Forty-Fourth Entry
After being told that my truck would be ready on Friday, I thought that I would be set for the weekend. But alas, it was not to be. I called the man on Friday, and the man said Monday.
Last Saturday was really fun. I got my diploma in the mail!!! After waiting for so long, I finally got it. Five years of work has finally paid off. So to celebrate, I played with Jen for 3 hours. Much tennis, rollerblading and bubbles was had by all! Then we went to Imperial Garden and got some take out and went back to Jen's place and watched Satellite: Zoolander, Glitter and Rat Race. I slept through Rat Race, but was assured that it was a good movie. Dayni was there too. I smelled her feet. I drank a lot and that is always fun.
On Sunday, I helped my parents go through a ton of boxes that were stashed in the garage. We are going to have a garage sale on May 11th to coincide with the City-Wide Yard Sale day. We will have many relics from the 70's and 80's on sale. It will be a vintage clothing bonanza. It was fun going through all of my parents old junk. We found a lot old stuff that my dad brought from Africa when he was there. Very cool.
On yesterday, I went to the Portuguese Consulate in San Francisco with my mom. We took BART, got off at the Montgomery station, and took the MUNI rte. 3 to Presidio Street. The trip took a total of 1 hour. We only spent maybe 10 minutes in the consulate. Very quick. Then we rode back into downtown and got off at Union Square. My mom was obsessed with seeing all the lobbies of the fancy hotels. We saw the Westin lobby, and the Marriott lobby. We had lunch at Lori's Diner on Powell, and my mom enjoyed it a lot. She did not care for the food all that much, neither did I. My mom did love the way the place was decorated. She wants to go there again. After that, we went to DSW shoe warehouse. My mom made me go in. Then we went to The Metreon cuz my mom wanted to have dessert. We got some cake and an eclair from "Just Desserts" and went to the top floor and chowed on the terrace. She loved it. Then we went to FAO and my mom loved that too. After a visit to Starbucks and Rite Aid, we got on BART and made our way home.
When I got home, my mom called the Body Shop and they said nope, not ready until Tuesday. Fine.
Today. I had a brain fart today. I am such a dumb ass. I was supposed to sub today at Monroe and I totally forgot. I got a call around 9:30 from Karen and she said that I was supposed to sub at Monroe. I was so pissed at myself. STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID...!!! She said I could still go in for the Kindergarten class in the afternoon at 11:30am. I go to Monroe and get to the class. I felt really bad and was very apologetic to everyone. So I get there, look over the lesson plan and take the kids in. They were good. I left the school at 3:30pm and got home and called the Body Shop.
Excerpt from conversation:
Me:"Hi, I'm calling about the 2002 Ford F-150 that has been in there for 2 months."
Them:**laugh**"Yeah, it's not going to be ready until tomorrow."
Me:"Tomorrow?"
Them:"Yeah, tomorrow."
Me:"Are you sure?"
Them:"Yeah."
Me:"What time?"
Them:"Around lunch time."
If my fuckin truck is not done by lunch time tomorrow, I am going to kill someone.
4.30.2002
4.25.2002
Forty-Second Entry
I went to Bullet's hospital today and the guy in charge said that he should be done by tomorrow. That was the second time he said that it would be done by this Friday (tomorrow). If it isn't ready, I am just going to have to kill someone.
Tomorrow I am going to substitute at Wilson Elementary for an ELD class. I am not sure what ELD is and if I am even qualified to sub for that class. We'll see. It should be a lot of fun. Ya right.
My brother is going to Pismo this weekend to go 4-wheelin and camp out. Even though it is going to be really cold this weekend, and even worse next to the ocean, he will have a ton of fun with all his friends. I wish I could go!! It would be hella fun.
Survivor news: I just found out that Zoe is getting kicked off of tonights episode. Very good!! She is the queen of double talk and lying on that island. Thats even better for me cuz now I get into 3rd place and am 5 points ahead of Jen. hahaha. I'm just lucky I guess.
Just in case anyone is interested...I am really interested in playing more tennis. Last weekend playing with Jen was really fun and I want to play more often than just once a week...like maybe 2 or 3 times a week. If you don't have a racket, but would still like to play, I have an extra one you can borrow.
Season finale of The Bachelor tonight. Tonight is a big night in TV for me. The Bachelor season finale, Friends, Will & Grace and Survivor. I am going to have 2 VCR's going at the same time. Very good. I hope they all work. Last time I tried to use 2 VCR's, I forgot to turn one off and it didn't record. Hopefully this time it will work.
Since, hopefully, I will be getting Bullet back tomorrow, I was thinking of a bonfire this weekend, but the weather is supposed to be crappy this weekend. That sucks. Maybe a little road trip is in the cards...a little alone time for Bullet and I...we'll see.
I went to Bullet's hospital today and the guy in charge said that he should be done by tomorrow. That was the second time he said that it would be done by this Friday (tomorrow). If it isn't ready, I am just going to have to kill someone.
Tomorrow I am going to substitute at Wilson Elementary for an ELD class. I am not sure what ELD is and if I am even qualified to sub for that class. We'll see. It should be a lot of fun. Ya right.
My brother is going to Pismo this weekend to go 4-wheelin and camp out. Even though it is going to be really cold this weekend, and even worse next to the ocean, he will have a ton of fun with all his friends. I wish I could go!! It would be hella fun.
Survivor news: I just found out that Zoe is getting kicked off of tonights episode. Very good!! She is the queen of double talk and lying on that island. Thats even better for me cuz now I get into 3rd place and am 5 points ahead of Jen. hahaha. I'm just lucky I guess.
Just in case anyone is interested...I am really interested in playing more tennis. Last weekend playing with Jen was really fun and I want to play more often than just once a week...like maybe 2 or 3 times a week. If you don't have a racket, but would still like to play, I have an extra one you can borrow.
Season finale of The Bachelor tonight. Tonight is a big night in TV for me. The Bachelor season finale, Friends, Will & Grace and Survivor. I am going to have 2 VCR's going at the same time. Very good. I hope they all work. Last time I tried to use 2 VCR's, I forgot to turn one off and it didn't record. Hopefully this time it will work.
Since, hopefully, I will be getting Bullet back tomorrow, I was thinking of a bonfire this weekend, but the weather is supposed to be crappy this weekend. That sucks. Maybe a little road trip is in the cards...a little alone time for Bullet and I...we'll see.
4.22.2002
Forty-First Entry
I visited Bullet today. He is doing well. They will have the whole bed painted by tomorrow, and hope to have it fully assembled and clear coated (and dry) by Friday...which hopefully means a Friday pick-up (no pun intended)!!! Which could spell a Friday night or Saturday night Bonfire!!!
I spent a large portion of the day hanging out with Louis. We went to Dairy Bell for lunch and then came back to my house and watched 12 angry men on AMC. Then at about 3:45, we went over to the mechanic to pick up his car, but not before stopping at Dayni's moms Ice cream store and getting ice cream. It was good. I was also supposed to go to the joint school board/city council meeting tonight but my mom pulled rank and took over the car for the whole rest of the afternoon and evening. Oh well.
Yesterday, in an effort to get more physical, I played tennis with Jen and I had a lot of fun. We played for about an hour. Afterwards, we flew her kite for another hour and then went to KFC. yummmmmmmmmmmmm.
Tomorrow I am substituting at Bancroft Middle School for a Core class again. I soooo hope it is not as painful as last Friday when I absolutely did not have control over the class.
Wish me luck.
