Weekend

Hey! Well, it was a great weekend. I worked Friday night and that went well. I decided to go home after work instead of going out, and man, what a nice change! I was in bed--and ASLEEP!--by ten o'clock. I don't think that's happened on a Friday night since I came to Kirksville. Saturday I spent the day at the coffee shop and read, and then worked again. A bunch of people went out after work, and that was fun.

Oh, this may come as a shock for some of you (I have NO clue who reads this) but I have been a smoker for the past 4 years. Well, I have been without a cigarette since New Year's Day! Whoo hoo!

Ok, later!

Tommy

Weekend

Hey ya'll! Well, I am done for the week. Well, kind of. I have work tonight, which should be fine. I'm kind of tired. This week really took it out of me; which, you know, it shouldn't have, because we haven't had a full week yet.

Today was good. We're reviewing for a test that I'm going togive on Tuesday, and one of the classes really seems to get it, while the other one doesn't...at all. So, we'll have to work on that Monday.

All right, well, this is short, but then...so am I.

Tommy

sorry!

So, yeah, leave it to something like a blog to show you just how boring your life REALLY is. So, for all of you who are keeping up with me by reading this...I apologize. Man, I need to get out there and do more...STUFF!

All right, so it's been a week, and in that time VERY little has happened. An old friend sent me a new CD, which is great, and I LOVED it. It's of a band from Philadelphia that is really good, and I had the opportunity to hang out with last summer.

I've been hanging out with friends lately, but we've not done anything to exciting. I've been reading a lot lately (but that's not new). Oh, just a heads up, if you've not been to the website www.bookcrossing.com, you really should. It's awesome.

I did some thinking over the past couple of days, and I've decided not to go on my roadtrip this summer. I really don't have the money, and it would be really irresponsible of me (darn it!) so I'm going to post pone it. My check book and my dog will thank me, I'm sure.

It's funny how quickly things can change...yesterday was fantastic, I woke up and came to school all smiles, and had just an amazing day. Today, well, it started the same, but right before school, I found out that one of my kids had been making racial comments to another student...I know I live in the middle of rural America, and that should unfortunately not be that surprising, but it really was! This is a good kid, and it really just killed me to know that he had been doing it. However, I really didn't have to come down to hard on him, as he really didn't know what he was saying...so I just explained, in no uncertain terms, what it was he was ACTUALLY saying, and he felt really bad, so hopefully, the problem is solved. Ugh.

Well, hopefully more later, and I'll try not to wait over a week next time! (c;

Tommy

Snow/Ice Day

Whoo hoo! Another snow day! (In case you can't pick up on the sarcasm that I intended, trust me--it was there.) I REALLY don't want to make up any more school days! Ugh!

Ok, so last time we met, it was Monday morning. Monday was a great day--students were fantastic, and we got a lot accomplished. Monday after school I went home and relaxed, watched some tv, and read. Then, I got a very welcome surprise...an old friend, one who is very special to me, called out of the blue. We chatted for over an hour about all kinds of topics, and it was just very pleasant. She is someone that I can talk to about almost anything, and our conversations range from the mundane (which you just can't beat sometimes) to the deeply intellectual, spiritual or otherwise stimulating topics. It was just a really excellent way to end the day.

Yesterday morning I woke up and found that school was cancelled. I went to the coffee shop, hung out, read, and relaxed. Then a couple of friends came over and we went to Il Spazio for lunch. There I ran into an ex girlfriend. That was interesting.

You see, she's the first girl that I thought about marrying. We "courted" actually, and it was a really good relationship, and probably the second most pleasant break-up ever. However, she's married now, and she is expecting her first child. Don't get me wrong...I'm happy for her...it's just hard sometimes. I'm 26, which in Kirksville means that you're old. REALLY old. I'm older than most of the med students for crying out loud. So, to see someone that I almost married, living the family life, happily married and moving onto parenthood, well, it can be difficult.

Went to karaoke last night and saw Flight of the Phoenix. Class is going well today.

Anywho...more later. God bless ya'll...

