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teaching journey
This is going to be a big download, so I'm going to put things behind cut tags. Long story short: I realized that I'm not taking care of myself lately because I'm not making a concerted effort to process everything I'm going through, and the way I've always done that is through words: either talking and listening, or writing. Mostly writing. ( Read more... ) -
good news in the middle of nothing but bad
May has been a hard month. Ok...*bad* does not quite cover it. Try evil and you're getting closer ( Read more... ) -
update on lowness
I want a week with no breakups, no drama at work, no financial pitfalls, and no bad news.
I haven't been this low in a long time. -
pretty sure I just broke up with somebody
He can't tell me why he is here. Can't tell me if he likes me. When I asked point-blank he said he was "feeling really inarticulate at the moment ( Read more... ) -
low low low low low
Can't seem to shake depression lately. Looking for excuses to stay there. Trying to get the energy up to go do *way* too much laundry.
Wish I had some company today. -
stress levels hit critical
So...My stress levels hit critical mass last Friday: without the internship, I'm having a hard time dealing with work. I'm really touch-and-go and realizing that I'm falling into a depression ( Read more... ) -
not sure how to feel today
The internship turned me down. This means my summer is basically up in the air and I've got to start looking for a job that can feed me full time soon ( Read more... ) -
weird night of karma
complete strangers just bought my dinner and drinks because of what I do for a living.
There's a weird sense of philanthropy here. I tried to refuse and they wouldn't let me. This never happened when I was a bartender. -
oh,...and one of my other students...
who is a boy recommended this site as somewhere to lose yourself on the interwebs Hello Kitty Universe
I was curious...where is the punchline?? -
Today was *heavy*
When Teachers don't know what to sayThis is not a happy fun post about my students. The 17 year old listed as in critical condition is the cousin of two of my students. He told me today that he was in the car when this happened. He asked "what do you do to get through stuff like this?" I said that I just keep going for me and the people I love ( Read more... )