Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts

Thursday, July 23, 2009

High School Forever?

The summer is a good time to look back upon things from years past and the past months. So, it have been busy for me the last month.

The school year finally came to an end, along with my time at Humble High School. I had alot of fun there over the last 4 years. I meet alot of great people and I will miss alot of them. But, I started at a new school, Summer Creek High School, a few days later. The school likes amazing and is really big and long. The only knock against it is that it looks like a newly built prison from the Highway. I find that mildly amusing but, it is still funny. My new office is about twice the size of my old one. The people are pretty nice and the amount of insanity will be greater among the staff. :)

I made it through the begin of ornament season. I never understood the concept of Christmas in July, but then again, seeing people have those, wow looks on their faces, seems to make it a good idea, from a business stand point. However, seeing Christmas items out when its 100+ degrees outside is not something my brain is used to. My boss is also going away for a week next month, which means I'll be in charge, god help us all.

The rest of my time is usually spent working for Wcradio. The station is doing a donation drive to prepare for Blizzcon with is now less then a month away. It is pretty close with not alot of time remaining. I am not sure who will win, but it has been alot of fun helping both sides. I pick up yet another show to rep for, details to come. But, I also got into doin ad for the station now, working for Stormtamer. The VO work is alot of fun, so I look forward to doing more, but I am now just waiting to see it put together.

The rest of my life is basically sleeping and watch movies. I gone to the movies a few times this summer, and the times I go, it is really quiet. I was at a Wedding of an old friend a few weeks ago. It was a nice and beautiful event. I also have my 10 year High School Reunion in about 3 weeks. I can't believe its been 10 years. But, the thing I find more interesting is the treatment of people I've meet since High School. I have had at least 5 or 6 people say they are sorry for the way they treated me in High School. I have had a few dozen who have been really glad to see me, which is odd for some of them, seeing as they would not give me the time of day or cared if I ever talked to them during High School. Maybe its just me, but being as I got 35 more years of High School to come, it is interesting to see that people look at High School as a Bubble in their life. Inside it, you can do what you'd like, but outside of it, and as the years go by, it should not be held against you.

Anyway, I am off to work on more books, I hope ya'll take care and enjoy the rest of your summer.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Books close while others appear

Sorry for the delay in posting, its been a busy few weeks. I'll go down the list.

School

So finally wrapped up last week with the amount of textbook that appeared top be unbelievable. Thousands of books that have not seen the light of day for months had to make their way back to my office. I got help from alot of people and for that I am grateful, however, a trio were in my office, as they had been sent to help. After they left, I spent my afternoon trying to get my office in order. It was then i discovered that the trust I had given them, had be willfully disregarded and spit upon. My Ipod, that had been charging, was stolen and the ear-buds as well. Now the value of this Ipod was not much, it was the fact that my mother had given it to me as a birthday gift the year after I had moved away from home. She had gotten it with my name engraved upon it. I am currently taking steps to get them arrested or have my property returned to me, but i don't hold out much hope. They are idiots, which i found humorous, in the fact they forgot the cord that connects the device to the computer and also charges it. Its nice to know that, even when life takes a big dump on you, you can still find humor in it.

Station

We had the Blue Plz! Anniversary show, the secret project I was helping to create. Queen Eriyanna did a wonderful job and pulled it off really well. I also had to say good bye to some friends, as Kexman and Almighty Farseer left the station and closed their show down, because of various Real life issues. Those two are the reason I became a rep for the station and also help to spur me along in my development of various show I have in the works for demos, my Wow-style classroom with TaurenTom and the This is RP which has several of us from the Essence of Essence of RP talking about all forms of RP. Anyway, I produced a 22 min segment for the guys in order to say good bye. It turned out really well, the feed back makes me want to try and do more for the station.
The station is also having a donation drive to so they can raise funds for this year's Blizzcon coverage. I have been doing work for both sides where I can mostly for team nubcake, just so its a fair fight. My editing skills in cutting words together are really starting to scare people. After the last project, it was suggested to me, I might want to take a shoot at editing the old PUG show that had not been put up on the achieves. So that will be my project for the next 2 weeks. Just waiting on TB to send me the files to begin. I am enter into various contests to win tickets to Blizzcon, but at this point, if I won one, I don't know if I would go to the Con or give it to the station so that another staff member could go.