I visited Bullet today. He is doing well. They will have the whole bed painted by tomorrow, and hope to have it fully assembled and clear coated (and dry) by Friday...which hopefully means a Friday pick-up (no pun intended)!!! Which could spell a Friday night or Saturday night Bonfire!!!
I spent a large portion of the day hanging out with Louis. We went to Dairy Bell for lunch and then came back to my house and watched 12 angry men on AMC. Then at about 3:45, we went over to the mechanic to pick up his car, but not before stopping at Dayni's moms Ice cream store and getting ice cream. It was good. I was also supposed to go to the joint school board/city council meeting tonight but my mom pulled rank and took over the car for the whole rest of the afternoon and evening. Oh well.
Yesterday, in an effort to get more physical, I played tennis with Jen and I had a lot of fun. We played for about an hour. Afterwards, we flew her kite for another hour and then went to KFC. yummmmmmmmmmmmm.
Tomorrow I am substituting at Bancroft Middle School for a Core class again. I soooo hope it is not as painful as last Friday when I absolutely did not have control over the class.
Wish me luck.
4.18.2002
Fortieth Entry
I must have gasoline pumping in my veins today because I am just so pumped for some odd reason. I think I am excited about the weekend coming up. It is going to be really fun. I just have that feeling. Even though I will not have any money to play with this weekend, I still think I will have fun. I can just run up my credit cards again...cuz thats fun.
I have been going over paint ideas for my room. I feel if I am going to live here for a while, I should at least be comfortable in my room. For one thing, there is too much furniture in my room and half of it is full of stuff that isn't mine or not of any use to me. The same goes for my closet. After thinking about what to get rid of I started to think of paint ideas. Watching "Trading Spaces" gives me a lot of ideas, and I think that it has motivated me enough to want to change my room. I was thinking that maybe one of my friends and I could trade spaces for the show and get it done for free. I'm thinking of a dark blue for the walls (High-Gloss, of course) and either a dark grey or dark green for the accent color(around the door and closet).
I have not heard anything about Bullet or my diploma. The longer I live here, the more I miss Bullet and my diploma. I am hoping for a job somewhere outside of the Bay Area. I think I really need to be on my own FOR REAL. Not like going to school and still living off of my parents money, but really on my own. Living paycheck to paycheck if necessary. At least I can say that I am on my own, and making it. It would be great.
Dream situation(also a great story for my kids): I move into an unfurnished apartment with nothing but a bed. Then I slowly work my way up to a couch, a dresser, a dining table, etc. It would be really cool to just start with nothing and buy all my furniture and stuff as I can afford it. It would be a great character building experience.
I have decided that once I get a steady job, I will no longer buy more than I can afford on my credit cards. That means, I will use my cards and pay the balance off at the end of the month. That will definitely build up my credit report and stuff.
I must have gasoline pumping in my veins today because I am just so pumped for some odd reason. I think I am excited about the weekend coming up. It is going to be really fun. I just have that feeling. Even though I will not have any money to play with this weekend, I still think I will have fun. I can just run up my credit cards again...cuz thats fun.
I have been going over paint ideas for my room. I feel if I am going to live here for a while, I should at least be comfortable in my room. For one thing, there is too much furniture in my room and half of it is full of stuff that isn't mine or not of any use to me. The same goes for my closet. After thinking about what to get rid of I started to think of paint ideas. Watching "Trading Spaces" gives me a lot of ideas, and I think that it has motivated me enough to want to change my room. I was thinking that maybe one of my friends and I could trade spaces for the show and get it done for free. I'm thinking of a dark blue for the walls (High-Gloss, of course) and either a dark grey or dark green for the accent color(around the door and closet).
I have not heard anything about Bullet or my diploma. The longer I live here, the more I miss Bullet and my diploma. I am hoping for a job somewhere outside of the Bay Area. I think I really need to be on my own FOR REAL. Not like going to school and still living off of my parents money, but really on my own. Living paycheck to paycheck if necessary. At least I can say that I am on my own, and making it. It would be great.
Dream situation(also a great story for my kids): I move into an unfurnished apartment with nothing but a bed. Then I slowly work my way up to a couch, a dresser, a dining table, etc. It would be really cool to just start with nothing and buy all my furniture and stuff as I can afford it. It would be a great character building experience.
I have decided that once I get a steady job, I will no longer buy more than I can afford on my credit cards. That means, I will use my cards and pay the balance off at the end of the month. That will definitely build up my credit report and stuff.
4.16.2002
Thirty-Ninth Entry
Not called into work today...actually, I was called, but due to my recent lack of vehicle, I decided to not participate in substituting today. Instead, I started to organize my bills and statements in my Filing Cabinet. I now have separate folders for my Credit Cards, my bank statements, my cell phone bills, my student loan papers, etc. This created a lot of room on my dresser top. Very good.
Also, today I decided that it would be time to start to cut down on my smoking. A wise decision as far as my health is concerned, but I fear that my addiction will become a hinderance as I continue to look for CE work. I can picture myself going into an interview all jittery and annoyed and scatterbrained. I think that is something I am just going to have to live with. Today, I have only had 3 cigs, and I hope that in a week or so, I won't have any cigs at all. We'll see...
I still have not received word from the Evaluations Office at Cal Poly about the progress of my diploma. I hope to get it before summer begins. All my requirements are complete and all thats left is for the dudes in Evaluations to slowly process my paperwork.
Today I had an overwhelming desire to learn German and Italian. I think I will, with my next paycheck, invest in some books and CD's or tapes to start learning German and Italian. It will be fun. Anyone wanna join??
40-10
Not called into work today...actually, I was called, but due to my recent lack of vehicle, I decided to not participate in substituting today. Instead, I started to organize my bills and statements in my Filing Cabinet. I now have separate folders for my Credit Cards, my bank statements, my cell phone bills, my student loan papers, etc. This created a lot of room on my dresser top. Very good.
Also, today I decided that it would be time to start to cut down on my smoking. A wise decision as far as my health is concerned, but I fear that my addiction will become a hinderance as I continue to look for CE work. I can picture myself going into an interview all jittery and annoyed and scatterbrained. I think that is something I am just going to have to live with. Today, I have only had 3 cigs, and I hope that in a week or so, I won't have any cigs at all. We'll see...
I still have not received word from the Evaluations Office at Cal Poly about the progress of my diploma. I hope to get it before summer begins. All my requirements are complete and all thats left is for the dudes in Evaluations to slowly process my paperwork.
Today I had an overwhelming desire to learn German and Italian. I think I will, with my next paycheck, invest in some books and CD's or tapes to start learning German and Italian. It will be fun. Anyone wanna join??
40-10
4.14.2002
Thirty-Eighth Entry
Major drama in the early AM in my neighborhood!! The power went out at approximately 1:30 am. Total darkness throughout the hood. I fumbled around looking for candles and found my stash of Jesus candles in the laundry room. I lit one of them. I heard my brother coming downstairs. He wanted to go to Walgreens to buy Aloe Vera lotion for the major sunburn he got in Bakersfield. We went to Walgreens. On the way back, we saw that the power was still out and we saw a PG&E truck driving down Fairway in the direction of the Marina. We decided to investigate. PG&E guy got to the end of the road and U-turned back the other way. We got to the end of the road and saw police cars and flares set up down towards El Torito. Being the nosy humans that we are, we head down that way and have to cut through the Marina Inn parking lot cuz the flares were blocking the road. We parked at a safe distance from the accident(not sure if we would get into trouble for getting too close) and hoofed it to the police scene.
