Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Post from Sunday.
A Break


Ah, today is the last day of my Spring Break. Then it'll be 9... or 10 weeks of a reign of terror.

The children in my class managed to all pass the state Reading test as reported to me by phone from another teacher. Thank goodness, Hallelujah! I can't say the same about other classrooms, I got lucky with my group of kids. Though at times they are demanding. They worked so hard, we all worked really hard to cram so much into their brains, and mine survived. The admin won't be on my tail about the Reading test anymore, but now we have the upcoming state Math test to take care of. For this one, I have a gut feeling that one will fail. Well, I had this feeling about Reading as well, but this one... Well, if you'd taken a look at the Math benchmark scores, it defies probability to score that number. We'll tear our hair out to prepare the kid for it, but I can't wait for the test to come end of April to get that out of the way.

Besides the feeling of impending doom, I've had a good break. Short, way too short, though. I made a trip up to Austin for 3 days. It was nice. Austin is a nice place to be, even if you live on Riverside. =). It was nice to be away from Houston. Met some old folks, and learned a bit more about how much I dislike myself at times.

Japanese beer has an incredible aftertaste.

My motivation to waterpaint has stirred. Though by the time I bought paper and paint, it's suddenly Sunday, and I have no idea when I'll pick up the brush again.

Oh my goodness, don't even get me started on Rock Band. That shit is pretty damn fun. Drums rock my socks. Nuff said.

Did I mention I have a damaged bone on the bottom of my foot that causes me to walk like a 20th century bounded foot Chinese girl?

Things not accomplished: car wash, painting, biking plans, friends, school work, cleaning, guitar, etc. But, it was still a good break. Not long enough in my opinion!

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