Last night the thunder was absolutely insane, it woke me up at 2:30 am. It literally sounded like a bomb exploded outside; it was so loud and my entire house shook. Car alarms even went off. I've never really been scared of thunderstorms, even when the power's gone out but last night I was scared. I don't know it was crazy it was so loud I couldn't tell if it was thunder or an explosion until I heard the rain and realized it was thunder. I sat there frozen just waiting for the next explosion to come but it never came. I was poised to run down to the basement and wait it out. You're probably thinking 'wow you're such a sissy'. That's fine, go ahead, but seriously that thunder last night was nuts. Definitely not the kind of wake up I ever want to have.
So much work to do for tomorrow and I'm so tired already. I would have a coffee but I've already had two today. I don't even know why I bother drinking coffee with all of the energy that I have. Lately I'll just be sitting still and I'll feel like my heart is about to beat out of my chest. Probably should switch to decaf in the near future to avoid any impending heart issues. My eyes are so droopy right now, I don't want to write this pop culture lesson plan or my planning reflection. I just want to climb into bed and have peaceful, thunder-free sleep. Whatever I'll just bang out these two assignments and then try to get some good sleep but who knows. I haven't been getting that good of sleep lately. Maybe I should start drinking wine again; downing a class before bed to help me sleep easier. My mom wasn't happy about that but whatever, 5 glasses a week of red wine are healthy for a human being. Anyway I really should get to my schoolwork before forehead meets this keyboard.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Finally caught up on Californication
I feel compelled to write more today. Maybe it' because I slacked for a couple of days or maybe it's because I just got almost totally caught up on Californication, my favorite show ever. I want to be Hank Moody, and honestly who doesn't. It's crazy how it seems like he always finishes both first and last. He gets the hottest girls but messes up things with his family, and the guy is always honest. I don't know I just think he's gonna be me when I get older. Always going into situations with honorable and honest intentions and then walking out screwed at the end. Kind of funny coming from me; I guess I'm supposed to be an optimist, but maybe deep down I just expect to get screwed over by everyone and everything. Oh well, what can you do but keep moving on. I guess Hank and I just have different coping mechanisms. He uses cigarettes and whiskey (or maybe it's bourbon or scotch, either way a brown/amberish liquor that I'm almost positive isn't rum). If it was me it would probably be vodka and hookah but hey, it's hypothetical. Something in that show and that character has just clicked with me from the very first moment I started watching it. I've never felt so connected and drawn to a character in a fictional movie or TV show than I do to Hank Moody.
Especially tonight when he was talking to his lawyer (Carla Gugino super hot by the way) and she was explaining how he's this writer with this total dark personality and exterior, but how on the inside he wants to white picket fence and the family. Something about that part just connected with me, it was like 'woah that's totally how I feel about myself.' Sure I want the family with the wife and kids some day but sometimes I feel like there's plenty of darkness brewing inside me as well. Not like psychotic darkness or anything, I'm pretty non-violent and I haven't physically harmed anyone since middle school (unless you count hits in sports games but those were part of the game). I'm not entirely sure what I'm getting at only to say that I can relate to Hank Moody. I try to go through life being honest and doing nice things for people and it often blows up in my face. Especially with ladies, I am terrible with ladies. I'm not afraid to say it, I suck with girls. Whether it's a relationship, or a hookup, or a friend, I always manage to either choose the wrong one or mess it up in some way (side note: especially closing the deal for a random hookup I usually fail epically). I don't know sometimes I feel like I'm just destined to be single, like I wasn't hard-wired to co-exist with a female as my life partner. I'm not gay, definitely have never had any types of sexual feelings for a guy, and I love women, I just wonder if I'll be able to find one that I will want to spend the rest of my life with (and during that span be mostly happy with such a lady). There you go, there's some of that darkness coming out that I was hinting at. Is it possible I wonder that some people are just kind of programmed differently, and aren't meant to settle down for the white picket fence lifestyle? Who knows, but if it's true I think I could be one of them.
Especially tonight when he was talking to his lawyer (Carla Gugino super hot by the way) and she was explaining how he's this writer with this total dark personality and exterior, but how on the inside he wants to white picket fence and the family. Something about that part just connected with me, it was like 'woah that's totally how I feel about myself.' Sure I want the family with the wife and kids some day but sometimes I feel like there's plenty of darkness brewing inside me as well. Not like psychotic darkness or anything, I'm pretty non-violent and I haven't physically harmed anyone since middle school (unless you count hits in sports games but those were part of the game). I'm not entirely sure what I'm getting at only to say that I can relate to Hank Moody. I try to go through life being honest and doing nice things for people and it often blows up in my face. Especially with ladies, I am terrible with ladies. I'm not afraid to say it, I suck with girls. Whether it's a relationship, or a hookup, or a friend, I always manage to either choose the wrong one or mess it up in some way (side note: especially closing the deal for a random hookup I usually fail epically). I don't know sometimes I feel like I'm just destined to be single, like I wasn't hard-wired to co-exist with a female as my life partner. I'm not gay, definitely have never had any types of sexual feelings for a guy, and I love women, I just wonder if I'll be able to find one that I will want to spend the rest of my life with (and during that span be mostly happy with such a lady). There you go, there's some of that darkness coming out that I was hinting at. Is it possible I wonder that some people are just kind of programmed differently, and aren't meant to settle down for the white picket fence lifestyle? Who knows, but if it's true I think I could be one of them.
What do you think this is, a date?
Do you ever feel bad showering twice in one day? I know I do because I'm pretty environmentally conscious. I recycle, turn off lights and appliances/electronics when I leave a room, and I try not to waste water. My showers usually only run about 3-5 mins, unless it's really cold out and I just need to warm up in a hot shower, or really hot out and I need to cool off underneath the cool water. Cold showers in the summertime are definitely one of my guilty pleasures. Anyway, today I just showered because usually I feel grimy after I wake up and so I shower so that I feel clean and more awake. This would be fine of course if I wasn't going to work out later today. After a workout I'm sweaty and gross and have to shower so today will probably be a two shower day. I feel bad wasting the water because I could have easily waited until later to shower, but for my own personal comfort I decided to shower now.
I think the only time when I feel like I don't need a shower and I'll be fine is when I'm around my guy friends in the morning and none of them shower. That way I don't feel so gross about just going out grimy. It's like as long as I brush my teeth and throw on deodorant I'll be good to go. This tangent kind of reminds me of the Jersey Shore episode from this past week. The guys Like Mike (the Situation) behind because he's taking too long to get ready for dinner. Mike was acting like they were going out to a club, getting all fancy, while in reality he was just going out to have food with his boys. If that was me I'd just throw on a shirt and jeans and go; it's not a date or anything dude you don't have to look your best. But yeah begin around other dudes who don't shower is nice because it means I can just tone it down and not be so conscious about my hygiene. I think I need more bro time.
I was just reminded of a funny story I will share with you all. A little over a year ago I was out with a good friend and some ladies. We went out to get some food and one lady was not eager to pay for her portion (prob about $12 total). When it came time to pay for the bill she remarked 'I don't have any cash,' to which I responded 'There's an ATM machine at the front of the store.' The girl then pretended like she didn't hear me and sat still while everyone else began to put up money for their portion. I was kind of bothered by her cheapness (can't come up with a better word right now), so I asked 'what do you think this is, a date'? Eventually she put up $5, not half the cost of her meal and my buddy ended up absorbing the cost. Don't you hate that about group dining? There's always that a-hole who thinks that they don't have to pay. I get it if you don't have money, times are tough, but who said you had to order something? If you don't have money say so up front and maybe you'll be lucky enough to have generous friends who will spot you. It's just something that always gets me, how any time I go out to eat or drink with a group and there's a single check that someone always tries to get out of it. Well I should go work on my narrative that I should have started two hours ago.
I think the only time when I feel like I don't need a shower and I'll be fine is when I'm around my guy friends in the morning and none of them shower. That way I don't feel so gross about just going out grimy. It's like as long as I brush my teeth and throw on deodorant I'll be good to go. This tangent kind of reminds me of the Jersey Shore episode from this past week. The guys Like Mike (the Situation) behind because he's taking too long to get ready for dinner. Mike was acting like they were going out to a club, getting all fancy, while in reality he was just going out to have food with his boys. If that was me I'd just throw on a shirt and jeans and go; it's not a date or anything dude you don't have to look your best. But yeah begin around other dudes who don't shower is nice because it means I can just tone it down and not be so conscious about my hygiene. I think I need more bro time.
