Sunday, February 15, 2009

Peter Pan had the right idea

I bought a T-shirt of win today. And by win I mean UTTER AND COMPLETE NERDINESS (on the scale of that one photo I may have purchased in Monterey instead of buying myself a proper souvenir). I also finished a couple of good books, checked out a truckload more from the library, and possibly nearly ran over my riding instructor as I was backing up. It has been a productive few days.

I've also been on Youtube far more than necessary, but I'll probably start doing actual work tomorrow because I've got a billion and one things I'm supposed to get done this break (notice I didn't say need). The key difference there is that the things I'm supposed to do don't get done, while the things I need to do....sometimes get done? The probability for them is higher, anyways.

Also on the topic of probability I almost sort of understand math class although at this point that doesn't mean much, given I'm not sure Kruges understands math class. And the musical was pretty awesome and an epic fail all at once, but I came away very much entertained, which was the point. School in general was not failing as much as it could have, though no doubt that will change in the next few weeks as the history department goes evil.

I'd sort of like to not have to deal with school for a while, but the really sad part is this: this is my last break until summer, because going on an outdoor trip does not count as "break". In fact, it may even be worse than school. I may just have issues, or it may be that people from Seattle are nuts and generally it is not considered fun to go to the bathroom through your clothes, even if you ARE submerged in running water. Either way, outdoor trip=week of pain.

God, also I just realized that there is one very large reason why being a teacher wouldn't suck: SUMMER BREAK. I sort of want it now, because I've really only got this summer and maybe next before I'll have to start working summers. Or rather, working summers at an actual, regular, paid job. THE HORROR.

....Growing up sucks.

2 comments:

Schmidt said...

Growing up sucks ass.

Disagree about the outdoor trip though (personally). Some of the most restful and chill times in my life have been when I've been backpacking. It pretty much melts the stress. Then you can eat it on your morning granola.

Nothing is better than drinking tea in the woods.

This is my retirement plan.

Ari said...

Agreed with Catschmi, outdoor trips and similar things are the best. If they're not relaxing, they're fun, and if they're not fun, they're disastrous and make for great stories later. But mostly, they're relaxing.

Chip is also amazing. He sang us a song every morning to wake us up. The lyrics went something like "oh there's a little bird on my windowsill, singing his song. I picked up a rock and smashed in the bird's head. It died."

And don't go to the bathroom in your clothes! While urine is sterile, you'll get diaper rash. And then you'll be sad.