I'm still undecided about the governor's race and who I'll vote for come election day. Four years ago I voted for Lingle because I felt Cayetano would screw us all (and lo and behold, he did..the teachers at least). Now I'm not sure if she's the right person for the job. There's been all this talk about change. Change this, change that. Well, I've never been a big fan for change so maybe that's why I'm wary. Lingle seems more like extreme change. But then again, Hirono doesn't seem strong and powerful enough to move things along. The thing that gets me though is how I have this nagging feeling that if Lingle gets elected she's going to end up screwing us in some way...for some reason I think in terms of budget deficit. Let's not mention her plan to split the Board of Ed into 7 different boards. too much.

But still...I'm not sure. I definitely won't make my decision they way I did the primary. (eenie meenie miney moe. hahaha) If anything I'll pick according to the Lt. Gov candidate...and er...is it just me or does Aiona always look tilted to one side in his ads? lol

R.I.P little puffer. =(

boohar.

In puffer news...

I think my fish are finally getting accustomed to their environment. They seem to be eating more and certain ones are now asserting their power. (damn agressive fish). The only thing is that one seems to be kinda lagging or sick or something. It never eats, its the smallest one so it gets picked on, and now its just lies still from time to time. boo! I hope it doesn't die. =( If it does, then I'll have 4 fish...and that's the whole reason why I got 5...4 is not a good number! >.< *crossing fingers*

I've been so bad the last 2 weeks or so. I find myself watching so much tv these days that I just totally ignore all the work I tell myself I'll do when I get home...this includes grading papers! aiyah. not good.

So what kind of tv have I been watching? well, here's how it goes:
M-F: 5-6:30p various news programs (kitv for local, nbc for national)

Monday:
7:50-9p Korean drama "Loving You"
9-10p CSI Miami (cbs)
(8-9p record Everwood (wb)for later viewing..when? i dunno)

Tuesday:
7-7:50p Music Bank (kpop)
7:50-9p "Loving You" (korean)
(8-9p record Smallville (wb) for later viewing)

Wednesday:
(flipping channels)

Thursday:
7-8p Survivor (only because the rents watch it though I always have to know who wins via evil wahine first keke) -cbs
8-9p CSI (cbs)
9-10p Without a Trace (cbs)

Friday/Saturday:
none (date nights. hehe)

Sunday:
7-8p Gilmore Girls: Beginnings
8-9p Charmed
(8-9p record Alias-cbs)
9-10p Law & Order: Criminal Intent (nbc)

see! Isn't that just a tad too much tv? sheesh.

And now for your feature presentation:

puffercam!

for a limited time only ;P

Oh yeah, and did i mention i got a haircut? My sister cut it too short! This is what you get when you tell her to cut it below the shoulders. Everyone has said they like it though but I dunno. I hate having short hair. I've had short hair all my life! Plus it makes me look fat. Gah!

A warning to anyone who is thinking about getting puffer fish: They are very picky eaters and mainly like brine shrimp. The pea puffers I got are so dang picky that they hardly even eat frozen brine shrimp. They also blend in so well with my rocks I can hardly tell they're there. But dang they're cute. yay!

I'm getting my fishies today! yay!! Its the little things that really make me happy. =)

Gosh I love non-instructional days. =)

yay for G and I both being teachers (one of the rare times its a good thing! haha)

Oh dammit. I just got myself into a big mess. I'm now addicted to the drama "Loving You" with Park Yong Ha from "Gyuh Ool Yungah" and Eugene from SES...after only the first episode. Now I'm stuck for the next 6 weeks! Oh well. It looks like a cute one, but how am I going to watch Smallville at the exact same time tomorrow? lol

ugh. This is the last week of the quarter and I have to get my grades ready so that I won't have to rush and panic at the end of the week. Yay for me not falling asleep yet. Every weekend I keep falling asleep, even when grant and I are with a friend. So bad. 10:30 is too early to fall asleep on weekends! But at least I finished my stuff tonight. But my dad was too drunk to record the right channel for me so now I missed Alias. BOO!!

Oh well, at least I watched my Charmed. woot. =)

Gosh I so hope this week goes by fast. Exam schedule the next 2 days (we get out later. gah!!!) then no school Wed. (yay for teacher's institute day!) then Monday schedule Friday (early release). I sooo hope things go smoothly this week. PLEASE! *crossing fingers*

And that basically sums up my week. Niters!

I have a fishtank now! YAY! Of course, I still have to prep the tank for the fish so the fish will have to wait till next weekend. But I'm so excited. I think I'll be getting puffer fish. =) YAY!!

I don't understand Bush. He's dead set against Iraq and has some sort of vendetta against Hussein because of his "weapons of mass destruction" yet when North Korea says they have these weapons as well his stance is merely going toward a diplomatic resolution. HELLO?! As much as I'd hate the US to go to war with N. Korea, this just points out how biased and crazed our president has become. If we go to war with Iraq I'm going to renounce my citizenship and become Canadian or something. Errr, why did you people vote him into office!??!?!!

