fin

Today was my last day student teaching.

Surreal...
Seventy days ago, I started and swore it would never end.
Now here I am on the other side, reflecting on the good and the bad.


I complained about student teaching quite a bit over the past few months. I've tried to keep it off the blog because no one wants to hear me whine, but now that it's done, none of it seems important. A couple of bad experiences will make great stories when I sit down to write some more stand-up, but all-in-all, it's been grand. I'm really going to miss some of these kids.



I wish I could say that my semester is done, but there are still three weeks of classes at the College and I'm taking two, so I'm still going to have to be productive. Although, now, I'm going to be able to sleep in. I'm excited, to say the least.

This evening, I'm leaving for Rocky Mount, North Carolina. For the past eleven years, the SJC chapter of Habitat for Humanity has gone to Rocky Mount. We started going because they were hit very hard by a hurricane, and we still go because they always need help. We've developed a great relationship with the affiliate there and they look forward to us coming every year. I went on this trip last year and I'm super excited to be going again. My goal is to write at least one blog (with pictures) about the trip, so check back next Tuesday or Wednesday, and I should have something up.

Right now, I need to go because I've yet to pack for North Carolina and we leave in a few hours.

Admissions Blog

so, like i mentioned before...

i am now officially being paid to write blogs for saint joseph's college as an admissions tool for prospective students.


if you're curious to see what I'm writing there, follow this link...



i guess i could start posting them here as well... but they are designed to be a marketing tool moreso than an honest blog about me and my life, so i don't know...

blogging again

so i've gotten a job on campus as a blogger for admissions...

the blog's not up and running yet, so i can't post a link...

i will as soon as i can, though...

9

so it's 9-9-09

a day i've been waiting for because i really really want to see 9

but apparently rensselaer has decided not to carry the film, at all, so i'm going to have to drive at least 45 minutes to see the film...


i'm a little bitter...


also, note about today: wednesday has 9 letters, september also has 9 letters, and is the 252nd day of the year (2+5+2=9)

fifteen books...

The English major in me couldn't resist doing this:

Don't take too long to think about it.
List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you.
They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.


1. Brave New World, by Adolus Huxley
2. The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri
3. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
4. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
6. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. Angels & Demons, by Dan Brown
9. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
10. Paradise Lost, by John Milton
11. Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
12. The Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
13. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
14. Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King
15. The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl

Tagging:
KittyMarie(read her's, it's who I stole this from), ellolove, If I Were Being Honest, and anyone else reading and should feel so compelled, please leave a comment so that I can track you to your blog and read what comes to your mind in less than 15 minutes...