February 8, 2005
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Happy New Year!!!
The Daily News
1 Wow, when we have collaboration, it's like the world suddenly gets logical and normal again. Yesterday worked SO well; it just seemed that all of us were given the most important gift one could have sometimes: the gift of TIME.
2 Seems we all just hit the ground running this year, causing us to spin out of control beginning somewhere in mid-October. I remember literally counting how many GREAT days we had the first few weeks of school, and I stopped counting after 14 in a row. I remember high-fiving Thuy Ann each day, because our pledge was for EVERY day to be awesome!
3 Suddenly, after a LONG cold Winter <without colaboration!> it just seemed to begin geting better again! Yesterday, for example, I FINALLY got to meet with the Senior prom committee, and we had PIZZA and gummi bears, worms, and sharks. With a meal THAT healthy, how could you NOT have a fun day? Pizza and gummi candy, by the way, is really a terrifically great combination. The complement Cokes and things beautifully, and probably are worse than smoking, but we loved it!
4 Dora came out and did a beautiful job as our lead, and before long, we all were enjoying dreaming up all sorts of fun ideas! It was nice seeing smiling faces and laughter everywhere once more. There's a lot to be said for having a good leader like Dora. So yeah!
5 Well, let's see...
6 I feel that I've gone into hibernation since the play. I'm STILL trying to catch up on rest since the Fall semester. Over the years, I've been through some rough times at this school , but oy! This year...
7 Yeesh.
8 That meeting yesterday just made me smile. It was in my funky old room, P-61, but it was just nice. Maybe it was nice because it felt normal, and there are times in this life when normal feels wonderful.
9 On the other hand, it might have just been the variety of gummi candies. I noticed that when I got home, I conked out on the couch at around 8. That's early even for this old brown shoe. Eventually, I came around, like an old bear in Springtime. I shook off the last semester, stuck my head out the front door, and just as swiftly shut the door and climbed back on the couch.
10 So I'm beginning to look forward to the Spring.
11 Little darlin', the smiles returnin' to the faces...
12 I think I'm going to begin keeping track of good days once more.
13 Mr. Cruz, by the way, did a great job with the faculty, moving us in and out of the Theatre as quickly as any I've seen. First rule of being a good leader: don't keep people unnecessarily long at meetings. End the general meeting swiftly, THEN move about answering questions informally. He stayed focused on that, and so my early reports are REALLY good.
14 Today is Tuesday; that's ALWAYS the test of how things are going. I've been all THROUGH that one, about how I STILL think it's time to put Tuesday out to pasture as a day of the week. It's just not necessary is all. I know this offends Tuesday purists, but I really think it's a day whose best times are behind it.
15 Well, I'm getting fiercely political there, and I know we are all now being monitered, so I think for the purposes of safety, I'll bow out now. I must be careful not to offend people who are pro-Tuesday, even if they ARE set in their ways.
16 Joe-the-Bear says have a great day. He always gets on me when I say too much, so I'm going to go now.
17 See you again.
18 Peace.
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