Week of August 8 -14
Sometime this week:

Well, I still need to get rid of a dresser, move my bookshelves, the couch, and maybe some other things in my apartment. Maybe this week I will actually get it done.

Monday August 8:
Work at school. Finishing up the pretest.
Work at Sylvan from 6-8pm

Tuesday August 9:
Work at school.

Wednesday August 10:
Work at school.
Work at Sylvan from 5-8

Thursday August 11:
Work at school.
Go to the bowling alley at 6:30 to pick up prize money and awards (if I earned any)

Friday August 12:
Work at school.

Saturday August 13:
I have been invited to go to the movies on this night with a couple teacher friends. I would like to go, but I think that I am going to pass on it. Right now I just do not feel like being around people.

Sunday August 14:
I think this is the day that I was invited to go to Fort Myers for a party of some kind. I am not going to go to it. Although I worked with the person and have done a couple things with her, I do not really feel like her and I are friends, just coworkers. So, I will stay here and maybe do some things.

Phone Problems
Mood:  a-ok
My cell phone is sick. The front face cover has a LCD display that is now broken. I have no clue how it happened either. As the phone is no longer under warranty I will have to buy a new one. That isn't really a bad thing. I would like to get a phone that has a camera phone on it. I am not sure when I will be able to get this new phone. Maybe at the end of the month when I get paid, maybe a little sooner. Just depends on money. Will write more when I get the new phone.

A quick report
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: party931.com dance radio
Yesterday was a nice day. First I was up early to go to work at Sylvan. After I got home I took a four hour nap. After I woke up I got a call inviting me to go see a fellow teacher perform with his band. There were three bands and his was the third band to perform. All the bands were of the hard rock types, though each of them had a different sound than the others. None of them were that bad. I think that I enjoyed the second band the best, but I did like the band that I was there to see. Got home about 1:30 and went to bed. I was really tired. I may go take a quick nap in a bit, though I do want to watch the race and it starts soon.

Some thoughts
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: party931.com dance radio
So, I was doing a little bit of thinking about things. There are things that I am working on. Yes, it is slow going on most of them, but I do feel like I am making some progress on some things. The biggest problem I have thought about recently is that there are some issues that I would like to work out, but that it is impossible. There are some things about me that I can not fix, can not make better, can not do a thing about. These are the things that seem to really get me down. I am going to have to learn to just accept those things and learn to live with them they way they are, even though I would rather a miracle happen to fix them. This will take a lot longer to work out than the other things that I am working on. Maybe some day I will be able to feel better about these things, but today doesn't seem to be that day.

Catching up again
Mood:  a-ok
Okay, so it is Friday morning, but I am going to try and write about Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday was the first day of school with students. The day went pretty well. The only real snags had to do with lunch. Our first lunch went way over, mainly because it was mostly students new to our school and out way of doing things. Other than that it was a good day. Most of my classes were only about half full, which is about normal on the first day of school. After working at the school I went to work at Sylvan, which was pretty good.

Thursday was a nice day, although by the end of the day I was exhausted. I had more students in all my classes, which was good. I got through most of the rules and procedures for the classes. The day went by pretty quickly and I got a lot of things done. After work I went bowling, which started out good and just went downhill. I bowled a 174, a 148, and a 121 ( I am not 100% of that last score). This was the last night for the summer league. We have a meeting nest Thursday night where we will get awards and prize money. The following Thursday after that will be the meeting for the fall league, which I plan on joining, with the actual bowling starting the week after that. I am still not certain which team I will be bowling with.

Lets see, other things. I have made it through six days without eating meat. Not really that hard right now. I have other things that I can eat and I am just eating salads at school. I don't know how much healthier I am feeling, but I do feel like I am doing something good. It is really working out so far. I plan on finding a scale and seeing how much I weigh this weekend. I can use a scale here at school, but it does not show an accurate weight. I can stop by the fitness club that is next door to Sylvan and get my weight there. Other then that things are going well. I am tried more during the day, but that is because I am doing more during the day. I am also not sleeping that well during the night. I am hopeful that I will be able to get to bed earlier at night the next couple days, which will help me get some extra rest. Well, that is it for now. I will write more later tonight, if I remember.

Today
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Watching Gilmore Girls
I think that my classroom is ready for the start of school. I just feel like I am not ready for the year to start. I finally got the tables and chairs in to the room. Been rough going these last few days, but I think I am there now.

Day 4 of my no meat trial. I started it on Saturday instead of the first, but that it ok. So far so good and so easy. Been busy at work so I haven't had much time to eat much. With school starting up with students tomorrow I will be able to start a regular routine. I did find out that if I jsut get a salad for lunch I will pay less then if I was eating other things. So That will be an added bonus.

Not much else going on. Time to get some sleep for the start of school. Good night everyone.

Today
Mood:  a-ok
Not much writing tonight because I feel like I am about to pass out. A long day. Had orientation for the students coming to my school. Most of the day I was waited for students to show up. Not many did show up for my class. After that I worked at Sylvan. Had a staff meeting at the end of that. That is it for today. Off to bed. Night

A trial change
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: party931.com dance radio
I have been doing some thinking the last few weeks. One of the newer things that I have thought about is what I eat. While talking with a friend who is vegetarian I got to thinking about how much meat I actually do eat, which is very little. So, I have decided that I will give up meat for the month of August. I do not know if this will be a permanent change or not at this time, but I want to try it and see how I feel. I had already planned on eating salads for lunch anyways. I will keep updates on how this is going once in a while. If after the month is over I am feeling good about how things are I might make this a more permanent change. Good luck to me.

Big News
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: party931.com dance radio
Well, today has been a day of big news. First off my little brother called to let me know that his wife is pregnant with their first child. Not certain when it is due yet. He also told me that they will finally be moving to Oregon in October. They both have jobs lined up for when they move. They also bought a new truck. Lots of good news on that front.

Then tonight I received an instant message from David. He wanted to let me know that he will be marrying his boyfriend next year. I am so happy for David. I have known David for a long time and I am glad that he is happy and doing well. I am hoping that that I will be able to attend the wedding, but I am not certain. That will make three weddings that are scheduled for the beginning of 2006 for friends of mine. First Michelle will be getting married on January 7. Then Davids will be March 4. Then Lyz and Landon will be married in June (the 6th, I think). A busy time. I would love to attend all three wedding, although I do not know if I will be able to attend any of them.

This week August 1-7
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: party931.com dance radio
Sometime this week:

I need to get rid of a dresser, move my bookshelves, the couch, and maybe some other things in my apartment. Get things moved around and my apartment will look bigger then it is, hopefully.

Monday August 1:
Work at school. Orientation for the students. Work on more things for the start of school.
Work at Sylvan from 5-8pm

Tuesday August 2:
Last day of work without students. Time to finish up everything for the first day of school.

Wednesday August 3:
First day of school. I hope I have everything finished up.
Work at Sylvan from 5-7

Thursday August 4:
Second day of school. Not much else really.
Bowl at Orange Bowl starting at 6:45

Friday August 5:
Day three of school. Should be off to a good start.
I am thinking of walking to school this day.

Saturday August 6:
Work at Sylvan from 9-11am

Sunday August 7:
Watching the Brickyard 400. I am hoping that Tony Stewart wins the race. I want to see what he will do if that happens.