100th Post!

I thought that my 100th blog post would end up being spectacular, but there's nothing spectacular that's been going on and, therefore, nothing spectacular to discuss here.

I did happen to accidentally stab myself with a very sharp knife this afternoon while unloading the dishwasher. It went into my the side of my right forearm a little under my wrist. It hurt, but it didn't bleed as much as I thought it would. The thing I don't like about it is how wide it is. But since it was a puncture wound and not a slice it's not too terribly bad. I can see the blood through the band-aid though.

I'm supposed to be either cleaning my apartment or grading AP work. I'm doing neither because I just don't feel like it. Ronnie signed us up to be inspected tomorrow to see if we could pass for a model unit to showcase to prospective clients without the consent of either Rafel or myself. And seeing as how I'm the one that does a good deal of the cleaning around here, I'm the one who ends up with the shittacular and somewhat self-imposed burden of cleaning. I think I'm just going to organize the bookshelf/TV stand in the living room and clean up my room and call it quits. If Ronnie wants the extra $100 off our rent each month then he can pitch in to do the rest. I'm tired of mopping the living room floor.

As for the AP work.....I really just don't feel like doing it.

So for the time being I'm just sitting around in my apartment waiting for 8 p.m. when a show about the Dark Ages comes on History International. The original History Channel no longer airs historical programming. I guess Americans would rather see a show about Ice Road Truckers or Pawn Stars than what the channel is actually supposed to be about.

I really don't like the original History Channel.

Stupid Decision

I can't believe I am still awake. This is going to be terrible tomorrow when I have to get up (in 2 and a half hours) and go into school all day long. After school I have to come home and write up some lesson plans. If I can make it through this week of transitioning into really teaching the Advanced classes then I should be alright for a little while.

It's just the anticipation, fear, and loathing of having to do it. This isn't what I want to do anymore and it's really showing with my inability to actually get anything done besides grading, which I have grown to like.

If I could sit in the class and grade all day long, run copies, staple, and do things like that all the time then I'd be fine with this semester. But I don't want to teach anymore. At all.

But I have to suck it up and do it until early December.

Book Burning

If I hear word of a single Quran being burned tomorrow I will be hosting a burning of my own. I'm going home to get my supplies. I sure as hell don't need them anymore.

That is all.

First update in a LONG Time

I am SO sorry for the absolute lack of posts. I feel terrible.

I've been teaching at Albemarle High School for two weeks now. It's going a lot better than I thought it would. I like most of the students. There are a few that I don't like, and a few that I really like. The problem with this is when it comes to grading. They have only done two objective assessments since the school year began and so when I grade all of their work, I'm grading on about a 98% subjective basis. This can be bad for both the students I like and the students I don't like. For the ones I like, sometimes I can tell that I'm artificially putting their grades up; and for the ones I don't like...I usually make them have to be super specific in their answers in order to get the same credit I give to others for saying kind of general things.

I'm a terrible person.

I'll update more in the future, I promise.