It was a car crash!! Some car, hit a power pole, knocking it over, ran onto the sidewalk, taking out a bunch of shrubs with it, and somehow ended up facing the opposite direction and on its side. Major drama!! There were no ambulances or anything, so we can assume that all the medical stuff happened before we could get there. We got pretty close to the wreck; the police did not seem to mind. The policeman actually told us to watch out for the power lines that were down, but not live. We overheard them say to one another that there was a gas leak out of the car. Very cool.
We came back home and found my mom awake with a bunch of candles all over the house. Fred went to bed, but I stayed awake and made scrambled eggs...with no power!!! It was interesting...it kinda felt like that show "1900 House".
I ate and started to fall asleep on the sofa downstairs when the power came back on. Hallelujah!! It was 4am. The power was out for 2.5 hours.
I went upstairs and went to sleep.
I awoke this morning to the incessant barking of the dog next door. God I hate neighbors dogs.
It was really windy today. I should have gone to fly my kite today. Oh well. Bowling tonight!!!!!
Major drama in the early AM in my neighborhood!! The power went out at approximately 1:30 am. Total darkness throughout the hood. I fumbled around looking for candles and found my stash of Jesus candles in the laundry room. I lit one of them. I heard my brother coming downstairs. He wanted to go to Walgreens to buy Aloe Vera lotion for the major sunburn he got in Bakersfield. We went to Walgreens. On the way back, we saw that the power was still out and we saw a PG&E truck driving down Fairway in the direction of the Marina. We decided to investigate. PG&E guy got to the end of the road and U-turned back the other way. We got to the end of the road and saw police cars and flares set up down towards El Torito. Being the nosy humans that we are, we head down that way and have to cut through the Marina Inn parking lot cuz the flares were blocking the road. We parked at a safe distance from the accident(not sure if we would get into trouble for getting too close) and hoofed it to the police scene.
It was a car crash!! Some car, hit a power pole, knocking it over, ran onto the sidewalk, taking out a bunch of shrubs with it, and somehow ended up facing the opposite direction and on its side. Major drama!! There were no ambulances or anything, so we can assume that all the medical stuff happened before we could get there. We got pretty close to the wreck; the police did not seem to mind. The policeman actually told us to watch out for the power lines that were down, but not live. We overheard them say to one another that there was a gas leak out of the car. Very cool.
We came back home and found my mom awake with a bunch of candles all over the house. Fred went to bed, but I stayed awake and made scrambled eggs...with no power!!! It was interesting...it kinda felt like that show "1900 House".
I ate and started to fall asleep on the sofa downstairs when the power came back on. Hallelujah!! It was 4am. The power was out for 2.5 hours.
I went upstairs and went to sleep.
I awoke this morning to the incessant barking of the dog next door. God I hate neighbors dogs.
It was really windy today. I should have gone to fly my kite today. Oh well. Bowling tonight!!!!!
4.13.2002
Thirty-Seventh Entry
Disappointment is what I felt last night when our budding tradition of Triple F fell through. Lisa and I are the only two who wanted to do anything. And it just so happens that she and I are the only ones that do not have a vehicle at the moment. It really really sucks being at the mercy of people who are with car. There is a definate loss of freedom for those of us without a vehicle. I really did not want to stay at home all night last night. Louis came through after 11pm and we went to Mountain View and visited the good ol' Krispy Kreme and hung out for a while. Louis had been at a musical put on by SLHS students and he said it was pretty good.
This morning I awoke to news from my mother that the car was smoking. It was overheated and that meant that I couldn't drive to school this morning. Today was the first class that I missed. What sucks about it is that next week we are supposed to have a midterm. It REALLY SUCKS not to have a vehicle!!!
So right now I am sitting at home and waiting to be rescued from my mom and her old, old records from the sixties of some crappy french singer. She is blasting them on the turntable downstairs and at some points she sings along with them. HELP!!!
Disappointment is what I felt last night when our budding tradition of Triple F fell through. Lisa and I are the only two who wanted to do anything. And it just so happens that she and I are the only ones that do not have a vehicle at the moment. It really really sucks being at the mercy of people who are with car. There is a definate loss of freedom for those of us without a vehicle. I really did not want to stay at home all night last night. Louis came through after 11pm and we went to Mountain View and visited the good ol' Krispy Kreme and hung out for a while. Louis had been at a musical put on by SLHS students and he said it was pretty good.
This morning I awoke to news from my mother that the car was smoking. It was overheated and that meant that I couldn't drive to school this morning. Today was the first class that I missed. What sucks about it is that next week we are supposed to have a midterm. It REALLY SUCKS not to have a vehicle!!!
So right now I am sitting at home and waiting to be rescued from my mom and her old, old records from the sixties of some crappy french singer. She is blasting them on the turntable downstairs and at some points she sings along with them. HELP!!!
4.12.2002
Thirty-Sixth Entry
Subbing today was a pleasure. I was subbing for the Kindergarten class I had before, but for the other teacher. The kids were a little more rowdy, but they were good. It is very satisfying to have a good day of substituting.
I am beginning to like this new substitute machine that they started using this week. At first I was skeptical, but it is a good system and it gives you more options as to possible assignments.
I am pretty beat right now...I should take a nap. I want to be fresh for "Friday Freak Fun" or "Triple F". It has become a recent tradition for "The Gang" to get together on Fridays and do something...nobody knows about the new name though.
I have finally completed Phase III of my Europe 2001 photo albums. In case you did not get the memo, Phase I of the albums entailed going through all of the pictures and writing their info on the back. Phase II was the picking of the photos to be included in the albums. Phase III is the placement of the photos into the albums. Phase IV, the final phase, will be to print out all the captions to go along with the pictures. Phase I was by far the longest phase. Now the albums will probably collect dust for a few days while I gather the strength to complete Phase IV, which will be the most creatively challenging one yet.
News on Bullet: Another two weeks is what the Body Shop guy promised me. I sure hope he's right.
Subbing today was a pleasure. I was subbing for the Kindergarten class I had before, but for the other teacher. The kids were a little more rowdy, but they were good. It is very satisfying to have a good day of substituting.
I am beginning to like this new substitute machine that they started using this week. At first I was skeptical, but it is a good system and it gives you more options as to possible assignments.
I am pretty beat right now...I should take a nap. I want to be fresh for "Friday Freak Fun" or "Triple F". It has become a recent tradition for "The Gang" to get together on Fridays and do something...nobody knows about the new name though.
I have finally completed Phase III of my Europe 2001 photo albums. In case you did not get the memo, Phase I of the albums entailed going through all of the pictures and writing their info on the back. Phase II was the picking of the photos to be included in the albums. Phase III is the placement of the photos into the albums. Phase IV, the final phase, will be to print out all the captions to go along with the pictures. Phase I was by far the longest phase. Now the albums will probably collect dust for a few days while I gather the strength to complete Phase IV, which will be the most creatively challenging one yet.
News on Bullet: Another two weeks is what the Body Shop guy promised me. I sure hope he's right.
4.10.2002
Thirty-Fifth Entry
Today, I was not called in to sub. Interesting. Today also, I got a letter in the mail explaining how the new automated sub request thing works. I guess I am supposed to register myself in the system, but I am sort of confused as to how to do it.
So, I slept in until noon today. I woke up and it was wet outside. Damn it, I thought. And today was the day I was going to start running to the Marina. Oh well, I guess I will have to postpone that another month or so...at least until the next rain storm. ;)
To my new readers...I have none! HAHAHA!!
Apart from sleeping today, I worked some more on my albums and got all the way through Rome, which completed my second album. My prediction of only three albums for all my pictures is not going to hold up, I dont think. Oh well.
