That's the last time I try to be nice...

My mom and I are driving home from some running around we were doing today. I'm stopped at a red light, and there's a guy wanting to come into traffic from the gas station. Since I'm stopped, I figure I'll let him in when the light changes. So the light changes and the cars in front of me go, leaving a space for this guy to pull in. I wait, but he doesn't go because he's not paying attention. I give up on him, thinking that it's his loss for spacing out. So as I go to go, he starts to go too. I have to hit my brakes so we don't crash, and I let him in. Do you think he thanked me? Nope, and I gave him plenty of time before I got agitated at him and flipped him off Friends style.

So we're driving down the street and there's a bus stopped at the bus stop in the right lane. We have to stop because traffic is coming too fast in the other lanes to pull over. Finally there's a break and I go, but again I have to hit the breaks because of this guy. It wasn't like we both went to change lanes at the same time - I was already changing lanes and moving forward when he decides to change lanes, essentially cutting me off. I'm already pissed at him for not thanking me for letting him in, so I honk. He throws up his hands. I throw up my hands. He throws his hands back up, and I do the same, mocking him now. So it goes, hands for hands until my mom and I are laughing and we change lanes and pass him.

But the point is, I try to be nice to someone, and look what happens. Kindness is not rewarded. I think I'm going to start being more selfish and self-centered like everyone else, that way I won't have to have my kind gestures shat upon like today.

Speechless...

The Kings are bad. Have been pretty much since Geoff Petrie started dicking around with the roster this year. I don't care what you Webber haters say, this team SUCKS without him. We look lost and I thoroughly place the blame on Petrie. You have given us a mediocore to average team that backed in to the playoffs. There were moments of good play, but overall, since Webb left, we suck. We would never be first round losers if we had kept the roster intact. Now we are going to most likely be eliminated in the first round and it is only going to get worse from here. FUCK YOU Geoff Petrie! I hope you are happy with the shithole of a team you have created.

Burn in hell lady!

Ok, that may be a little extreme. I am talking about the Wendy's finger-in-the-chili lady. A little background in case you don't know what I am talking about and have been living under a rock. This lady, Anna Ayala, claims she was eating a cup of chili at Wendy's when she discovered there was a detached finger in her chili; well, actually, now it was in her mouth. So she claims she barfed and then filed a suit against the chain. At first, my initial reaction was, of course, disgust. Then, I started to have doubts about the validity of her statement. A couple of days later, new information about this lady surfaced. It turns out, this wasn't the first company she had sued. Right away, my spidey sense kicked in and told me this lady's story was bogus. Next, we find out that the lady dropped the suit and cited "stress" as the reason. No, she just knew they were on to her and she wanted to get out of the limelight as quickly as possible. Too late though. Authorities opened an investigation on her which concluded with her arrest this past Thursday night. Now she is being changed with making this all up, PLUS, we find out she was also involved in a real estate scam. This lady is trash and deserves everything coming to her. My problem is that this was just another frivolous lawsuit that seems to pop up all the time now in our country. I am tired of them. It makes me wonder how many of these past lawsuits have also been scams. Well, at least they are going to get this lady. Hopefully, she will get more than just probation to set an example to others. Anna Ayala, you deserve eveything coming to you. If you want to read more bout it... http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/22/Wendys.hoax/index.html

So I have been really bad about posting on my blog lately. Mainly because I have been to busy with studying for my real estate exam. I spend almost all of my free time doing that. Plus, almost no one reads this blog anyway. It's depressing. I have tried mentioning it to my friends, but not much luck there. Not even my family reads it. About the only people who comment on it are the Cheeseman, Kelly, and my wife. Please, read my damn blog. Which reminds me, someone keeps reading my site that has an ISP of Telocity. Who are you mystery reader? Post and let me know. A friend of mine? Who? Ok, I guess I better get back to the studying. May 19th is fast approaching...

On the way out....

No, I am not dying. Although, you might have thought I died by how long it has taken me to post again. Oh yeah, no one is reading this site again. It seems to go through cycles. For a while, all my friends seem to be reading this site, then no one is. I am in a "no one is" pattern right now. Oh well...

So, as those of you who read this know, I hate my job. Well, I am not going to have to hate it much longer. Why? I put in my notice that I am done at the end of the year. I am going to go after that real estate career that I so greatly desire. Now, I put in that I would take a year leave of absense in case I suck at the job. But really, if all goes well, my teaching career will come to a close in 10 more weeks. It's weird. I wanted to be a teacher as far back as I can remember. I figured that my love of kids would be enough to keep me happy. Unfortunately, liking kids is just not enough to like this job. The funny thing is, I am good at what I do. Most of the kids seem to really like me. My state test scores have been near the top in the district. But I do not feel rewarded by that. I think the main thing I don't have is the patience. As much as one likes kids, being put in a situation where you have 30 students creates so many variables. The thought that many prospective teachers have of coming in and changing the world is just so difficult. There are too many factors that make it almost impossible. I remember something a fellow teacher told me my first year, "Your first year, you think you can chage the world. Your second year, you say you will just try to focus on changing a few kids. By your third year, you will say let me at least try to change one kid." And that is how it is. No matter how hard I work, there are so many external factors that prevent me from being successful in my profession.

Example: I have a student who consistently gets in trouble every day and has not turned in homework in a month. The problem is, he doesn't care if I punish him. Why? Because his parents don't care. I have called many times and they just give me the same BS over and over. Look, your kid is failing, he will probably repeat 4th grade, and he is always in trouble at school. Why aren't you doing something to help in this matter? Do you not care if your child fails? The principal has even called a few times to have them come in to talk. He has left messages of the situation and they are not even calling back. Way to take an interest in your child's future! I have tried having heart to heart talks witht his student to try to lay out what choices like this can do to his future. These are the kind of talks that all beginning teachers think they are going to swoop in with and change a direction that a student is going in. It's not that easy. He doesn't care about these talks. If his parents don't care, what reason does he have to care? I don't have patience for this. This is just one of the many reasons why I want out.

So I am going to try my hat at real estate. I love dthe process when we bought our house in September. I've been working at it about a month and have passed by 3 unti beginning class and test. Now comes the big test. I'm scared, but I know I just need to study hard. Think good thoughts on May 19th. If all goes well, my teaching career will be over 69 days from now...