in me needs to mention that doesn't really fit in with any of this. I met Rick Ness the other night. He knew who I was, which was one of the hilarious things about the night. Also ranking high on the hilarity scale was my dad bonding with Rick Ness's dad post-show. And then my dad bonding with Rick Ness (sorry, I have to say the whole name - it's the rules). At length. The show was incredible, save for a too-loud vocal monitor right in front of us. The weirder Ness gets, the more I love them. That band... gahhhhh.
And that, my friends, is what has been going on in the life of Katie. I hope that you all are doing excellently. I've been reading my friend's page here and there, but not as much as I'd like to. Please, please drop me an email or IM sometime and let me know how you're doing. I miss you crazy kids.