meet the teacher night...

so tonight is "meet the teacher" night here at knightdale and im really thinking it could go several different ways for me. i could have parents think im a student and just not really pay any mind. some may find out im a teacher, and chuckle and not believe that i am old enough to be teaching their son who looked older than i do now when they were 12. it could go wonderfully and i have all the parents come in and tell me how much their kids love me, and how i look so much like a teacher...im not shaving this afternoon to see if that helps. i'll let everyone know how it goes tomorrow.

on my car ride to school every morning i have started playing this new "game" where i try to notice something different that i hadn't previously noticed. this morning i noticed that there was a car on the side of the road that had probably ran out of gas or just broke down. nothing unusual about that except for the fact that it was facing opposing traffic! how does a car that runs out of gas or break down, end up having "enough" gas to turn the car around the wrong direction. how does a car that breaks down, have enough energy to turn around? how does a car with a flat tire find room and time to turn the car around? the more and more i think about it, the more and more it baffles me. i need some closure.

last night at youth we celebrated ash wednesday and talked about lent and all of what it means. i haven't decided on what i am giving up, but i'm guessing its going to have to be something i haven't done in the last 2 days now. that takes care of soft drinks, fast food, chocolate and all the other "typical" lent sacrfices. i guess i could give up smoking, give up drinking, give up having a girlfriend...any of those are still safe.

i had presentations in my class the other day about what students would put in their bathroom, the layout, the colors, the fixtures, etc. one kid had the following: $9,000 of toilet paper, a fireman pole that went from his bathroom to his kitchen downstairs. a projection screen, and surround sound. the kid knew what he was doing, but i couldn't help but laugh when he presented this. i can already tell that i am going to struggle with this "being mature" thing. one kid the other day made a joke while the class was working on a drawing, and i couldn't stop laughing. i feel like that alot of people in the education world would say that's wrong, and maybe it is, but i also feel like any type of connection and relationship made with students can benefit the class and learning in the long-haul. i will try to act older, but im not making any promises.

im about to get ready to educate some young minds. i feel like this blog was a little slow and i think that's because im at school. my brain isn't free here and so i might blog again tonight after the conferences with parents. until then...smile

i don't feel sexy...

i don't feel sexy when im eating...  that is such a girl thing to say, but i realized that it was true.   the other day i was driving listening to taylor swift (white horse) on my way home from school.  just being the stupid guy i am, i was imagining my life played out in a movie and me and my fictional girlfriend were holding hands and walking on the beach and i was loving it!  i then reach over in  my passenger seat and grab a couple of doritos and stuff my face and my daydream was rudely interrupted and i couldn't help but to think to myself "i bet taylor swift would think im so ugly right now daydreaming to her song, singing, and stuffing my face with dorito's"  1) who thinks that stuff?  2) once everyone can get past the fact that story makes me look really gay, how many of you agree that it's an almost normal and rational way of thinking?  from now on, when im driving and daydreaming about my future love-life...i put my eating on hold until the song is off.

let's just get past the fact that i haven't written a blog in 2 weeks, and celebrate in the fact that I am back writing again...im glad that's taken care of.

the other day i was making a cd for my long car ride to boone for a teacher meeting (which is probably just better that i don't share my true opinions about that whole thing to protect your ears and keep my talk wholesome) but i just went to my "top 25 most played" section on my itunes to choose some songs from there since apparently i play them the most.  i was really surprised to see all of what are my "most played" songs.  i recommend that everyone check out there itunes to see what kind of music they listen to more than others.  my music ranged from colbie caillat, bone thugs, sean kingston, shawn mcdonald, virginia coalition, jimmy needham, ben harper, dave barnes...what a random little mix that is.  

the other day, tim mcgraws song, "live like you were dying" came on the radio and i realized that i still like that song.  not just that song, but i have begun to realize that i like country music, especially the ones that are real sad, or paint these awesome love story pictures in my brain.  "don't take the girl"...i love it!  country music, tho there are several cheesey dumb songs, seems to be the only genre that really paints these pictures for me.  

i have had 2 comments in the last 2 days about my v-neck little trend that i fell into and what happened to it?  well don't worry, it has been taking a break until march 15th... why march 15th you ask?  well theres no real reason other than that's the day i decided to bring it back.  i will try to get a little bit of color on my skin before i bring that sexiness back.  you can't just bring something like that out of nowhere and expect it to be a success.  it takes time and preperation.  you don't bring a pitcher into a game before he's warmed up right.  the v-neck isn't ready, but it will be on march 15th.  i'll have pictures to show you all the beauty of the return of the v-neck.