I was just reminded of a funny story I will share with you all. A little over a year ago I was out with a good friend and some ladies. We went out to get some food and one lady was not eager to pay for her portion (prob about $12 total). When it came time to pay for the bill she remarked 'I don't have any cash,' to which I responded 'There's an ATM machine at the front of the store.' The girl then pretended like she didn't hear me and sat still while everyone else began to put up money for their portion. I was kind of bothered by her cheapness (can't come up with a better word right now), so I asked 'what do you think this is, a date'? Eventually she put up $5, not half the cost of her meal and my buddy ended up absorbing the cost. Don't you hate that about group dining? There's always that a-hole who thinks that they don't have to pay. I get it if you don't have money, times are tough, but who said you had to order something? If you don't have money say so up front and maybe you'll be lucky enough to have generous friends who will spot you. It's just something that always gets me, how any time I go out to eat or drink with a group and there's a single check that someone always tries to get out of it. Well I should go work on my narrative that I should have started two hours ago.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday means GTL and no schoolwork
Last Night I started my new job as a busser/waiter at an Italian restaurant. It's a super easy job and all the people were really nice which is a positive. Plus I get plenty of free food and drinks so on the nights that I work I won't ever have to buy dinner. The downside of the job is that I don't think I'll be making as much money as I had hoped to make. As a busser I feel like I'm going to come close to the money I made at Borders which is kind of disappointing, especially because I just had to spend money on new clothes for the job. I'm just trying to work really hard so I can get trained as a server as soon as possible. Besides that today was alright. Sad day because I attended a funeral; just the unfortunate aspect of life, that we eventually lose those that we hold dear. Since then I cooked some food and caught on on Jersey Shore. I was really mad to see that Spartacus: Gods of the Arena wasn't up yet on netflix. The new episode is usually up there by now but it hasn't become available yet. I was slightly disappointed with Jersey Shore. A couple of people told me it was a really good episode but I didn't think it was anything special.
Wow I'm lame today, not much to write. I'm kind of tired; I think I overslept today. Funny how for me 7 and a half hours in bed is oversleeping. I still have to work out today because I missed Wednesday and yesterday so I'll be working out today and tomorrow. I hope the cold will soon be gone for good so I can get my ass outside and start running. Not to go back to and old topic but I really hope I get promoted to server soon and start making more money. My manager told me when I got hired that I'd be making three times what I made at Borders and for some reason I feel like he was slightly exaggerating. Oh well, if it's all BS at least I'll get some experience with serving and then I could possibly move on to a place that might pay better. I've been craving beer all day so I may have to go out and buy a sixer later. I feel bad that I didn't write for a couple days. Nothing compelling going on in my life I guess. Lots of schoolwork this weekend so tomorrow will probably be a busy day. I'll be honest I'm not getting anything done today. Sometimes you just need to know your limits and I know that today schoolwork isn't going to happen. For now I'll just let the food settle for another hour and then I'll go GTL (minus the tanning because I'm already sort of tan and even if I wasn't I wouldn't fake bake; but I will actually be doing laundry because I need to). Alright then, I'm off to tackle the rest of my Saturday.
Wow I'm lame today, not much to write. I'm kind of tired; I think I overslept today. Funny how for me 7 and a half hours in bed is oversleeping. I still have to work out today because I missed Wednesday and yesterday so I'll be working out today and tomorrow. I hope the cold will soon be gone for good so I can get my ass outside and start running. Not to go back to and old topic but I really hope I get promoted to server soon and start making more money. My manager told me when I got hired that I'd be making three times what I made at Borders and for some reason I feel like he was slightly exaggerating. Oh well, if it's all BS at least I'll get some experience with serving and then I could possibly move on to a place that might pay better. I've been craving beer all day so I may have to go out and buy a sixer later. I feel bad that I didn't write for a couple days. Nothing compelling going on in my life I guess. Lots of schoolwork this weekend so tomorrow will probably be a busy day. I'll be honest I'm not getting anything done today. Sometimes you just need to know your limits and I know that today schoolwork isn't going to happen. For now I'll just let the food settle for another hour and then I'll go GTL (minus the tanning because I'm already sort of tan and even if I wasn't I wouldn't fake bake; but I will actually be doing laundry because I need to). Alright then, I'm off to tackle the rest of my Saturday.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
I'm too F-ing Nice
I gave a lesson on Shakespearean sonnets today and I think it went pretty well. I was never big on Shakespeare or his sonnets, or really on poetry in general so I though that it would be a challenge for me. My classmates did a nice job participating in my lesson and they really responded well to my directions. Everybody seemed to like my hangman opener, and then they all worked diligently and silently on their sonnets. The whole time in my mind I was thinking how nice it would be if every lesson I ever taught went so smoothly. I'm really looking forward to getting feedback from the teacher and my classmates to see what I can do better the next time. I'm always looking to improve at my craft and I have this inherent drive to be the best at any job that I do. Hopefully I'll be able to get some honest and complete feedback so that I can continue to grow and improve with my teaching.
A lot of people said I looked nice in my dress clothes also which was nice to hear. I give all of the credit to Banana Republic, love that store. I wish I had the money to go and buy more clothes from Banana, they are so comfortable and look much better than the less expensive brands. Work clothes are one consumer item that I don't mind spending extra money on. Anyway, there's my plug for Banana Republic. Besides that today has been pretty good so far, had a conference with my professor and then came home to shovel some snow. Freaking snow, can't wait til it's done snowing and spring comes along. At least it wasn't too bad today just a few inches. Oh no, now I've hit a wall, what do I do? I can either stop writing or dig deep and see where my mind will take me.
I feel kind of bad today because I'm pretty sure I hurt/offended a friend of mine last night. I don't think anything makes me feel worse than when I hurt my friends and family members. So if you're hurt I'm sorry and I feel bad. Sometimes I think I'm too f-ing nice and in the end it comes back to bite me in the butt. It's like I will try to be nice to people but in the end my niceness ends up dragging out unfortunate situations and then people are more hurt in the end. If I was meaner I could just get the hurt out of the way and be done with it. I've always said my kindness is my greatest quality and my biggest downfall. Too bad it's who I am and I can't just turn it off. Who knows, maybe eventually I'll see enough terrible things to turn me into an a-hole, but that's not likely. Especially not this year.
A lot of people said I looked nice in my dress clothes also which was nice to hear. I give all of the credit to Banana Republic, love that store. I wish I had the money to go and buy more clothes from Banana, they are so comfortable and look much better than the less expensive brands. Work clothes are one consumer item that I don't mind spending extra money on. Anyway, there's my plug for Banana Republic. Besides that today has been pretty good so far, had a conference with my professor and then came home to shovel some snow. Freaking snow, can't wait til it's done snowing and spring comes along. At least it wasn't too bad today just a few inches. Oh no, now I've hit a wall, what do I do? I can either stop writing or dig deep and see where my mind will take me.
I feel kind of bad today because I'm pretty sure I hurt/offended a friend of mine last night. I don't think anything makes me feel worse than when I hurt my friends and family members. So if you're hurt I'm sorry and I feel bad. Sometimes I think I'm too f-ing nice and in the end it comes back to bite me in the butt. It's like I will try to be nice to people but in the end my niceness ends up dragging out unfortunate situations and then people are more hurt in the end. If I was meaner I could just get the hurt out of the way and be done with it. I've always said my kindness is my greatest quality and my biggest downfall. Too bad it's who I am and I can't just turn it off. Who knows, maybe eventually I'll see enough terrible things to turn me into an a-hole, but that's not likely. Especially not this year.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Late Night for Me
I totally don't feel like doing my conceptual unit plan or my philosophy of teaching right now so here I am blogging away. Today was alright, I wrote a bad ass lesson plan on Shakespearean sonnets and I had a pretty good workout. Work was alright, same old stuff. Dinner was nice because I had company tonight, so I'd say it was a good night at work. I've started to tell more people that I put in my two weeks and most people seem to share the same sentiment. I bet the energy level of that store will go down significantly after I leave. People will be like, 'didn't it used to be louder in here? Oh right it's because Jon's not here doing Jersey Shore impressions anymore.' Tonight I ate at Santa Fe Burrito in Wynnewood, my usual dinner spot (that is when I don't pack food). I must say I love that place, everything about it; especially when the line cooks call me amigo. If that place ever closes I will be deeply saddened.
I love food, and eating. My mom made a nice combination of beef and sweet potatoes and I just had to have some when I got home. I would be the worst food critic ever because I just love everything. For some reason I feel like I worked so hard on this lesson and tomorrow we won't even have class time for me to present it. Both Jeff and Britt are supposed to present articles and chapters and I just feel like my lesson is going to be forgotten. And I'm going to have to wear a shirt and tie to present it also, I better be able to present tomorrow or I will not be happy. I'm not big on wearing shirts and ties, eventhough I will everyday when I teach I just like the freedom of jeans for the time being. Whatever, I'll make it look snazzy. Not much to say tonight I guess, probably because I'm distracted by all of my impending schoolwork and my soon to be late night. Hopefully I'll have some better material tomorrow.
I love food, and eating. My mom made a nice combination of beef and sweet potatoes and I just had to have some when I got home. I would be the worst food critic ever because I just love everything. For some reason I feel like I worked so hard on this lesson and tomorrow we won't even have class time for me to present it. Both Jeff and Britt are supposed to present articles and chapters and I just feel like my lesson is going to be forgotten. And I'm going to have to wear a shirt and tie to present it also, I better be able to present tomorrow or I will not be happy. I'm not big on wearing shirts and ties, eventhough I will everyday when I teach I just like the freedom of jeans for the time being. Whatever, I'll make it look snazzy. Not much to say tonight I guess, probably because I'm distracted by all of my impending schoolwork and my soon to be late night. Hopefully I'll have some better material tomorrow.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Chinese Food Makes our Society Go On
Last night my mom ordered Chinese food; I haven't had it in so long and lately I've been craving it. Especially since Britt ordered Chinese on her way home from school on Thursday. It was pretty good, I had some dumplings, shrimp with asparagus, and chicken low mien. I would have preferred some General Tso's chicken or some pork fried rice (funny coming from a Jew, yeah that's right I don't keep kosher what a shocker), but whatever it was still tasty and I took some more into work with me for lunch today. I always prefer more meat over grains, I'm pretty sure I was a carnivore in a past life. You know how pregnant women get cravings for different foods during their pregnancy? Well I get those all the time but for meat. It'll just be like 2:00 pm on a Tuesday and I will crave some wings or a burger, or maybe even a steak. Hat's off to the vegetarian and vegans of the world, I couldn't do it, no way no how, I need animal flesh on a daily basis. I don't mind it though, makes me feel like a warrior when I eat red meat. Seriously have you ever met a vegetarian who you were actually afraid of? I'm not saying my goal in life is to inspire fear or to crush my enemies but I feel nice being pretty sure that I could handle myself in a fight if it presented itself.
