Just for the fuck of it...

I have been posting rather regularly on my livejournal blog. look for didgerydrew on that one (thanks to Aaron Winter for that one). Blogging rules.

Stig,

Drew

returned from the dead

It has been a long while since anything of substance has been written in the blog, and it will more than likely be a whole lot longer...thus is the WIMI way.

Tomorrow is the last day of the first quarter in my school and I just finished grading around eighty speeches so I can enter them into the grading system tomorrow. It has been a long and ardous task just to get those precious few kids to get their damn homework done. What I have given them has been challenging, but not impossible and I know these kids are capable of doing better than they have been. It frustrates the hell out of me sometimes to see them piss away their lives because they don't think they can do any better.

So, I was supposed to be the drama director this year, right? Direct a play/musical along with seven other classes to prepare for...pulling my hair out is what it all boils down to. As it turns out, there was not any time to do a play this semester to begin with which is partially my fault because I didn't get to ordering a play until too late and there wasn't time to do a damn thing. As a result of this, there will be no play this semester. This makes me happy because directing is not something I ever pictured myself doing unless it was a major motion picture, but it makes me sad because I now have to take a pay cut. They gave me almost four thousand extra dollars a year to direct, so now I only get two. It is not really a fair trade to me, as this is my first job and I am barely keeping my head above water to begin with. Nobody told me it was going to be this hard.

In some slightly more fun news, my girlfriend turns 22 on the tenth of November so those of you that know her should wish her a happy 22. She has been a wonderful source of strength and conversation in this trying time. I love her dearly.

Gotta go now and plan some shit and get ready for a weekend of booze and debauchery. I hope everyone is doing well out there. Drop me a line or give me a call. Chances are I will answer a phone call faster than I will respond to an email.

Peace,

Drew

Almost half way through the fourth week of my actual job and man, it can be rough! Deadlines, papers to correct, classes to plan for...who would have thunk that working so hard would be so, well, hard?

I have also been awakened to the fact that high school girls can be REALLY EVIL. Rarely have I seen these girls play by the rules or even fight fair. They seem all prim and proper but when the ugly comes out, it comes out FULL FORCE. I have some really sweet girls in some of my classes so I shouldn't generalize and say that 'all' high school girls are evil, just the vast majority. I have also been re-awakened to the fact that nearly all high school students are LAZY AS HELL. I understand that not many of them want to be there, but they don't seem to understand that their day is what they make of it and if they want to have fun, they will. Oh, but I guess having fun in school hasn't been cool since the sixth grade. I work my ass off for these kids and most of what I get in returns are blank stares with little rivulets of drool drifting down from the corners of their respective mouthes.

I find myself lonely more often than not these days as well. This past weekend Jon, Nate, Wendy, Tim, Cat, Jared, and the ever lovely Autumn came to my house and we had a wonderful time. And just like that, it was over and everybody was gone again. It was very hard to get up to an empty house yesterday morning. It was wonderful to be back among my friends.

I just finished watching 'Ong Bak: Thai Warrior' and man, that guy seriously kicks ass! I have been involved in the martial arts for many years now and this movie showed me things that I had NEVER seen before. The only downside to the movie, the plot and acting. Oh well. The movie STILL kicks ass.

That is all for now. I have a shit ton of papers to correct before tomorrow. Peace to all and take care of yourselves.

Peace,

D

MY HOUSE!!1
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my sweeeeet kicthen
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my office...decorated like my dorm room and about the same size
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Autumn in my chair in my living room
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Well all, I am officially moved into my house and I love it here. I got cable hooked up this week and I got connected to the internet at no extra charge! The only down side is that I pay a dollar less for cable than I do for the internet...my bill for the month will be around $100 for a service I won't get to use that much for fun once the school year gets a rollin'.