what is the saddest movie moment that you can think of?  what's the happiest?  what is the most memorable?  i find that my answer to all these questions really is determined on the music that accompanies these moments.  i thought of this today while i was driving because a song came on the radio that was in the movie "a walk to remember" and i remembered how sad i was when the boy finds out that jamie has cancer.  i came home and youtubed the video that i was thinking of and wanted to share it with you.  if anybody has a movie clip with music that makes them happy or sad, please post it in response to this.  i absolutely love stuff like this...no homo.    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDadO8xKBEQ&feature=related

this past weekend was a busy weekend with moving my brother and sister into their new house.  first of all, praise Jesus for them hiring movers, i didn't realize how much furniture they had and how heavy some of it was.  after all their stuff was moved in, i and my brothers began working on some stuff at my house.  we are gutting out the kitchen and putting in new floors and cabinets and wall paint, but first we had to work on plumbing.  bennett volunteered his assistance in this area and began working on the sink pipes.  things were slow at first and then i told him that if he wanted to be a real plumber he had to look the part.  i then continued to assist him in making him look the part.  once i did this, the sink was done in no time!

i am currently listening to a random group of songs including:

  -parchute va - she is love

-brook fraser - shadowfeet

-francesca battistelli - free to be me

-ben rector

be happy that you are alive.  be happy when your with your friends.  be happy when you're alone...be happy

Torch Starter Kit

i went to wal-mart on saturday afternoon (yea i know, im an idiot) but i was just wondering around mostly people watching because there may not be anything more interesting than watching the world before you.  but i walk into wal-mart and as im walking in there is this sweet little old lady walking out, and not trying to be nosey but it just happens, i look down at her cart.  inside on the top of everything else theres a little cardboard box that reads "Torch Starter Kit" why the crap does this grandma need a a torch starter kit?  what does she have going on back in her little house that will cause her to need this?  i cant think of anything, but if some houses start getting vandalized and burned...i know who im gonna turn into the police...

i ate supper with brian and aaron on friday after they did their interviews.  it was a good time and it was great seeing those guys, and i think once we parted ways after supper, i realized that it's kind of sad that i won't be around to bug brian every morning and sneak off to get sweet tea and ride around in the golf cart at caswell.  i knew there would always be a day when i would have to "be done" with caswell, but just like this growing up and becoming a teacher, i didn't ever think it would REALLY happen.  

this morning, i attended the methodist church to see a kid in the youth group get his eagle scout...it was a good service and the message was very good, that of it which i heard.  you see i had a little bit of a tough time paying attention.  there was this little 4 or 5 year old girl sitting in front of me and she had a barbie doll.  but for some reason this little girl thought it would be fun to keep taking off the dolls clothes and have a conversation with her.  what the crap.  no i don't have some barbie doll fetish or anything, but could anyone who struggles with being mature more than be have been placed in the seat directly behind this little girl.  i was giggling like a little school girl for most of the service.  when i left church i felt guilty, but not as guilty as that little girl should feel for taking off a girls clothes off during the service...children these days

one thing i always think about when i go into a bathroom is the pranks my friends and i used to pull on each other growing up.  i use the word "prank" loosely because they could hardly be described as such.  but the most common thing to do was to turn off the lights on the person who was last using the bathroom.  back in the day, this prank was great, easy, and always made the pranker laugh.  it also worked because it would actually be completely dark in the bathroom and you would have to feel your way out into the light.  sadly enough, cell phones have ruined this prank.  i tried it on one of the youth tonight at church, and as i did it, he didn't yell or anything like i was expecting.  about 3 or 4 minutes later he walks out holding his cell phone out as a guide light...i just dont have it like i used to.

the dodgeball tournament tonight that my mom put on for the whole church was very successful.  there were over 100 people there and ranged from ages 5 to 60...good times.  it is refreshing and exciting to see the Body of Christ come together like that and have a good time.  I find myself being way to critical of the church and its members sometimes rather than seeing the good that God has provided and placed there.  Take this week to see the beauty of what God is doing.  Don't focus on negatives, but rather on the positives.  

Listening To: Rob Blackledge

Reading: my lesson plans

Looking Forward To: Dinner tomorrow night with Bennett, Mom, Dad, and Rob Johnson.

