Welcome Ladies and Germs, to another edition of my life update. I started Graduate School and it is really harder than I expected, I think I'll be able to handle it though, but definitely stay tuned. I am once again doing the sub teaching thing for the City of Fredericksburg, it is fun, I love the kids I work with, and the money is not terrible (better than flipping burgers at CrackDonalds right now.)
As far as personal life, not much has changed, but I am hopeful for the future (maybe.)
Sorry for the lack of updates, it seems like every time I am about to update the old blog, something comes up and I just forget about it later on. I will try to update more often now that I am in the swing of things as far as gearing towards my M. Ed.
Well, that is pretty much it for now, I know, I am a boring SOB, but what can I say, my life is not exactly the most interesting, at least not anymore.
Link of the post: Dosdose - Awesome site to play some old school DOS games like Where in the World is Carmen San Diego and Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Life Update 6/30/09
Greeting and salutations to the dozens and dozens (well I would only hope and wish it was) of people who actually read the dribble I spout about myself whenever I get a hair up my butt.
So I finished my Historical Geology class, got an A for the course and was exempt from both finals, of which I and my bank account was thankful (driving to NOVA 4 days a week was getting a bit expensive). I have another class I am going to attend starting Monday (this time US History II, 1865 to the Present, Yea Reconstruction!) I am not really looking forward to it as I am not a huge fan of US History (I prefer world history which is why most of my history classes were world and not US).
I went to the NOVA Brewfest on Sunday, it was fun, hung out with Shannon and tried a plethora of different brews. This weekend I am planning on heading out with Mom, my sister, and the nephews, and head down to my Aunt's house in North Carolina. It will be cool to see Kathy again and I cannot wait to hang out with my cousins Kasie and Kyle.
Job update: Nothing much to update, I was supposed to have an interview for the instructional assistant job and they rescheduled and never called back with a time so I hoping they did not just blow me off, I would love to work with those headstart kids and just as important, finally start getting some benefits...
Link of the week: http://twitter.com/tphayden78
That is right folks, I sold out and bought into the twitter fad, follow me there and get my random thoughts on football, sports, and life in general.
Last thought, This is 4th of July weekend so everyone be safe, do not drink and drive, and remember the Hayden's 11th commandment, Thou shalt not use fireworks...There is a story for that, but that will be for another day, until then, enjoy and follow me on twitter people!!!
So I finished my Historical Geology class, got an A for the course and was exempt from both finals, of which I and my bank account was thankful (driving to NOVA 4 days a week was getting a bit expensive). I have another class I am going to attend starting Monday (this time US History II, 1865 to the Present, Yea Reconstruction!) I am not really looking forward to it as I am not a huge fan of US History (I prefer world history which is why most of my history classes were world and not US).
I went to the NOVA Brewfest on Sunday, it was fun, hung out with Shannon and tried a plethora of different brews. This weekend I am planning on heading out with Mom, my sister, and the nephews, and head down to my Aunt's house in North Carolina. It will be cool to see Kathy again and I cannot wait to hang out with my cousins Kasie and Kyle.
Job update: Nothing much to update, I was supposed to have an interview for the instructional assistant job and they rescheduled and never called back with a time so I hoping they did not just blow me off, I would love to work with those headstart kids and just as important, finally start getting some benefits...
Link of the week: http://twitter.com/tphayden78
That is right folks, I sold out and bought into the twitter fad, follow me there and get my random thoughts on football, sports, and life in general.
Last thought, This is 4th of July weekend so everyone be safe, do not drink and drive, and remember the Hayden's 11th commandment, Thou shalt not use fireworks...There is a story for that, but that will be for another day, until then, enjoy and follow me on twitter people!!!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Weird Dream 6-19-09
Had a weird dream this afternoon and I thought it had to be shared. I dreamed I was a buyer and seller of seeds, yes seeds. I would buy/sell tomato seeds, apple seeds, and any other type of seed one can think of. Well, I ended up buying a ton of seeds at a government auction for next to nothing, and the bosses were all happy, but one of my co-workers was upset since I had done well while he struggled, that he came to work and pulled out a gun, from here I do not remember much, I do remember running through an orchard that was grown using the seeds the place I worked at bought. Just a weird dream...do not ask me what it means, because I do not know...
