October 23, 2005
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I'm sick.
It was all because of one day really. As my mom says, your immune system is at its weakest from exhaustion.
Friday was that day for me. I took some of my seniors on a college trip that day. Since only 5 students were interested in the schools that I was going to, I decided to have them come along in my OWN hoopride instead of renting a car.
Mom: "You shouldn't do that. What if you get into an accident? Make sure they sign waivers. Next time..."
Yes mom. Anyway, I thought 5 was pushing it in my lil Nissan Sentra, but I figured if I did it strategically, it would be fine. Our biggest kid went in the front, and the 4 in the back had to alternate sitting forward and have one duck on occasion when we pass a cop car.
So I took them to Bard College and SUNY New Paltz. It was ~2 hour drive to the town of Red Hook and Poughkeepsie, respectively. Plus I got 2 of my ex-students to give us tours. Suh-weet.
Bard was nice and small. But as my former student, Pamela put it:
Pamela: "Bard's teachers are great. You need to be open-minded and be willing to be challenged. There are a lot of "weird people" here. You must also get used to people who don't brush their teeth, shower or shave their legs."
- Nice way of putting it, Pammy.
Me and P-Lo. (Check out the Felix the Cat shirt she wore for my arrival! Awww)
Nex stop, New Paltz. Of course we got lost, but it wasn't just my fault. I even asked the kids what route we should take but they didn't seem to mind since they were enjoying their "road trip". Guess they don't get out of the city often.
New Paltz was great. Of all the State Universities I've been to, it's the "coziest". Real pretty. Looks exactly like the picture! My former student, Luca, absolutely loves it there.
Me and the artistic, Luca.
Anyway the whole experience was fun but we were 2 hours BEHIND schedule. Perhaps the cutest thing on the trip were the kids in my car worrying that I didn't have enough gas. I kept saying we did but they kept pressuring me to get some more! How responsible!
Got back at 6:30pm after leaving at 8:30 am. Done right? Nah, From 7:30-11pm, I had to DJ the High School Dance. Man, these kids were really pissing me off. Saying stuff like...
Annoying kid 1: "Yo, play this."
Annoying kid 2: "Yo. This song is too slow."
Annoying kid 3: "Yo. This song is too fast."
You get the point. These kids were freaks out there though. I almost had to cover my ears and eyes when I played "Doo Doo Brown. "
Sheesh. Kids these days.
Comments (16)
Ahh..the sickness has caught up with you..I recommend a shot of pure lemon juice mixed with 1 cup of lemonade (or pink lemonade)..VITAMIN C rocks!..boosts the immune system better than drugs
haha @ " I almost had to cover my ears and eyes when I played "Doo Doo Brown. ""
haha felix. "Go DJ that's my DJ, Go DJ that's my thats my" hahaha how was tha party? damn luca got cutier lol! pammy is still short and stumpy hahaha how's things going?
ur awesome! such dedication to ur kids =)
get well soon
! lots and fluids and rest is in order.
Hard to bond with kids thesedays...i give you props.
omg thats soo cool u drove to those schools...u guys should visit up here...it would be soo hott...i have an apt.. hahaha
anyway, kanye didnt say that...our school is predominantly bush lovers (SAD) but he did sing the song... it was sooo much FUN
lolz DJ Flex!! nice pictures...hope u feel better!!
wha? 6 people in a sentra? that must have *sucked*.... at least you werent driving that far. I drove my sister's friends from SF to San Diego one time, 5 people in a civic for 6 hours wasnt that pleasant. Another note: driving in NY *sucks*... why are there so many tolls? that's what taxes are for... we should be able to drive free... that's why they call it the *free*way*.... and the worse part is if you take a wrong turn on a toll road and have to turn around, you get double whammy-ed... got to pay once to get out and pay again to get back on the right direction. BAH... it's a conspiracy to sucker me out of 75 cents... bad govt and dept of trasportation. ::gets off soap box::
hope you feel better, remember, hydrate and vitamin C
Get well soon!
lol
Oooh those are nice pics. You're cool, I wish I had more teachers that took us to look at colleges. Maybe I would have found a better school. lol.
and you gotta try the candy corn soda! it isn't that bad. it's actually good.
laterz
feeel better
kids these days tsk tsk tsk lol jp
niiice! feel better, flex!
Have lots of rest.. and dont forget about the ChickeN soup.. Sleeping is the best Remedy.. =) feel better
i want a felix shirt!!!
My high school English teacher my senior year went to Bard College. He was one of the best teachers I ever had. And he played at Woodstock!
hope you got better. nice pics.