The last part of this week has been devoted to informational meetings, 98% of which I guarantee I won't remember and don't remember now. Too much info in too little time. Oh yeah, then they threw another curveball my way. It turns out that I am teaching a section of MASS MEDIA as well. It would have been nice if they would have told me that in the beginning. I found out YESTERDAY. So now instead of me freaking out about how I am going to teach something that I have little to no preparation for as Luther only taught me how to disect literature, I have THREE of these classes to prepare for. The rest of my teaching staff seems to think it will be okay and I know it probably will be, but dammit, it would have been nice to know. I also found out that I have around eight resource students that are more than likely going to be in the same class, but what that class is I have no idea. I don't even have any class lists yet.

I finally got my sofa today after being backordered. It is comfy as hell.

I had no idea that living by myself would be Sofa King expensive...dear lord help me with money.

The 'Sofa King' reference in the previous sentence is taken from the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Video Ouija." God bless billywitchdoctor.com.

Autumn has been here since Saturday. It has been so nice to spend so much quality time with her lately. She helped me decorate my house and stock my refridgerator with things other than processed foods...I hear that stuff will kill you. She is a wonderful presence in my life. I love her dearly.

I should probably sleep soon. I need to get up early tomorrow so I can get my freaking out done before noon. Take care all of you out there. Let me know how life is treating you.

Peace,

Drew

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Gah...I need to go take a cold shower...

D

from my most recent live journal post so I don't have to retype it...

It has been a while since last I updated, so here I go...

I got a house in Hampton. Two bedroom, full basement and garage for only $375 a month. I still have to pay utilities, but still, two bedrooms and it is a FRIGGIN' HOUSE. If you can't tell I am increidbly excited about this, then you seriously need to evaluate just how well you know me...

My last day of work at the station is this coming Wednesday. I am going to be very sad to say goodbye to it. It has been the source of countless laughs and wonderful jokes over the years. On the other hand, it has been the source of rude tourists and inconsiderate townies, so maybe I won't be that sad to see it go...

I helped Autumn move out this past Friday. It was a long and sweaty day, but we managed. I love her so very much.

And now on to the somewhat booze induced emotional banter of the evening:
1.) Tonight I came to realize what rich life I have lead thus far, solely by the quality of voices I have taken in.
I miss my great grandfather's voice and his laugh in his garden...
I miss my grandfather's John Wayne-esque voice as he talked about the weather or congratulating me on a good shot...
I miss my grandmother's voice, who I am told would be very proud of me
I miss a certain someone's voice when she talked to me about anything and nothing at the same time
I will miss my mother's voice telling me I will be okay and that I need to get my shit straight
I will miss my father's voice commenting about the weather and how he thought a character in wrestling is a real ass
I will miss Dr. Peter's voice directing me and countless others in one harmonious voice
I miss Nyline's voice yelling at me to stop looking around and that my reward will be in heaven
I miss Noah's voice telling me that 'it was a good shit'
I miss Nicole's squeeky voice calling out 'friend!'
I miss Autumn calling me 'darlin' all the time and her telling me that she loves me (as she is in Branson right now...phones aren't the same)
I miss Stan and his incoherent mumblings while attempting to speak English
I miss Mr. Wilson 'going Muppet' on someone in choir and enriching my life so much
I miss the drunken banter of the WIMIs
I miss the drunken banter of my cluster, my closest brothers
I miss the regular banter of my cluster, my closest brothers
I will miss the voice and whistle of my boss as she yet again managed to make be blush
I miss the regular banter with my friends on AIM when I can't get ahold of them on phone
I miss being able to use my true voice when I talk to people

2.)I miss the voices in Collegiate Choir. I just listened to our homecoming CD from the 2003-2004 year. 'Lux Aeterna' never fails to make me cry. The one voice that sang that song was my choir. It will never be sang as beautifully again. I am so happy to have been a part of it. Lee and Aimee, if you have read this far, know that you two were my most favourite choir members. You never ceased your energy and your beautiful voices were always an inspiration to me and those around me. I have been truly blessed to have been involved in such an outstanding group of individuals.

So that is all, I think. If ever any of you get a chance, listen to 'Exhibit 13' on the Blue Man Group 'Complex' album...then listen to the rest of the album. It is wonderful.

I love you all.

Peace,

Drew