My brother is going to make a website. Thats good. He is using Geocities though. His page design looks cool. Its one of the ones they supply you with. It is a sort of computer/digital look, complete with the black and green numbers background like on The Matrix.
Good news...Cal Poly called me today and told me that my Tech Elective form has finally pushed through the CE-ENVE office bureaucracy and made its way to the Evaluations Office...an even bigger bureaucracy. The Evaluations Office is the place where Diplomas and degrees are handed out. So hopefully, within the next few months, I will have my Diploma in my hand and will be an official graduate of California Polytechnic State University. And the day I get that beautiful piece of paper will start a beautiful week of Drunken Celebration. BWDC is what I will call it. Please feel free to stop by and partake of the festivities. I will notify all as soon as I get my Diploma...it would make a good birthday present now that I think about it...
For those of you who forgot, my birthday is May 22. I accept all forms of gifts. :P
Today, I was not called in to sub. Interesting. Today also, I got a letter in the mail explaining how the new automated sub request thing works. I guess I am supposed to register myself in the system, but I am sort of confused as to how to do it.
So, I slept in until noon today. I woke up and it was wet outside. Damn it, I thought. And today was the day I was going to start running to the Marina. Oh well, I guess I will have to postpone that another month or so...at least until the next rain storm. ;)
To my new readers...I have none! HAHAHA!!
Apart from sleeping today, I worked some more on my albums and got all the way through Rome, which completed my second album. My prediction of only three albums for all my pictures is not going to hold up, I dont think. Oh well.
My brother is going to make a website. Thats good. He is using Geocities though. His page design looks cool. Its one of the ones they supply you with. It is a sort of computer/digital look, complete with the black and green numbers background like on The Matrix.
Good news...Cal Poly called me today and told me that my Tech Elective form has finally pushed through the CE-ENVE office bureaucracy and made its way to the Evaluations Office...an even bigger bureaucracy. The Evaluations Office is the place where Diplomas and degrees are handed out. So hopefully, within the next few months, I will have my Diploma in my hand and will be an official graduate of California Polytechnic State University. And the day I get that beautiful piece of paper will start a beautiful week of Drunken Celebration. BWDC is what I will call it. Please feel free to stop by and partake of the festivities. I will notify all as soon as I get my Diploma...it would make a good birthday present now that I think about it...
For those of you who forgot, my birthday is May 22. I accept all forms of gifts. :P
4.07.2002
Thirty-Fourth Entry
After the great start of Karaoke on Friday, my weekend has been very chill. I haven't left the house yet since Friday. Yesterday, my brothers, Lester and I were "porch monkeys". We just hung out in front of the house all day. It was fun not doing anything. We just listened to Lesters car stereo through his open windows, and watched Firmino skateboard. We even breaked from doing nothing to buy an ice cream from the ice cream man. Yum.
At night I worked hard at my albums, watched British TV and listened to my new CD's all at the same time. I also watched SNL. I thought it was OK funny...not hilariously funny, and not dead. Cameron Diaz can't read.
Today, a little more of the same as last night. I am all the way to Stockholm on my albums. Very good...Not quite half way through, but almost. It is fun to look through all the pictures again. I was thinking that if anyone felt like going backpacking in Europe, this summer would be the best time to go. Tourism is sure to be down this summer due to events which happened last fall, and in turn, it will cost less. I wish I could go.
Oh yeah, I am all dirty cuz I emptied the intertubes we took to the snow of all their air. They were only half inflated so it wasn't so bad. But sitting on and squeezing the black rubber intertubes left a lot of marks on my clothes and arms. Must bathe again.
Happy Sunday folks and don't forget to change your clocks.
After the great start of Karaoke on Friday, my weekend has been very chill. I haven't left the house yet since Friday. Yesterday, my brothers, Lester and I were "porch monkeys". We just hung out in front of the house all day. It was fun not doing anything. We just listened to Lesters car stereo through his open windows, and watched Firmino skateboard. We even breaked from doing nothing to buy an ice cream from the ice cream man. Yum.
At night I worked hard at my albums, watched British TV and listened to my new CD's all at the same time. I also watched SNL. I thought it was OK funny...not hilariously funny, and not dead. Cameron Diaz can't read.
Today, a little more of the same as last night. I am all the way to Stockholm on my albums. Very good...Not quite half way through, but almost. It is fun to look through all the pictures again. I was thinking that if anyone felt like going backpacking in Europe, this summer would be the best time to go. Tourism is sure to be down this summer due to events which happened last fall, and in turn, it will cost less. I wish I could go.
Oh yeah, I am all dirty cuz I emptied the intertubes we took to the snow of all their air. They were only half inflated so it wasn't so bad. But sitting on and squeezing the black rubber intertubes left a lot of marks on my clothes and arms. Must bathe again.
Happy Sunday folks and don't forget to change your clocks.
4.05.2002
Thirty-Third Entry
I just read in Yahoo! News that a woman somewhere is 8 weeks pregnant with a clone. Very interesting. I knew it would only be a matter of time before it would happen. Although I am not against cloning, I think it kind of scary that scientists have the technology at hand to do this. It's a sign of the times...
Karaoke tonight. Even though I can't sing, I still enjoy a fun gathering of friends around the Karaoke table. It makes me feel like a rock star, even if only for an hour, or in tonights case, an hour and a half. We did not get to listen to the CD they made for us because it didn't work. Oh well. It's fun to sing in the room, but it's not always fun to "relive the magic" on the ride home.
I did not get to re-design my website like I had wanted to, but thats alright because I finally started putting together my Europe albums. Looking at all the pictures again makes me want to go back soon. Like tomorrow.
Indeed.
I just read in Yahoo! News that a woman somewhere is 8 weeks pregnant with a clone. Very interesting. I knew it would only be a matter of time before it would happen. Although I am not against cloning, I think it kind of scary that scientists have the technology at hand to do this. It's a sign of the times...
Karaoke tonight. Even though I can't sing, I still enjoy a fun gathering of friends around the Karaoke table. It makes me feel like a rock star, even if only for an hour, or in tonights case, an hour and a half. We did not get to listen to the CD they made for us because it didn't work. Oh well. It's fun to sing in the room, but it's not always fun to "relive the magic" on the ride home.
I did not get to re-design my website like I had wanted to, but thats alright because I finally started putting together my Europe albums. Looking at all the pictures again makes me want to go back soon. Like tomorrow.
Indeed.
4.04.2002
Thirty-Second Entry
Wicked!!
I mowed the lawn today...great fun.
My brother is in a play at school and recently I have been helping him by running lines with him. I really like helping him. I can tell that he really wants to do good in the play "Fuddy Meers". He acts his heart out when we are practicing. He's pretty good.
Compared to the wonderful day I had on Monday, these past few days have been boring for the most part. I have been filling up the time with a lot of TV and cleaning of my room. It won't be long before I can see the top of my dresser again!!
I was thinking that today might be a good day to do my Europe albums. Either that or redesign my webpage...keep an eye out for both.
I had a nice long talk with Amy yesterday. I haven't seen her in a long time, so it was good to touch base with her. I had forgotten how fun it can be to talk on the phone with a friend. For those of you wondering, Amy is doing good, apart from some drama at work.
In my room cleaning yesterday, I found a bunch of old pictures of me and Louis and Lisa and Jen and Dayni and Carolyn and others from High School. Looking at them made me think about the good times I had with High School friends, but also reminded me of how much I hated and still hate High School.
I think I will re-design my webpage...at least brainstorm some ideas. I wanted to do a flash page, but I think that would be too hard...I'll look into it.
Wicked!!
I mowed the lawn today...great fun.