So much work to do in the next couple of days, nice job on my part procrastinating it all until now. I always loved that saying I first heard from my good friend mike: procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you're only screwing yourself. So true G-Noff, but for some reason we humans just can't resist the urge to put off important tasks (except for those machine-like workaholics who actually get off on it...and people say that cyborgs are a thing of the future). Oh well it'll all get done, some way some how it always does. I started telling everybody at work today that I put in my two weeks. It was nice to see that most people were actually sad to see me go but they still wished me the best with my new opportunity. Too bad, I really like my current job and the people that I work with but it's just not cutting it. Honestly I don't know how anybody in this country lives off of minimum wage, it seriously doesn't cut it. And I don't even have major expenses, only gas, some food, and some going out money. Crazy system we live in, no wonder why there are so many homeless people in this country and why the poverty gap is so high. Anyway there's my societal rant for the evening, back to response papers and lesson plans.
So much work to do in the next couple of days, nice job on my part procrastinating it all until now. I always loved that saying I first heard from my good friend mike: procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you're only screwing yourself. So true G-Noff, but for some reason we humans just can't resist the urge to put off important tasks (except for those machine-like workaholics who actually get off on it...and people say that cyborgs are a thing of the future). Oh well it'll all get done, some way some how it always does. I started telling everybody at work today that I put in my two weeks. It was nice to see that most people were actually sad to see me go but they still wished me the best with my new opportunity. Too bad, I really like my current job and the people that I work with but it's just not cutting it. Honestly I don't know how anybody in this country lives off of minimum wage, it seriously doesn't cut it. And I don't even have major expenses, only gas, some food, and some going out money. Crazy system we live in, no wonder why there are so many homeless people in this country and why the poverty gap is so high. Anyway there's my societal rant for the evening, back to response papers and lesson plans.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Bromance and Facebook: Two Anomalies of My Generation
So today I was all poised to come home after a fun night out last night and do work. Yeah, that didn't happen. Although I did get a new job and I worked out so those were both positive achievements for the day. I must say, easiest job search I've ever had. You know how when you're looking for a new job you usually have to fill out like a million applications until you finally hear back from somewhere? Today I got hired on the spot for the second restaurant that I walked into. It's pretty awesome, I'm really excited for the change and the opportunity to make a lot more money than I am currently making.
After my mini job search and work out I watched a really good movie, The Social Network, aka the facebook movie. I must say I was very impressed; I heard good things and the movie lived up to the expectations. I had no idea Mark Zuckerberg got a 1600 on his SAT and went to Harvard, that's pretty cool. And I also had no idea that the guy who started Napster was in on facebook as well. Of course those could be fictional aspects of the movie but either way it was pretty awesome; I highly recommend it to all of you out there who appreciate movies. Then again who doesn't like movies: I mean who seriously stands up and says "Movies Suck" when someone suggests watching a movie? I would totally turn that into a stand up comedy skit but Dane Cook already beat me to the punch. I'm going out tonight but I'm pretty broke so I don't think I'll be consuming and food or beverages besides whatever's free this evening. Being poor blows, I can't wait to get a job where I can make some real money, to the point that going out on the weekends and spending $20-30 a night is no big deal. Or maybe if I get published or if someone decides to option my blog than I can make some cash that way. For those of you out there looking my services are available and right now they would probably come pretty cheap. Wow that sounded dirty, I mean my writing services not my manly loving services. Anyway out to go see Kyle, it's been too long since I've had the bromance, time to rekindle the love.
After my mini job search and work out I watched a really good movie, The Social Network, aka the facebook movie. I must say I was very impressed; I heard good things and the movie lived up to the expectations. I had no idea Mark Zuckerberg got a 1600 on his SAT and went to Harvard, that's pretty cool. And I also had no idea that the guy who started Napster was in on facebook as well. Of course those could be fictional aspects of the movie but either way it was pretty awesome; I highly recommend it to all of you out there who appreciate movies. Then again who doesn't like movies: I mean who seriously stands up and says "Movies Suck" when someone suggests watching a movie? I would totally turn that into a stand up comedy skit but Dane Cook already beat me to the punch. I'm going out tonight but I'm pretty broke so I don't think I'll be consuming and food or beverages besides whatever's free this evening. Being poor blows, I can't wait to get a job where I can make some real money, to the point that going out on the weekends and spending $20-30 a night is no big deal. Or maybe if I get published or if someone decides to option my blog than I can make some cash that way. For those of you out there looking my services are available and right now they would probably come pretty cheap. Wow that sounded dirty, I mean my writing services not my manly loving services. Anyway out to go see Kyle, it's been too long since I've had the bromance, time to rekindle the love.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Today I wasn't as productive as I would have hoped. I slept in a little late, watched some TV, and then went to get my car's oil changed. I also worked out so I guess I did at least two productive things today and being that my goal is to always do at least one I guess I'm doing alright for today. I also intend on organizing all of my loose papers from class into binder so that I won't have to continue lugging all of my graded assignments in my backpack. The folders are already ripping from all of the papers I have jammed in them so I figure I may as well leave the papers that I don't need for class at home.
Besides my normal daily activities today didn't start on the greatest of notes. I was woken up at 7:20 am by my sister, letting me know that a close family friend had passed away last night. She was very upset and made sure to keep me updated on the funeral arrangements for next week. It's always difficult to lose those close to us, especially when it's so sudden and unexpected. I saw this person only a couple of weeks ago and never imagined that his time on this earth would end anytime soon. Days like today really make you appreciate everything you have, and allow you to cherish every day because you never know when it could be your last.
I always feel weird when I hear of the passing of somebody that I know. I don't know why but I don't cry, or get angry, or shut myself off. Usually I think about it for a little bit, reflect, try to remember that person at their best and then carry on with my day. Call me heartless, or soulless but trust me it weirds me out too, how so often death doesn't phase me. Maybe I'm just internally denying it, like it can't be true, or maybe it's just that I don't easily attach myself to people. I don't know what it is but I must say I feel horrible when everyone in the room is sad and crying and I sit there doing ok, almost indifferent to the events taking place. It's not that I don't miss the people who I've lost, and I feel horrible for their immediate families and friends, it just seems like I tend to get over things quicker than others. And then I begin to wonder further, do I ever accept the deaths of people I know, truly taking them in and experiencing them? Who knows, I guess that's just one more weird thing about me, but the real tragedy of the day is that last night the world lost a good person who will be missed dearly by his friends and family.
Besides my normal daily activities today didn't start on the greatest of notes. I was woken up at 7:20 am by my sister, letting me know that a close family friend had passed away last night. She was very upset and made sure to keep me updated on the funeral arrangements for next week. It's always difficult to lose those close to us, especially when it's so sudden and unexpected. I saw this person only a couple of weeks ago and never imagined that his time on this earth would end anytime soon. Days like today really make you appreciate everything you have, and allow you to cherish every day because you never know when it could be your last.
I always feel weird when I hear of the passing of somebody that I know. I don't know why but I don't cry, or get angry, or shut myself off. Usually I think about it for a little bit, reflect, try to remember that person at their best and then carry on with my day. Call me heartless, or soulless but trust me it weirds me out too, how so often death doesn't phase me. Maybe I'm just internally denying it, like it can't be true, or maybe it's just that I don't easily attach myself to people. I don't know what it is but I must say I feel horrible when everyone in the room is sad and crying and I sit there doing ok, almost indifferent to the events taking place. It's not that I don't miss the people who I've lost, and I feel horrible for their immediate families and friends, it just seems like I tend to get over things quicker than others. And then I begin to wonder further, do I ever accept the deaths of people I know, truly taking them in and experiencing them? Who knows, I guess that's just one more weird thing about me, but the real tragedy of the day is that last night the world lost a good person who will be missed dearly by his friends and family.
Tasty Beer and Hopefully a New Job
I'm trying something different right now; I'm going to title this entry after I finish it. I have always titled my entries first but with my whole strategy of letting the words flow I feel like I shouldn't assign my posts a title until they are finished. It was so beautiful out today. I went for a pseudo run/walk and it was so nice to be able to be outside in just shorts and a t-shirt. Definitely going for another run tomorrow, I'm loving the warm weather; hopefully it's here to stay. And let me just add that I love using semi colons in my writing. I recently gave a mini lesson on semi colons and I just can't get enough of them. School's going so well; I feel bad because so many of my classmates are stressing but I'm really enjoying this semester so far. I think the low point was getting an 8/10 on my lesson plan and feeling like I don't know what objectives are. If that's my low point than I think I'm doing pretty well, especially compared to last semester when I doubted my desire to teach and hated being at school. This has just been a really great year so far. When I haven't been productive with school work I've been going out a lot with friends and having a great time. Sure my bank account has taken a hit but whatever, I'm young and I should be enjoying myself. Plus when I get a new job I'll be making more money so I won't feel so guilty spending money on things like $12 six packs. I bought a nice Porter today from Great Lakes Brewing Company and I highly recommend it. Sometimes you've just got to shell out and enjoy the finer things in life. Funny how to me $12 is shelling out money but hey I guess that's just part of being a full time student.