Tommy

Monday Morning

Hello all! I know it sounds silly, but man I love Monday mornings. A new week, a fresh start, a brimming cup of steaming coffee. Mmm....coffee. My weekend was good, too! I worked Friday night, and that was fun. We were not busy, so I got cut fairly early, and then I was able to read for a bit before I had dinner. I'm reading "A Man in Full" by Tom Wolf. It's ok...he's a bit circumloquatious, but it is an interesting story.

Anyway, so I met up with some friends after work and we decided to go to 'Toons, which is Kirksville's version of a dance club. There was about fifteen people there, but it was still pretty good.

I woke up Saturday and rushed to make my appointment to get my car worked on. I then spent the morning reading and planning my next road trip, which will be this summer. (It's going to make last year's trip look like an afternoon drive--needless to say, I'm looking forward to it!) I worked again Saturday night, and then decided to give the movie, Napolean Dynomite, another chance. It's starting to grow on me. It's not great, but it's growing.

Yesterday I did a little grocery shopping, and finished watching the series "Freaks and Geeks". Man, great show, just great. I've now started watching the episodes with commentary. (Oh, watched Resevoir Dogs last night too--intense!!)

All right, I'm going to get ready for the morning....have a great day everyone!

Tommy

Friday

Hey ya'll! Well, winter has officially struck in the midwest. We came back from Christmas Break on Tuesday, and Wednesday and Thursday were called off due to inclement weather. We came back today, which was almost silly, but the kids have been fantastic.

So, over the last few days I've been reading, relaxing, and watching a lot of DVD's. I got the Series Freaks and Geeks for Christmas, and I'm watching that. It was a fantastic show. I also got the fifth season of the Simpson's, and that's been great, too. I rented Napolean Dynomite last night, and I gotta be honest, I really don't see what all the fuss was about. It was ok, but not this masterpiece that everyone says it was.

So, yesterday, at the coffee shop, i finally worked up the nerve to ask this girl that I've been chatting with there out on a date. Well, it was movie scene-esque. She got up to leave, waived good-bye to me, I paused...took a deep breathe and ran outside after her. I called to her, "Hey, so-and-so..."...she turned, I smiled, and said, "hey, what are you doing for dinner tonight?" She smiled and said, "I"m going home to my boyfriend." And I, the quick wit that I am, responded, "Hey, have fun with that."

Ugh.

Well, more later! I'm working at the restaurant this weekend, and I'm getting my car worked on tomorrow. As I look around my classroom right now, it really is good to be back. I LOVE this job...it's awesome.

Peace out!

Oh the weather outside...

Well, the talk of the ville is the impending snowstorm that has everyone thrown for a loop. I don't get it...so, it snows a bit. Big deal. However, school will MOST likely be cancelled tomorrow, as we're the only school in a one and a half hour radius that hasn't cancelled yet. yeah! School was fantastic today...the kids were awesome. We discussed the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre and the Boston Celtics. Well, not the last one, but it was still good. Started reading Maniac MaGee, which is a fantastic book. Man, I've just had a great day!

More tomorrow! (Maybe!)

Break is Over

Hey ya'll. Wow...it's been too long, eh? Well, too much has happened, and not enough of it is noteworthy, so we'll just sum up the break, instead of giving you the play by play.

Let's see....break started almost two weeks ago, and I got hit by a deer on my way home. No biggie, but it's the second time for my car. Stupid deer. Went home, hung out with friends, spent time with the fam, and then came back to Kville. Good times. Got lots of cool stuff, and enjoyed being with friends and family. New Year's was good, although I got waylaid in CR because of a freak ice storm. Although, in all honesty, it was pretty funny watching people slide all over the place.

This morning, I woke up nice and early, thermosed my coffee, made my lunch, and when I went outside, I foudn that Kville had received the long end of an ice storm as well. I made it about half way up the walkway to my car, when I, quite humorously, slid all the way down. It took me about five tries to realize that I should walk on the grass. (Yeah, that's right...I'm a genius.)

All right. Well, I've got grade cards to work on. I'll try to write more frequently.

God bless, and have a great start to 2005.

Tommy