well, i broke the news to my girl friend. she's all for visiting out east and seeing how it looks. the problem is.. well.. i work literally monday-friday every week this summer. don't know when we'll make it back, but hell, if i can have a friend out there with me.. that'd be even better ( Read more... )

once i take my final praxis, i am applying to some k-5 schools in prince william county, virginia. they just published an article in their newspaper TODAY about starting salaries for teachers in the county being over 40K. not bad at all for a teaching job... nearly double what i'd make in the midwest IF i was even so lucky to find a job. they ( Read more... )

i loathe guys. no, this isn't some plea for attention, it's true. i really dislike the male gender...well, at least the ones who aren't my friends. i don't like dating anymore. i don't like boyfriends anymore. i don't like being hit on by strange men who have to talk about how much money they make or where they work within the first 20 seconds ( Read more... )

so, today was a great day ( Read more... )

i'm going out east this week. i decided the other night that i wanted to drive somewhere.. and it was a good decision. one of my guy friends and i are going up and down the east coast for a few days in search of small town hick bars and lots of good stories ( Read more... )

okay. so, i fuckin' rock. this is the deal ( Read more... )

some of my friends truly suck. well, i wouldn't call them true friends... but, whatever. they're the kind of friends i hang out with when i have nothing better to do. but, usually, i have something better to do ( Read more... )

i need to be entertained. and this just isn't happening. any suggestions?!

thought i'd bask in this brief glory...i'm really positive right not about student teaching! i LOVE the children... i LOVE teaching them. i absolutely LOVE seeing their faces light up with understanding and confidence that we've helped them develop. and it's not too shabby checkin' out their test scores, which have gone up considerably since we' ( Read more... )

i hadn't planned on updating this ( Read more... )