My brother is in a play at school and recently I have been helping him by running lines with him. I really like helping him. I can tell that he really wants to do good in the play "Fuddy Meers". He acts his heart out when we are practicing. He's pretty good.
Compared to the wonderful day I had on Monday, these past few days have been boring for the most part. I have been filling up the time with a lot of TV and cleaning of my room. It won't be long before I can see the top of my dresser again!!
I was thinking that today might be a good day to do my Europe albums. Either that or redesign my webpage...keep an eye out for both.
I had a nice long talk with Amy yesterday. I haven't seen her in a long time, so it was good to touch base with her. I had forgotten how fun it can be to talk on the phone with a friend. For those of you wondering, Amy is doing good, apart from some drama at work.
In my room cleaning yesterday, I found a bunch of old pictures of me and Louis and Lisa and Jen and Dayni and Carolyn and others from High School. Looking at them made me think about the good times I had with High School friends, but also reminded me of how much I hated and still hate High School.
I think I will re-design my webpage...at least brainstorm some ideas. I wanted to do a flash page, but I think that would be too hard...I'll look into it.
4.01.2002
Thirty-First Entry
Mamma Mia!! I haven't blogged in a while, so here comes a long one.
Friday, on my last day of subbing that class, one of the girls in the class got hurt and had to be taken to the office in a wheelchair. It happened five minutes before the end of my last class. She was crying pretty good. I felt bad for her. She was really nice to me. I even played speed with her. I beat her, of course, but now I feel bad about beating her. Oh well.
Later that day, I hooked up with Lisa and Carolyn and we drove to Alameda to partake of good Mexican food ("I not a Mexican!") at Acapulco Restaurant. I had a Coke, but I sampled off of Lisa's plate and it was pretty good. After dinner we went to some hippie store a short walk down the street. It was a cool store...but I cannot remember the name. It had one of those baby fences in the doorway. After Alameda, we came to my house and did nothing for about 15 minutes. Then we went to Longs to see if my pictures were done. Nope. Then we went to the Bank so I could deposit my check. Then we went to the new Post Office on East 14th and dropped off some bills that I had to pay. Then we went into the Oakland hills. We ended up at the Chabot Observatory and looked through the telescopes. It was really cool. One telescope was showing a star cluster called M61, and the smaller telescope was showing Jupiter. The only things we could make out on Jupiter were two red lines across its surface and its four largest moons: Callisto, Io, Europa, and Ganymede. It was really interesting. I like astronomy. After the observatory, we drove down Skyline and scoped out the lighted curbs...very cool. We ended up going through some wooded area. Carolyn almost hit a deer. We almost died. The drive back to 580 from the observatory was really nice and dark and quiet...except for the soft tunes on the radio. Walmart was our next destination and I bought lightbulbs and a bunch of junkfood. Then I came home and slept.
Saturday morning I had class. We got our tests back. According to the prof, unless it was a joke, I got the only 100 in the class. YESS!!! There is a God!! I knew I had done well on the test, but I did not think I would get a perfect score. The teacher had said that he is a tough grader. That day I stayed in class till about 1pm just working on all the assignments I could get my hands on. I was charged!! I am really liking this class. It is fun, the people are great, and most importantly, it is easy for me...so far.
After class, I went over to my uncles house and joined the pizza party for his new driveway. He poured his driveway earlier that morning and bought pizza for lunch. I felt like a mooch, but I had a legitimate reason for not helping...class.
Later that day, I went over to Jen's house and watched Bridget Jones's Diary. Very funny movie. I was rooting for the Hugh Grant character until the very end, when we found out the truth about him. After the movie, we watched the first half of SNL and drove to WalMart in Union City. I had a huge toothache and it was driving me crazy. It was closed for Easter. Fair enough. We drove to Walgreens in SL and it was opened. They were completely out of Anbusol. I talked to the pharmacist (still there at 2am!!) and he gave me a vial of Clove Oil. He said it would make me drool. What he didn't tell me is that it would BURN LIKE HELL!!! Well, it did, but I made it through the night. Maybe I should have read the vial warning before buying it: WARNING: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. In case of accidental overdose, seek professional assistance or contact a Poison Control Center immediately. CAUTION: Avoid contact of concentrated oil with skin, eyes, mucous membranes, lips, tongue, plastic surfaces, or finished furniture. USES: Air Freshener, flavoring, potpourri. INGREDIENT: Clove Oil (100% pure essential oil). Well fuck me for not reading the damn thing.
Sunday morning, I awaken to nothing. I just woke up because my internal alarm clock is used to waking up early. I talked to my brother about the Clove Oil and he revealed to me that he had Anbusol!! It was tucked away on the top shelf of the bathroom cabinet inside of a toiletries bag. DAMN IT!
Sunday was the day that Louis came back from Europe. I called up everyone that was going(Dayni, Iris and Lisa) and made a big sign welcoming him back to the US. We got to the airport a little early and just stood around waiting for Louis. It was interesting to see the range of emotions across the peoples faces as they exited Customs. Very interesting. A lot of people had relatives or friends waiting for them outside of Customs, like we were. Heart warming reunions, little kids running up to their grandparents, who they havent seen in forever. Then there were people with noone waiting for them at the airport. They were on their own and were tourists. I saw a few backpackers too. I want to go backpacking again...hella fun. Louis came through the doors and we had our signs ready for him. Very good to have Louis on US soil again. And to celebrate, there was only one thing we could do...go to In 'N Out! So we went to the one in Mountain View, pitstopping in Belmont to get Dario. We pigged out and afterwards went to downtown Mountain View for Pearl Tea. Very good. It hit the right spot because it was very hot in MV. After that, we went home.
At 5pm, my family had Easter dinner at my uncles house it was pretty good, it always is. At about 7:30 pm I came home and then went over to Louis' house to get some things Louis bought for me: Four CD's, and 20 bars of soap. Very good!! I even got some change back in dollars and Euros!! Very nice. I love my CD's and the soap is great. Thank you Louish!!
Then I went to bed.
Monday...the big day. Much was done on this day. Louis, Lisa and I had big plans for this day. We started off with nourishment at the IHOP in Union Landing. Then we went to Pebble Beach, the one near Half Moon Bay. As soon as we got there, we noticed a huge, decaying whale on the beach. It was so nasty that we had to investigate. Louis and I got as close to it as we could and Lisa took a picture. The stench was almost enough to make me puke. After we said a few words for the whale, we took off on an adventure for the tidepools. I like jumping around in the tidepools, from rock to rock. We walked for about about 45 minutes, stopping to take photos of a jellyfish graveyard, and of me grabbing Lisa's head(don't ask me, it was Louis' idea). Then we stopped and skipped rocks for a while. It was fun. Then we hiked back up to the "High Trail" and walked easily back to the car. Then we drove to Pescadero State Beach. People had built somekind of driftwood city out of all the driftwood on the beach. There were all kinds of driftwood houses all over the beach. It was really cool. We left there at about 20 to 3pm. Next stop was Jens work in Palo Alto.
On the road to Jen's, we saw some major drama at the San Gregorio State Beach. There was a Fire Truck, and Ambulance and a Helicopter! we can only guess that someone was hurt seriously enough to require an air lift. Very scary. Anyway.
