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the cookie was right

2005-01-17 / 8:07 p.m.
a week or so ago, i opened up a fortune cookie that said i was going to change careers. i scoffed and said to vinnie, "i like my job why would that cookie say that?"

we've been having some inclimate weather here and as a result i've had to rearrange my schedule around because it has been unsafe for me to drive the distance to teach about safety-(oh the irony) to my students.

my boss has a problem with this-(can't get and exact quote here, but something to the effect that she doesn't like me doing ANY schedule shuffling at all) and we had a sort of falling out about it i guess. well, i'm going to ammend the situation and let her know that i know and realize she's boss and all and suggest we get an inclimate weather policy. i was pissed that she was angry about me rearranging shit because of my SAFETY.

but being the responsible person i am, i'm willing to look at my part in all of this and do what i can to ameliorate this. in the mean time, i'm looking at going back to school to get teaching certification. a career change. the cookie was right. that way i can make a more secure future for myself-(my current job is on grant money and isn't through an actual school corp). plus, if the weather is shitty, i don't have to teach, which would be nice.

sorry i don't have anything more dramatic to write about. me and the slam poetry team read in indianapolis on saturday and kicked ass at a benefit. we're doing extra stuff in between slams for the practice, and it's paying off. everyone was impressed and that was nice to hear, especially since spoken word/poetry/fiction writing isn't the most 'rockin' of past times to have. people are more impressed if you are in a band. i've been doing a ton of writing and i'm seeing the improvement, fluidity, and maturity. it's nice, if i may toot my own horn.

our dog "lady" is settling in. a few friends recommended the 'kong', an item that looks more like a sex toy than a dog chew toy. i fill that bitch up with some food and peanut butter and lady mutt the hoople chews, chews, chews her problems away--and leaves the cats alone!

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