Jimi Thing July 30, 2008

I just changed my alarm time from 6 am to 10 am. What a wonderful feeling knowing that I can sleep in again.

 

I’m sad the summer academy is over. I just got back from the closing ceremony at Sea World. I had to tutor before the ceremony and hit traffic on my way over there, but I’m so so happy I had enough time to go on Atlantis with Matt, Gustavo, and Chris.

Welcome to Mrs. Lucas’s class.

 

 

All the tutors:

Simply Because July 20, 2008

• I’ve been eating 3 meals a day for quite a few days now.
• Ultimate is starting to hurt. My left hip flexor is killing me and my right knee and right ass. But, to some extent, pretty much everything from the waist down hurts. I’m having fun though. In some ways, it’s really frustrating and overwhelming. I need to practice more…it hurts though. I’m gonna ice tonight.
• Work’s been exhausting. I realize that I hibernate during the weekends. I take fat naps but sleep a lot during the night too. Ah, I’m not complaining. Tutoring at CHS is almost over though. It’s a bit sad…I’m having a lot of fun. I wish it weren’t so early though. I would be perfectly content putting in the same 4 hours from 9 am-1 pm instead of 7:30 am-11:30 am. 
• I had a very interesting conversation with my mom about being single for the rest of my life. I don’t mind living alone. And I fixed my shower by myself. It was pretty awesome. Lol. Cooking though….that’ll be an issue. ;P I need to “Cooking for 1 Cookbook” for my birthday.
• A Las Vegas trip in September is brewing. We’ll see..
• Feist concert on Tuesday.
• My students call me Miss. Angela. Did I tell you that already? Oh, it’s weird. Lol. I also felt old when these kids hadn’t heard of Lord of the Rings and didn’t know who Frodo was.

Seek Up July 14, 2008

• My hair used to be jet black. Now it doesn’t look black at all.
• I had breakfast for the first time in years. It was amazing. I had one bowl of oatmeal and was running late so I skipped most of my morning routine (read: all of my morning routine) and just jetted off to work. I need to be at CHS by 7:15 am. Classes start at 7:25 am. Their first break is at 9:35 am. Usually, I’ll have sat in the back of the class with Matt numerous times by now to doze off for a bit during notes. Today though, even WITHOUT my coffee, I hadn’t dozed once! Hadn’t even sat once! Hahaha. Amaaaazing. Maybe I was just too busy helping students. For some reason, some people really struggle with using protractors. Ah, I love math tools (ie protractors and compasses). I only like calculators sometimes. Rarely. Anyway, breakfast was wonderful. Come to think of it, I still haven’t had coffee today. I didn’t go after work either. Hm…and I had lunch. Perhaps I’ll try to go for 3 meals today! I’ll let you all know. ;P
• Sex and the City was AMAZING. Oh dear. So many emotions. Hahaha. The first time I cried in the movie was when Mr. Big showed Carrie her new walk-in closet. It was so beautiful, breathtaking. 

Love You Like I Did July 10, 2008

I found this post on one of my old blogs. I thought it was interesting…mostly cuz I still completely stand by it. Here it is:

“I think it’s mildly funny the way guys spend years trying to figure girls out when girls are so simple. All girls want the same thing. All girls need the same thing. Yet, mistake after mistake, fight after fight, guys still can’t see it or understand it.

Every girl wants to know she’s irreplacable, she’s timeless. Every girl wants to be loved for her heart and mind, not just her face. Please, not just her face. Every girl wants to know she’s thought of and missed. Every girl wants to feel important and wanted. Every girl wants to know that she matters to someone else. Every girl wants to be fought for, to know she’s worth fighting for.

It’s more than a phone call. It’s more than roses and chocolate. It’s more than just saying, “I love you.” It’s about the feeling she gets. Girls want to look into a guys eyes and see herself. Girls want to be held and feel safe. Girls want to hear, “It’ll be ok” and believe it with her whole heart. She doesn’t want to see the love. She wants to feel it.

Let her know she’s cherished. Let her know you’ll fight for her. Let her know she’s wonderful to you.”

