Week 2 of school almost away and gone, with a 3-day weekend on the horizon. Life is beginning to calm down (sort of) and I'm beginning to get more and more used to being a teacher. I have found that I like the days where I wear a shirt and tie better that "college day" where I can wear a t-shirt and jeans. To look more teacherly I tuck the shirt into the jeans and it winds up looking horrible. I look like an "old guy kid." We all know old guy kid. He's been around all throughout high school, and even followed some of us to college. Old Guy Kid is the kid who acts like he's... old. Not mature, just old. The kid who probably tucked his t-shirts into his pants. The kid who seriously wore his cell phone on the belt clip. The kid who was always looking around like everything was awaiting his approval. Old Guy Kid. I live with two of them.... Lord I can't wait til I move out on my own. I need my own space if I'm going to be doing this teaching thing. There are a couple reasons for this: 1) I barely have my own space at school, so when I come home I have to share space with two other guys? 2) Teaching really makes an egotist out of everyone involved in the profession, and egotism always leads to resentment. (I mean that every teacher I've ever come across is under the impression that we are doing the most important work since Jesus lived. Although, Jesus was a teacher.) 3) I wake up between 5 and 5:30 every morning. I go to bed between 10:30 and 11 PM. This isn't fair to my roommates because I would like a little quiet so I can get to sleep and it's not fair to me because I need a little quiet to get to sleep, and let's face it, they're still 22 year old males who want to go out and do stuff. Stuff late at night. I was there myself a scant few weeks ago. But egotism remember? My job is more important than his job, or his schooling, or their bar nights, etc, etc. Bottom line - I need my own place. But I can't move to North County (where I work) because Alli still lives in Central San Diego. And I can't leave Alli. Not an option.

Gah, I'm tired. I'm always tired these days.

posted by MAtt D. at 9:04 PM