Finally got my Xbox 360 back from Microsoft today. Had to send it back a couple weeks ago because of the dreaded 3 red light error (this means it was an unknown hardware error....yeah, how helpful is that).
Have an interview this weekend so gots to get ready for that. I've got to wow them with my bow-hunting, computer-hacking, bo staff, adolescent teaching skills.
Had a fitness assessment test this morning at the ARC, body fat is 20%. That means I'm carrying around 44lbs of useless junk (unless I was stranded in a cold place in which case it could save me). That means in the next few months I'll be back down to about 20lbs of useless junk and ~10%.
Took a spinning class last weekend that was great! Can't wait to put myself in the pain box again.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
What the.....
When did January decide to be almost over. It's like it jumped straight from New Years to the 26th.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
All better
I believe the nerves I was getting before subbing are gone for good. This week I subbed in the same junior high three times. Twice for the same math teacher and once for another math teacher (they had curriculum planning to do). It was good, going back this monday for a sub job for a gifted room. I was never in any kind of gifted program (go ahead, mock me all you want hippies) so I'm interested in what the heck I'll be doing with the brainiacs.
Had a nice workout at the ARC today...many more good times to come. If only I had money for a new pair of basketball shoes and running shoes
Had a nice workout at the ARC today...many more good times to come. If only I had money for a new pair of basketball shoes and running shoes
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Reflect once again
Started year four at the Reflector last night and working again tonight. It's almost hard to believe I've been here so long.
Subbed in an At-Risk classroom today. Nothing will make a person realize how much they have (and make them think about why people act the way they do) like being in a room with a group of kids like these.
Personally I get more out of helping students that aren't supposed to succeed that I do helping high achievers touch the sky, so I've been wondering lately if I should look for a job in some kind of program for kids that need the help.
One of the guys in the first block this morning told me that many of them were there for having/(and/or)smoking weed at school. Of course one young man had to ask what my views were, which I brushed off with something like "it's illegal, and that's all you need to know". Then a couple of them proceeded to tell me that it wasn't because in Columbia you're only charged with this and this if you have under this amount on you. So it seems Columbia has done a good job educating kids on how much weed they can possess without getting into too much trouble.
[Now is where I should insert something about how marijuana probably shouldn't be illegal and that if anything is, it should be alcohol. Why? Effects of alcohol are worse. Besides the fact that it's illegal what have you got against marijuana? ]
Being in a group of room with a group of kids like that (At-Risk, not marijuana experts) makes me wonder what their parents are like.
Why?
Why?
Why?
My parting thought: Before each sub job I've had so far I've been very nervous. They've all turned out well, but I've still been nervous. Just wondering when this is gonna stop happening...
Subbed in an At-Risk classroom today. Nothing will make a person realize how much they have (and make them think about why people act the way they do) like being in a room with a group of kids like these.
Personally I get more out of helping students that aren't supposed to succeed that I do helping high achievers touch the sky, so I've been wondering lately if I should look for a job in some kind of program for kids that need the help.
One of the guys in the first block this morning told me that many of them were there for having/(and/or)smoking weed at school. Of course one young man had to ask what my views were, which I brushed off with something like "it's illegal, and that's all you need to know". Then a couple of them proceeded to tell me that it wasn't because in Columbia you're only charged with this and this if you have under this amount on you. So it seems Columbia has done a good job educating kids on how much weed they can possess without getting into too much trouble.
[Now is where I should insert something about how marijuana probably shouldn't be illegal and that if anything is, it should be alcohol. Why? Effects of alcohol are worse. Besides the fact that it's illegal what have you got against marijuana? ]
Being in a group of room with a group of kids like that (At-Risk, not marijuana experts) makes me wonder what their parents are like.
Why?
Why?
Why?
My parting thought: Before each sub job I've had so far I've been very nervous. They've all turned out well, but I've still been nervous. Just wondering when this is gonna stop happening...
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Sign
One sign that the world is going to hell:
While subbing for a PE class today a girl asked me if my bike tattoo was "for Fat Tire brand". She seemed very disappointed when I told her no.
While subbing for a PE class today a girl asked me if my bike tattoo was "for Fat Tire brand". She seemed very disappointed when I told her no.
Long day
Had a super duper long day yesterday. From 7:30-3 I was a substitute at a middle school here in town. Then from 4-9:30 I was slaving away at Staples.