Friday, June 05, 2009
Life Update - 06/05/09
Ok, so what I meant to say in that last post was sometime next month I'll update about things. Well everyone (and by everyone I mean no one), I am here once again to give you an update on the world of me. So let us begin, shall we?
My sister won her custody case and in about two weeks when Deonte is out of school my sister will officially be the primary custody holder of both of her kids. I am happy for her, she has busted her ass the last few years to get her life back into order and she has done it all for her children. I do not know if I will ever have kids on my own, so those two maybe as close as I get to that, I love them like they are my own, even when they drive me nuts when they do not listen :) .
School is going pretty well, I am halfway through the course and it has not been as hard as I thought it might be. The professor is good at explaining things, and he is a fellow UMW Alumni, which is pretty cool. Though he did say something that has turned out to be true, now I look at rocks and want to figure out what kind of rock it is and from what type of environment the rock came. In the end, I am a big dork.
I'm still working at headstart once a week on Fridays when I am not in class. I have an interview on Thursday at 11:20 to see if I can get a permanent position. I'm not really concerned so much about the money, since it is a teaching position, I know the money is not so good, the only thing I am hoping to get out of this is benefits. It will be nice to have health insurance I can actually use instead of a health insurance which has extortionary fees and does not cover dick unless I am on my death bed.
My personal life is as boring as it has ever been. I went to see Star Trek when it came out and thought it was really good. Simon Pegg stole the movie with his over-the-top interpretation of Scotty. I've been having some insomnia issues lately. I do not know why but I cannot sleep through the night, I'll sleep for like an hour, get up, sleep like another hour or so and get up again, etc, etc. It is annoying, I am not a big sleeper anyways, but when I do sleep, I would like to sleep through the night at least.
Link of the post: I caved in and joined Twitter. You can follow me there.
Well that is about all I have, since it is 3:26 AM, I'm going to try to go back to bed and sleep until it is time to get ready for work. Later all!
My sister won her custody case and in about two weeks when Deonte is out of school my sister will officially be the primary custody holder of both of her kids. I am happy for her, she has busted her ass the last few years to get her life back into order and she has done it all for her children. I do not know if I will ever have kids on my own, so those two maybe as close as I get to that, I love them like they are my own, even when they drive me nuts when they do not listen :) .
School is going pretty well, I am halfway through the course and it has not been as hard as I thought it might be. The professor is good at explaining things, and he is a fellow UMW Alumni, which is pretty cool. Though he did say something that has turned out to be true, now I look at rocks and want to figure out what kind of rock it is and from what type of environment the rock came. In the end, I am a big dork.
I'm still working at headstart once a week on Fridays when I am not in class. I have an interview on Thursday at 11:20 to see if I can get a permanent position. I'm not really concerned so much about the money, since it is a teaching position, I know the money is not so good, the only thing I am hoping to get out of this is benefits. It will be nice to have health insurance I can actually use instead of a health insurance which has extortionary fees and does not cover dick unless I am on my death bed.
My personal life is as boring as it has ever been. I went to see Star Trek when it came out and thought it was really good. Simon Pegg stole the movie with his over-the-top interpretation of Scotty. I've been having some insomnia issues lately. I do not know why but I cannot sleep through the night, I'll sleep for like an hour, get up, sleep like another hour or so and get up again, etc, etc. It is annoying, I am not a big sleeper anyways, but when I do sleep, I would like to sleep through the night at least.
Link of the post: I caved in and joined Twitter. You can follow me there.
Well that is about all I have, since it is 3:26 AM, I'm going to try to go back to bed and sleep until it is time to get ready for work. Later all!
Friday, May 08, 2009
Life Update - 5/8/09
Hello Ladies and Germs, It is time for me to check in here and give another fun loving life update. I am officially a graduate student at UMW. I got my acceptance letter about a week ago (actually, exactly a week ago, heh.) I cannot wait to get started on my road to my masters degree and more importantly my teaching license so I can start teaching ASAP.
