Whoa. I thought I had barely updated my blog a few days ago and as it turns out it's been more like a few weeks. I don't have a whole lot to report, but I'll try to think of some stuff anyway. Stuff #1) My dad is the bomb dot com. I was whining to him the other day after my car gifted me a big fatty "REJECTED" stamp on my safety and emissions test. It wasn't a gigantic fix, however it started me noticing all the imperfections in little Trudy (that's her name.) I would like to have fixed. My daddy loves to tinker with cars and decided to trade me for a couple of weeks to get it in better shape. Here is a list of the awesome things he helped me with:
- New Bumper! (I knocked a hole in it about 3 weeks after buying it...sad story for another day)
- Glued my "Civic" sign back on
- Fixed my back drivers side door so it now opens from the inside and the outside
- New Spark plugs
- Painted my windshield wiper arms
- New wipers
- New Windshield
- Tightened the oil pan
- Changed the oil
- Replaced sadly torn weather strip on the drivers side window
- Replaced the viser hook-thing that I busted due to an adrenaline rush after being smashed in the eye by a water balloon almost ripping my cornea (yet again, a story for another time...)
- And lastly, cleaned inside and out!
It's wonderful to see how the fixing the little details on an old car like mine could make such a difference. My dad is by far my favorite. I was able to pay for all the repairs, but I wouldn't have known where to take it or how to get the best deals - so for this I thank you dad!
Stuff #2) My principal is a funny guy. I was on a hike Saturday afternoon when suddenly a gray haired man with a big ole camera comes sauntering up the trail. I realized as he passed that it was my boss! I quickly yelled a friendly hello. Pretty sure he didn't even know who I was. Oh well - I'm still new to the school. Then, today at work, he comes wondering into my classroom. It was the tiniest bit awkward, but he proceeded to tell me how weird it was to see me outside of class. He said that it was like when our students see us in real life and think, "Hey! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?" Ya, I had a good laugh. Maybe it's just me. It is nice to think that other people actually do see me as a for-real teacher though! haha - it was weird. The End.