Was scheduled to sub for a Family & Consumer Science teacher, but things got switched a little bit and I wound up subbing for a paraprofessional in a special education (aka sped) classroom.
It almost breaks my heart sometimes to wonder why some people choose to reproduce when they probably shouldn't. Who suffers? Everybody. The kids, society, blah blah blah (now is when i tell you to read Freakonomics!)
Bike ride a couple days ago:
And my favorite part of working at staples. You think scooter's rock, try this thing!
Was scheduled to sub for a Family & Consumer Science teacher, but things got switched a little bit and I wound up subbing for a paraprofessional in a special education (aka sped) classroom.
It almost breaks my heart sometimes to wonder why some people choose to reproduce when they probably shouldn't. Who suffers? Everybody. The kids, society, blah blah blah (now is when i tell you to read Freakonomics!)
Bike ride a couple days ago:
And my favorite part of working at staples. You think scooter's rock, try this thing!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Diggin
Really digging Anthony Hamilton's "Pass Me Over" right now.
I mean, how can you not like a song that starts out with "Another day, a chance to make another chance."
I mean, how can you not like a song that starts out with "Another day, a chance to make another chance."
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Christmas at the casino
Stayed up late Sunday night reading my Senior Year memory book thing and then reading through my four high school basketball memory book things.
Rolled out of bed sometime after 10am Monday and had all sorts of great food with the Reynolds family and then dinner with the Cruwell family, a few of them at least.
Then cousin Danny and I headed to the plaza to walk around for a little while, then we decided to spend the rest of the evening in a casino, so we headed to Harrah's. A few drinks later and just missing $20 we headed back home.
Finally rolled into bed at around 3:30 am for some ZZZzzzz's.
Had to work at Staples today. I guess after 4 years of bitching about not having a job over the break (since the computer lab is closed during breaks) I finally got my wish and had to drive back to CoMo.
That's all.
Yep, all done.
Goodnight
Rolled out of bed sometime after 10am Monday and had all sorts of great food with the Reynolds family and then dinner with the Cruwell family, a few of them at least.
Then cousin Danny and I headed to the plaza to walk around for a little while, then we decided to spend the rest of the evening in a casino, so we headed to Harrah's. A few drinks later and just missing $20 we headed back home.
Finally rolled into bed at around 3:30 am for some ZZZzzzz's.
Had to work at Staples today. I guess after 4 years of bitching about not having a job over the break (since the computer lab is closed during breaks) I finally got my wish and had to drive back to CoMo.
That's all.
Yep, all done.
Goodnight
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Cold toes
Just got back from a ride on the MKT/Katy trail to Rocheport with Lou. On the way there I ran over a squirrel. He couldn't believe it, until one of the little bastards ran under his wheel on the way back towards Columbia.
Got back about 40 minutes ago and I'm just starting to feel my toes. On the way back they felt like big paperweights. Couldn't really feel individual toes, just a clump of muscle and bone.
Student teaching ended fine and the paper from last semester finally got written, even if it was/is a 11 page piece o' crap.
Now I'm helping Staples out a bit. Worked Saturday and Sunday, and work today through Saturday. Off Sunday and Monday, and back to work on Tuesday. Yeppie skeppie.
And this just in, I'm terrible at selling things. Why? Because half of it I wouldn't buy myself and can't bring myself to tell people they really need an extended warranty when I've almost never bought one myself.
And how the f' should I know what this printer has over this printer. I can read the label the same as you can "mr./mrs. I don't know what printer to buy". I swear the other guys that work there can pull facts out of their backside on demand, because there's no way they can memorize every little detail about all the printers, digital cameras, etc we have in there.
That's about it. Now that I can feel my toes it's time to shower and get dressed for work.
Got back about 40 minutes ago and I'm just starting to feel my toes. On the way back they felt like big paperweights. Couldn't really feel individual toes, just a clump of muscle and bone.
Student teaching ended fine and the paper from last semester finally got written, even if it was/is a 11 page piece o' crap.
Now I'm helping Staples out a bit. Worked Saturday and Sunday, and work today through Saturday. Off Sunday and Monday, and back to work on Tuesday. Yeppie skeppie.
