Mr. Awesome gets a job?

Today I started a week long spot teaching 2nd grade. The cool thing is that I actually had a class in the same room when I was at that school. The teacher I subbed for was even a teacher then. It is rather weird. I’m connected to her in another way too, but that’s not important considering I am there on business. So… details of the week will follow. However, here is the interesting portion of the day.

I got a call this morning. Checked the VM to find the message was from a principal at a school I had been at a month or more before. He aid that he wanted me to do a long term sub spot. So I called him back, and I start Monday doing Intervention pull-outs till the end of April. The school is nice.. very nice. And its brand spankin’ new! Opened last year. The thing that I am flattered about… I don’t know any of the teachers at the school, office employees, or administration. The principal simply had seen my teach and sought me out. How cool is that!? It just makes me proud to know I did this simply on my own merit and not any contact. I intend to bust my balls working toward what could be permanent position. Pray for me as I work toward this.

Also, on a spiritual side.. I read a passage this morning that I feel is quite compelling. It is as follows:

James 4:10 (The Message)

7-10So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he'll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet.

I will leave it there for you to ponder.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Awesome.

Hi! I just need to transfer a title to my name.

Do you know the most irritating place in the world? Its not your in-laws for Thanksgiving. It's the DMV and not just any DMV, but the one in Riverside. And for the story.... I got off work at 2:55 from the middle school I was at. Returned to my truck and filled out "the only paperwork I will need when I put the boat in my name." (thanks, Bunky). Of course, it is not all the paperwork... it's only half. The gentleman, and I use that term very loosely, was as old as the town with this hacking cough of a voice highlighted with some accent that made things completely non understandable. I am convinced that they must send every idiot in the whole town to stand in line in front of me at the DMV. And I must say this, from my general observations of the staff, most of them have some patience. So God bless them. So what is the moral of the story? Use the Norco DMV branch. NEVER use the Riverside one.

attempt #1

and here i sit.. i just canceled myspace and now i created a blog to help me waste my time. thank you Mr. Internet. you are most helpful. since this is the first entry, i intend to be completely grammatically incorrect and hardly even spell check. after this, i will most likely use the cheating tool.. Word: Mac.


here are my goals.. let's see if i hold to them. I am creating this blog in Jan 2009 in order to share stories about teaching, complain about the economy, share my frustration, and update people on my spiritual growth here and abroad as i am set to travel to Rwanda this summer. more details to follow on this.

i often come across hilarity in my work place. i work as a substitute teacher and a therapist for children with autism. i will post stories from the classroom, and from tx sessions (therapy sessions with the clients) later i will post a cheat sheet for my short hand. :) tah tah!