Life

My life has been pretty quiet, I am still hunting for a teaching job, but no real prospects anywhere I look. I am still trying to clean up my place getting ready for my family who is coming to see when, when they are down here for a wedding later this month. What I am seeing alot more is the need as a guide. I am finding myself more and more a listener and counselor to people I know. I sometimes wonder if I would have been better off as a Shrink then a Teacher, but I enjoy both alot. It saddens me that that life is getting unhappy for some, but also gives me great joy to see other doing well or finding that special someone.

Anyway, time for me to sign off and prepare for a meeting, but until next time, remember it isn't always the things you say that your remembered for, but the actions you did or the words unspoken. Have fun and take care.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Geeky Celebrations

This has been another one of those weeks that seems to be going by really fast. I have been in the middle of several projects, some for the school, most for the station. I'll go over more about those next week. I hope to also get an interview or two for possible teaching job for this fall. We shall see.

Also, it is a time for alot of celebration. My boss got engaged and had her birthday this month, so we will have a party for her on Friday. I am not in charge of the planning, just had to give money to it. Also, one of my station boss, the IRC Reppadin, Pusser, had her birthday today. I didn't know what to make of her at first, but when I got to know her, I realized she is a bigger geek then I am, which is good to know that women out there are just as geeky as us guys, makes me happy, but scared for the human race. ;) Also, Emperor, won the shoutcast contest that blizzard had. We are all hoping to find out the EU one to see if TB also won. I never got a chance to hear his, so I don't know, but if I know TB, he should at least place.

I am also having a cookie cake for my Student Aides for all the work they put in to making this a good year. I've watch them grow up over the years, it seems like only yesterday I first meet them as a Sub. Its make me hopeful and feel old at the same time.

Anyway, until next time. The world is crazy, try not to end up in the nuthouse. Trust me, I'm a doctor. ;)

Friday, May 15, 2009

The View from the Cheap Seats

Well, the year here at the school is rapidly coming to a close. The amount of activity in my office had gone up daily, along with my work load. Students are trying to get out of doing things they need to. Teachers are trying to wrap-up the year and prepare for the summer break they hoped for. I watch as the life of the school goes by 1 period at a time. The flow of the students, the strange topics and the plans being made for when this school year is over.

The one constant I have noticed, is how many people seem to care about my future. I know I used to Sub here over the years, but this year its really touching to me how much other members of this faculty seem to care about my future and hope that I find what I am looking for, a class of my own. I thank them for that.

The event of the week, was when the IT department got ticked off at the teachers and students, by cutting off access to all websites that concern gaming and streaming radio and TV. Current events could suffer from the lack of streaming video access that teachers have now. Students might not be able to find fun ways to learn lessons, and what will teachers do with their free time after school, except work in silence.

As for my gaming life this week, its been mostly alot of WoW, with some EvE as well, mostly training my learning skills in EvE to make other skills easier to learn. In WoW, I got a few more achievements done, most with the Agrent Tourney going on and got the Spore people in Outland done as well, very cute little bat pet. I even got to go raid naxx this week, it had been about a month since my last visit, so it was good to pick up raiding again with friends.

It is only 2 weeks till my Seniors graduate from High School. I am filled with great joy and the feeling of....man I feel old. This will be the 4th year I've seen Students of mine walk, and it never gets easier to to see it, but it is always good to see the ones you worried about through out the years go across with a smile on their face. I will get usually 1-5 thank yous a year as a teacher for all I've given to students and everything thing else, but i find those thank yous to be the greatest gift my students can ever give me.

Until we meet again, remember, the experiences we have shape who we are, the more we learn and know, the better shaped we are. have fun and take care.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Its the time, of the season for hunting....a job.

