Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004 - 3:35 p.m.

One of my super smart advanced classes and me. I am in the back with glasses and a silly grin.

I am in such a good mood. I am blaming it (??) on a combination of things: my daily iced coffee sitting in front of me, the realization that I am leaving AND on great terms with my first teaching job, the walking I did yest, and the anticipation of actually having plans for after work tonight.

It was 36 friggin degrees when I walked to work yest. Just checked, this is almost 97 fahrenheit. No wonder! Need to keep an eye on the temps a bit more now. I am really careful with walking that much, but even with all the fluids I was shoving into my mouth and the slower pace I did get a little side cramp. I stopped a lot for mini-breaks, but I may have to cut the walk into 3 or 4 parts as opposed to the 2 I do now. One thing is for sure, I am not stopping. haha. Although just walking 2 days last week was enough to keep me in good spirits. I think 3 times is good.

Eyes are having an amazing morning. A friggin miracle considering I thought they were gunna explode in their sockets last night. ouch. Whatever got into my eyes yest had a field day. But now I am in no pain at all. Yippie. Hopefully this is a trend that can continue.

I now have 5 min left online so I gotta cut this short. I have a new nickname for one of my students, Bubilicious. She wore a t-shirt with this gums name on it one day, and it stuck. But they dont sell this gum here...can anyone send me some so I can share it with her. Dont care about the flavor. Thanks man!