I am missing many people right now. Maybe its pms, maybe its the gloomy, wet weather, or maybe its just the fact that I want to dwell on anything but work and grading papers right now. I just miss them, even the ones I don't particularly like. Dengit.

I couldn't bring myself to watch this week's episode of Smallville. Why? I dunno. I just don't like watching stuff where a person isn't acting themselves, or properly, or in an embarrassing way. I get this funny feeling inside that I don't like so I always cringe and choose not to watch. Maybe its my sense of always acting properly and in a way that's "approved" of in society? I dunno. All i know is that it sucks when I'm trying to watch a really funny Adam Sandler movie and i just can't help but turn away until a scene is over. bah.

Tonight I'm also bothered by some school related worries. I keep wondering if I'm doing the teaching thing right. I mean, now that i'm out of school I no longer have someone looking over me to tell me if I do anything wrong. Then I also think that maybe I'm dumbing down the material. Am i? I don't think so. But then again, sometimes I think my own mathematical abilities are quickly slipping and I'll lose all knowledge of sounding smart. lol.

It's not really the math part that's bothering me though. It's the student part. Like what do i do with students who only show up a fourth of the time? The students who show up a week before the end of the quarter and have tons to make up? Or what about the students that do all the work, pay attention, ask questions, but no matter how hard they try just can't get it and keep failing? And the ESL students! aish...it's one thing if you can't understand English, but to be slow on top of that? It's enough to drive one mad. Not that there's anything wrong with students who can't speak English, or those who are slow, its just very frustrating is all. All of it is frustrating! And I'm not even going to mention those students who just down right hate me at this point because I just don't care anymore. Not like I did anyway.

Why are some people just so damn difficult? I swear its almost like a personality conflict and if I weren't obligated to tolerate some of them and try to teach them, I would've kicked them out of my classroom long ago.

*sigh* Much stress and no one to help me. Yeah, my inclusion teacher does almost NOTHING!!! But that's another story for another time. It's time for me to get back to planning and grading. Teaching is exhausting...

...But i still don't regret becoming a teacher. There are always those students who remind you of the why. =)

hey peeps..

haha. anyway...

I apologize for not being around very much anymore. Teaching is very tiring. And actually, if my ancient Macintosh in my classroom could just access the internet, I probably would be posting more, but alas, it doesn't even have enough memory to run the email program that connects me to the whole school system. Plus netscape keeps crashing. gah!

but yeah...the parents are still out. My sister's an alcoholic who has no sense of responsibility. I gave her the easiest jobs while the parents are gone: taking the trash out when it gets full, and taking the trash can to the curb twice. She can't even do that! All the while I'm washing the dishes, cooking, AND bringing in the paper and mail everyday. Sheesh. Its really nasty though. The sis keeps leaving food in the sink and the ants are swarming! And now, the kitchen trashcan is starting to reek. My sister even stayed home today! WTF!? I swear, she's gonna live at home all her life, or she'll never get along with anyone she ever lives with in the future. I'm calling it now. Just watch.

This ends my ranting session for the day. I could probably go on and on about school related things, but my throat is killing me and i'd rather think about healing than lingering on very upseting and disturbing topics. *sigh* Friday is only 7 hours away. yay! And tomorrow is the Homecoming Parade and football game vs. Waipahu. Go Rams! ^_~

so the drama with my mom is over. she actually apologized for treating me badly. O.o So tomorrow I take my folks to the airport. boo. i'll actually miss them....a bit. =P

This week is also G's intersession. The lucky bastid has the week off for break! Not fair!

Anyway, today was bad, as saturdays are starting to become. There is nothing else to do but run errands and shop.

Today I got (for myself) a printer, 5 new USB ports (whee!!), 3 tops, a $4 Kenneth Cole mini bag (yay!), "the absorber", the club, a full tank of gas, and I bought lunch and dinner for both G and I. Oh! And I exchanged a dress I bought last week for the other color I wanted (which makes me very happy).

I can't spend anymore money this month dammit!!!! ...or at least I shouldn't anyway. ;P

Dude, what the hell bit her ass?

So my parents are leaving for Korea in a week for that Korean Patriot Ceremony or something for my great-grandfather. I look over their itinerary and see that they'll be stopping at Insadong and Dongdaemun one day. "Great! Maybe they can pick me up an item or two. Insadong has some nice ceramics!" I think. So I go out to the living room and ask my mom.

"I'm not going there. I'm going to Seoul." she harshly announces.
"Uhh, yeah mom, you're going. Its on your itinerary."
"I'm not going there! I'm going to Seoul!" she angrily shouts.
"Umm..ok, yes, you're going to Seoul. These places are IN Seoul. (If you had read the book i gave you in all the fucking free time you seem to have you would've known that you ignorat *****)"

Okay, so maybe that last part was just my innervoice screaming to be heard.

Anyway, back to my little melodrama...

"I'm not buying anything for you! I'm not buying anything!"

You should've seen the evil look she gave me. Oooh i wanted to pound her. But instead? I say..

"Dude, what the hell bit your ass?!" and left. HA.

She can find her own ride to the airport the ungrateful wench.