This weekend I'm ready to go out again both nights and I'm very excited about it. It's so nice to have the energy and ability to do multiple things on the weekends now. I used to be stuck inside on at least on weekend night and now I have so many different options for going out. I think I'm going to start applying for a job at a restaurant to start out as a busser or a server. Either way I'll make more money than I make now and I think it'll be a good way to get experience in a new industry. After I finish this post or tomorrow, depending on how tired I am, I'll probably start searching out craigs list and other postings for jobs ion a restaurant. I'm excited about the possibility of changing up my job. I've been a barista for nearly a year and a half now and I'm kind of tired of it. Plus the company that I worked for just declared bankruptcy so naturally I don't feel very secure with my current employment. I don't think I'm going to get the other job I applied for but no worries, I'll keep looking and hopefully something will open up for me. I'm trying to think what else I've got going on in my life. Not too much really just the usual stuff, but it's all going really well so no complaints. I'm just thankful that I have the energy and means to look for another job and hopefully I'll land a new one soon.
This weekend I'm ready to go out again both nights and I'm very excited about it. It's so nice to have the energy and ability to do multiple things on the weekends now. I used to be stuck inside on at least on weekend night and now I have so many different options for going out. I think I'm going to start applying for a job at a restaurant to start out as a busser or a server. Either way I'll make more money than I make now and I think it'll be a good way to get experience in a new industry. After I finish this post or tomorrow, depending on how tired I am, I'll probably start searching out craigs list and other postings for jobs ion a restaurant. I'm excited about the possibility of changing up my job. I've been a barista for nearly a year and a half now and I'm kind of tired of it. Plus the company that I worked for just declared bankruptcy so naturally I don't feel very secure with my current employment. I don't think I'm going to get the other job I applied for but no worries, I'll keep looking and hopefully something will open up for me. I'm trying to think what else I've got going on in my life. Not too much really just the usual stuff, but it's all going really well so no complaints. I'm just thankful that I have the energy and means to look for another job and hopefully I'll land a new one soon.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Hooray For Warm Weather
Last night I was all set to go for a run. I had it in my head, abs program then outside for a run, but I just couldn't do it. It was so freezing after such a nice day and so in result I continued to put off the running. Luckily some warm weather is coming our way this weekend so maybe tomorrow and/or Friday I'll finally get my first run of the new year in. I'm really being a pansy about this but I just can't stand the cold. I hope this warmer weather won't be a tease, I can't stand that. It's like 65 degrees one day and then back down to 30 the next. No good, I need consistency. Maybe I should just go some place where the year round temperature is between 75-85 degrees...like Hawaii. Now there's a thought, I'll have to give that one more consideration.
So today after doing some homework I watched the movie Kick Ass. I must say I was quite impressed with the quality and the action. Didn't except so much bloodshed and profanity and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. For those of you who haven't seen it I would highly recommend it, especially if you are a fan of the movies featuring comic book characters. I think it's so hard to find good movies these days; so much crap out there. It seems like big time studios think they can just put together a low quality production and just load it with stars and the actors will just make it a great movie. That or studio executives no longer care about producing great movies and only load blockbusters with stars to attract audiences to go see the movies in an effort to make profits off movies that may not necessarily be any good.
Take Clash of the Titans, came out last year with Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson. It was alright, nothing special. It seemed like it was low budget, with lots of special effects, and relied on the actors to carry the remake. The previews made it look pretty solid, and unfortunately the previews featured the best parts of the movie. Another example is The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. A movie featuring the biggest actor and actress in Hollywood; I wonder if people will want to go see that? Of course they would, who wouldn't? And of course it received pretty poor reviews because who needs quality when you have the two most popular actors in Hollywood in the same movie. I just remember when I was growing up movies just seemed to be of better quality. Even without big names actors and actresses it just seemed like film makers took pride in producing a solid product. Now there are so many terrible movies out there I wonder how many people actually care about producing great movies as opposed to generating the biggest profits out there.
TV has been blowing up the last few years and features a lot of A-List actors. I wonder if all of the good writers and directors are moving from features to TV. Networks like showtime and HBO have been producing high quality shows for year now. HBO has had Sopranos, Entourage, and Boardwalk Empire while showtime features Weeds, Dexter, Californication and others that continue to draw large audiences. I wonder if I'm just catching onto a trend that other have already seen brewing for a while, that TV is overtaking movies with it's popularity. I also wonder if bootlegging websites are going to ruin the movie industry as they have been doing to the music industry. So many people just download movies of watch them for free online instead of paying for them. It will be interesting to see how all of the movie downloading plays out in the near future.
So today after doing some homework I watched the movie Kick Ass. I must say I was quite impressed with the quality and the action. Didn't except so much bloodshed and profanity and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. For those of you who haven't seen it I would highly recommend it, especially if you are a fan of the movies featuring comic book characters. I think it's so hard to find good movies these days; so much crap out there. It seems like big time studios think they can just put together a low quality production and just load it with stars and the actors will just make it a great movie. That or studio executives no longer care about producing great movies and only load blockbusters with stars to attract audiences to go see the movies in an effort to make profits off movies that may not necessarily be any good.
Take Clash of the Titans, came out last year with Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson. It was alright, nothing special. It seemed like it was low budget, with lots of special effects, and relied on the actors to carry the remake. The previews made it look pretty solid, and unfortunately the previews featured the best parts of the movie. Another example is The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. A movie featuring the biggest actor and actress in Hollywood; I wonder if people will want to go see that? Of course they would, who wouldn't? And of course it received pretty poor reviews because who needs quality when you have the two most popular actors in Hollywood in the same movie. I just remember when I was growing up movies just seemed to be of better quality. Even without big names actors and actresses it just seemed like film makers took pride in producing a solid product. Now there are so many terrible movies out there I wonder how many people actually care about producing great movies as opposed to generating the biggest profits out there.
TV has been blowing up the last few years and features a lot of A-List actors. I wonder if all of the good writers and directors are moving from features to TV. Networks like showtime and HBO have been producing high quality shows for year now. HBO has had Sopranos, Entourage, and Boardwalk Empire while showtime features Weeds, Dexter, Californication and others that continue to draw large audiences. I wonder if I'm just catching onto a trend that other have already seen brewing for a while, that TV is overtaking movies with it's popularity. I also wonder if bootlegging websites are going to ruin the movie industry as they have been doing to the music industry. So many people just download movies of watch them for free online instead of paying for them. It will be interesting to see how all of the movie downloading plays out in the near future.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
What a Fun Break Today
I don't know why but I'm having a lot of difficulty with writing today. I tried writing an entry during break but I just couldn't get anything down; almost like there was a force inside my telling me not to write. Or maybe it was just that I was overall unproductive during break today. I planned on finishing up the three readings that were assigned for tomorrow's class but after toughing my way through one of them I just called it a day. Too bad, I had plenty of time and I really didn't do anything that was all that productive.
What was fun though was the conversation that took place between myself, Nicki, Britt, and Jeff. We got on the topic of relationships, past and present, and everyone's 'dating' history. I know there was a really compelling topic in there but I'm just drawing a blank right now. Everyone shared stories about past relationships, hookups, first times being 'intimate' all the good stuff. I just remember everyone was very entertained, even when we got to the juicy stuff. I can't believe I'm drawing a blank right now I swear I had some really good material to share. Anyway it was fun reminiscing about past times like summertime backyard parties when we were all underage and other shenanigans. It's crazy how much time has passed since events that seemed like they were happening just yesterday. I feel like such a waste today with my writing, it's like I had good things to share and now, blah. I really need to start writing more notes down during the day so that I can come prepared when I'm ready to write. It's a dilemma though because I want to write spontaneously but at the same time I want to recall all of the interesting details of the day. Something to try moving forward.
Anyway, classes were fine today, normal assignments and exercises. I have a mini lesson on semi colons which was well received. It makes me feel good when people like my lesson but I'm always paranoid that they're just being nice and not telling me what they really thing. Oh well for now I'll take the positive reinforcement to build my foundation of confidence as a teacher moving forward. It does scare me though that some of my classmates are going to be teachers some day. I mean some of these people are craaaazyyyyy and/or downright miserable. It's like I (along with my friends in class) look at these people and think 'I wouldn't want him/her teaching my kids.' Oh well, let us hope that such individuals don't damage too many kids before moving on to a different career path. You just know that people like that are going to get burned out so quick, if they even get hired in the first place. Whatever, I just hope people like that don't pass their praxis. Ahhh praxis, I really need to start studying, that thing is coming up soon. This weekend or end of this week I vow to make time. I'm hungry, time to go forage for some food.
What was fun though was the conversation that took place between myself, Nicki, Britt, and Jeff. We got on the topic of relationships, past and present, and everyone's 'dating' history. I know there was a really compelling topic in there but I'm just drawing a blank right now. Everyone shared stories about past relationships, hookups, first times being 'intimate' all the good stuff. I just remember everyone was very entertained, even when we got to the juicy stuff. I can't believe I'm drawing a blank right now I swear I had some really good material to share. Anyway it was fun reminiscing about past times like summertime backyard parties when we were all underage and other shenanigans. It's crazy how much time has passed since events that seemed like they were happening just yesterday. I feel like such a waste today with my writing, it's like I had good things to share and now, blah. I really need to start writing more notes down during the day so that I can come prepared when I'm ready to write. It's a dilemma though because I want to write spontaneously but at the same time I want to recall all of the interesting details of the day. Something to try moving forward.