And this just in, I'm terrible at selling things. Why? Because half of it I wouldn't buy myself and can't bring myself to tell people they really need an extended warranty when I've almost never bought one myself.
And how the f' should I know what this printer has over this printer. I can read the label the same as you can "mr./mrs. I don't know what printer to buy". I swear the other guys that work there can pull facts out of their backside on demand, because there's no way they can memorize every little detail about all the printers, digital cameras, etc we have in there.
That's about it. Now that I can feel my toes it's time to shower and get dressed for work.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
It's official
I'm in Columbia Public Schools system for subbing. Got my first call a couple minutes ago by the automated system. Too bad I'm still student teaching (tomorrow is the last day), or I could take the job and make eighty bones for the day. (While typing this I just got another call...one from Rock Bridge High School for a business ed. teacher...doh...)
In other news I was really discouraged for a while at school today. A day that I went to a conference in KC my host teacher had the students write a sentence or two about what they thought about me and my teaching. There were some really good things, and some things that made me think I need to find a new career path. Actually most of the things that some students didn't like were things that other students did...so I've come to terms with what they said. Maybe I'll share some of them in the next couple days.
One guy did say that me "standing over" him sent shivers down his spine, but then again this is a student who plans on writing a book about how the US political system is failing and currently has a 13% or so in the class. Only two students put their names on their little evaluations..he wasn't one of his. I could just tell who it came from.
Ooop, that's three subfinder calls. Time to login and say I'm not available for tomorrow so i don't get calls all night.
Peace out, time to write an overdue paper
In other news I was really discouraged for a while at school today. A day that I went to a conference in KC my host teacher had the students write a sentence or two about what they thought about me and my teaching. There were some really good things, and some things that made me think I need to find a new career path. Actually most of the things that some students didn't like were things that other students did...so I've come to terms with what they said. Maybe I'll share some of them in the next couple days.
One guy did say that me "standing over" him sent shivers down his spine, but then again this is a student who plans on writing a book about how the US political system is failing and currently has a 13% or so in the class. Only two students put their names on their little evaluations..he wasn't one of his. I could just tell who it came from.
Ooop, that's three subfinder calls. Time to login and say I'm not available for tomorrow so i don't get calls all night.
Peace out, time to write an overdue paper
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
iTunes love
I love iTunes. Why? Because when I hear a song on the radio I like I can find it's name in iTunes' Store and acquire it.
I'm playing in a Columbia Parks and Rec league these days. Something to get me back to fat, instead of the extra fat I have been the past couple months. I love the exercise and competition, but today I played like hell. Couldn't make a shot. I knew it before the ball was halfway to the bucket....they just didn't feel right.
If I had a laptop mounted to my car with this website permanently pulled up I could have a few pages of stuff to write about. I think about so many things when I'm driving, especially after I've worn my body out.
.....
I'm playing in a Columbia Parks and Rec league these days. Something to get me back to fat, instead of the extra fat I have been the past couple months. I love the exercise and competition, but today I played like hell. Couldn't make a shot. I knew it before the ball was halfway to the bucket....they just didn't feel right.
If I had a laptop mounted to my car with this website permanently pulled up I could have a few pages of stuff to write about. I think about so many things when I'm driving, especially after I've worn my body out.
.....
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Been a while
It's been a while since I updated this biatch. That'll change soon, just not right this second.
So much to do right now, and I don't feel like doing any of it.
So much to do right now, and I don't feel like doing any of it.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Got it
Got the new Postsecret book yesterday. Read a few pages a minute ago. It's good. Real good :) You should get it. (Now is when you leave your computer and visit your local bookstore or go to another website and order it).
Student teaching is going well. I'm having a few problems with students talking too much, so i wish I had time to read all sorts of books about different ways to get simmer down. But I don't.
Time to get more stuff done....
Student teaching is going well. I'm having a few problems with students talking too much, so i wish I had time to read all sorts of books about different ways to get simmer down. But I don't.
Time to get more stuff done....
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Anywhere but here
Today I'd like to be anywhere but here.
Really has nothing to do with school, there's just too much going on in my brain.
1. My car's not agreeing with me. It thinks it should shine it's rear brake lights all the time, I disagree.
2. I've lost a 2gb flash drive. If it was empty I wouldn't care too much. But it had all sorts of student teaching papers, stuff for the class I'm taking, and other various papers and forms on it.
