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I finally caught Doug in the office yesterday and had a chance to speak with him. In the interveening weeks since I dropped off my application it managed to disappear so it appears I will have to fill out a new one. Remember when I said it was four pages long? Oh well, it's worth it I guess. I told Doug I needed to be reimbursed for the $2.20 I spent on my DMV Motor Vehicle Record. He laughed, and then told me to come in on thursday. He basically said as long as my record is clean (which it is), I have the job. I'm gonna be a CABBY! It's silly but I always wanted to drive a cab. Just like Deniro. Also, all the cabs have HEAT. Which is more than I can say for my poor Eclipse.
Afterwards I saw "Bowling for Columbine", a MIchael Moore movie about the Columbine massacre in Littleton (about 40 miles from here) and also gun control in general. He explored the reasons why this happens in our country when other countries have similar amounts of guns - Canada for instance. The basic consensus was that we as Americans fill eachother with fear to the point we react to every little perceived danger with violence. It started way back at the beginning with Pilgrims blasting away Native Americans in ignorance and fear of their culture. Today the fear is propagated by the media in the form of horrible tragedies being displayed on the nightly news. Very eye-opening flick in my opinion. Oh yeah, Charlton Heston is the antichrist.
I bought a book called "Educating Esme" yesterday as part of my research into a teaching career. It's the diary of a first time 5th grade teacher in the inner city of Chicago. I'm on page 65, and so far I'm not sure what to think. I don't think I want to be making construction paper apple trees and grading multiplication tables all the time. I think it would be better to teach high school, where I can actually put REAL ideas into the heads of kids nearing adulthood. I'm not even sure if that's what I want either, though. Why is it that some people know from the time they are very small what they want to be when they grow up? Here I am, all grown up, and I still don't have a clue. I'm only now realizing my talents to begin with! This sucks.
Tomorrow I got to my interview and the school to finish the application process. I hope my car can take the drive to Boulder just a little bit longer. It sure is in sad shape...
Oh yeah, I went snowboarding again today. Only for a few hours, though. The conditions were subpar. Lots of ice and I fell really hard and twisted my knee. It get's all tight when I sit for long periods of time. Ouch. Good thing I'm a cabby now, so I can just sit on my ass! (hope i don't get fat and gross)
Afterwards I saw "Bowling for Columbine", a MIchael Moore movie about the Columbine massacre in Littleton (about 40 miles from here) and also gun control in general. He explored the reasons why this happens in our country when other countries have similar amounts of guns - Canada for instance. The basic consensus was that we as Americans fill eachother with fear to the point we react to every little perceived danger with violence. It started way back at the beginning with Pilgrims blasting away Native Americans in ignorance and fear of their culture. Today the fear is propagated by the media in the form of horrible tragedies being displayed on the nightly news. Very eye-opening flick in my opinion. Oh yeah, Charlton Heston is the antichrist.
I bought a book called "Educating Esme" yesterday as part of my research into a teaching career. It's the diary of a first time 5th grade teacher in the inner city of Chicago. I'm on page 65, and so far I'm not sure what to think. I don't think I want to be making construction paper apple trees and grading multiplication tables all the time. I think it would be better to teach high school, where I can actually put REAL ideas into the heads of kids nearing adulthood. I'm not even sure if that's what I want either, though. Why is it that some people know from the time they are very small what they want to be when they grow up? Here I am, all grown up, and I still don't have a clue. I'm only now realizing my talents to begin with! This sucks.
Tomorrow I got to my interview and the school to finish the application process. I hope my car can take the drive to Boulder just a little bit longer. It sure is in sad shape...
Oh yeah, I went snowboarding again today. Only for a few hours, though. The conditions were subpar. Lots of ice and I fell really hard and twisted my knee. It get's all tight when I sit for long periods of time. Ouch. Good thing I'm a cabby now, so I can just sit on my ass! (hope i don't get fat and gross)