As far as headstart is concerned, it is going, I'm getting more work than ever, and I'm still having a blast. The kids love playing the monster game with me, they love my storytelling (since I put voices in all of the stories), especially my version of The Three Little Pigs. I am hoping to get a permanent position with them so that I can have a steady job with benefits through my masters program.
Personally, life has been pretty boring for the most part. I went to see Wolverine, which I thought was a very good film, much better than the abomination that was X3. It has been a thin month so I have not been getting out much.
Sports teams wise, Wizards still stink, the Caps are in the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1998, DC United are thinking of moving to a city with a big arch, City are battling for a European Spot, and the Redskins alienated their QB and finally got themselves a pass rusher. Fun times for all....
Link of the day: Goff's Soccer Insider - Goff is the man with the inside skinny in US Soccer and DC United...
That is it for now, I'll post again in about a week from now probably about my sister's case and my upcoming class I'm taking at NOVA Woodbridge....
As far as headstart is concerned, it is going, I'm getting more work than ever, and I'm still having a blast. The kids love playing the monster game with me, they love my storytelling (since I put voices in all of the stories), especially my version of The Three Little Pigs. I am hoping to get a permanent position with them so that I can have a steady job with benefits through my masters program.
Personally, life has been pretty boring for the most part. I went to see Wolverine, which I thought was a very good film, much better than the abomination that was X3. It has been a thin month so I have not been getting out much.
Sports teams wise, Wizards still stink, the Caps are in the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1998, DC United are thinking of moving to a city with a big arch, City are battling for a European Spot, and the Redskins alienated their QB and finally got themselves a pass rusher. Fun times for all....
Link of the day: Goff's Soccer Insider - Goff is the man with the inside skinny in US Soccer and DC United...
That is it for now, I'll post again in about a week from now probably about my sister's case and my upcoming class I'm taking at NOVA Woodbridge....
Monday, March 23, 2009
Life Update, 3/23
Hey everyone (and by everyone I mean no one since nobody ever comes here anyways, but yet I still blog, I am truly an idiot, eh?). Another wonderful Monday morning here in Drop Dead Fred. Yesterday I went out and about (mostly to get a new book), and I went downtown and saw some people I have not seen in a while. It is nice to catch up with people sometimes.
I've been steadily working with the Fredericksburg City Schools (about 2-3 times a week), and I've been having more and more fun. I'm applying to UMW for the fall to work on getting my teaching license and my masters in Elementary Education. This summer I'm going to be attending NOVA Woodbridge taking two courses, Childhood Lit and Geology. It will be nice taking classes again.
That is pretty much all that has been going on in my life right now, I'll update more frequently as things become more interesting, but right now, my life has been pretty boring.
Link of the Day: Hanafuda Online: This game is uber addictive once you learn some of the rules. I've been playing it a ton lately...
I've been steadily working with the Fredericksburg City Schools (about 2-3 times a week), and I've been having more and more fun. I'm applying to UMW for the fall to work on getting my teaching license and my masters in Elementary Education. This summer I'm going to be attending NOVA Woodbridge taking two courses, Childhood Lit and Geology. It will be nice taking classes again.
That is pretty much all that has been going on in my life right now, I'll update more frequently as things become more interesting, but right now, my life has been pretty boring.
Link of the Day: Hanafuda Online: This game is uber addictive once you learn some of the rules. I've been playing it a ton lately...
Saturday, February 07, 2009
My First Video Blog: Football
I am thinking of doing these from time to time, so here you go:
Link of the day: IraqGoals.com - This is a nice place to watch streams of the EPL and other soccer events.
Link of the day: IraqGoals.com - This is a nice place to watch streams of the EPL and other soccer events.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Life Update 1/28
So here I am, just wanting to give an update and to tell you (you being the zero people who come to my little corner of the blogosphere) that I am here and still alive. I have not posted anything lately since I have not really done anything that was worth posting about and I have not thought of anything that I can think of to talk about.
I guess we can talk about the inauguration. It was a wild thing to watch on TV as I saw 2 million+ people standing around the mall, some there since 2AM that morning. Obama made a very good speech. The man has a gift for oration, that was one reason he became President was his amazing oratory skills. I hope his four years are good ones.
