brraiaaaiinnnssss!!!!

Work:

taught health today. 6-8th grades. it was a lot of fun. i truly appreciate the teacher who leave explicit lesson plans; it makes the day SO much easier.

the 6th graders learned about the brain...we made brain hats. they had to cut them out and paste the different parts on. it was fun, but took a little longer than it should have; they didn't finish so they brought them home.

i got that one kid who was so disrespectful that i kicked him out within 20 minutes of the class. he was such a little prick; i feel sorry for his parents. i warned the other classes throughout the day that i already kicked someone out, so they best dont' test me. i find threatening does work sometimes. :)

the 7th graders (I only had one class) took a test. it was about stress and depression. i took the test for curiosity...and i got 100. i know those subjects all too well these days...

the 8th graders answered questions and we discussed violence. it was actually a really interesting lesson; we talked about the difference between violence in the media vs real life...what's teh difference, why, what kind of effect do each have on people, children, etc. they were very engaged and enjoyed the discussion.

during one of the classes, the phone rang.
"hey, you have a class right now?"

"umm....yeah..."

"I've got a treat for you."

"well, thanks but i'm not Ms. R. she's out today. I'm Ms. B"

"OH!! LOL!! ok, seems all my friends are out today. well, come get the cupcake anyway!"

so i stopped in after class to introduce myself. she handed me a Guinness cupcake with baileys icing. well, what a pleasant surprise. made the day for me!!

Life:

I got a massage.

and not where you'd expect.....

I had speech therapy today. I've been in and out of speech therapy for a year since I had nodules on my vocal cords. started taking care of it in Maine, moved here, finally got insurance, found a new doctor (one of the best around; he was trained by the guy who fixed sandy duncan and steven tyler) and started again. it's been a long road, but today we really made progress. she massaged my neck and voice box - it was cool and creepy at the same time. i heard my throat clicking as the muscles released and the voice box started to move. apparently i hold a lot of tension in my neck (no surprise there). i'm going to be learning more massage techniques that i can do on myself, and hopefully Nap will be willing to massage me. ;)

The Roommate Chronicles:

hate her even more today.

i popped home between school and therapy. she was home and i asked if she was going to be around tonight; she said no. i said "ok, i was just asking because i wanted to do laundry."

she lied.

instead of going out, she had 4 people over. 2 in the afternoon (when i returned around 5:30) which is when the drinking started....2 more joined 2 hours later. it is now midnight - they are drunk and loud and obnoxious and i'm THISCLOSE to calling the cops. they are singing bad 80's songs at the top of their lungs. hate. hate. hate this place.

this weekend:

will work tomorrow cleaning a house, then job hunting, job hunting, job hunting. and trying not to stress out too much. i haven't slept well in a week for various reasons, and i don't see an end in sight. i try to have faith, but it's hard.

i think i said that yesterday. i think i'll say it again sometime soon.

anyway, it's midnight so i'm putting this puppy to bed. goodnight.