For those of you wondering, the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.  I survived teaching summer school in North Philly, and I've got the stories to prove it.  Hope you find this funny...because I sure did ( Read more... )

I must apologize for not posting in a while.  Basically, summer school started, and I've been going nonstop since then.  I have a lot to say about my experiences so far, but  I'm having trouble finding the time and the energy to actually write it all down.  When I do, it's going to be a lot.  Here's a brief outline of some of the hilarious things I ( Read more... )

I’ve been trying to simultaneously relax in the present and prepare for the future. It’s not really working. I usually just end up sitting around doing nothing but worrying about my unpreparedness. With all of my free time and tension, I tend to do a little more shopping than I probably should, considering I have no steady source of income. But ( Read more... )

Life in a new city is lonely.  Especially when you don't start work for a very long time and everyone you know is way too busy with their own lives to acknowledge your existence, let alone actually spend time with you.  I think that my loneliness lead to my frustration about my job.  If there is one thing that I shouldn't be aloud to do too much of ( Read more... )

I know it's the middle of the week and I usually don't update until Monday, but I feel like I need to vent.  This journal saves me the time and money it would take to seek real psychiatric help, and I am very grateful to all who read it.

As most of you already know, I've been awarded a prestigious fellowship which allows me to attend the University ( Read more... )

Okay. I'm not going to go into extreme detail as to the events of last week because I'm really too busy to type 3000 words, and I've heard a few complaints of my Live Journal longwindedness anyway. We'll try this shortened format out for now, and maybe I'll go back to writing Don Quixote Part 3 next week.

Here is a brief synopsis of the events ( Read more... )

It’s Monday morning. I’m sitting in my new, tastefully furnished grown up apartment. I just vacuumed and dusted. Now I’m staring at a very long “to-do” list on the dry erase board in front of me. Things like “get a haircut” and “buy an iron.” I’m standing on the edge of a great cliff and what lies beneath me is a great dark put known as adult ( Read more... )

Part of starting a new life is moving into a new home. Part of moving to a new home is moving out of the old one. Rosenhayn has been my home since I was born, but for the last four years I've called Glassboro my second home. Specifically for the last two and a half years I called 11 Normal Blvd. my home away from home. Last weekend was had our ( Read more... )

Okay. As you all know, I've been on edge lately regarding my PRAXIS II scores. Just to recap, I need a 168 on CIA and 150 on FS:CK. The first test was on material I've learned very little about in my time at Rowan. So you can see how I'd be nervous, considering that failure of either part of this exam means no fellowship, which means no grad ( Read more... )

So, last summer I kept a weekly journal of my adventures. It was fun for me and fun for those of you who enjoy my writing, so I plan to pick up with my live journal this summer and record what I'm sure will prove to be my many neurotic and often humorous misadventures. Without further ado, the summer of 2006 has begun ( Read more... )