Time off

No school/work today. The same for tomorrow. 

I'm tired and sore. It's a combination of the effects from work stress and weightlifting. My teaching career has seen better days in terms of supervising administration. 

Got the new Amon Amarth album. I looked for the new Iced Earth record but didn't find it. 

That's really it. Man, this entry really sucks. 

Sleep

Sleep has been hard to come. I like it because it makes you numb to all the wrongs going on in our lives and in the world. It's a shame it's only temporary. I think the key is to stop caring about the world and kind of move towards a life under the radar. 

If I were a construction worker then my job wouldn't follow me home. I would construct and then go home to drink a beer or two and read books. Sounds fantastically amazing. It is the sound of beauty. 

Glass

I want to hear the breaking of glass. It seems almost appropriate to hear the sound of breaking glass. It might make me feel better. 

End of Summer

Last day of Summer is coming to a close. 

I know of a lot of bands that seem to have a song titled "Bury Your Dead" or any variation on that title. Candiria, Martyr A.D., Arch Enemy, The Haunted are just some bands to name a few. I wonder what's this about. 

Giants game was intense. Kevin Boss caught the game winning touchdown in the 4th quarter before the Bengals went and tied it all up with a fieldgoal. Boss scored and then cried. My mom said it best with her observation of the emotion of football. The emotion factor is uncontested. This is probably the greatest sport ever this side of the world. I know soccer is number and it's emotional as well but so is American football. 

Random blog post today. 

More work this week. 

Drank too much on Friday. I might have a problem or I can't seem to keep track of when I've had too much. Maybe it's part of being a teacher. Who knows?

So it goes

And so it seems that the third week of school is near it's end. It's been an up and down week but so far it seems it will be ending on the up. 

Happy Hour in the city tomorrow after work... kinda looking forward to it. If it sucks then home. I'm really tired and this entry sucks. 

And so it goes yet again.

The weekend is over and onward to the third week of school. The past few entries might make it seem like I am not fond of my job. I am. I really am. I probably stretched out last weeks lesson but now all my classes have literature to read so things will be changing. The reading will keep them busy. 

I need to come up with some work for students to do and then post up on the outside bulletin board. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed. This is probably a second shot at feeling overwhelmed and stressed. My first year teaching was relatively easy. This, my second year, should have been manageable but it is proving otherwise. Blast my AP... condescending bitch. 

All I want to do is teach and discuss literature with the kids but this micromanagement bull is eating me alive. It's a shame if it chases me dogged and away from teaching. Having stress is one thing but being beaten into submission by it is another thing altogether. 

I'm gonna keep grinding my axe (teaching skills) for a long time... hopefully. 

Another week, another paycheck... sort of.

Second week of classes is coming to a close. Students are good. My A.P is not. It's funny, I feel that no matter what school I teach at the teachers will always be butting heads with the administration. It seems unavoidable. It sucks. This butting of heads just supports the it's a dog eat dog mentality and everyone is looking out for themselves even if it means stepping on people. 

Planning

First Sunday with a Monday. 

Teaching/refreshing literary elements and devices this Monday and Tuesday. Maybe I'll throw a quiz out there towards the end of the week. Keep the kids on their toes for the better. 

I will do this. Most likely. 

Week at School

First week of school done. I'm tired. Dead tired. The commute isn't terrible but I am exhausted beyond belief. I hope I get used to this. I have a small stack of homework to grade. I'm still in shock that these kids do homework let alone pay attention in class. It's good. I like it but it's like whoa. 

So tired. 

Gaslight Anthem is my current band of the moment... they write such good songs... romantic in terms on content like romantic literature. 

Kiss it goodbye

Summer ends for me today. This time tomorrow morning I'll be waiting for the M train to take me to work. This time tomorrow I'll be drinking coffee and hoping my lesson plan will last the entire block. 

Just like that it all ends. Back into the grind, the groove of things. It's 7:17 AM right. I've been up since 6:30 though. And so begins a new school year at my second high school in as many years. 

Here's to a good first day, a good year and a splendid everything work related.