No Woman No Cry July 10, 2008

Tonight was a wonderful game of Dude. Beforehand I had gone to UTC to get cleats. Lol. My feet are small. Super small. I got 3.5 YOUTH! Oh dear. Irene, I think that beats you. Hahaha. Anyway, it was cool cuz I met this other Dude guy there, also buying cleats. Picked up a SVL on my way over to school. My SVL and I caught the last half of Andrew’s game and their sweet comeback to victory. Lol. Also caught bits of Guilder and Kim’s game. 

I was really nervous before mine. I guess just cuz I had so much stuff to think about. Stack, forcing forehand, forcing backhand, cutting, breaking, etc. I still sucked today but it was fun running around. Lol. I’m starting to get my defensive role better, but offense is still tough for me. Lol. We lost tonight, but not by too much. I think too many jello shots were going around. Hahaha.

Three games next week! I’m gonna be dead, but hopefully I won’t be sick next week and I can pull it together. Always room for improvement.

The Stone July 8, 2008

“See, Love is a choice as much as it is an emotion. It is organic, not a rigid system. It grabs us, but just as much, we need to hold on, grab it back. We love people because they make us happy, but what happens when they stop making us happy? Do we cease in loving them? We often treat our love as an exclusive present, a gift we offer only to certain people, with expectations of something in return. If that is love, then what do we have to offer those who have nothing to offer us? What do we have for the strangers on the street, for the hardened criminals, and even more important, for ourselves?”

Sex and the City July 7, 2008

• “The next day I thought about what Samantha said. She wasn’t having sex because she wanted to have a relationship, and I was having mind-blowing sex hoping to turn it into a relationship. So there you have it; we’ve got a relationship without sex and sex without a relationship. Which had a better shot at survival? I couldn’t help but wonder. What comes first? The chicken or the sex?”
• “Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with.”
• “It’s hard to find people who will love you no matter what.”
• What is more important: honesty & trust or compassion & mercy? If you have to choose between the two pairs, which do you value more?

Sexy Can I July 6, 2008

The title totally isn’t appropriate for this post, but I’m enjoying this song too much to not make it the title. ;P

• Yesterday was Andy and Jina’s wedding. It was such a pretty ceremony. I liked that it was small and not overboard. The reception was nice as well…especially since I got to trash Andy’s car. Hahaha. That was pretty fun. My favorite was the Beck Jr baby Drew drew on the window.
• Between yesterday’s wedding ceremony and reception I went to La Jolla Shores. I couldn’t go in the water though cuz I had blisters on my feet from the one hour in heels. Lol. It’s very unfortunate that my feet’s tolerance for pain has gone to crap. I used to be able to climb mountains in any shoes.
• Work’s been tiring but a lot of fun. I’m lucky to have good students in my class and a teacher who cares. Hm….I think we only have 3 weeks or so left of their camp. After July, I’ll need to find some other job…or maybe I’ll just keep working with Cal-SOAP…
• Dude starts tomorrow. Ohhhhhhhhhh dear. Hahaha. Crap. I should try to throw today if I can…crap. (If you can’t tell, I’m really nervous…)
• Hope everyone had a lovely long weekend. Take it easy.

Long Black Veil July 3, 2008

Hello, hello.

This post is long overdue. I know. I’m sorry. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks since the quarter ended. For one, I moved so I’ve been w/o internet for a while. Um…like, 12 days. I had gotten so used to not having internet that I’ve forgotten how to make use of it. 

• I finished Preuss. On my last day the class gave me a card and a little gift. Lol. It was cute. Juan and Michael gave me hugs. Uyen looked me up on facebook. Michael also gave me his end of the year project to keep so that I could remember him forever. Haha. It’d be chill if I could tutor Algebra 2 next year and get some of the same students again.
• I started work at Clairemont High School. It’s funny cuz I’m doing the same things that I did at Preuss, but it’s so different here. These students listen to the teacher, take notes, stay in their seats, stay on task, respect their teachers….things at Preuss need to change. Someone needs to get in there and shake things up.
• Frisbee starts on Monday. I found out that Kim was doing it too! We aren’t on the same team but I’m glad I know ppl doing it.
• Life is changing too much, too fast. I don’t have a constant right now and that’s weird for me. I don’t know where I’m going to work after this stuff at Clairemont is done. I have a few ideas, but we’ll see.
• I can’t wait to be a teacher. 
• I can’t believe it’s summer.
• I think I might go to bed early tonight…..