He watches what he wants to watch...

valentines day...

oh valentines day...yea i know its a week away but i felt like writing about it now dang it...i dont love valentine, and i don't hate it...but i dont really like those that jump on either one of those sides...this is just one topic people should stay on the fence about...i don't like when people act like valentines day is the greatest most romantic day ever because someone claimed it to be a long time ago...single people just realize how single they are after all on this day.  i don't like when people claim that valentines is the worst day because it's so commercialized and its just a day where people spoil their significant other for no reason.  i dont think theres anything wrong with spoiling your significant other, i think it could just be a huge coincidence that everyone does it on the same day.  maybe everyone buying chocolate and and roses this year can get our economy back in the right direction...speaking of valentines day...

this could be my 3rd straight valentines i spend alone, but im offering all the blog readers out there the chance of a lifetime.  i can't really promote myself cause im a pretty simple dude, but i do have things to offer.  1) it could be your first step to joining an incredible fun and loving family.  2)  you will receive an all-expense paid for trip to Wilson NC and to my kitchen for as many grilled cheeses you would like on this Valentines day.  3)  A hot tub where you can rest your weary bones.  4)  the cutest dog in the entire world.  I am giving you all a weeks notice on this so you can get in touch with me and help both of us to not spend another Valentines day alone...

on the way home yesterday, i passed a banana peel in the middle of the road.  it made me laugh when i saw it.  what if cars spun out like cartoons do. haha  i laugh when i think about a car sitting there spinning in place and to think it's all because a banana peel

does anyone else search for random celebrities on facebook when they get bored?  nah?  me neither that would be weird, buttttt if i did, i probably would have searched and become friends with Tim Tebow, Ice Box from Little Giants, that girl from the Real World, Francesca Battestilli (singer) but hey, that's only if i were to ever do it...what kind of loser would i be to do that? ah 

i got home from school today and there was another pup out in the backyard with sonny...what a surprise.  i late found out jacob found him over around his house and was in a hurry so he just brought him over to our house.  she was a cute little thing, but crazy hyper.  him and sonny had a little scuffle and now sonny has a scratch under his right eye (but he's laying in this bed right now with me and he's taking all the room so i don't really feel sorry for him right now) but my parents and i rushed him to the pound right before 4 oclock today.  saddest place i have ever been and hopefully will never return to there again.  i saw so many little puppies and dogs that have no homes and no loving families...it was so sad.  if i ever become famous and rich...or just rich, i am going to buy all the dogs from the pound and take care of them.

sonny fell asleep on the ottoman today and rolled over and fell off...he was too tired to move and so he just layed there between the chair and ottoman with his feet pointed torwards the sky...happy...content.  i hope that you are happy with where you are in life.  i hope that you are thankful for what you've been given.  we are all blessed!

 -who needs to make it all the way to your bed.  he was comfortable there so he just stayed

- my loves his wendy's

 

 - but he loves the office more...

sorry...

sorry everyone that reads this posts any kind of regularly...sorry about my slackness. but if you know me, then you know that i am just a slack kind of dude. but i have dedicated my awfully busy planning period to try to catch everyone up with my life. speaking of planning period, i just spent this period yesterday in my first of a million teacher meetings. i always heard my dad talk about how boring and pointless they were but always thought he was just being over-animated until i actually went and sat in one...he was right. i think some of the "older" teachers here appreciate me and my youthfulness. during the meeting yesterday i was laughing and carrying on with a 60 year old man. i guess he feels that he's almost done here, and im not even employed here and i can't behave anyway. but i think i really made his teacher meeting the other day. he sure acted like it.

the other day, actually the first day of the new semester here at knightdale, we had a code yellow...yea its that hood. apparently there was a man with a gun walking down the street in a bunch of camo. i always thought they were just called hunters. but thanks to that "gun man" we had about 2 hours in first period (no students) because we went into lock-down. it reminded me about back when i was at beddingfield. bomb threats were like bi-annual holiday's and always provided a day out of class. i still remember one bomb threath we had, me and brandon vick left to go get bojangles, brought it back, and sat in the dug outs at the baseball field and ate our food waiting for part of the school to explode...no explosion, but the food was good.

saturday was busy all over the place. the short side of a long story: jacob and becky bought a house, i became the new owner of their house, mom and dad began extreme makeover home edition, travis kept his house, bennett didn't get a house, and sonny threw up from all the excitement. no really tho...saturday night at 3:30- wake up to take sonny outside to use bathroom. 4:17 sonny throws up green foam on my bed. 4:42 sonny throws up on my bed again...overall- a wonderful night of sleep

i knew it! i knew the superbowl would be a good game. everyone who thought it would be a blowout was wrong!. it would have been hard to top last years superbowl, but this year was a very intriguing game...just wondering, did anyone notice bruce springsteen stage slide his garbage right into the camera? i bet that camera guy has a ring around his eye and his friends are all picking on him now...he got had.

the office on sunday night...funniest of the season! if you don't watch the office, you should at least watch that episode, great great great!

i had to run into school today so i wouldnt be late. haha i know i looked dumb as a "teacher" running, but after i thought about it, i didn't really care. i actually laughed out loud about it when i just thought about it again. so i encourage you today to do something random...out of the ordinary where you can look back at it and laugh. skip around your house, sing a song as badly out of tune as you can, if you pull up beside a truck with a dog in the back of it, bark at him until he barks back. life is too short to be boring, so have fun and love God...