Anyway, classes were fine today, normal assignments and exercises. I have a mini lesson on semi colons which was well received. It makes me feel good when people like my lesson but I'm always paranoid that they're just being nice and not telling me what they really thing. Oh well for now I'll take the positive reinforcement to build my foundation of confidence as a teacher moving forward. It does scare me though that some of my classmates are going to be teachers some day. I mean some of these people are craaaazyyyyy and/or downright miserable. It's like I (along with my friends in class) look at these people and think 'I wouldn't want him/her teaching my kids.' Oh well, let us hope that such individuals don't damage too many kids before moving on to a different career path. You just know that people like that are going to get burned out so quick, if they even get hired in the first place. Whatever, I just hope people like that don't pass their praxis. Ahhh praxis, I really need to start studying, that thing is coming up soon. This weekend or end of this week I vow to make time. I'm hungry, time to go forage for some food.
Monday, February 14, 2011
I love Grilled Cheese
Food is wonderful, especially grilled cheese. My mom has this grilled cheese maker that we've had forever, like before any of the fancy cuisinart panini grills came out, and the thing is excellent. I just made myself a grilled cheese with spicy mustard. Lately I've also been adding either chicken or tuna to add an element of protein, but my mom stopped buying tuna because she's worried about the mercury levels. Probably a legit concern but I still crave meat at all times. I'm like a pregnant lady with my cravings, except for they're always for meat. In a past life I think I was a T-Rex, or possibly some type of large carnivorous predator, like a Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear is my spirit animal after all, at least that's what Kyle decided. He said that since Wookies and Yettis are not real animals Grizzly Bear will have to do. I could even take it a step further and say Kodiak bear, because those are like the biggest and baddest Grizzly bears. I'm already getting droopy eyed, no good I'll have to drink a coffee at work. I wish SB was like Starbucks and we could have an unlimited amount of drinks during our shift. If that were the case I'd probably drink fancy fun drinks, but instead I just settle for coffee or tea cuz it's only 33 cents.
I have to teach a mini lesson in class tomorrow to my group members. I think I'm going to try and teach something about when to use colons and semi colons. I don't know why I just feel like it could work and I have a fun idea for an anticipatory set (opening activity for you non-education people) where I would have the class draw smiley faces that they would use in a text message and then identify the punctuation mark that they used for the eyes, either a colon or semi colon. Oh and a quick side note, lately I've been trying to think of the direction that my blog is moving in. It seems that a lot of times blogs are most successful when they have a specific focus. I don't know if I'm going to change this blog to one about a single topic, but I feel like I talk about teaching/education, fitness, and relationships a lot. Maybe if I go with one of those ideas and write just about those topics people would be more interested. Who knows, but those are definitely directions that I could see myself moving towards.
Hmm let's see what else have I got going on that could be fun to share. I finished that book Luna this morning, it was pretty solid. If you are looking for a YA book that is a little different give it a shot, it's a quick read and gives interesting viewpoints on an issue that many people do not give much attention to. I'm excited for the assigned reading for this semester, lots of good classic reads in my future. Just for my one class we're reading Shakespeare's Hamlet & Julius Caesar, as well as Orwell's 1984. I wish I had gotten into reading sooner than I did (almost two years ago). It can be so enjoyable, relaxing, and fulfilling, and it's still such a feeling of accomplishment whenever I finish a book. My dream vacation would be 1-2 weeks on a tropical Island in the Caribbean or South Pacific, I really like Bora Bora, with a drink in my hand, a stack of books beside me, and an pretty lady by my side. Hopefully one day I'll be able to afford my dream vacation.
I have to teach a mini lesson in class tomorrow to my group members. I think I'm going to try and teach something about when to use colons and semi colons. I don't know why I just feel like it could work and I have a fun idea for an anticipatory set (opening activity for you non-education people) where I would have the class draw smiley faces that they would use in a text message and then identify the punctuation mark that they used for the eyes, either a colon or semi colon. Oh and a quick side note, lately I've been trying to think of the direction that my blog is moving in. It seems that a lot of times blogs are most successful when they have a specific focus. I don't know if I'm going to change this blog to one about a single topic, but I feel like I talk about teaching/education, fitness, and relationships a lot. Maybe if I go with one of those ideas and write just about those topics people would be more interested. Who knows, but those are definitely directions that I could see myself moving towards.
Hmm let's see what else have I got going on that could be fun to share. I finished that book Luna this morning, it was pretty solid. If you are looking for a YA book that is a little different give it a shot, it's a quick read and gives interesting viewpoints on an issue that many people do not give much attention to. I'm excited for the assigned reading for this semester, lots of good classic reads in my future. Just for my one class we're reading Shakespeare's Hamlet & Julius Caesar, as well as Orwell's 1984. I wish I had gotten into reading sooner than I did (almost two years ago). It can be so enjoyable, relaxing, and fulfilling, and it's still such a feeling of accomplishment whenever I finish a book. My dream vacation would be 1-2 weeks on a tropical Island in the Caribbean or South Pacific, I really like Bora Bora, with a drink in my hand, a stack of books beside me, and an pretty lady by my side. Hopefully one day I'll be able to afford my dream vacation.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Totally Slacking
I missed another one last night, no bueno, I'll have to make up for my recent short comings with multiple posts per day on both of my blogs. Forgive me if this post will seem rushed but I should really be reading my literature circle book, Luna. It's pretty good so far, I'm about 60 pages in and it gives you a really interesting perspective. So far it's about a boy named Liam who feels that he is actually a girl named Luna, telling the story of a transgendered boy growing up from the point of view of his sister. I really like it so far and hopefully I'll be able to fly through it between tonight and tomorrow. Of course I shouldn't stay up too late being that I need to wake up at 6 am to go to Downingtown for tutoring but hey, I'm a machine, and I can make up for lost sleep tomorrow night. That is of course if I don't have any schoolwork to do tomorrow night which I probably will but no worries it will all get done. I love that I have my positivity back, I was so negative and beat down last semester and this semester I just feel so alive. It's a great feeling to return to feeling like yourself when for a while you felt like a completely different person. Last semester did that to me, made me doubt my future career and almost everything else in my life. Anyway, now I'm feeling great and I just hope it continues.
I wonder if I should comment on tomorrow's holiday, the big V-Day. Valentine's Day gets a lot of flack from the single people because it makes them feel alone. I'm not particularly huge on the holiday because I think that people shouldn't need to be reminded to show love on one day of the year, and should show love all year round. At the same time I don't want to be bitter towards couples who will be enjoying nice dinners and exchanging gifts tomorrow. I know that one day I'll find my lady and we will spend many Valentine's Day's together, and just because I'm single this year it doesn't mean that I'll be single forever. To all the couples out there, or friends who decide to share the day, enjoy tomorrow and take full advantage of the day. Blah Blah Blah, I don't know, of course I had to write a little blurb about V-Day but it isn't really that important to me.
I really hope I get the new job I applied for, especially because Borders (my current job) is on the bring of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, meaning I could be out of a job very soon. I called the new place today to try and follow up and the manager never called me back so I'll have to try again tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get in touch with him tomorrow and I'll see if I'm still being considered for the position.
So Tonight I drove around for a little while and it was really nice. I wish gas wasn't so expensive or I would go driving around more often, it can be really enjoyable. Kyle and I used to do it all the time, just drive here and there and have a good time. Tonight I swung by the Willows, this nice park that I use as my escape in the summer time. When it's nice out I go there to read and relax, and just get away from everything and take some quality 'me' time. I think it's important for everyone to have at least one escape, or a place of solace where you can just go and relax, and forget about any of the crappy things that are getting you down. Even having a meditation room in your house could be nice; just an area designated for rest and relaxation. So those were a bunch of random and unconnected ideas but I guess the one common denominator is me, because they are all part of my life. That's what I love about this thing, no need for an intro, conclusion, or transitions, it's just my way of saying whatever it is I need to say.
I wonder if I should comment on tomorrow's holiday, the big V-Day. Valentine's Day gets a lot of flack from the single people because it makes them feel alone. I'm not particularly huge on the holiday because I think that people shouldn't need to be reminded to show love on one day of the year, and should show love all year round. At the same time I don't want to be bitter towards couples who will be enjoying nice dinners and exchanging gifts tomorrow. I know that one day I'll find my lady and we will spend many Valentine's Day's together, and just because I'm single this year it doesn't mean that I'll be single forever. To all the couples out there, or friends who decide to share the day, enjoy tomorrow and take full advantage of the day. Blah Blah Blah, I don't know, of course I had to write a little blurb about V-Day but it isn't really that important to me.
I really hope I get the new job I applied for, especially because Borders (my current job) is on the bring of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, meaning I could be out of a job very soon. I called the new place today to try and follow up and the manager never called me back so I'll have to try again tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get in touch with him tomorrow and I'll see if I'm still being considered for the position.
