Monday, March 2, 2009

Today is a day of great jubilation!

Earlier, I was thinking about things I've been meaning to do/stop doing (i.e. long term tasks, bad habits, etc.), and I realized that I have completely quit biting my nails. That's one bad habit I can check off my list; one that I've been doing for as long as I can remember (especially during football season) and that has been near impossible to stop.

Yay!

You know, each day I work here as a "teacher," I enjoy teaching more and more. I think I know now for sure that I will be, at some point in my life, a teacher. I just find it very fun and fulfilling (that's some nice alliteration right there). When, I have no idea. Things (like COLLEGE!) are expensive. And these days it's not good to be spending money that you don't have..So we'll see.

Anyway, I'm pretty beat after my second long run of this still very short week, so I'm going to call it a night and zone out to a movie for what's left of the night.

Cheers,

russ.

ps - Alliteration is the repeated occurrence of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in the same phrase. Consonance is the repetition of the same consonant in a string of words, not the sound as is in alliteration. An exemplary example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" or my nifty one, "fun and fulfilling." :) Thank you Ms. Glock in 8th grade English at Skyview Jr. High, I specifically remember learning this in her class when learning how to write poems. How I remember the specifics, I have no idea.

3 comments:

  1. HEY BUDDY, how about that! Sounds like you have found other ways to channel stress. I quit biting my nails after Eva was born. So, I can relate to your elation :)

    Same with your love for teaching: Watching other people develop and knowing that you had a hand in that process is fulfilling. The setting (school, work, volunteer work, home) or whether you are a professional teacher, a mentor, a parent, makes no difference. I believe we are all teachers, just at different levels. Glad you enjoy teaching and helping people! A commendable trait.

    Enjoy your week. Don't wear your joints out with all that running (you are pounding....the bike is a bit easier on the body) See you. Mom

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  2. Speaking of Alliterations, how bout you check out some German ones @

    http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/de.htm

    Cya - MW

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  3. So proud! (Of the lack of nail biting you've been doing, that is) I'm pretty sure I've been trying to get you to stop doing that since Jr. High! :)

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