November 6, 2014

I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a headache. Never a good way to start the day. I took some stuff for it and both subsided for the most part but I was aware of both throughout the day. I'm going to take some more medicine tonight and hope I feel better in the morning. It's going to make for an even longer day tomorrow if I have to be at the theater until the middle of the night feeling like crap.

Yesterday when I got to school there were two fourth graders standing outside the front doors like sentinels and they opened the doors for me. This morning there were two sixth graders and they sang a brief song, welcoming whomever came through the doors. It was pretty funny.

Today was uneventful. Sixth grade came down to the lab this morning but it was all quiet on the western front. No drama. The other day there was a big fight during PE over who got the solo in the choir but I think that was the last of the drama. For now anyway.

I also helped out with both kindergarten classes this morning for literacy centers. I had to deal with another cassette tape but it went much better than the last cassette tape. Both groups I had were also really well behaved. I'm usually not that lucky but it made it an enjoyable experience.

This afternoon I had both kindergarten classes in the lab and that was also uneventful. They were relatively subdued, and I think I got lucky because a lot of the teachers were complaining about the kids and the full moon (which looked really cool coming up tonight).

With my abundance of downtime today I finished downloading all the American Libraries back issues and sent them to the librarian. I also started going through tutorials for the inforgraphic website I used for my project (which had the due date bumped back to the 10^th, I can't remember if I mentioned that, but it is annoying). I need to send out an email looking for more work. Or jump into some school work. I have so much to write for my reflective journal.

After work I went to pick up Jimmy Johns and Chipotle. Chipotle was a bit of a disaster. My burrito ended up being alright but that is a shocking result. Both the girls on the line were new. I'm assuming one just started today and the other one may have a day or two under her belt. Having someone who started a couple days ago be the voice of authority to someone who started today is not wise. It was an excruciating process to witness.

I didn't have a visit with the new volunteer kid tonight. Apparently he had a boxing lesson from one of the dudes who lives a the hotel. He was supposed to have one last night but the guy fell asleep. He said everything is going pretty well, in terms of life, other than some annoying kids at school. He's also still looking for a new job. None of his applications have gone anywhere yet.

I watched the Neebs live stream again tonight. Once again I'm not going to get to see all of it because I have work in the morning and I'm tired, but I have enjoyed what I've seen. I want them to get partnered on Twitch because I think at that point they will have past streams saved on their page so I can go back and watch what I missed. Hopefully in the near future we'll have the internet at the new house so I can at least watch a little longer and not have to worry about having to drive home.