Feeling Good

Greetings:

I'm feeling fantastic.    The past week or so has been wonderful in regards to my sleep, work, and energy levels.  I was bummed to have to work yesterday (Saturday) but the day went well.  It's becoming more and more difficult to work for the Red Cross.    It's easy money, especially in the summer but the administration is not up to par.  I'm on probation because I haven't taken a class that's rarely offered in Iowa.    Shame on me.  

It's lazy but Gavin and I are making a habit of watching movies for entertainment.    I watched "Nebraska".   It's completely in black and white.   Older man who's lost his independence due to old age thinks he's won a sweepstakes and is adamant to go to Nebraska to claim it.    The story brings up family issues and history.   It was OK, I'm not entirely sure why it won awards.   "Gravity" was very good.   They did well with the psychology of the matter.    As I stated on Facebook, I do not want to be an astronaut.   It seems pretty far-fetched that she survived.

We also saw "Jurassic World" not too long ago.   It was good.   I read about the movie and learned they made a point to make it seem like it follows the first movie and doesn't refer to any of the other two that were created (and bombed).   I didn't like the choice of the main female actress (Dallas Bryce Howard).   I think it's because she's played negative roles in other movies.   And the fact she ran around all the time in high heels?   What bullshit.   You know damn well she would have twisted her ankle pretty damn quick and a dinosaur would have eaten her.

I spent time today going through more boxes.    I still have a lot of paperwork to sort through.   It gets really boring.   I did get pictures and stuff hung up.    I think the placement looks good.  It was also therapeutic to remove someone's picture from some of the frames and rip them up.  

I thought I had more to report on but I really don't.   But hey, I blogged again.

Oh, yes Happy Father's Day!

Not a Bad Week

The first week of Summer Youth Fitness is in the books.    It was the best start we've had with me as the director so I'm happy about that.   Not many snafus or issues.    I did have some parents make some suggestions for our drop off and pick up procedures which irritated me as I don't think they understand what it takes to organize almost 120 children at one time.   I guess I should appreciate their concern but at the same token, just go with what has worked for years.

I'm having to hire two more people to help assist with activities as I had one person quit the week before we started and another cannot read his academic schedule apparently and can't come to work on Mondays and Wednesdays.    Factor in people missing due to planned vacations and unplanned issues, it won't hurt to have a couple more people on staff.

I start teaching my health course at ISU on Monday.   It's a tiny class again.   I think I had 9 students last summer and I currently have 7.   They can't cancel it because everyone is a teacher ed student and it will screw up their plan for student teaching and graduation.    Six of the students are seniors.   I'm excited for the small group.   I'm going to try some new tactics as I have been considering some changes in the past year.   I guess one plus is that my grading load will be low,

I have been plugging away at Netflix.   We watched "12 Years a Slave" recently and it was pretty decent.   Of course I prefer the book but the movie did a decent job capturing the character's history.   I had forgotten it was a true story.    Sadly Brad Pitt is hardly in it.    I also watched "Labor Day" today.   It was pretty good.   I did not like the ending.    Our next two movies are "Nebraska" and "Gravity".   "Nebraska" won awards so it was appealing however a preview was provided before "Labor Day" and it didn't really spark my interest.    I'll still watch it, maybe I'll be surprised.    I wish I had seen "Gravity" in theaters.    Something tells me it would be better on a the big screen.

I failed to mention I did start dating again.   No worries, I'm not anywhere near being swept off my feet.    I guess I'm mainly curious about what it's like now that I'm older.   It does feel odd to be with someone for so long and have to go back out and meet new people.   First date was with a guy named Keith and it was meh.    He had an odd sense of humor (laughed a lot of things that really didn't need to be laughed at) and he got weird about physical activity.    I don't like always going out to eat on a date especially since I'm on a strict budget.   I also don't like movies on a date because you can't talk.   So he and I went on a walk at Saylorville Lake.    I'm not sure how far we walked (I don't feel it was that far) but he didn't seem thrilled about a mile into it.   Toward the end of it as we were returning to the parking lot, he made a comment about how we should have turned around sooner.   I was wearing flip flops for Pete's sake and it wasn't that strenuous of an activity.    Maybe he had the same feeling as me during the walk and that was his way of saying we should have cut the date short.

I think that's enough of an update for now!

Now it Feels Like Summer

Summer Youth Fitness has started!    Year number five in regards to me directing the program.    I was so happy with the first day.    A few issues but nothing major.    I was crazy busy like usual but everything was under control.   I plan to still hire a couple more assistants though.   Definitely needed.  

Next week I start teaching a class in the mornings prior to the children's program.     As of today I only have seven students!!   I used to have more but enrollment has dropped.   Had it dropped earlier in May, the class would have been canceled.   I still need to work on my syllabus and work on my prep.  

We've been making good progress on our Netflix list.   We recently watched "The Book Thief" which was OK.   I still want to read the book.    Also saw "Philomena" which was an interesting true story.   We're currently watching "The Butler" which I like due to the historical significance.    It's also a true story.    We also have "12 Years a Slave" on the way.    I really liked the book so I'm hoping the book meets expectations.  We also saw "Her" which was interesting.   I did not like the ending.

Gavin was hired to work for Monsanto which is exciting.   He'll have orientation later in the month and he'll start working officially after July 4th.   He's pretty excited to make his own money.  

I guess that's the big updates for now.