WHAT is that Smell?!?!

So I went to the USF fitness center only to find out that it was closed on Sundays for the rest of the summer and as I have been somewhat lazy this week, I figured, why not find a park...or even better....run on the beach.

Riiiiiiiiiiiight...

I got there, reluctantly I might add, and start my do....and I get whiffs of this AWFUL smell. A mix of elephant shit and spoiled fish. Yup....red tide. It is AWFUL. I have always smelled it from my car, but right there, up front and center. It was so bad I had to breathe through my mouth. Even when I came home and showered and brushed my teeth I could still smell and taste it in my mouth. I feel the need to clorox my entire body.

But at least I feel less fat.

Saw the BTP show last night....or as I would like to call it...the MDP, for Modern Dance Project. This is the first time I have seen the show and have walked away thinking it was a dance repetory show and not a theatre show. There a few acting and musical skits...actually, I only counted one scene and two musical theatre numbers. The rest were modern dance pieces and pop numbers. What ANY of that had to do with musical theatre and what the project was intended for is beyond me. However, I did get to hear William Wade's song from his musical Warsaw. Good stuff. The best vocal thing in the night. It was also nice to see Terry Farley on stage amongst all those people. He cracked my ass up.

This post is now going nowhere. I am drained and my "fish rice" is calling me.

I'm back.

I'm exhausted.

Still waiting to hear on SPC.

Wonder why people are so stupid in the staunch belief of their erroneous assumptions despite all pointers to the otherwise.

I am capable of hating after all. Who knew?

End...

CROSS EVERYTHING!

Well, the position I applied for at SPC is now in the review process which means they closed off the pool and the department is going to pick from the applicants for interviews and final hiring. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo HOPING I get this. I missed out on the last one due to some political BS, so this one is huge for me. Plus, I have always wanted to teach at my alma mater. It is the place that inspired me to want to be a teacher because of some great professors. So start sending out positive vibes and praying or burning sage or whatever.

It was the Nicest Little Show...

The saga is now over. Played the last peformance of Whorehouse today to a great and packed audience. I enjoyed the show though the process was long. A nice smooth ride give or take a few annoying but not earth-shattering bumps. Cast party was fun and I am home now recouping. Watching me on the video in the Aggie number....was scary. I look ridiculous and huge. I felt like an idiot watching it.

On to the next projects.

DAMN YOU J.K.ROWLING!!!!

So....in 4 days I re-read book 5 of Harry Potter and finished up book 6...

I am depressed....

I am angry....

I am astounded...

But I am not surprised. The signs were there. The foreshadowing was there. There was a moment of reveral when I thought, "Well, maybe not..." But no, she did it. I am INSANELY shocked and so upset.

I can't wait to see how all of this is brought to an end in the next book which I can only assume is gonna be a big one (both literally and figuratively).

And I don't care what people think or say. This may not be high literature, but it is a great storytelling based on ideas, myths and tools that have been in existence since words were first etched out. I think it is a great story with great characters and simplye but very effective prose and syntax. Who says we always need high vocabulary and lofty style. This is great literature to me because of what it is rooted in. Read Campbell's Myth stuff and you will understand.

Great things on the horizon. I am crossing my fingers VERY hard. I am so excited about all these projects I have coming up!

I am gonna go mope now...

Oh the Irony...

CNN.com - Bloggers learn the price of telling too much - Jul 11, 2005

And I JUST got done writing about this too. How funny.

Oh Those Prying Eyes

I cannot believe that I am having to do this, but due to some recent smarmy comments, ratings, and an e-mail from an idiot, I am going to move all my blog posts to a seperate, password-protected blog.

Now, I am no fool. I know the concept of freedom of speech in this country is a joke. I have read stories over and over again about how employees are fired for having blogs and writing about their co-workers, bosses and companies. I did not think this blog was searchable, but imagine my surprise when I did a search for my name and this was the first thing that popped up. While I don't give two shits about students reading this site, because I am just as honest to their faces, I know how two-faced and venomous some students can be. And although there used to be a time when stupid student complaints would go unheeded, nowadays, in the age of consumerism where I am told to change grades so as not to rock the boat and to keep less-than-prepared students happy, that is not the case anymore.

I see no reason to be fired. So if you want to read about my gripes and my student stories, all you need do is go here . It is not a public blog, is not searchable and unviewable by troublemaking students. I will still not name students, just to protect my own ass. The password is relatively simple to people who know me. It is the first and last name of my theatre idol. If you met me after a certain point, you probably won't know the answer. So if that is the case, or you just forgot, e-mail me and I will tell you what it is.

Enjoy. You get to read some of my posts from when I taught high school. They were interesting to go back and read.

Saw this on the back of a jeep as I was driving down the road and was moritifed and disturbed.

Seeing this reinforces just why Bush was (re)elected. If idiots like this follow that kind of line of logic then why would they not follow a moron.

And if this is what people see as American patriotism then it is no wonder we are derided all over the world and painted and as unintelligent ignorant people.

Let's try this again....

So, like a smart person, and quite serendipitously, as I was searching for jobs since my USF course was taken away about three days ago and my broke ass needs a job for the summer, I came across the HR page at SPC and discovered that a full-time position has opened up. Not at my home campus, but at the campus of which I am a graduate. And this time, I know about it in advance so that I can apply and not be sideswiped. Needless to say missing the last open position and thinking that my program director actually had my best interests in mind...riiiiiiight...has taught me a valuable lesson. So if I get this, and I REALLY hope I get this, my days as an adjunct can finally come to an end, I can focus on my publishing, I won't be so tired crazy all the time from grading papers and driving everywhere and I can have a REAL career and not this flimsy excuse for one.

That being said, send lots of positive vibes, thoughts, prayers, mantras, whatever you are most comfortable with, over the next month or so.

I NEEEEEEED this. BAD.