So Tonight I drove around for a little while and it was really nice. I wish gas wasn't so expensive or I would go driving around more often, it can be really enjoyable. Kyle and I used to do it all the time, just drive here and there and have a good time. Tonight I swung by the Willows, this nice park that I use as my escape in the summer time. When it's nice out I go there to read and relax, and just get away from everything and take some quality 'me' time. I think it's important for everyone to have at least one escape, or a place of solace where you can just go and relax, and forget about any of the crappy things that are getting you down. Even having a meditation room in your house could be nice; just an area designated for rest and relaxation. So those were a bunch of random and unconnected ideas but I guess the one common denominator is me, because they are all part of my life. That's what I love about this thing, no need for an intro, conclusion, or transitions, it's just my way of saying whatever it is I need to say.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
One of My Pet Peeves
So this evening I went out with a good friend of mine for a couple of drinks to catch up and have a good time. This friend of mine recently ended his relationship with his significant other and so of course the topic came up in conversation. What followed was kind of surprising, he asked me my honest opinion about the ex. Well actually his sister did, leading me to pause, turn in his direction and ask him if he wanted to hear my opinion. He replied that he wanted me honest opinion so I gave it to him. I told him what I thought of the girl and his decision and attempted to give him the best possible friendly advice moving forward. Some of it was probably tough for him to hear but in the end he heard me out and genuinely appreciated my feedback. It was so nice to observe a situation where somebody asked for my opinion and then was not angry when I gave them brutal honesty. My friend even told me how he admired me for my honesty in nearly all situations. Just a side note: you're probably wondering what I said about my buddy's ex-girlfriend. I'd rather not go into details but let's just say I wasn't shedding any tears of sadness when I heard the news that they were done.
But anyway, has anyone ever asked for your opinion and then given you a negative reaction when you have them your honest opinion? For instance, somebody tries on an article of clothing or an outfit and then says 'what do you think'? You reply with a response that denotes you would suggest a different outfit choice and they are severely offended. Or maybe somebody cooks you a meal and then asks what you thought of it, and you respond with feelings that are not 100% positive and the cook feels insulted. I say if you don't want somebody's honest opinion, or can't handle the truth then don't ask. The truth hurts, nobody will deny it, and if you are looking for compliments you must also be prepared for criticism.
For this reason I also don't always like to give my opinion unless I am asked. Some people in my life feel that in every situation and arena that they have to give their opinion and be heard. In my life I have learned that their are times when people don't actually want to hear your opinion, but just want to tell you their idea and have you agree. When this is the case I try to stay silent because I don't want to offend anyone by giving my opinion when it is not desired. This way I give my opinion when it's wanted, and offended less people in the process. It's unfortunate that I have come to censor myself this way but when people are so sensitive that the truth can really hurt their feelings one must take this into account. Nevertheless, it still bothers me so much when somebody asks for your opinion and then is dissatisfied when your opinion does not match up with theirs. If you want a yes man or woman than say so otherwise I'll give you the truth and don't be surprised if you get it from somebody else as well.
But anyway, has anyone ever asked for your opinion and then given you a negative reaction when you have them your honest opinion? For instance, somebody tries on an article of clothing or an outfit and then says 'what do you think'? You reply with a response that denotes you would suggest a different outfit choice and they are severely offended. Or maybe somebody cooks you a meal and then asks what you thought of it, and you respond with feelings that are not 100% positive and the cook feels insulted. I say if you don't want somebody's honest opinion, or can't handle the truth then don't ask. The truth hurts, nobody will deny it, and if you are looking for compliments you must also be prepared for criticism.
For this reason I also don't always like to give my opinion unless I am asked. Some people in my life feel that in every situation and arena that they have to give their opinion and be heard. In my life I have learned that their are times when people don't actually want to hear your opinion, but just want to tell you their idea and have you agree. When this is the case I try to stay silent because I don't want to offend anyone by giving my opinion when it is not desired. This way I give my opinion when it's wanted, and offended less people in the process. It's unfortunate that I have come to censor myself this way but when people are so sensitive that the truth can really hurt their feelings one must take this into account. Nevertheless, it still bothers me so much when somebody asks for your opinion and then is dissatisfied when your opinion does not match up with theirs. If you want a yes man or woman than say so otherwise I'll give you the truth and don't be surprised if you get it from somebody else as well.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I'm finally Tired I wonder what happened
Well I guess life finally caught up to me, I'm actually tired right now. I woke up wide awake at 5 am this morning (why? I don't know) after going to bed at midnight. I laid in bed until my alarm went off at 6 and then sluggishly got up to get ready for tutoring. The one nice thing about this morning though was that my ipod came up with quite an excellent shuffle for my drives to and from tutoring (about 45 mins each way). Just yesterday I was talkin' smack ipods' shuffling abilities with my friend Britt; how when you put your ipod on shuffle it always plays the same song or plays songs from the same bands. Now I don't mind the same band if it's a band I want to listen to but I just wonder why it keeps playing song by a certain band if I continuously skip through their songs. Anyway, I guess my ipod heard my complaints from yesterday and decided to step up its game, nice job.
I'm now going to transition back to my tiredness. To make sure that I stay awake in class tonight I'll probably stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way and buy a coffee. I'm so happy that Dunkin finally started to do away with the Styrofoam cups and replaced them with paper. I really don't like drinking or eating anything hot out of Styrofoam or plastic so I was happy to see that Dunkin' switched up their cup materials. I read somewhere that Styrofoam and plastic have particles in them known as obecogens (sp) that can dissolve into your food and can actually contribute to obesity. Just the thought of anything artificial dissolving into my food kind of grosses me out, hence why I avoid Styrofoam and plastic food and drink containers. I never wanted to be one of those people who relied on coffee for a wake up, which would be 80 percent of Americans, but working in a coffee shop makes the stuff grow on you. Now I drink it because I like the taste, not because I actually feel like it wakes me up; I think that part is all psychological. I really struggle in finding my comfortable medium with my coffee intake; it's either I don't feel any more awake or I drink too much and my heart feels like it's going to beat out of my chest. Maybe I'll try experimenting with teas and different espresso drinks to see if either of those make me more alert than plain coffee.
I just hit a wall, now all I'm thinking about is finishing up my writing assignment for class tomorrow so that I can come home tonight and just fall into bed. Making it through class tonight may be a struggle, I'll definitely have to pack snacks to keep myself alert. So happy that the snow isn't coming anymore, I'm getting really sick of all the snow. I don't like complaining about things that are out of my control but I'm just ready for warmer weather to come back. You know what I take that back I don't even really need warmer weather, just no more snow or ice on the ground for now would suffice. I wish I could breathe fire, that way I would just go outside and melt all the snow around my house. Of course I'd probably end up starting a neighborhood wide blaze but hey, it would give me at least a moment of bliss to be able to see my lawn for a second or two. Done for today, more tomorrow, so sleepy.
I'm now going to transition back to my tiredness. To make sure that I stay awake in class tonight I'll probably stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way and buy a coffee. I'm so happy that Dunkin finally started to do away with the Styrofoam cups and replaced them with paper. I really don't like drinking or eating anything hot out of Styrofoam or plastic so I was happy to see that Dunkin' switched up their cup materials. I read somewhere that Styrofoam and plastic have particles in them known as obecogens (sp) that can dissolve into your food and can actually contribute to obesity. Just the thought of anything artificial dissolving into my food kind of grosses me out, hence why I avoid Styrofoam and plastic food and drink containers. I never wanted to be one of those people who relied on coffee for a wake up, which would be 80 percent of Americans, but working in a coffee shop makes the stuff grow on you. Now I drink it because I like the taste, not because I actually feel like it wakes me up; I think that part is all psychological. I really struggle in finding my comfortable medium with my coffee intake; it's either I don't feel any more awake or I drink too much and my heart feels like it's going to beat out of my chest. Maybe I'll try experimenting with teas and different espresso drinks to see if either of those make me more alert than plain coffee.
I just hit a wall, now all I'm thinking about is finishing up my writing assignment for class tomorrow so that I can come home tonight and just fall into bed. Making it through class tonight may be a struggle, I'll definitely have to pack snacks to keep myself alert. So happy that the snow isn't coming anymore, I'm getting really sick of all the snow. I don't like complaining about things that are out of my control but I'm just ready for warmer weather to come back. You know what I take that back I don't even really need warmer weather, just no more snow or ice on the ground for now would suffice. I wish I could breathe fire, that way I would just go outside and melt all the snow around my house. Of course I'd probably end up starting a neighborhood wide blaze but hey, it would give me at least a moment of bliss to be able to see my lawn for a second or two. Done for today, more tomorrow, so sleepy.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
I can Get Used to This
I'm kind of liking this mid-day posting; it takes the pressure off producing a solid post late at night since I can always add something later in the day. Today I'm quite proud of myself because I actually got reading done during my 4ish hour break between classes. I usually just mess around and socialize with friends but today I did some solid reading, meaning I may actually get to bed early tonight. That would be nice being that I have another early morning tomorrow where I have to go tutor middle school students. Stayed up late last night doing work and I was really feeling it before but by now it's subsided. I just feel awesome all the time this semester, fully energized at all times. Kind of crazy, I almost feel like working out is becoming an addiction. Not only do I look and feel better than before but my constant supply of energy is addictive; it's like I don't want to ever go away from my current level of productivity. I wonder if I'll still have all of this energy when I start running...probably not but whatever, I can't wait to go running again. Sorry if I'm repetetive with that thought but it's always on my mind.
