| Return to Blog... Fortified with DragonCon |
[Sep. 14th, 2006|07:27 pm] |
I have returned to life. I will attempt to abbreviate this post. I am in the process of a divorce. I am teaching robotics to mostly a bunch of rich, snobby brats and I have just rediscovered my inner geek.
Let us talk more about the Convention of Dragons. To be honest, I did not see many dragons there. I saw about a gross of Storm troopers, 3 baker's dozen slave Leia's, a score of Anakins, Amidalas, and Vaders, as well as flocks of Red Shirts and StarFleet Officers. I had a blast!!!
I am in class right now and the kids are being little demons. I'd better do good things or I'm going to be stuck with them in hell. |
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| Synergy |
[Sep. 11th, 2006|08:55 am] |
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I have been playing with the idea of starting a business. As time goes by, I'm more and more serious about seeing this concept come to fruition. Its difficult to explain the concept, but basically it involves renting out rooms with really really big screen TVs and mega surround sound systems to people for parties and get-togethers. They could play games, watch movies, watch sporting events (my biggest crowd, I suspect), and just hang out. Jason says the idea has been done before in Japan, but I've never seen it, so it would be my vision. I would need a business partner or two to help out with management, capitalization and setup costs, and other logistical details (crap).
I'm going to get a little journal book to start writing ideas down. I've got ideas for new products and services that could change to world or at leasat make me a buck or two.
I realized how incredibly broke I'm going to be the next 3 weeks (until my Sept 30 paycheck). To be honest, I'm not sure I have enough money to pay my bills. Better money management skills are going to be critical for me to develop if I am to make my dreams come true. I'm going to pay as many bills as I can from my next 2 paychecks. If I can live meagerly for the next couple months, I should be in a great financial position.
On a related topic, I'm taking out a $1000 loan. Now that sounds like a bad idea in the midst of money troubles, but because of my position as a teacher, it is fully "forgivable" if I teach for 5 years (pretty much a given). So its really just bonus money.
I'll use the bulk of that money to pay the sales tax for my new car. Until I get that money, I cant get my tags and thus I'm driving illegally (my temporary dealer tags have expired, just hoping they dont notice). It's amazing the beauracracy that is thrown my way just to make life difficult.
I really need to start putting fun stuff in these blog posts... I'm falling asleep writing this...
You must be in a coma! |
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| Decompression |
[Sep. 10th, 2006|04:07 pm] |
Friday was fairly eventful. I really enjoyed my time in Charleston. I relaxed at a lake house... watching movies, napping, and sitting on the pier. It has been awhile since I've just really just calmed down and enjoyed doing nothing. I returned early to spend time with Jason who is up visiting.
We didnt do a whole lot, but I just like him being around. He's really easy going and really fun. I think he's moving up in a month or two, then I'll move in with him. That way Danielle and Bill can get a little more privacy, and I can get a bit more freedom. Its not like they restrict me in any way, but I restrict myself out of courtesy for them. I feel much more comfortable with imposing my strange habits on Jason.
I was doing a bit of math (oh no!) yesterday and I figured that I could pay off $40000 of debt in 4 years. Im guaranteed to pay off $20000 by Christmas of 2008. So by the start of the new decade I could be completely debt free (including student loans). By the time I'm 35 I hope to have a booming business which I'll talk about more another date. Im going to be dead broke though this next pay period. The next couple weeks are going to be pretty difficult, financially.
I can see the light, though, and it beckons... and like a weed (moderately ungainly and annoyingly persistant) I grow towards my salvation. |
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[Sep. 8th, 2006|11:22 am] |
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Its all coming together.
I have alot of work that I've been putting off in my classes; I have been abusing that privlage. I'll procrastinate further on Monday.
My classes are really starting to reach a sort of balance. They are still having fun, but not destroying anything. I'm having fun again too.
I am still a little down personally. I'm taking on too much. I think something is wrong too that I need to go to a doctor. I get really sharp blinding pains in my head that lasts a few seconds. Danielle and Bill have seen this happen once and they were concerned. I am scared. Something else happened the other day. After a sharp pain, a dozen drops of a yellow liquid dripped out of my nose. I looked up the symptoms online, but I need to go to the doctors to confirm my suspicions.
Money is exceptionally tight and I'm going to Charleston to visit a friend. Probably very stupid idea, but I am suicidally loyal to my friends and I promised I would. I'm not too worried, things always get better.
Sometimes they get worse first, though. |
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| Stasis |
[Sep. 7th, 2006|11:20 am] |
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My IST 1 classes have come to a standstill. They need another project soon to lighten up the atmosphere. I think a Rube Goldberg project would work. I really would like to liven up the project though. Instead of just posters, they should really be building a Rube Goldberg device or at least simulating them. I'm going to look for some online games or activities that could help them develop those skills. Maybe I could delay the Rube Goldberg and give them those activities to work on in their free time?
My IST 2 class is going fantastically... they are excited about their projects and really want to move along. I guess they are the antithesis of stasis. I'm really impressed by that class and I hope I can further guide them along. I do have alterior motives though. I'm kinda feeding them skills that will aid the robotics team. Half of the students in that class show real promise and really would benefit themselves as well as the team if they join and stick with it.
Last night I went on a date that went alright. I'm really not ready to do anything serious. On one hand, I want to get on with my life... On the other I am very afraid. I am weak and really dont have the ability to make good decisions about relationships. I'm not really going to date anyone. I really just want to have fun and be free. My life is on hold I feel.
I just dont want to lose any more. |
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| Suspension |
[Sep. 6th, 2006|11:16 am] |
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So easily the most difficult part of being a teacher is classroom management... It is difficult to be "parentis loci" for 60 kids. All of the kids are varied and nuanced and difficult to deal with in their own right. I really only have 3 students that I really dont want in my classes. There are some others that are trouble makers, but I really think that they are hanging with the wrong crowd or bored or really hate the class.
I filled out 25 write up slips yesterday. Three times more than my most ghetto classroom at RidgeView. I think that many of these kids are spoiled and the spoiled kids have their own set of problems that are difficult for someone like me to understand. I just wish that I received the respect that I have earned. Bad parenting really frustrates me, especially when I must watch over scores of babies. But then again who am I but a teacher trying to enlighten the future of society.
I feel sorry for them. |
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