RANT: Wow, the above made me feel really old. 32 is just a distant memory and my life was really just beginning. RANT: English final tonight. Psychology final Saturday. RAVE: Doesn't matter, pulling A's in both classes even without the finals. RAVE: Homemade cream puffs. Relatively easy to make and came out like I bought them from a bakery.
RANT: Finished my semester of student teaching and found a job I think I would like....Only problem is that on my final eval my cooperating teacher gave me to many low marks after going the entire semester giving me passing marks, which may cause me to not pass one section. The kicker was that when he handed it to me he shook my hand and said congratulations.... Not sure what I'm going to do if I can't walk Saturday. The worst part will be having to tell everyone, oops! didn't graduate don't bother coming down anymore and then calling the job and telling them I can't do it anymore.
Rant? Rave?- Oh, nonprofits. You're so philanthropic and so cutthroat... To my supervisor in a quarterly meeting to discuss advancing. "As an hourly employee, I do not feel comfortable working outside of the office for no pay. I can't do it when my volunteer hours speak volumes for what I do for the company. Nobody in the department can compare to the amount of work I do outside of the office. Writing for the magazine folks for free is on the same level as being asked to come back to work and mow the lawn for zero dollars." Him- "No it's not. It's writing." Me- "Is it not a product? Shall I stop editing your stuff?"
Rant: Apparently I got into some poison ivy, while deer hunting, Sunday. Rant: Poison Ivy on my face. Rave: Somehow managed to avoid getting it on my penis when I took a piss later.
Rant God damnit. Can I just not have problems with my sinuses for once? My head is congested, sneezing like a madman, nose is running like a faucet, and my eyes are watering like crazy. Of course, this happens before I take my last two finals tomorrow. Fucking perfect
RAVE! Best friend is awesome. First of all, she is ditching her family to ride over to TX with my parents and spent Christmas with us. Secondly, she sent me a Christmas/birthday package in the mail. Fucking nailed it. Cutest dress ever that fits me perfectly and makes me feel awesome, so I'm gonna keep this on for the rest of the day, and every single favorite edible in one package. Mint chocolate, JERKY CHOCOLATE (did anyone else know they made this?) earl grey tea....excuse me while I go masturbate.
Rant: Had an internet run-in with an unrepentant pedophile (but he never molested a child, he made sure to point out). Asked me to prove to him that having sex with children was wrong. The fuck do you say to that
Sex without reasonable consent is wrong and a child can't grant that. RAVE: Getting the afternoon to study for my certification tomorrow.
Rave: Ever since the cookie binge, I've been struggling to get back on the eating-clean wagon. It finally clicked this week. Holy moly, I forgot how easy it is to lose weight and get lean when you eat right. Rant: Christmas shopping. I fucking hate every single person in my mall today.
Rave: With the exception of a few picture frames, our Christmas shopping is done. Rave: Wife only works 4 days between now and Christmas, so we should get a decent amount of time off together. Rant: I, however, am working quite a bit the week of Christmas, because everyone else is going on vacation or out of town. I am just hoping against hope the week before Christmas will see me working my usual schedule. Rave: My kid loves our Christmas tree. She literally giggles and smiles every time we turn it on, and it is unbelievably adorable. Rave: Vegas in just under a month. Cannot wait to get some time away.
????: Took my Farsi final today. Graded with 95%+ being an A, 90% being a B, etc. Not sure how it'll turn out. RAVE: Studying different languages is fun, even when confusing or a hassle or a big fucking pain in the ass.
Sad Rant: A student at the same school I go to was found murdered in her apartment last night. I didn't know her at all but it's still upsetting. They haven't released any information, and I feel kind of like a terrible person because I keep checking for updates in hopes that it was someone she knew, just so I can worry less about a homicidal maniac running around near where I live.
Rave: My friends must be excited about weed being legal now,I've received three eighths already for my birthday. This is fucking awesome.
Rave: It's my Friday! Rant: Because I have to go to a funeral tomorrow. Rave: Driving down to Austin Saturday to pick up my daughter. That means Saltlick BBQ for lunch, and a large "to go" order to bring home. I can already taste the brisket.
RAVE: Flew into DC this morning for a think tank that I was selected to be a part of regarding the future of the architecture profession's internship program. I'm extremely honored to be a part of this and hopefully when it's all done this group will have isolated areas that need improvement and help steer the program to make the lengthy process more efficient and in line with what's tested for registration and what's needed to become a proficient practitioner. RANT: My wife and I lived here for a bunch of years and still have lots of family and friends here. My whole trip is paid for and we have a nice room downtown. I flew this morning one way so I can get a days work in before meeting the group tonight. My wife and daughter were going to drive in later today with my luggage take advantage of a nice place for the weekend and catch up with people. Well, my daughter is sick and they might not be making the drive now. Problem is I came with my computer bag and the clothes on my back. Good chance I might be buying a couple pairs of undies, socks, pants and shirts, along with bare toiletry essentials. They are on their way to the doctors so here's hoping it's nothing serious and they can still come down. I should have at least packed a small carry on with a few essentials and not left everything with her to bring. Another problem is that if they don't come, I don't have the car to drive home. I have to book a last minute return flight. The group sponsoring the think tank was going to cover parking and the return milage and my return flight won't be much more than those so I'm not worried, but it's still a pain in the ass. As much as a few days on my own sounds appealing, I really hope they come. They had so much fun stuff planned while I'm working, with me joining them for dinner each night.
RAVE: Found a new job RAVE: Good fucking bye to the shit ass Northern California construction industry. RANT: I'm nervous as fuck to do something complete different. I've been doing this line of work since '99 RANT: Telling my current boss is going to suck. RANT: No more "working" 2 hours a day and still making a solid middle class paycheck. RAVE: Working at a place where I won't have the constant worry of it going belly up.
RANT: When you give your girl a pretty necklace for her birthday you should not get glared at and feel like you did something wrong.