We took a beautiful back road through San Mateo county. It was a pretty crooked road. Me and Lisa almost got carsick. We made it to Jen's work at about 3:30pm. We got to check out her new cubicle, very nice!! I got to meet Nora, and Nargol (i think). Very nice people. I convinced Jen to leave work early and go bowling, and she convinced Nora to leave early with her and go bowling also. We went bowling at the cleanest, most un-Manor Bowl like bowling alley in the world. It was classic! I didn't bowl so hot. Oh well, it was fun wearing Jen's socks anyway. After bowling, Louis had to go home and Jen, Nora, Lisa and I went to Miyake's for dinner. I cannot remember what I ordered, but it was big and interesting. After dinner Jen, being the kind and loving jewel that she is, kindly drove me and Lisa home. I fell asleep on the drive back, a testament as to how tiring the day was.
And now I'm home. And I'm tired. Good night y'all.
Mamma Mia!! I haven't blogged in a while, so here comes a long one.
Friday, on my last day of subbing that class, one of the girls in the class got hurt and had to be taken to the office in a wheelchair. It happened five minutes before the end of my last class. She was crying pretty good. I felt bad for her. She was really nice to me. I even played speed with her. I beat her, of course, but now I feel bad about beating her. Oh well.
Later that day, I hooked up with Lisa and Carolyn and we drove to Alameda to partake of good Mexican food ("I not a Mexican!") at Acapulco Restaurant. I had a Coke, but I sampled off of Lisa's plate and it was pretty good. After dinner we went to some hippie store a short walk down the street. It was a cool store...but I cannot remember the name. It had one of those baby fences in the doorway. After Alameda, we came to my house and did nothing for about 15 minutes. Then we went to Longs to see if my pictures were done. Nope. Then we went to the Bank so I could deposit my check. Then we went to the new Post Office on East 14th and dropped off some bills that I had to pay. Then we went into the Oakland hills. We ended up at the Chabot Observatory and looked through the telescopes. It was really cool. One telescope was showing a star cluster called M61, and the smaller telescope was showing Jupiter. The only things we could make out on Jupiter were two red lines across its surface and its four largest moons: Callisto, Io, Europa, and Ganymede. It was really interesting. I like astronomy. After the observatory, we drove down Skyline and scoped out the lighted curbs...very cool. We ended up going through some wooded area. Carolyn almost hit a deer. We almost died. The drive back to 580 from the observatory was really nice and dark and quiet...except for the soft tunes on the radio. Walmart was our next destination and I bought lightbulbs and a bunch of junkfood. Then I came home and slept.
Saturday morning I had class. We got our tests back. According to the prof, unless it was a joke, I got the only 100 in the class. YESS!!! There is a God!! I knew I had done well on the test, but I did not think I would get a perfect score. The teacher had said that he is a tough grader. That day I stayed in class till about 1pm just working on all the assignments I could get my hands on. I was charged!! I am really liking this class. It is fun, the people are great, and most importantly, it is easy for me...so far.
After class, I went over to my uncles house and joined the pizza party for his new driveway. He poured his driveway earlier that morning and bought pizza for lunch. I felt like a mooch, but I had a legitimate reason for not helping...class.
Later that day, I went over to Jen's house and watched Bridget Jones's Diary. Very funny movie. I was rooting for the Hugh Grant character until the very end, when we found out the truth about him. After the movie, we watched the first half of SNL and drove to WalMart in Union City. I had a huge toothache and it was driving me crazy. It was closed for Easter. Fair enough. We drove to Walgreens in SL and it was opened. They were completely out of Anbusol. I talked to the pharmacist (still there at 2am!!) and he gave me a vial of Clove Oil. He said it would make me drool. What he didn't tell me is that it would BURN LIKE HELL!!! Well, it did, but I made it through the night. Maybe I should have read the vial warning before buying it: WARNING: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. In case of accidental overdose, seek professional assistance or contact a Poison Control Center immediately. CAUTION: Avoid contact of concentrated oil with skin, eyes, mucous membranes, lips, tongue, plastic surfaces, or finished furniture. USES: Air Freshener, flavoring, potpourri. INGREDIENT: Clove Oil (100% pure essential oil). Well fuck me for not reading the damn thing.
Sunday morning, I awaken to nothing. I just woke up because my internal alarm clock is used to waking up early. I talked to my brother about the Clove Oil and he revealed to me that he had Anbusol!! It was tucked away on the top shelf of the bathroom cabinet inside of a toiletries bag. DAMN IT!
Sunday was the day that Louis came back from Europe. I called up everyone that was going(Dayni, Iris and Lisa) and made a big sign welcoming him back to the US. We got to the airport a little early and just stood around waiting for Louis. It was interesting to see the range of emotions across the peoples faces as they exited Customs. Very interesting. A lot of people had relatives or friends waiting for them outside of Customs, like we were. Heart warming reunions, little kids running up to their grandparents, who they havent seen in forever. Then there were people with noone waiting for them at the airport. They were on their own and were tourists. I saw a few backpackers too. I want to go backpacking again...hella fun. Louis came through the doors and we had our signs ready for him. Very good to have Louis on US soil again. And to celebrate, there was only one thing we could do...go to In 'N Out! So we went to the one in Mountain View, pitstopping in Belmont to get Dario. We pigged out and afterwards went to downtown Mountain View for Pearl Tea. Very good. It hit the right spot because it was very hot in MV. After that, we went home.
At 5pm, my family had Easter dinner at my uncles house it was pretty good, it always is. At about 7:30 pm I came home and then went over to Louis' house to get some things Louis bought for me: Four CD's, and 20 bars of soap. Very good!! I even got some change back in dollars and Euros!! Very nice. I love my CD's and the soap is great. Thank you Louish!!
Then I went to bed.
Monday...the big day. Much was done on this day. Louis, Lisa and I had big plans for this day. We started off with nourishment at the IHOP in Union Landing. Then we went to Pebble Beach, the one near Half Moon Bay. As soon as we got there, we noticed a huge, decaying whale on the beach. It was so nasty that we had to investigate. Louis and I got as close to it as we could and Lisa took a picture. The stench was almost enough to make me puke. After we said a few words for the whale, we took off on an adventure for the tidepools. I like jumping around in the tidepools, from rock to rock. We walked for about about 45 minutes, stopping to take photos of a jellyfish graveyard, and of me grabbing Lisa's head(don't ask me, it was Louis' idea). Then we stopped and skipped rocks for a while. It was fun. Then we hiked back up to the "High Trail" and walked easily back to the car. Then we drove to Pescadero State Beach. People had built somekind of driftwood city out of all the driftwood on the beach. There were all kinds of driftwood houses all over the beach. It was really cool. We left there at about 20 to 3pm. Next stop was Jens work in Palo Alto.
On the road to Jen's, we saw some major drama at the San Gregorio State Beach. There was a Fire Truck, and Ambulance and a Helicopter! we can only guess that someone was hurt seriously enough to require an air lift. Very scary. Anyway.
We took a beautiful back road through San Mateo county. It was a pretty crooked road. Me and Lisa almost got carsick. We made it to Jen's work at about 3:30pm. We got to check out her new cubicle, very nice!! I got to meet Nora, and Nargol (i think). Very nice people. I convinced Jen to leave work early and go bowling, and she convinced Nora to leave early with her and go bowling also. We went bowling at the cleanest, most un-Manor Bowl like bowling alley in the world. It was classic! I didn't bowl so hot. Oh well, it was fun wearing Jen's socks anyway. After bowling, Louis had to go home and Jen, Nora, Lisa and I went to Miyake's for dinner. I cannot remember what I ordered, but it was big and interesting. After dinner Jen, being the kind and loving jewel that she is, kindly drove me and Lisa home. I fell asleep on the drive back, a testament as to how tiring the day was.
And now I'm home. And I'm tired. Good night y'all.
