So it was a long uneventful summer. I returned to Bekins where I again began in customer service and was again transfered to a different department. You'd think they'd know by now that they have no business and thus don't require boatload of customer service peole. My first year there were 13 customer service people and we were always busy this ( Read more... )

We are men! Throughout history we have always needed, in times of difficulty, to retreat to our caves. It so happens in this modern age that our caves are fully plumbed. The toilet, for us, is the last bastion, the final refuge, the last few squarefeet of man-space left to us. Somewhere to sit, something to read, something to do...and who gives ( Read more... )

So for those of you keeping track of my injuries, I've got a new one. Well not really new as it stems from a combination of Javelin and Fencing. My shoulder has been popping for quite some time now and with my insurance running out I've been running through the long list of doctors I have to see. So I made an appointment to get my shoulder ( Read more... )

Two books in Two days. That's what I did at work. And I'm not talking tiny books about 350-400 pages read at work. I do roughly an hour of work in the 9 I'm here but at least I get paid for 8 of them. Today, however I broke my streak of a book a day. I was applying for jobs instead. I found yet another perfect job that I probably will not be ( Read more... )

It's that time again. School's out, I have no job and I'm back at Bekins. That's right I have returned for yet another year. Not only that but I've returned to customer service. Now it's a matter of deciding which is worse: annoying customers or annoying children. I'll let you know. So my mom's on my case about getting a job. I had a total ( Read more... )

I am officially done with 7th graders. Now all that awaits me is a teacher work day ie cleaning up the room. To all you people student teaching beginning of next year you have it easy. Not only don't you have to clean you get a fresh start with the students to establish yourself as an authority figure. Also if anyone has McKinley 8th I say ( Read more... )

So the reality of school being over has yet to hit me. Maybe it's because I'm still here and so are most of my lovely underclassmen friends, maybe it's because I don't have my pocket sized diploma to show people I really have graduated, or maybe it's simply the fact that I'm not leaving. I march on Sunday but I get to hang out until the middle of ( Read more... )

For those of you not in the loop, I am currently teaching 7th graders at McKinley. Now, middle school was not my favorite time in life and frankly it's not something I want to deal with again, but thems the breaks. It's interesting however to see seventh grade from an outside perspective. All the posing and the angst these students display on a ( Read more... )

So for those of you who weren't aware, I started student teaching at the end of January. Today is the end of the second week. To date I have had two days off of school, one district wide content meeting, four days without my cooperating teacher and lots and lots of grading. Let me say that I feel old. I am in no way mature enough to be in ( Read more... )

BEARS...COLTS...Give me yer predictions ma friends.

DA BEARS!