07/27/04 02:35 - ID#33414

math is hard

My first day teaching was somewhat of a disaster. I left my apartment at 7:20 AM taking my bike with me, just in case the shuttle bus wasn't running. Then I hopped on the train. When I got to S. Campus I wheeled my bike outside and I could see that people were waiting for the shuttle bus. Then I realized that I had left my bag on the train. So I flipped out, dropped my bike, and ran back down to the train as fast as I could but it had already taken off. I found a woman who worked there and she radioed and they found my bag safe on the train. I had to wait for it though so I ended up being 5 or 10 minutes late for the workshop.
Then I did the clown dance for the kids for four hours. I've gotta get together a structure for tomorrow. One of the things that I'm going to do is show them a few episodes of Sealab 2021 and pass out copies of this article

. Then we can have a little discussion on appropriation.
I've got to figure out a good exercise for them. I think I'll give them an assignment to work on so that I can go around and help people individually. It's difficult because the kids have different skill levels. I'll be happy when I'm teaching basic video, that way I can show lots of work and we can have lots of discussions and it wont just be me in the center of the room endlessly clicking and rambling.

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07/26/04 06:55 - ID#33413

last one

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07/26/04 12:53 - ID#33412

another one

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07/25/04 09:00 - ID#33411

late fear

I just woke up looked at the clock and freaked because it said 7:30. I thought it was the morning so I popped out of bed and ran into the living room turned to the TV to look at the news and Malcolm in the Middle was on and I realized that I'm safe. Jesus Christ! I got sunburned yesterday.

I was up till noon making a collage. This is the pattern and result.

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07/24/04 03:31 - ID#33410

malarkey

I'm planning on making a collage using around 100 or so of these girl scout patch things.

I also need to clean up and prepare for the workshop.
Good God Y'all!

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07/23/04 03:46 - ID#33409

third person dream

The king made an announcement to all the people in the city that he had put 3 million dollars in a building across the bridge and who ever got to it first could have it. All the people rushed to the bridge. The women had scarves hiding their hair.
There were thousands of people all rushing and crowed together on one small and long bridge. Then a storm came and the bridge collapsed. The destruction was terrible and many died.
The few who did make it to the other side were having trouble getting into the building. Their spirits were crushed because of the death friends and family. They milled around exterior of the building desperately seeking a way inside.
Inside of the building was one man with dirt and plants. The building was a greenhouse. The king had lied to the people. The man inside knew of the lie. He was nervous and antsy. He could hear the people outside. He got crazy and started to bang on the door but he was locked inside.
One woman on the other side of the building heard him and banged on the door on that side of the building. This door opened for the interior man and he let the woman inside. When she could see that there were no riches she despaired and told the man thousands had died. Then the man despaired as well.

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07/22/04 04:07 - ID#33408

Can you feel from inside yourself?

I'm drinking a cold glass of milk and trying to feel it going down. I feel a pain in my belly because of the ibuprofen, I'm hoping the milk will help. I can feel myself swallow, contractions around thick cool liquid in the back of my throat forcing it down into my stomach. I can't feel it after I swallow. I wonder how long it takes it to get down to my stomach?
Nerves inside the body are foreign to me. I don't know jack shit about them. I know when I'm sick but how? What sends the sick signal to my brain? What is the difference between the sensation of touching from the outside and pain on the inside?

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07/22/04 03:29 - ID#33407

Dosage

The ibuprofen bottle reads
Adults: take 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist. If pain or fever does not respond to 1 tablet 2 tablets may be used but do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours unless directed by a doctor.

I read that right after downing 4 tablets so that makes at least 8 in 7 hours. I'm hoping that this damn swollen lymphoid will go down by tomorrow. I brushed all the white crap off my tongue except for the stuff in the very back, that I couldn't get to. It made me gag. I think I'm going to go sit in the shower for a while.
I haven't left my apartment in 2 days now. I need to get up to north campus and take a look at Photoshop and aftereffects and devise a game plan for this workshop next week.
I've been reading Flannery O'Connor courtesy of Sticky. Ms. O'Connor sure as hell didn't doll her characters up. Her writing is depressingly realistic. These stories are giving me a different perspective on the environment my parents must have been born into back in 1944.

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07/21/04 10:12 - ID#33406

damn

I'm sick. Damn damn damn damn, oh lordy! Why? fucking invisible little monsters crawiling all in my throat and shit!

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07/20/04 11:37 - ID#33405

zzz

I ended up staying up till 12 or 1 last night and Francine and we tried this 99 cents Steel High Gravity Beer. That is one hard core beer. I talked to Andy last night and he is all sick of his full time UPS clerk job.
When I woke up around 10 my throat was killing me from excessive cigarette smoking I reckon so I went back to sleep until six. My throat still hurts though so I'm bummed out about that.
I think I've convinced Francine to go to the beach tomorrow so if anyone wants to come they should give me a call or e-mail or whatever.

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