i can't believe you had the nerve to say the things you said

escapades in uyen's journey
episode: resolution and lunch with darwin

today, i came to work resolute, determined to be strong and intrepid. i was not going to let my students knock me down today. so when patrick asked me if i wanted my rolling chair back, i said, "yes." armed with comfort and a pen, i set out to compose a letter informing students who misbehaved yesterday that they would not be allowed to sports tomorrow. i pounded that letter out and then went to pass it out. i hung around a bit just to make sure they didn't blow up. but nothing eventful happened.

program started at noon and students were meandering like usual. i tried to lure them in with card games. and they caught the bait. but they didn't stay long. by 1:40, all of my students were gone. however, the computer technician was still setting up our computer. with an early christmas present, one of the other day schools donated boardgames to us, including bulderdash and taboo. i brought taboo over and showed the technician how to play. darwin, that's his name, caught on quickly and seemed to enjoy the game. but then again, it was probably much better than just sitting and waiting for microsoft office to load. by the time we finished our game, it was 2:40 and neither one of us had had lunch. so i busted out my leftover pizza and shared with him, as we continued to converse about musical taste, future ambitions, anti-establisment, and what i wanted on my computer.

he left at 3:20 and i could have left too. but i wanted to play around on my newly set up computer. i printed away articles and ideas for program discussions and activities. i planned on leaving by 4 but one of allison's forms caught my formatting eye and i couldn't leave till 4:30.

spring approaches and i hope that my break brings about friends in vegas.

they hurt so bad that they ended our relationship