Well, tomorrow is my school district's job fair and I did not get an invite. For the 2nd year in a row. I don't know if this on purpose or its is a sign for me, but all in all its the time for me to prepare for the job fairs that are to come. I am in interesting position in the fact that I have a job for the fall as a bookroom clerk for our new high school. However, after actually got to teach school last summer and i can't let it go. I will find a job as a teacher, even if it kills me.

On my other fronts, me and my buddy, Taurentom, made some changes to our demo for the radio show we are trying to do. Its a show to help wow players better learn how this game works. I think it can work, but I have to prove it to the staff of the station that the two of us can do it and be interesting. I don't want to give up on the project, I think we got a shoot at it, just have to keep at it.

We finish doing state testing today. I spent the week as a hall monitor and then I got the be a tester for our 9th graders. I must say, nothing I find more boring the being a bathroom monitor to high schoolers during an important test is amount to treating them like 2nd graders. I feel bad for the students especially for our 11th graders who this could mean if they get to graduate next year or not. The results also heavily impact the funds and the view of the school to the whole state.

Anyway, I wish everyone the best and hope for a pleasant evening.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The drama llama and famous on the Internets

Well, this weekend went by faster then I thought it would. Which isn't all bad, but I could always wish it was longer.

Sunday, brought about a visit form my least favor creature, the Drama Llama. My guild had come to a decision. About a month ago, we agreed top merge with another guild. Well, after doing 25 man content with them for awhile, the mood had changed. You see our guild is a group of casual raiders who value the game for its social aspects more then its raiding and gear parts, and the guild we had merged with was changing to a more hardcore raiding style mind set that was getting to take the fun out of the game for most of us.

Well, we went to 25 man OS do take down the Dragon, when the GM of the guild we merged with broke a rule we had during raids, do not display damage meters, and then proceeded to "suggest" what the patch had done for us. My GM pointed out the rules and reminded him about it, the Gm was in the process of apologizing, when one our our members was tell him that that was a after raid topic and to call out members during a run did not help the raid. Then, one of the raiders from the other guild said, "Well, if you don't like them being posted, then leave." And the it started, the member who it was told to said, Fine, and the Gquit. Followed by one of the officers and top healers, said it was uncalled for. And the exiting began.

Our GM, stayed in their Vent for about 25 mins and took everything they had to dish out at him. We prepared to do a 10 man OS and began insulting each other left and right, and laughing really hard, so i was a riot. I think that's what we all needed. That guild we left had some really good people in it, but their philosophy did not mesh with ours. i wish them the best and hop for their future success.

On the school front, I am finishing up a 6000 paper mail out for parents about textbooks, finals, state testing, and book fines today. it will be mailed out this afternoon, and I wish i could take a day off to sleep, but i can't I have 2nd job to do tomorrow, and they don't like it when I work one and not the other in the same day when I'm scheduled. Its also hiring season in my profession, teaching. So I am putting together apps for various schools around the area in order to get a better shot at teaching.

This week also saw the my helping out at the station deepen. I was given the chance to show what I can do by becoming the IRC rep for Blue Plz! Which is one of the top shows on the station. I must say, I am scared top death at the idea, but I know that I have alot of work ahead, but I know it will be fun. Plus, since I no money to send the station, this is my small way of helping them out.

Finally, this past week end saw the return of my best friend Gege. I had not heard from her in several months. She and I have been friends for 10years. we meet in a chatroom, senior year of High School. Our friendship is odd to describe, but I think its best to say we have a level of trust that I have a hard time finding in other people. It is truly a wonderful thing. I can only hope to hear from her again so, and miss her like I would miss a family member.

Well, that's it for now, until next time, Have fun, take care, and sweet dreams.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Folding in my time

You ever had one of those days where you have to say, "Well that's, X amount of time, of my life I'm never getting back." Well, I had that moment this morning. I came in earlier to head over to the School District Admin Building in order to use what is called a Folding Machine. Its purpose is to do all the folding you need to put items into letter sized envelopes. Well, I had 6000 sheets of page i had to fold and hardly anyone knew how to use the machine.