3.28.2002
Thirtieth Entry
In what can only be described as a complete and total brain fart on the part of the Rotu tribe on CBS' Survivor, I have learned, from a decently reliable source, that they axed Gabe!! How could they do that?? Don't they see that Sean and Rob are going to be the troublemakers? What happened to the love in love tribe???? I am way way disappointed.
I got this info off of a message board somewhere in CyberSpace, so I am not sure if it is true or not. I am praying that it isn't...I can't stand to be in last place anymore!!!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!!
In what can only be described as a complete and total brain fart on the part of the Rotu tribe on CBS' Survivor, I have learned, from a decently reliable source, that they axed Gabe!! How could they do that?? Don't they see that Sean and Rob are going to be the troublemakers? What happened to the love in love tribe???? I am way way disappointed.
I got this info off of a message board somewhere in CyberSpace, so I am not sure if it is true or not. I am praying that it isn't...I can't stand to be in last place anymore!!!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!!
3.27.2002
Twenty-Ninth Entry
I attempted to show Clueless to my class today. Only one class watched it intently...the class with mostly girls. The guys think that the movie is a girl flick. I tried to explain that the movie is a lot more about rich LA stereotypes than about girls in high school. Oh well. And another thing, nobody was laughing at all. They did not get the jokes. I told one of the kids that if they were to watch "Clueless" in about 5 years, they would think it was a hilarious movie. I will have to think hard about which movie to bring in tomorrow...maybe something Disney, but not too Disney.
As I was leaving school today, I ran into Zulma! I was happy to see her. We talked for a few minutes in the middle of the parking lot. She is finishing in June and is studying to be a doctor! Very good.
I am tired. I am going to nap.
I attempted to show Clueless to my class today. Only one class watched it intently...the class with mostly girls. The guys think that the movie is a girl flick. I tried to explain that the movie is a lot more about rich LA stereotypes than about girls in high school. Oh well. And another thing, nobody was laughing at all. They did not get the jokes. I told one of the kids that if they were to watch "Clueless" in about 5 years, they would think it was a hilarious movie. I will have to think hard about which movie to bring in tomorrow...maybe something Disney, but not too Disney.
As I was leaving school today, I ran into Zulma! I was happy to see her. We talked for a few minutes in the middle of the parking lot. She is finishing in June and is studying to be a doctor! Very good.
I am tired. I am going to nap.
3.26.2002
Twenty-Eighth Entry
After watching the Series Premiere of "The Court" on ABC, I realized that a lot of new series' premiered recently. I have seen a few of them and I feel the need to express my attitudes towards them.
I have developed a rating system to help you decide if the show is worth your while or not...it is the "Adjusted Thumb Rating System". Instead of just thumbs up or down, there will be a rating of no thumbs, half thumbs down, and half thumbs up.
First show..."Leap of Faith"
Made by the creators of "Sex in the City". It is an interesting show. The recent "Boob Wall" episode had its moments. But I think they harp too much on Faith's misfortunes in love (her botched engagement), and Patty's over-sexuality. Interesting. Cynthia is too cynical and Andy is too stereotypically male. Faith seems to me to be the hopeless romantic type. I think "Leap of Faith" is going to become more and more like "Sex and the City" than it already is. But the show has promise, and in the meantime it is funny and witty.
CONVERSION CHART
Faith=Charlotte
Cynthia=Miranda
Patty=Samantha
Andy=Carrie
Rating=Half Thumbs Up
"Watching Ellie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus at her best. I love the concept of the show being essentially timed. I love the clock at the lower left corner of the screen. I love how it is in real time. Although most of the issues dealt with in the show are typical sitcom issues, the fact that they have to be dealt with in 22 minutes is fascinating. It takes a lot of good writers and actors to be able to pull that off. Too bad the ratings are way down from when the show premiered.
Rating=Thumbs Up
"The Bachelor"
The reality show where a man, Alex, gets to meet and date 25 women and send home the ones he doesnt want. Every mans dream. The drama quotient is extremely high for this show. Not to mention that all the T&A and the making out will keep people tuning in. I like the show because it is different from the "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" fiasco in that the women have more of a chance to get to know and socialize with the bachelor, Alex. Something to watch out for...cat fights once the women move into close quarters.
Rating=Thumbs Up
"The Court"
The only branch of the government that does not currently have its own TV drama is the Legislative Branch...but who wants to see a Strom Thurmond look alike flap his gums on TV? The series premiere was a good one. Good writing and good acting. This show has the potential to be another classic like Law & Order or Hill Street Blues. Sally Field is pretty good as Justice Kate Nolan. I was skeptical at first...Sally Field is known more for playing the "victim" rather than being in a position of taking charge, but she did good.
Rating=Thumbs Up
Thats it...no more. I guess it should be known, or is already known, that I like to watch anything that is on TV. I am a pretty easy person to please. Just don't make me watch Real World: Chicago.
After watching the Series Premiere of "The Court" on ABC, I realized that a lot of new series' premiered recently. I have seen a few of them and I feel the need to express my attitudes towards them.
I have developed a rating system to help you decide if the show is worth your while or not...it is the "Adjusted Thumb Rating System". Instead of just thumbs up or down, there will be a rating of no thumbs, half thumbs down, and half thumbs up.
First show..."Leap of Faith"
Made by the creators of "Sex in the City". It is an interesting show. The recent "Boob Wall" episode had its moments. But I think they harp too much on Faith's misfortunes in love (her botched engagement), and Patty's over-sexuality. Interesting. Cynthia is too cynical and Andy is too stereotypically male. Faith seems to me to be the hopeless romantic type. I think "Leap of Faith" is going to become more and more like "Sex and the City" than it already is. But the show has promise, and in the meantime it is funny and witty.
CONVERSION CHART
Faith=Charlotte
Cynthia=Miranda
Patty=Samantha
Andy=Carrie
Rating=Half Thumbs Up
"Watching Ellie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus at her best. I love the concept of the show being essentially timed. I love the clock at the lower left corner of the screen. I love how it is in real time. Although most of the issues dealt with in the show are typical sitcom issues, the fact that they have to be dealt with in 22 minutes is fascinating. It takes a lot of good writers and actors to be able to pull that off. Too bad the ratings are way down from when the show premiered.
Rating=Thumbs Up
"The Bachelor"
The reality show where a man, Alex, gets to meet and date 25 women and send home the ones he doesnt want. Every mans dream. The drama quotient is extremely high for this show. Not to mention that all the T&A and the making out will keep people tuning in. I like the show because it is different from the "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" fiasco in that the women have more of a chance to get to know and socialize with the bachelor, Alex. Something to watch out for...cat fights once the women move into close quarters.
Rating=Thumbs Up
"The Court"
The only branch of the government that does not currently have its own TV drama is the Legislative Branch...but who wants to see a Strom Thurmond look alike flap his gums on TV? The series premiere was a good one. Good writing and good acting. This show has the potential to be another classic like Law & Order or Hill Street Blues. Sally Field is pretty good as Justice Kate Nolan. I was skeptical at first...Sally Field is known more for playing the "victim" rather than being in a position of taking charge, but she did good.
Rating=Thumbs Up
Thats it...no more. I guess it should be known, or is already known, that I like to watch anything that is on TV. I am a pretty easy person to please. Just don't make me watch Real World: Chicago.
Twenty-Seventh Entry
Today I was at the lovely John Muir Middle School. I have been retained for the rest of the week. Apparently, the teacher fell ill two days after the class started last week and hasn't been back since. In case you are wondering, the class is an English/History core (1st and 2nd) and wood shop for the rest of the day (3rd, 4th and 5th). The class started last Monday along with the 3rd quarter of the school year.