I know I used it on campus in class Monday. I know I used it to update a paper. I'm pretty sure I remember feeling it in my pocket when I got into my car after. What I don't remember is if I ejected it from the computer and pulled it out. Maybe I didn't feel it in my pocket and it stayed in the computer and someone decided it would be a nice present to themselves. So now on top of losing the flash drive I have to rethink my theory that people are inherently good.
3. As I was e-mailing my supervising teacher last night about all this stuff that was going wrong so she would understand if I seemed a little stressed, the back of the chair I was sitting in broke. So now if I want to sit in the chair I have to make sure to sit upright, or I'm going to go tumbling.
And now that I've written all this...I still don't feel much better about it. Damn you online journal.
Really has nothing to do with school, there's just too much going on in my brain.
1. My car's not agreeing with me. It thinks it should shine it's rear brake lights all the time, I disagree.
2. I've lost a 2gb flash drive. If it was empty I wouldn't care too much. But it had all sorts of student teaching papers, stuff for the class I'm taking, and other various papers and forms on it.
I know I used it on campus in class Monday. I know I used it to update a paper. I'm pretty sure I remember feeling it in my pocket when I got into my car after. What I don't remember is if I ejected it from the computer and pulled it out. Maybe I didn't feel it in my pocket and it stayed in the computer and someone decided it would be a nice present to themselves. So now on top of losing the flash drive I have to rethink my theory that people are inherently good.
3. As I was e-mailing my supervising teacher last night about all this stuff that was going wrong so she would understand if I seemed a little stressed, the back of the chair I was sitting in broke. So now if I want to sit in the chair I have to make sure to sit upright, or I'm going to go tumbling.
And now that I've written all this...I still don't feel much better about it. Damn you online journal.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Warm fuzzies
Every had a conversation with someone (face to face, through e-mail, however..) and felt really good afterwards?
I've had a couple conversations, one through e-mail and one face to face, with a couple people who help me in my chosen profession one day that have made me felt pretty good.
That's all.
Bye.
I've had a couple conversations, one through e-mail and one face to face, with a couple people who help me in my chosen profession one day that have made me felt pretty good.
That's all.
Bye.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
No inspiring title for this one
Haven't blogged in a little while. Why? Because I've been busy and stuff...and unlike the first couple weeks of school when i wasn't doing so much and would blog at school, I've got plenty to prepare for class now.
**A side note: I can't check any gmail at school, so if you want to send me something send it to my Mizzou address.**
Don't feel like saying much right now, too much to think about with lesson plans for the next couple weeks and assignments that are due in the class I'm taking.
The recent school shooting have been a little disturbing though. By a little I mean a whole lot.
Peace Out
**A side note: I can't check any gmail at school, so if you want to send me something send it to my Mizzou address.**
Don't feel like saying much right now, too much to think about with lesson plans for the next couple weeks and assignments that are due in the class I'm taking.
The recent school shooting have been a little disturbing though. By a little I mean a whole lot.
Peace Out
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Takin over
So I've supposedly taken over one hour for a while. And with this I'm supposed to be doing lesson plans for my seminar leader (teacher isn't too worried about all the stuff being written out as long as I've got a plan in my head)
But with my second evaluation due at the end of the week I'm supposed to turn in some lesson plans. Hmmm...what to do. Create some lesson plans or just tell her our (my host teacher and I) outlook on them and see how she decides to tell us we need to be doing them.
Got here this morning and decided it was about the last place I wanted to be for various reasons. Felt like crying for the first 15 or 20 minutes because I have so much I need to be doing now besides being the best student teacher ever (which hopefully will land me a job around here...and I need a full time job!)then I got into what we going to be doing today and simmered down. 5th hour is mine so we'll see how that goes.
But with my second evaluation due at the end of the week I'm supposed to turn in some lesson plans. Hmmm...what to do. Create some lesson plans or just tell her our (my host teacher and I) outlook on them and see how she decides to tell us we need to be doing them.
Got here this morning and decided it was about the last place I wanted to be for various reasons. Felt like crying for the first 15 or 20 minutes because I have so much I need to be doing now besides being the best student teacher ever (which hopefully will land me a job around here...and I need a full time job!)then I got into what we going to be doing today and simmered down. 5th hour is mine so we'll see how that goes.
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