Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:49 am
I still get a laugh from your choptstick dream. You have the strangest dreams? too funny!!
I?m beat, Mike. I have been burning the candle on both ends the past couple of days getting ready to leave for Sacramento, making sure that my loan closes properly, student teaching, and maintaining a heavy workload at work. It's good, though. I like to keep busy.
My boss is still MIA. I think I mentioned my situation to you before about him. He is gone? a lot. I am definitely not complaining though. I think I might have mentioned to you that his dad is very ill. Well his dad died on Monday. I went to the wake yesterday evening. My boss is a terrific man. I swear that he is. We get along really well. My beef is with his work ethics not his personal ethics but anyway, his daddy died and he?s busy making all kinds of arrangements. I?ve been through this and so you will never hear a peep of complaint out of me on this one. My boss is in his late 60?s and his dad was 93 years old. He lived a long and prosperous life and died of diabetes complications. In the meantime, I have a grant due and our department?s Funding Allocation Plan due before I leave. I love my work but I am happy to be taking off for a few months. Hopefully when I get back, I will have learned skills that will help me in my career. Anyway, no more complaining from me about work. I am happy just very tired.
I have a friend that needed a student assistant and he hired me. He had to be out for surgery and so he asked the administration to provide him with a assistant. I accepted the job. The pay is pretty good for the few hours that I actually work. It started 2 weeks ago and it ends in about 2 more weeks. So far I have only 8 students out of over 140 that are failing. The rest all have A?s and B?s. It?s great, Michael! I love teaching!! I am having so much fun. It?s a good group and it?s really making me think that I would not mind becoming a university professor. All I need is a master?s to teach at a university. Hmmm? I might be rethinking my career path. I definitely like a teacher?s schedule. I can live with the 3 months of in the summer and a whole month of during the winter thing.
Yes, I tend to believe that we are in a housing bubble, too. It?s hard to really tell if we are indeed in a housing bubble here in Southern California particularly Orange County and San Diego County. Other parts of the country are easier to classify. Southern California is and always will be prime real estate. Anyway, about political discussions?I do try to avoid them with people who make it clear that they do not wish to discuss this stuff. I?ll keep my political views out of your discussion board from this point forward. I will tell you this though, in 1936, in his inaugural address, FDR said, "For those to whom much is given, much is expected.? I believe that this inaugural speech was one of the all time greatest speeches ever. I don?t know?somehow FDR?s words ring true to me. I feel that I am very fortunate. More fortunate than many and I feel that I owe it to those who are not doing so hot to ensure that their issues be heard. I am not a political junkie; I am just a social justice advocate.
I have to confess, I cried over Tim for the first time in a long this morning. It was kind of weird because I have been feeling so good and so happy and so free and so, I don't know, GOOD about life in general. Tim?s dad called me this morning and I guess that?s what kind of set off my melancholy mood. He?s coming to town in July. I don?t know if I told you but when Tim died he had no will. When you die without a will things sometimes get a little complicated, especially if you own property and have other investments. Anyway, Tim?s dad called me this morning to tell me he had good news. He said that the final court date was going to be at the end of July. With this final court date all of Tim?s financial affairs will be put in order and his dad will assume full responsibility as executor of the estate. It?s hard to rehash these things. It brings back ugly memories of the day that it happened and the weeks that ensued. Man, oh man, will I be glad when I never have to hear about these things again. After this court date, it?s finally over.
We?ll be taking the last few items out of Tim?s home and handing the keys over to a property manager. The court will also finally grant permission to dispose of his truck. Tim's beloved truck? I?m not looking forward to any of this but I know that it has to be done. I hate going back to Tim?s house. It hurts. It hurts so bad to have to go back there to finish cleaning the place out. I guess that is why I started to cry this morning. Couldn?t help it. His dad will let me know what the deal is later on this week so that I may accompany him to the meeting in July. I know that it?s hard on him, too and so I always offer to go with him. I don't want to talk about this anymore. Next topic....
Other than that, I have been doing good. Been staying out of trouble.
I am going to Disneyland on Friday. My friend?s boss gave her passes and she invited me to join her. It should be fun and might help me get my mind off of things. Thinking of buying myself a new bed. I need to research who is having mattress sales. Any ideas?
Thanks so much for your words of encouragement about the job. I needed to hear that. I am actually really looking forward to the change in work duties. I think it will be a great learning experience and I can?t wait.
Speaking of friends who have helped me along the way. I agreed to hang out with another friend who I hadn?t made time for in a very long time. It was great! I had a blast. You know, Michael. I really have changed. I am more confident and more serious than I used to be. I could tell that my friend wanted to ask me all kinds of deeply personal questions about Tim and about life in general but I kept the conversation light. I kept my composure as we lightly skimmed the topic of Tim and any current love interest that either one of us had. In the past, I would have felt compelled to confess all and perhaps even cried broken-heartedly to my friend over all sorts of stuff. I had no desire to do that this time around. In the past, I would have been like ?...and there?s this guy! His name is Mike and I totally dig him!!!?. It was just kind of a weird. I had a fabulous time with her but it was different than what it was like in the past when we hung out together. I am more reserved these days. A little guarded in my responses. Do you know what I mean? I was not trying to be mysterious or anything like that. It?s just that I really had no desire to disclose way personal information. It was a different experience than what I am used to with her. We had a good time though. I am seeing her again this Friday. Can't wait!! Her dad owns an italian ice shop and she always brngs me the most delicious stuff to eat.
I better go. I have to go to work. Much more to say and ask but I will come in here over the weekend to say hello.