So I'm slightly concerned thinking about the idea of me developing an addiction to exercise. When I think of an exercising addicts I think of those bone skinny people who run for like 4 hours a day and eat nothing but grapes, kind of like what Christian Bale did to get down to 120 lbs. for that movie the Machinist. I don't want to be like that, especially the eating part because I love to eat, but I guess I just love the fact that I have so much energy this year. Maybe I'm not at the addict level though, maybe I just really enjoy doing it. I mean my workouts don't cut into any other facet of my life, I still go to classes, work, and I socialize with friends, I just really like being in great shape and having tons of energy. Plus I take the weekends off, resistance training M-F with Saturday and Sunday off. Once I start running I'll only go three days a week so that I don't overwork my body. I've always just had a ton of energy, ever since I was a kid when I was hyperactive and they thought I had ADD and put my on Ritalin, and it didn't make a difference at all in my school performance. Whatever, I'll just embrace the fact that I have a ton of energy and use workout to expel it all.
I don't want to stop writing but I can't think of something else to transition to. Hmmm, ten minutes before I have to go to class, what do I have to say. I don't know, I'm drawing a blank. Maybe it's because I'm thinking about wrapping this thing up quickly, I guess I don't do my best work under pressure. Not to worry I think in real life timed writing isn't really a challenge that I will face often, except for in standardized tests. I always hated timed writing, even though I scored pretty well on samples, it just bothers me not having time to revise my craft. Like seriously give me at least a few day to put together something decent. I'm losing it, I can feel it fading, off to class, maybe I'll write more later.
So I'm slightly concerned thinking about the idea of me developing an addiction to exercise. When I think of an exercising addicts I think of those bone skinny people who run for like 4 hours a day and eat nothing but grapes, kind of like what Christian Bale did to get down to 120 lbs. for that movie the Machinist. I don't want to be like that, especially the eating part because I love to eat, but I guess I just love the fact that I have so much energy this year. Maybe I'm not at the addict level though, maybe I just really enjoy doing it. I mean my workouts don't cut into any other facet of my life, I still go to classes, work, and I socialize with friends, I just really like being in great shape and having tons of energy. Plus I take the weekends off, resistance training M-F with Saturday and Sunday off. Once I start running I'll only go three days a week so that I don't overwork my body. I've always just had a ton of energy, ever since I was a kid when I was hyperactive and they thought I had ADD and put my on Ritalin, and it didn't make a difference at all in my school performance. Whatever, I'll just embrace the fact that I have a ton of energy and use workout to expel it all.
I don't want to stop writing but I can't think of something else to transition to. Hmmm, ten minutes before I have to go to class, what do I have to say. I don't know, I'm drawing a blank. Maybe it's because I'm thinking about wrapping this thing up quickly, I guess I don't do my best work under pressure. Not to worry I think in real life timed writing isn't really a challenge that I will face often, except for in standardized tests. I always hated timed writing, even though I scored pretty well on samples, it just bothers me not having time to revise my craft. Like seriously give me at least a few day to put together something decent. I'm losing it, I can feel it fading, off to class, maybe I'll write more later.
Monday, February 7, 2011
This is me Procrastinating
Right now I should probably be writing a two page response describing how I would teach Mary Shelley's Frankenstein based on an article that was assigned for class. This type of writing just appeals to me more right now. Plus I've always been an advocate for changing things up and since I usually post late at night, after work or school, I figure this is as good a time as any to share some of my thoughts. Let's see where do I begin...or maybe this wasn't such a great idea because it's early in the day and I don't have that much daily content to go off of. Bahhh what to write, I guess in a situation like this the best thing to do is to just write whatever pops into my mind first. Ok, so I was slightly disappointed to learn that I can't use my sister's guest pass for her gym membership unless I go with her, and being that we have conflicting schedules that won't be a realistic possibility. I should really just man up and go running outside but who knows for how long the sidewalks will stay clear because they're predicting snow again for this Thursday. Please springtime come quickly, I think we've had enough snow, ice, sleet, and cold for two winters. The logical thing would be for me to just get a gym membership again and go on my won. It's pretty affordable but for me right now everything seems expensive. I really need to get this job waiting tables and then I could have so much more financial freedom. Every time I think of the possibility of getting the job I imagine myself working so hard, taking the menu home and studying it, and listening to everything in training that I will be told. I just want to excel and succeed, and I want to be the best server at the place. That's just a personality trait of mine, whatever I am doing I want to be the best at it. Of course it'll take some experience but hopefully I'll fly through training and in a matter of weeks I'll be a server and/or bartender. This is all hypothetical of course but I thought my interview went well so hopefully I get a call back. Then of course there is some concern on my part of having to buy some new clothes (black pants, a couple black shirts, and maybe shoes) but in the long run I think such purchases will pay for themselves over and over. Wow my wrist just got sore, no bueno, especially because I've got a few more assignments that I need to type up today. I mean I could always leave one for my break between classes tomorrow and print it out at school but that's such a hassle. For some reason there always seems to be some issue in the computer lab with the printers, very annoying. PSU never had those kinds of problems, oh how I miss you State College. I've hit a wall, I'm going to take a minute to see if I can get my rhythm back. Ok now I just feel guilty for procrastinating so maybe I'll add something else later tonight.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday Funday
For those of you who want to say nice job for not writing anything yesterday I will counter by saying that I posted my Superbowl prediction on my sports blog: http://mostlyeaglesandpsufootball.blogspot.com/2011/02/superbowl.html. So I just finished reading Lord of the Flies for a class and I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed by it. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy when I said that I had never read it before and quite frankly I don't feel like I was missing out on much. I guess this is just one example of how something that so many people liked didn't really do anything for me. Take the TV show Dexter; so many people that I know swear that it's the best show on television. I tried watching the first two episodes and it didn't really do too much for me. I've heard that as it goes on it starts to get better but I don't know if I want to wait around for a show to captivate me after a season or two. Like most books, if a TV show or movie doesn't capture my interest in the first five to ten minutes I'm probably just going to tune out. Shows like Weeds, Californication, Entourage, Sons of Anarchy, and Spartacus all instantly drew me in and I'm just not feeling the same type of satisfaction from Dexter. It could also be that I have lots of schoolwork to do plus the fact that I need to be studying for Praxis II, so in result I feel guilty for any unnecessary TV watching. I haven't done any prep yet for Praxis, I've got to get on that. I only have to have taken it for student teaching but the test costs $130 bucks so I'm trying to just take it once and be done with it.
I'm gonna go back to my little bit about Lord of the Flies from earlier. Currently I have a much more significant interest for reading than I had in High School (age when most kids read this book) and I really didn't enjoy it very much. If I didn't enjoy it very much, and I like reading for fun, are High School kids likely to enjoy it? I mean who knows maybe it's just me, that this specific book didn't appeal to me, but I believe that this book represents a problem in schools with kids who don't like to read because of the books that they are forced to read. Assigned reading books in school really turned me off to reading until I started reading for pleasure, and really until I hot into Harry Potter. Now Lord of the Flies could fall into the genre of YA (young adult) literature because all of the characters are children and adolescents but it's written in this sophisticated British tongue that doesn't make it feel like YA Lit. I think YA lit is great for high school kids because it gives them books with characters their own age that they would have an easier time relating to than other characters from 'classic' novels. Sure the classics are necessary in the field of academia but I think that YA fun reads like Harry Potter, Twilight, Narnia, and others have their place in schools simply for the fact that they can make reading fun before kids have to move on to the tougher reads like Shakespeare and other classics. I guess you can tell I'm going to be a teacher, and an English teacher at that, but I honestly feel that books like Lord of the Flies can turn students like myself (when I was in High School) off to reading, and that is something that has to be changed so that our future generations will feature avid readers.
