i have just a few minutes between work and school. i'm gonna end up spending $250 on books for 3 classes. the one for tonight still isn't in. barf city. i'm too busy to breathe.

i miss you guys.

i started work today. i didn't think i'd be starting till tomorrow, so i had nothing planned. mother fuck. only two kids. they seemed okay. the sixth grader is better than the eighth grader.

my stepmother is trying to help. i'd be lost without her.

my first paycheck will be september 3rd.

i'm very tired.

i have a job interview on tuesday. the principal at the school worked with my stepmom for several years. this could be good.

drunk and good mood = sappy post.

sorry.

the working out thing is going well. things are looking up in the whole job thing too. i will FINALLY get my teaching waiver today, after two months of hounding the ever-changing special-ed director at aps. god i need a job. if only to get out of my grandmother's house.

i had fun at the gym with my sister. we can work out for free at the university. i wish they had a heavy bag, though. we're gonna try to go pretty often. i'm looking forward to it.

y'all know i'm no good at doing things on my own.

the anxiety about employment should be mounting, but it isn't. my stepmother is confident that i'll find a teaching position and insists that i not settle for educational assistant. the pay difference is dramatic. however, the prospect of returning to my grandmother's tuesday night makes me want income NOW. god how i long for my own space. a ( Read more... )

i just got beaten by a dust storm before the rain started falling. dust in my eyes is ouchy.

i have made one friend.

good start.

okay, i'm getting a little anxious. at least two of the positions i was to interview for have already been filled. none of the principals seem to be in their offices today, either. why didn't i get on this sooner??? actually, there's nothing i could have done differently. the fiasco with my lcc transcripts held the whole thing up. i will find ( Read more... )