Out For Track

this morning i woke up. wait, did i say morning? this afternoon i woke up and i walked the dog. i went to the mail and was upset that my registration tags are still not here. however, i noticed that i did get my final unemployment check, assuming the federal government chooses not to renew the fed-ed extension program. so i went out and deposited that check and paid my ridiculous $116 fine i got for having no registration, even though i did have registration but the state of california is run by idiots and employs idiots that don't know how to process forms and take 5 months to get me my freaking stickers and registration papers.

i'm not bitter.

after that, i did some schoolwork and ate a substantial amount of food with my regimen of dietary supplements aimed at relieving my gastrointestinal problems [probiotics, cranberry fruit pills, a fiber one bar and some acetaminophen]. then my wife came home and we played video games and got a pizza because we still haven't gone to the store since we've been back from ohio and pizza just sounded really good. it was. light sauce was a good choice. then christin went to bed and i raided.

did the narrative make my day sound more interesting than it actually was? sometimes i wonder about the effect that form has on content. tonight i wrote a 4-page 'research paper' [a.k.a. reference the textbook a bunch and quote one additional source so you get full credit — though i had two because i'm cool like that] on the use of technology in educational strategies for english language learner students and its impact on the classroom. i wrote it in less than an hour, and i turned it in at 11:59, literally the last minute possible.

procrastination, thy name is buel.

i'm also fairly certain that my skill at making painfully obvious and otherwise incredibly uninteresting writing topics into papers that make teachers squeal with academic delight will earn me full credit for my effort [if you can call it that]. here's hoping! those concerned that i'm 'throwing my education away by not working hard and trying' should note that this class is almost completely identical to one i took a few months ago. every class is the same old regurgitated drivel written by boring hacks that worship krashen and lend amateur suggestion to students who should know this shit by now. once again, i'm not bitter! ;-D see? the smiley face means i'm not bitter.