back on the chain gang

background music : back on the chain gang by the pretenders

how first day back to school?

freakin' fabulous!


i got to the parking lot pretty late this morning since i had to go back home because i forgot my lesson plans. i had to park at the back lot, right next to s's car. there was a lot of excitement going on. i was very happy to see my old colleagues. they were very warm and welcoming to this old and somewhat ex-wounded soldier. i was met with a lot of smiles and ooing and aaaing. i forgot i haven't seen most of them for two months and i've lost some weight.


k, b and s were there. so was m. i didn't get a chance to chat because of our crazy sched, but i'll find them one of these days. s got me a pack of bic purple pens which started my morning on a good note. i am pen whore as well as a post-it whore. a pack of purple pens excite me. yeah.


the kids were good. i had to answer some questions i'd rather forget. "i thought you were moving to canada?" i thought so too. a few of them were so cute -- they thought i'd gotten married because i was mrs. k, not ms. a anymore. i laughed it off and explained that i will be their substitute for the next three weeks.


i felt good going back to work. it rejuvenated me, in more ways than one. i love the smell of the dry erase marker on the white board. i love the humming of the copy machine. i know this job is only temporary, but at least i know that school is where i would want to be.


come late september i will working at a totally different place. i am excited at the prospect of meeting interesting people. crazy, drunk, and probably incomprehensible folks. but hey, at least that's something to write about.

i'd better go study for tomorrow's lesson.

later,

j