My Forgotten Blog

This really should be the easiest part of this course, but I have forgotten to post here. I have really been caught up in a lot lately though, so something was bound to be forgotten. Work has kept me busy, and then finding out that I would not have the same work next year kind of threw me for a little while. It is weird sensing a total change of direction in your life, but it is also very liberating to know that you are not stuck in any one thing. I am considering doing things that are not even remotely related to English. I would like for my next job to be something where I spend a significant amount of time outdoors and/or doing some physically demanding work.

This is also the end of this course, but as one door closes another opens...but to what future?

I love surprises.

A New Direction...

My final project is taking a new direction. I decided to switch from a focus on public school, which is more professional than personal, to looking at something that is far more personal and something I have wanted to write about for awhile now. I am looking at the Asian influence in my life, and, well, the life of most Americans. From our cell phones to the clothes on our backs, to the computer I am typing on now, it's all being made possible by Asian workers who are working for bottom dollar. I have the structure of moving from resistance to acceptance going on in the essay now and some interesting turns of phrase happening. Hopefully, this will continue until the end of the semester.

Worries

Lately I have had some worries. I worry about the budget cuts that CCISD is facing, thinking that I along with others might be out of a job next year depending on how many people they have to let go. I worry that my writing isn't as good as it was when I left college to focus on work. I hope I can get some of that back. I worry about what I might do if I lose my job. Train into something else perhaps? I am pretty good with computers and have lots of interests, but the amount of time and money it might take to pursue a different skill set and career kind of scares me too. I wonder if anyone shares some of these worries.

Of course I am thinking about what I will be writing for my final paper and hoping that it will turn out well. I want to write something about public education, but I am not sure if that is what I want to do personally. I am not sure if it would prove as cathartic as something more personal which might be a reason to take it in some other direction. Time and revisions will tell.

Superbusy

With TAKS coming up on March 1st, things have been very hectic, but I am confident all will turn out well. As for other things, I had a great Valentine's Day weekend - went to the Texas State Aquarium, then to Johnny Carino's and to see Tangled with my girlfriend Shannon. Okay, so there is all kinds of freedom on this blog, but, honestly, I don't know what to write about here other than what I do on a daily basis or over the weekend. I do know that I will not bother much with paragraphs on here. Today I went to a middle school basketball game - it was Martin versus Driscoll and Martin won. They were up 18-6 at the half, but Driscoll almost came back and gave Martin a scare in the second half. In the end, the Lady Trojans pulled through though. Today, I had the worst chicken sandwich I have ever eaten in my life. I couldn't tell where the chicken ended and the crust began because the whole affair had the same dry texture throughout. It was as if the only thing different about the chicken from the "crust" was the color. Add to that the fact that you could tell it was mechanically separated and reunited (that makes zero sense). There is just something really freaky to me about eating chicken and the realization that perhaps this did not all come from the same bird. I don't know how the kids eat this stuff, but I should have taken a cue from all the kids I passed in the courtyard who weren't eating. If even the kids won't eat it...well, you know it's gotta be bad - kind of like when roaches won't eat something. Not that I am comparing the lovely students to roaches or anything, but they do usually have iron stomachs - I used to at that age too though, but I must have really abused the hell out of mine...oh well! Anyway, it is only 9, but I had a long day, so I am pretty tired. I am going to respond to a couple people on here and then say goodnight to the world! :-)

First Posting

This is just a test post to see how it looks and make sure everything works as it should. I had a good first day back at work, but wouldn't have minded another day off. How about everybody else?