This is one of my biggest problems - procrastination. I put things off. I put them off further. I put them WAY off even more. More things pile up. Pretty soon, it all just seems so overwhelming, and like there is no hope of ever completing all the stuff that has piled up, that I DO NOTHING. [I sure hope no one that might possibly give me a teaching job in the future sees this post...]

I've got a start on a draft of what actually went on the last couple weeks of Student Teaching, including the solo week. The whole thought of coming up with something so witty that perfectly encapsulates the mood and feeling of those last few weeks is quite daunting. So, I'm putting it off. And putting it off further. Even WORSE, I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. In fact, I'm COMPLETELY BORED. I've signed up for 3 classes this Spring, but those don't start until February 3rd. And, yeah, you might be saying to yourself, "Um, I thought Eric said that he was done - a fully credentialed teacher ready for his first classroom." Well, I DID get my credential. HONEST, I did get it. This isn't like telling my parents back in 1994 that I was graduating with my B.A. in Education from Indiana University... when really I just kind of silently dropped out. No, I CAN TEACH NOW. I do have my Credential [dated January 5, 2004 - an intial letter arrived last week! The actual credential will take 8 MONTHS (!) to get processed. Someone reminded me that since the Governer will sign the credential, I will have mine signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although I SO didn't vote for him, it will still be kinda cool to say that my credential is signed by The Terminator...], but now I have 5 years to "CLEAR" my credential. To do that, I need to take a Health class and a Mainstreaming class. Since I really don't want to walk into a classroom mid-year [plus, I'm still hoping to have the opportunity to take Miles' job in the Fall], and I can still get Financial Aid, and a state Grant, I'm taking those two classes this semester. Just to be COMPLETELY 100% done. Oh, and because I had to have 7 units to get the Grant, I'm taking a 1 credit [sit down for this...] Yoga class. Yeah, I am evolving.

But, for right now, as I mentioned, I'm bored. So bored, in fact, that one of my new favorite shows [which I get to watch EVERY DAY] has become Starting Over. In case you don't want to follow the link provided, the site describes the show as "Everyday Women, Reinventing their lives. Together... Under One Roof." Yeah, it's basically MTV's Real World for middle-aged women [or, as Brian likes to call it, "A reality soap opera"], AND I LOVE IT, despite the fact that I'm probably not their targeted demographic. Although, these days I'm probably closer to the Starting Over target viewer than I am to the Real World target viewer - and I still watch that one religiously.

Keep reading. The last few weeks of Student Teaching are still somewhere in my head [though fading fast] and I DO have a draft that I'm working on and will post soon.

Promise.