stay in the shade

i just got back from seeing the movie chalk and i highly recommend it to anyone that lives where it's playing. sorry lubbock folk. anyway, it was the most realistic portrayal of teachers that i have ever seen in the media. as one review of the movie said, teachers in film are always shown as saints or doofuses. the reality is something completely different and this film recognized it. mostly because it was made by teachers. so it was hilarious and almost made me cry about 30 different times because i'm so excited that i'll be doing that again in TWO MONTHS. p.s. i get to go to adolescent literacy training in san antonio for four days next week and i'm friggin pumped. i'll get to hang out on the river walk, learn stuff for my job, hang out with my future coworkers and get a break from the depressing and monotonous world that is my current place of employment. until then, i'll be killing my time with hiking, pilates, salsa lessons, pancake theater, trivia competitions and studying for my certification exam. it should be eventful.

this past week i came to a realization. all of my really close friends are grappling with huge life issues right now - health, marital, relationship, family - and each of them has been stressed to the max. i, on the other hand, am utterly content. the biggest issue i'm dealing with is being an idiot and losing my keys. it's funny how things like that work out and sometimes i feel really guilty because i'm not worrying about anything but them right now. i shoud probably count my blessings because it could all be reversed in an instant.

i hope anyone that reads this still is doing well. i miss a bunch of you and am impressed with the things you're doing in your lives!