The kids have not done anything at all as far as learning or wood shop goes. All we do is watch movies. We watched "The Nutty Professor". I got tired of it so I took some movies of my own to class during lunch time. I took, "Clueless", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Dumb and Dumber", and "Liar Liar". I let them choose which one they wanted to watch. 4th period chose Dumb and Dumber, and 5th period chose Austin Powers. I rallied for Clueless, but to no avail. I think I am going to show it tomorrow in Core (1st and 2nd).
Apart from the movie watching, the classroom is well stocked with board games and other games like Guesstures and Balderdash. The kids are pretty well behaved.
I have a conference 6th period, so I get to come home early.
Any suggestions as to what movies I should show tomorrow?
Today I was at the lovely John Muir Middle School. I have been retained for the rest of the week. Apparently, the teacher fell ill two days after the class started last week and hasn't been back since. In case you are wondering, the class is an English/History core (1st and 2nd) and wood shop for the rest of the day (3rd, 4th and 5th). The class started last Monday along with the 3rd quarter of the school year.
The kids have not done anything at all as far as learning or wood shop goes. All we do is watch movies. We watched "The Nutty Professor". I got tired of it so I took some movies of my own to class during lunch time. I took, "Clueless", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", "Dumb and Dumber", and "Liar Liar". I let them choose which one they wanted to watch. 4th period chose Dumb and Dumber, and 5th period chose Austin Powers. I rallied for Clueless, but to no avail. I think I am going to show it tomorrow in Core (1st and 2nd).
Apart from the movie watching, the classroom is well stocked with board games and other games like Guesstures and Balderdash. The kids are pretty well behaved.
I have a conference 6th period, so I get to come home early.
Any suggestions as to what movies I should show tomorrow?
3.25.2002
Twenty-Sixth Entry
Today was an interesting day in the world of substitute teaching. Never before have I had to teach a class without any lesson plans! It was quite scary. There was no note from the teacher. She did not call before class started to at least give me some direction. I had to wing it.
It was a class of 1st graders. Usually teachers of classes that young actually care about their students enough where they will at least call the morning they are absent and tell the sub whats up and what the class can work on. Of course, there is always the possibility that the teacher was seriously injured or someone in her family was seriously injured, but then they would have retained me for the next day.
But, since they were 1st graders, an age where lying and deception is a bigger sin than murder, they were more than happy to tell me what they should be doing. We wrote stories, drew pictures, played alphabet and number bingo, played heads-up seven-up, read books, learned about the countries that speak Spanish(it was a bilingual class), worked in the math workbooks, etc. So I spent the whole day asking the kids what they should be doing. And they responded...all at once!!
At about 2:05 pm, I was informed that today was the annual Jog-a-Thon. I had missed the window when I would take my kids to run. I was supposed to take them at 10am, but since nobody told me anything about the class, I had no idea. So only the late birds got to go at 2:05 with the Kindergarteners and the Special Ed kids. All they did was run around the Basketball poles and some of the teachers kept count. I couldn't help but think that most of these kids did not know why they were running; they were just running and running and running and then walking and walking and running. They were treated to cold water and oranges after the running was over. I guess that's what they were running for.
After class was over, I came home, exhausted due to only 4 hours of sleep the night before, and I helped my dad move the trailer back into our driveway and push the porsche into the tiny space behind it. It barely fit between the trailer and the gate. Great fun.
I came inside and watched TV. Fred came home and immediately started playing with his new Nextel "waste of money" phone. It is a cool phone, but he did not need another one...he just needed a new service. Nextel is good as a company phone for its radioing capabilities, but not as a personal use phone...too expensive.
I quickly got tired of the constant beeping of his phone as he was radioing back and forth with my cousin, who actually has a business use for his Nextel service, and went upstairs to sleep.
I awoke to the annoying and incessant chirp of that stupid phone of my brothers. He was in his room, but the noise was loud and woke me up.
I taped "The Bachelor" and just finished watching it. I will be watching it weekly. It is very interesting. I especially liked it when the blonde girl at the end of the show started crying because she didn't get a rose. I thought to myself..."Serves you right for being a fake ass bitch". It helped that she was really ugly, or else I might have felt sorry for her. And for that other girl...the curly brown hair girl who couldn't figure out why she wasn't picked..."It's the gap in your teeth...lookin like a Hillbilly or something." I am interested in this show because the drama possibilities are great and I know this show will deliver. As far as going on TV to find a wife/husband, thats kinda "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?"-weird, but at least in "The Bachelor", they are giving the guy a month or something to pick out his potential wife.
Another note, I like the deliberation room. It's a good idea. I think ABC may have a hit (gasp) on their hands.
Tomorrow another day of substituting. Mamma mia! That's a spicy-a meatball!
Today was an interesting day in the world of substitute teaching. Never before have I had to teach a class without any lesson plans! It was quite scary. There was no note from the teacher. She did not call before class started to at least give me some direction. I had to wing it.
It was a class of 1st graders. Usually teachers of classes that young actually care about their students enough where they will at least call the morning they are absent and tell the sub whats up and what the class can work on. Of course, there is always the possibility that the teacher was seriously injured or someone in her family was seriously injured, but then they would have retained me for the next day.
But, since they were 1st graders, an age where lying and deception is a bigger sin than murder, they were more than happy to tell me what they should be doing. We wrote stories, drew pictures, played alphabet and number bingo, played heads-up seven-up, read books, learned about the countries that speak Spanish(it was a bilingual class), worked in the math workbooks, etc. So I spent the whole day asking the kids what they should be doing. And they responded...all at once!!
At about 2:05 pm, I was informed that today was the annual Jog-a-Thon. I had missed the window when I would take my kids to run. I was supposed to take them at 10am, but since nobody told me anything about the class, I had no idea. So only the late birds got to go at 2:05 with the Kindergarteners and the Special Ed kids. All they did was run around the Basketball poles and some of the teachers kept count. I couldn't help but think that most of these kids did not know why they were running; they were just running and running and running and then walking and walking and running. They were treated to cold water and oranges after the running was over. I guess that's what they were running for.
After class was over, I came home, exhausted due to only 4 hours of sleep the night before, and I helped my dad move the trailer back into our driveway and push the porsche into the tiny space behind it. It barely fit between the trailer and the gate. Great fun.
I came inside and watched TV. Fred came home and immediately started playing with his new Nextel "waste of money" phone. It is a cool phone, but he did not need another one...he just needed a new service. Nextel is good as a company phone for its radioing capabilities, but not as a personal use phone...too expensive.
I quickly got tired of the constant beeping of his phone as he was radioing back and forth with my cousin, who actually has a business use for his Nextel service, and went upstairs to sleep.
I awoke to the annoying and incessant chirp of that stupid phone of my brothers. He was in his room, but the noise was loud and woke me up.
I taped "The Bachelor" and just finished watching it. I will be watching it weekly. It is very interesting. I especially liked it when the blonde girl at the end of the show started crying because she didn't get a rose. I thought to myself..."Serves you right for being a fake ass bitch". It helped that she was really ugly, or else I might have felt sorry for her. And for that other girl...the curly brown hair girl who couldn't figure out why she wasn't picked..."It's the gap in your teeth...lookin like a Hillbilly or something." I am interested in this show because the drama possibilities are great and I know this show will deliver. As far as going on TV to find a wife/husband, thats kinda "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?"-weird, but at least in "The Bachelor", they are giving the guy a month or something to pick out his potential wife.
Another note, I like the deliberation room. It's a good idea. I think ABC may have a hit (gasp) on their hands.
Tomorrow another day of substituting. Mamma mia! That's a spicy-a meatball!
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