I'm gonna go back to my little bit about Lord of the Flies from earlier. Currently I have a much more significant interest for reading than I had in High School (age when most kids read this book) and I really didn't enjoy it very much. If I didn't enjoy it very much, and I like reading for fun, are High School kids likely to enjoy it? I mean who knows maybe it's just me, that this specific book didn't appeal to me, but I believe that this book represents a problem in schools with kids who don't like to read because of the books that they are forced to read. Assigned reading books in school really turned me off to reading until I started reading for pleasure, and really until I hot into Harry Potter. Now Lord of the Flies could fall into the genre of YA (young adult) literature because all of the characters are children and adolescents but it's written in this sophisticated British tongue that doesn't make it feel like YA Lit. I think YA lit is great for high school kids because it gives them books with characters their own age that they would have an easier time relating to than other characters from 'classic' novels. Sure the classics are necessary in the field of academia but I think that YA fun reads like Harry Potter, Twilight, Narnia, and others have their place in schools simply for the fact that they can make reading fun before kids have to move on to the tougher reads like Shakespeare and other classics. I guess you can tell I'm going to be a teacher, and an English teacher at that, but I honestly feel that books like Lord of the Flies can turn students like myself (when I was in High School) off to reading, and that is something that has to be changed so that our future generations will feature avid readers.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
So Tired
I think that my plethora of energy has finally run out, but I really hope it hasn't. I'm probably just feeling tired because I didn't sleep last night, I worked out intensely today, and following work I drove out to Malvern to meet some friends at a bar. Definitely a good day but if this post is lacking anything worthwhile content forgive me. Honestly, I'm just trying to churn something out before I fall into bed and pass out, so sleepy right now. I have a ton of reading to do for this weekend, a couple of full books and probably some writing assignments. Haven't really looked to see what I actually have to do but what's the point? I know there's work waiting for me, so whatever, it'll get done. Yeah I don't know I'm spacing out, but basically this weekend will be schoolwork, Manayunk tomorrow night, more schoolwork, and then Superbowl. I just got some late night eats from wawa, probably not the best idea in the world when you're trying to eat healthy but whatever I was feeling some wawa. I got the new prime rib sandwich, wasn't bad and I got some stuffing on the side. Stuffing is absolutely delicious I could eat stuffing all year long. Stuffing and anything pumpkin, pumpkin is excellent, why is it only eaten in the fall. And what would be even better would be a pumpkin cheesecake cuz cheesecake is my favorite dessert ever. You know what would be the most amazing desert ever, a pumpkin, pecan, cheesecake. Like a combination of pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and cheesecake, boom I'm gonna make it. I've never been much of a baker, besides my cornbread (love cornbread) but I think that my hypothetical combination dessert sounds delectable. No delicious food should be limited by season. Like hot chocolate, if you want hot chocolate and a breezy summer night than you should have some, it shouldn't have to be below freezing to enjoy some delicious cocoa. Alright that's all I've got, well that's a lie, but I'm tired so I'm gonna go climb into bed.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The Day
So here we again, I guess today was a pretty normal day, started off with me carpooling with fellow classmate who lives close by. Neither of us has a ton of money to our names right now so we decided to start carpooling on Tuesdays and Thursdays to save ourselves some gas money. Plus we're producing less emissions so we're helping the environment, oh yeah. Class wasn't bad, typical really, except for my presentation which received mostly positive feedback from the prof and from my classmates. One of my classmates produced an excellent poem on the spot in like 4 minutes, really impressive stuff. The same kid also had a really interesting blurb during another focus free write activity during the first week of class. Not gonna lie, I was both impressed and slightly intimidated by the guy's ability to create such excellent writing in such a short amount of time. Of course he is probably an English undergrad and has had a little more practice with writing than I had but still, it kind of made me feel like some people are born with a gift for writing and I wonder if I have that gift or if it's something that I can develop. I felt really good today when my carpool friend told me that me and a fellow classmate really amuse her during class with our movie quoting and comments. She said how she is usually so bored in class but that Jeff and I make it fun. It made me feel awesome knowing that my joking around with a buddy is appreciated by others, especially because most of what we do is quote movies.
For lunch I decided to treat myself to a burger and fries. I usually eat healthy but today was my treat day for the week so I decided to go all out. My last meal would most likely be a combination of a burger and a nice steak, I don't know what it is about burgers but they are just so delicious. Plus they are usually easy to cook and any decent establishment can make a good burger. Honestly that's how I usually judge restaurants, if they make a good burger than they are legit. A couple of months ago Kyle and I ordered burgers from a place and they were charred and nasty; needless to say I have not ordered food from there since. I've kind of hit a bump, I don't know what else to say about my delicious lunch. I was kind of lethargic at work tonight, it was weird. Even after dinner I wasn't feeling super up for being at work. Maybe it's because the company that I work for is about to go bankrupt and I'm looking for another job so subconsciously( or possibly even consciously) I just don't care anymore. Not really like me though because I usually have a pretty solid work ethic. Hopefully I'll get that new job I'm going to check out this weekend.
For lunch I decided to treat myself to a burger and fries. I usually eat healthy but today was my treat day for the week so I decided to go all out. My last meal would most likely be a combination of a burger and a nice steak, I don't know what it is about burgers but they are just so delicious. Plus they are usually easy to cook and any decent establishment can make a good burger. Honestly that's how I usually judge restaurants, if they make a good burger than they are legit. A couple of months ago Kyle and I ordered burgers from a place and they were charred and nasty; needless to say I have not ordered food from there since. I've kind of hit a bump, I don't know what else to say about my delicious lunch. I was kind of lethargic at work tonight, it was weird. Even after dinner I wasn't feeling super up for being at work. Maybe it's because the company that I work for is about to go bankrupt and I'm looking for another job so subconsciously( or possibly even consciously) I just don't care anymore. Not really like me though because I usually have a pretty solid work ethic. Hopefully I'll get that new job I'm going to check out this weekend.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
I Feel Like I'm on top of the World
This post may be repetitive but lately I've been feeling awesome. I've had so much energy and I've been so efficient at getting my boat loads of school work done that I've even had time to help my friends, kind of like Hermione in Harry Potter. It's gotta be the beard, I think it's given me special powers. Today was a wonderful day, I got lots of schoolwork done, plus exercised, plus helped out a friend. Somebody told me that I make them happy which in turn made me feel very happy. If you ever want to make somebody feel better just tell them that they make you feel happy; definitely one of the best compliments you can give. Then I gave a presentation in my night class and I got a 100, BOOM! Things have been going so well lately and I'm just really enjoying it. The only thing I can really complain about is some slight lower back pain but hey I did a lot of sitting today so I'll just sleep it off.
Not that I don't have plenty on my plate right now but I'm really looking forward to getting back into running. Funny story, I originally started running because the girl who is now my ex-girlfriend called me fat and told me that I should start running like her. Well thank you very much for the heartless words of inspiration MB, I am now slim, trim, and rid of you. Any running that I do from here on out will be for me because I enjoy and and it makes me feel good. Gotta love that endorphin rush after finishing a long run by sprinting up the street to your house. This reminds me, I need to ask my sister for her guest pass so that I can run at her gym until the weather improves a little bit. Go ahead call me a pansy for waiting to run inside. You can go ahead and freeze your butt off while slipping on the icy sidewalks and cracking your head open. Me, I prefer a warm gym with a TV screen in front of me and lots of nice ladies to look at. Anyway I'm very thankful at how 2011 has started off, giving me all of this energy that has allowed me to get a great jump start on the school year. I've also already had a few very fun outings with friends so hopefully there will be more to come. Good stuff, off to plan a presentation for tomorrow-see I've been so productive lately getting all of these presentations out of the way so I won't have to do them later in the semester when the workload will be more challenging. Oh and a special thanks to Mike for commenting, still waiting on the return of Kyle.
Not that I don't have plenty on my plate right now but I'm really looking forward to getting back into running. Funny story, I originally started running because the girl who is now my ex-girlfriend called me fat and told me that I should start running like her. Well thank you very much for the heartless words of inspiration MB, I am now slim, trim, and rid of you. Any running that I do from here on out will be for me because I enjoy and and it makes me feel good. Gotta love that endorphin rush after finishing a long run by sprinting up the street to your house. This reminds me, I need to ask my sister for her guest pass so that I can run at her gym until the weather improves a little bit. Go ahead call me a pansy for waiting to run inside. You can go ahead and freeze your butt off while slipping on the icy sidewalks and cracking your head open. Me, I prefer a warm gym with a TV screen in front of me and lots of nice ladies to look at. Anyway I'm very thankful at how 2011 has started off, giving me all of this energy that has allowed me to get a great jump start on the school year. I've also already had a few very fun outings with friends so hopefully there will be more to come. Good stuff, off to plan a presentation for tomorrow-see I've been so productive lately getting all of these presentations out of the way so I won't have to do them later in the semester when the workload will be more challenging. Oh and a special thanks to Mike for commenting, still waiting on the return of Kyle.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Just Go With It
I really enjoy the blogging genre because I don't need to write with any solid plan or framework in place. But really that can be true with any type of writing, something that I'm just recently finding out. In one of my English classes we've been reading articles about how great writers do not necessarily have to know what they are going to write about before they do so. Sometimes the best writing results from one just sitting down like I am writing now and just putting their ideas out there in an attempt to connect them and develop meaning through the use of language. For a long time in school and in personal writing I felt that great writers know exactly what they are going to write about before they do so. Since I rarely went into writing with a solid plan I lacked confidence in my writing for many years. I always assumed that all of the smartest kids in class who earned the best grades were just born with the ability to generate great ideas. I'm happy to know that this is not the case, especially because lately with my entries I've just sat down and started writing whatever came into my head.
I was really excited today at the possibility of getting a new part-time job that would pay far better than my current job. It sort of just fell into my lap and I am going to inquire about it this Saturday. If there turns out to be a real chance of me getting this job I'll be really happy because good things don't often come my way. This could be great for me because it would give me more financial freedom plus it would solve my query of finding a full-time job for the summer that would allow me to save money for student teaching. Anyway, this could be a really great opportunity for me and I look forward to giving it a shot. I'll definitely miss the people at my current job but thanks to facebook and the wonderful world of mobile devices it will be fairly easy to keep in touch with everyone and hopefully meet up again sometime soon for another fun work outing. I would go into more detail about my prospective new employment but I don't want to jinx it. It's funny that I say that because I'm really not superstitious but I'm really excited at this possibility and hopefully I can get it.
I was really excited today at the possibility of getting a new part-time job that would pay far better than my current job. It sort of just fell into my lap and I am going to inquire about it this Saturday. If there turns out to be a real chance of me getting this job I'll be really happy because good things don't often come my way. This could be great for me because it would give me more financial freedom plus it would solve my query of finding a full-time job for the summer that would allow me to save money for student teaching. Anyway, this could be a really great opportunity for me and I look forward to giving it a shot. I'll definitely miss the people at my current job but thanks to facebook and the wonderful world of mobile devices it will be fairly easy to keep in touch with everyone and hopefully meet up again sometime soon for another fun work outing. I would go into more detail about my prospective new employment but I don't want to jinx it. It's funny that I say that because I'm really not superstitious but I'm really excited at this possibility and hopefully I can get it.
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