So while the first 2000 sheets were being folding into the traditional Tri-fold. I was doing what men are said to never do, I read the manual for the machine. I read the entire English section of said book and figured out a host of new things I could do to cut my time short there and get the job done. Until the machine asked for a password that no one knew. So, as I look through it again, I read a small footnote said, oh and this is the password you need to edit jobs.... What?! The password no one knew is in black and white on the back cover? Figures :)

Well, I get my job done and take everything out to the Car and head back to school. I look at my watch as I walk back to my office, 12:15pm. I spent 3 1/2 hour of my life, folding paper? Sometimes, I hate my job.

Anyway, on the WoW front, the new patch has had a whole lot to do and alot of things to see. Last night, however, I was called to a meeting. My RP guild, the Chillwhisper Scourge, of Wrymsrest Accord NA, had an officers meeting which I was required to attend. Turns out we a meeting with another guild to Cause more Chaos, The Kinderd. The meeting was alot of fun and the character I played was a Teacher of the Light Dranei who had fallen to the Lich King and come back as one of his Death Knights. I must say, that was alot of fun and a good time had by all.

Anyway, I'm off to work 2, Hallmark, my manager called and asked me to come in early b/c she is over her hours, and I could always use more. So, until next time. Have hunting and good winds.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Back at it, too much paper

Well, after my weekend, it is back to the world of education. However, when I go back to the school, I found out that paperwork waited me. 2000 copies to do and a 2000 page report for me to print off. It took several hours, but all in all, its over and I am somehow still awake. lord know how, but I am.

Today is what we call patch day in WoW. it is a day when a new content patch is give to us with lots of shiny new things, most of which I won't see, but there will still be plenty for me to do. I can't wait. My guild worries me a bit, but that's another subject for another day.

I did work on my apartment some over the weekend, i see my floor again, and with a little time, will be able to get around to mopping it. the dishes are starting to annoy me greatly. But, i will get them all, some how.

Well, I'll take off for now, but, I am currently trying to look for a friend of I call Gege. I have not heard from her for some time and it worries me. I pray she and her son are ok, friends like her are hard to find and even harder to replace.

Oh, one other thing, I found this online today and thought it was funny and a little bit scary. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30038585/?GT1=43001&pg=19#TDY_MH_DriveThru

Until next time, have fun and take care.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Life's little crazies

I have a blog for my story of my tauren druid, which is on the back burner. But I have not had a personal blog for a while. So I figured, I might as well.

This has been an interesting week. I am a High School Social Studies teacher. However, what I did not say is I can not find a teaching position. I took a job at the school, in Humble, TX, as the Bookroom Clerk. The time out of the classroom is a slow and painful process that eats at you, like a professional chef not about to cook for a living. There is hope with the new hiring season beginning, but we will see. My second job, has cut my hours, so now I am in a bind. It might be time for my to find a 3rd job. Time will tell.

On the WoW front, I got my Epic Fishing pole and Penguin for exhaulted with the Tuskra. I also got into a 25 man Naxx run with my guild, 9pmraiders. I got a cloak and then used my badges to buy a new epic ring. My boomkin is happier now for it. I also belong to Duncorp in EVE Online. I don't get to do much with the rest, but i have my fun in the channel mostly. I upgraded to a Destroyer this week, because my fighting frigate got blown up during a mission. But, I find my fun where I can.

This week was also the week I got two bits of news from the Internet radio station I listen to, WCradio.com. Its a station that is about World of Warcraft. I was asked to become an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Rep, I am the one in the chat channel spamming things and trying to keep order in the chaos that is the station IRC. The show I rep for is the Essence or RP Mondays starting a 1pm EST. The show is about Roleplaying in WoW. Hosted by Almighty Farseer and the Kexman. Two great people so it will be a lot of fun. I also heard back from TB, Totalbiscuit, the station owner about a demo that I and TaurenTom put together. He heard it, I am just waiting for what he thought about it. I have send it to various people around the IRC and people on the station for feedback and I hope that when we record a second one, it turns out better and we get on, but I can hope.

Anyway, back to school work, more student fines to collect. I wish you all a safe and happy Easter weekend.

Sincerely,
Davlen