Ok, it all begins here (well, technically it all began with the "Testing" post, but...).

So, in short, I'm trying to become a teacher. It has always been my dream, and I hope to post all of my trials and tribulations toward this end on this very page for the amusement and sadness of all who stumble upon it. To be honest, I began to compose a whole history of who I am and where I come from a few minutes ago, but I hit a wrong button and it was all deleted (SEE! The trials and tribulations are already starting! And it's only my first day!!). Therefore, I'm going to skip the history for now and just jump into the present. Don't worry, I'll give you the backstory another day soon. Think of this as an episode of "Alias" where we jump right into the action and then suddenly, when things get really exiting, yet slightly confusing, we cut to black and get a "24 Hours Earlier" title card. You know what I'm talking about, right?

Here I am, waiting for August 25th, 2003, when my student teaching experience will begin - for the SECOND time. Hopefully, it will be in a Kindergarten or 1st Grade classroom, and be WAY more positive an experience than my FIRST time. (Confused? I'm telling you, we'll get to it another day...) Am I beginning to freak out? Sure. Am I trying to go all "Oprah" on my own ass and convince myself to turn that fear into excitement? Oh, yeah. I've got to do this, and I've got to make it the most positive an rewarding experience of my life (no pressure, eh?). Well, I'm 32 years old, broke, slightly unhappy with the way my life has been heading for the last few years (ok, a little more than "slightly"...), and I want to be doing something that energizes me and FEELS RIGHT.

Ok, I'm going to post this before it's all lost. Here's what you need to know for now:

1. I'm going to be Student Teaching this Fall and intend to post here everything that goes on (my memory is shot to hell for some reason and I want to have a record of it all...).
2. A couple of my friends also post blogs... But... for right now... I'm not going to let anyone know that I'm doing this. Why? Well, I really want to do this for ME right now, and I think I would feel A LOT too self-conscious if I knew that people I know were reading this.
3. My boyfriend and I (oh, I suppose the whole "being gay" thing should have it's own numeral) are currently addicted to "Sex and the City".
4. I'm gay (see, it got its own numeral).
5. We're broke.
6. I'm collecting unemployment for the Summer.
7. I'm bored.
8. I'm concerned with my future. By this I mean that I want to be more proactive (again with the "Oprah" speak...).

Ok, really, that's all I'm posting for now.

Bye.