I hope that you have a beautiful day!!
Take care,
Lexi
I?m beat, Mike. I have been burning the candle on both ends the past couple of days getting ready to leave for Sacramento, making sure that my loan closes properly, student teaching, and maintaining a heavy workload at work. It's good, though. I like to keep busy.
My boss is still MIA. I think I mentioned my situation to you before about him. He is gone? a lot. I am definitely not complaining though. I think I might have mentioned to you that his dad is very ill. Well his dad died on Monday. I went to the wake yesterday evening. My boss is a terrific man. I swear that he is. We get along really well. My beef is with his work ethics not his personal ethics but anyway, his daddy died and he?s busy making all kinds of arrangements. I?ve been through this and so you will never hear a peep of complaint out of me on this one. My boss is in his late 60?s and his dad was 93 years old. He lived a long and prosperous life and died of diabetes complications. In the meantime, I have a grant due and our department?s Funding Allocation Plan due before I leave. I love my work but I am happy to be taking off for a few months. Hopefully when I get back, I will have learned skills that will help me in my career. Anyway, no more complaining from me about work. I am happy just very tired.
I have a friend that needed a student assistant and he hired me. He had to be out for surgery and so he asked the administration to provide him with a assistant. I accepted the job. The pay is pretty good for the few hours that I actually work. It started 2 weeks ago and it ends in about 2 more weeks. So far I have only 8 students out of over 140 that are failing. The rest all have A?s and B?s. It?s great, Michael! I love teaching!! I am having so much fun. It?s a good group and it?s really making me think that I would not mind becoming a university professor. All I need is a master?s to teach at a university. Hmmm? I might be rethinking my career path. I definitely like a teacher?s schedule. I can live with the 3 months of in the summer and a whole month of during the winter thing.
Yes, I tend to believe that we are in a housing bubble, too. It?s hard to really tell if we are indeed in a housing bubble here in Southern California particularly Orange County and San Diego County. Other parts of the country are easier to classify. Southern California is and always will be prime real estate. Anyway, about political discussions?I do try to avoid them with people who make it clear that they do not wish to discuss this stuff. I?ll keep my political views out of your discussion board from this point forward. I will tell you this though, in 1936, in his inaugural address, FDR said, "For those to whom much is given, much is expected.? I believe that this inaugural speech was one of the all time greatest speeches ever. I don?t know?somehow FDR?s words ring true to me. I feel that I am very fortunate. More fortunate than many and I feel that I owe it to those who are not doing so hot to ensure that their issues be heard. I am not a political junkie; I am just a social justice advocate.
I have to confess, I cried over Tim for the first time in a long this morning. It was kind of weird because I have been feeling so good and so happy and so free and so, I don't know, GOOD about life in general. Tim?s dad called me this morning and I guess that?s what kind of set off my melancholy mood. He?s coming to town in July. I don?t know if I told you but when Tim died he had no will. When you die without a will things sometimes get a little complicated, especially if you own property and have other investments. Anyway, Tim?s dad called me this morning to tell me he had good news. He said that the final court date was going to be at the end of July. With this final court date all of Tim?s financial affairs will be put in order and his dad will assume full responsibility as executor of the estate. It?s hard to rehash these things. It brings back ugly memories of the day that it happened and the weeks that ensued. Man, oh man, will I be glad when I never have to hear about these things again. After this court date, it?s finally over.
We?ll be taking the last few items out of Tim?s home and handing the keys over to a property manager. The court will also finally grant permission to dispose of his truck. Tim's beloved truck? I?m not looking forward to any of this but I know that it has to be done. I hate going back to Tim?s house. It hurts. It hurts so bad to have to go back there to finish cleaning the place out. I guess that is why I started to cry this morning. Couldn?t help it. His dad will let me know what the deal is later on this week so that I may accompany him to the meeting in July. I know that it?s hard on him, too and so I always offer to go with him. I don't want to talk about this anymore. Next topic....
Other than that, I have been doing good. Been staying out of trouble.
I am going to Disneyland on Friday. My friend?s boss gave her passes and she invited me to join her. It should be fun and might help me get my mind off of things. Thinking of buying myself a new bed. I need to research who is having mattress sales. Any ideas?
Thanks so much for your words of encouragement about the job. I needed to hear that. I am actually really looking forward to the change in work duties. I think it will be a great learning experience and I can?t wait.
Speaking of friends who have helped me along the way. I agreed to hang out with another friend who I hadn?t made time for in a very long time. It was great! I had a blast. You know, Michael. I really have changed. I am more confident and more serious than I used to be. I could tell that my friend wanted to ask me all kinds of deeply personal questions about Tim and about life in general but I kept the conversation light. I kept my composure as we lightly skimmed the topic of Tim and any current love interest that either one of us had. In the past, I would have felt compelled to confess all and perhaps even cried broken-heartedly to my friend over all sorts of stuff. I had no desire to do that this time around. In the past, I would have been like ?...and there?s this guy! His name is Mike and I totally dig him!!!?. It was just kind of a weird. I had a fabulous time with her but it was different than what it was like in the past when we hung out together. I am more reserved these days. A little guarded in my responses. Do you know what I mean? I was not trying to be mysterious or anything like that. It?s just that I really had no desire to disclose way personal information. It was a different experience than what I am used to with her. We had a good time though. I am seeing her again this Friday. Can't wait!! Her dad owns an italian ice shop and she always brngs me the most delicious stuff to eat.
I better go. I have to go to work. Much more to say and ask but I will come in here over the weekend to say hello.
I hope that you have a beautiful day!!
Take care,
Lexi