To the person who broke into my car last night ( Read more... )

 i'm not a workaholic.  i can quit anytime.

*snorts, twitches*

i've had a strange two weeks in terms of sleep, sickness, and work, but there are occasionally moments that make it all worthwhile.  today, i got the following answer on a quiz:

Q: Why was Kobe hit harder than Northridge during their respective earthquakes?  Give at least two reasons. ( ( Read more... )

   so, as part of my teaching responsibilities, i'm supposed to be in charge of the general well-being and emotional development of a small group of boys.  i think of myself as a curious choice for this position, but most of the younger teachers have such an advisory group - if nothing else, it's a vote of confidence that we seem to have turned out ( Read more... )

tomorrow's the first day of the new school year, and the reality that i'm going to have to start working again hasn't really sunken in yet.  i realize that sounds awful to those of you who work every day, and it probably should, but i've had a strange and long summer which i haven't yet recovered from.  i've been back in austin for at least two ( Read more... )

it's 4:30 in the morning, and i can't sleep ( Read more... )

after months of not writing, i find that i don't have much to write.

things are going well, though.  life is easier and more pleasant than it has been in a really long time, and i'm not going to jinx it with details.

i'll do my best to write more the next time i'm procrastinating from something.

    i got whacked hard by the adult responsibility hammer this week. three arguably major rites of passage (one definite, the second two a little iffier), and a big dose of 'fuck ( Read more... )

46 long.

  actually, i need no oompa-loompas to attain happiness at the moment. things are well, if busy and stressful in unusual ways.

tomorrow morning, at around 6 am, i'm taking a group of 68 8th graders out into the desert and abandoning  teaching them about geology, ecology, and appreciating the world around them.  not that they should need an ( Read more... )

Today, I was rear-ended by a priest.

Have fun with that.