Merry Christmas!
12/23/2002:
I think I may finally be back on my feet financially. It’s a good feeling. And it couldn’t have come at a better time, because now I can actually spend a little money on holiday gifts. I even finished my shopping earlier than usual, since most years I’ve still had to pick something up on Christmas Eve, but not this year! I’m done! Yay!
Oh yeah…I’m really bummed about Joe Strummer dying. Although I wouldn’t say that the Clash were “the only band that matters,” I would put ‘em in my top ten.
12/16/2002:
Well, it looks like I’ll be getting a new-to-me car in a few weeks. I’m really nervous about it. I’m afraid I’ll spend a bunch of money on this car, and then in a few years it will crap-out on me. I’m just not comfortable with spending a lot of money on one thing. It goes against my thrifty nature. I wish I could just get by without a car, but it would make substitute teaching hard, ‘cause I have to be able to get to a school at a moment’s notice. Maybe once I’m a regular teacher somewhere, I’ll be able to ride a bicycle to work.
12/05/2002:
I’ve been watching The Larry Sanders Show a lot lately. It makes me laugh.
11/24/2002:
I’ve had a pretty good week. My car’s still working. I taped some good movies off TV. Works going well. I get paid on Tuesday. Thanksgiving is almost here. Kick ass!
11/10/2002:
I had my interview for the Region XIII thing yesterday. I think it went really well, but what do I know? I managed to fill up 70 minutes of audiotape with my ramblings about school teaching, and the interviewer said I had a lot of good ideas. Now I only have to wait FOUR MONTHS before I find out if I’m accepted or not.
11/02/2002:
I’m going through a weird period in my life right now. For a few days I thought my car was broken for good. I had taken a three-day job at a school very far away, so Somer had to drive me to work in the morning and pick me up in the afternoon which messed up her work schedule. Friday I rode the bus home and walked over to the mechanic’s place, and luckily he had managed to sort of fix the car or at least make it drive-able. I don’t know how long it’s going to last, so I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that I have to either buy another car or only work jobs that I know I can get to by bus or foot. Maybe I’ll luck out, and the car will last awhile.
I’ve been depressed about my car troubles, but today I got some really good news: I’ve passed the first stage of the screening process for the Region XIII Educator Certification Program. The next stage is an interview. I’m a little nervous about it, but substitute teaching has given me a lot of classroom experience, so I’m sure that I’ll have plenty to say.
Even though times are tough, I’ve got good things happening and a girlfriend and family that love me and can help me, so I think it’s going to work out alright.
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