dog tired

I'm tired. It's late. It's been a long day. OK day I guess, but long. The other day I wrote about 6 jobs I didn't want to have. I'm going to quickly (before I fall asleep on the keyboard) come up with my favorite 6 jobs that I've had. Here it goes:

1. Swimming instructor- I taught my roommate, college friend, and a little girl how to float and not be afraid of the water. A great accomplishment, if I do say so myself.

2. Theater technician- I mostly worked on lights and cued them up via a computer program in college. I learned a lot from Jim Price, and he was sad to see me go. Probably because I was eager to learn and a hard worker.

3. Product tester- no, I didn't make food at Costco. I tested outdoor power equipment, (mowers, chippers, tillers, chainsaws, etc.) lost a lot of weight, got a great tan, and brushed up on my technical skills. I also learned that Wild Parsnip is not my friend.

4. Customer service phone rep- I hate talking on the phone. Something about talking to total strangers about buying outdoor power equipment made it easier. "How's the weather out there in Bowlegs, Oklahoma?"

5. Substitute teaching- I think the best part of subbing is seeing the kids outside of school and saying hi. I saw a girl today actually who couldn't remember exactly where she knew me from until I said that I had subbed for her. I saw a bunch of kids at the county fair recently that I knew showing their animals. It was pretty cool. I also get to see them grow up and go from elementary school, to middle school, to high school. And they still say hi to me.

6. Teaching (of course)- I had 29 students my very first class of my very own. They were Hispanic, Haitian, African American, Vietnamese, and Caucasian and a great bunch. I had some tough kids and it was tough (being a perfectionist isn't easy). They are seniors now and I hope they still remember me.


OK OK I'm getting mushy. The dogs that I'm dog-sitting for are all asleep as I should be. Good night!

Quote of the day:

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. ~Friedrich Nietzsche