His first full week did not start so well as on Monday we saw a massive 68,000 people told they were no longer needed by their employers. I know how that feels being laid off before, it is a horrible feeling, kind of like a stomach punch. Then, after a time when you feel sorry for yourself (sometimes it lasts longer, sometimes it lasts shorter, for me, it lasted a few months,) you start over. In my case, I decided to go back to school full time. So I did and now I'm semi-employed (working when City Schools needs me), but I have a college degree.
I think I finally decided that I am going to try to find a job abroad. Where, I do not know. I would like to find a job in Europe somewhere, especially in Germany or Austria since I can read German relatively well (Speaking it however, is another question, but I digress), It would be cool to live outside the US for a year or two and to see another country's culture and way of life (plus living in Europe means plenty of footie to watch as well). We'll see how everything works out, if it does...
Link of the day: Top Gear - This is the website for the show Top Gear. It is one of my favorite shows, they do some awesome challenges like once they raced across Japan with a Nissan Skyline GTR vs. Japanese Public transportation. (You'll have to find the video on Youtube to find out who won the race.)
I guess we can talk about the inauguration. It was a wild thing to watch on TV as I saw 2 million+ people standing around the mall, some there since 2AM that morning. Obama made a very good speech. The man has a gift for oration, that was one reason he became President was his amazing oratory skills. I hope his four years are good ones.
His first full week did not start so well as on Monday we saw a massive 68,000 people told they were no longer needed by their employers. I know how that feels being laid off before, it is a horrible feeling, kind of like a stomach punch. Then, after a time when you feel sorry for yourself (sometimes it lasts longer, sometimes it lasts shorter, for me, it lasted a few months,) you start over. In my case, I decided to go back to school full time. So I did and now I'm semi-employed (working when City Schools needs me), but I have a college degree.
I think I finally decided that I am going to try to find a job abroad. Where, I do not know. I would like to find a job in Europe somewhere, especially in Germany or Austria since I can read German relatively well (Speaking it however, is another question, but I digress), It would be cool to live outside the US for a year or two and to see another country's culture and way of life (plus living in Europe means plenty of footie to watch as well). We'll see how everything works out, if it does...
Link of the day: Top Gear - This is the website for the show Top Gear. It is one of my favorite shows, they do some awesome challenges like once they raced across Japan with a Nissan Skyline GTR vs. Japanese Public transportation. (You'll have to find the video on Youtube to find out who won the race.)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Happy (Yea right!) New Year
So happy new year to everyone. Well, I had my telephone interview for the logistics position, well, guess what, I guess I sucked since I did not get a call back. Oh well, it happens. Hopefully, I get something here soon, being broke really, really sucks. Earlier this week, I really felt like crap and I have never felt more defeated in my life, but I guess I feel better now, at least good enough to post this blog entry. Oh well, I just wanted to give the blog a quick update.
Oh, one more thing, this is good news, it looks like my sister and her fiance are going to buy a townhouse in Stafford. I'm happy for my sister, she had a rough time a few years ago but it seems now that times are changing and everything is looking good for her. I hope they get the place.
Link of the day: Watchmen trailer. If this movie is half as good as the graphic novel, then I'll be a happy camper.
Oh, one more thing, this is good news, it looks like my sister and her fiance are going to buy a townhouse in Stafford. I'm happy for my sister, she had a rough time a few years ago but it seems now that times are changing and everything is looking good for her. I hope they get the place.
Link of the day: Watchmen trailer. If this movie is half as good as the graphic novel, then I'll be a happy camper.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas
Hello gang, another Christmas has come and pass, and it was good. My nephews got a Wii for their house which made my Mom sad since they now do not have a reason to come over here now (since their Wii has more games than ours, paraphrased from my nephew. My Mom got a Karaoke Machine (the nice professional one from Costco) from us kids, I think my Mom has never been more excited for a gift. My dad (as well as I) got Ipod Nanos, he also got a car adapter (I already have a car adapter.) My brother got a ton of shirts, a tool kit, a decal for his alma mater for his car (Radford University), and a briefcase for his new notebook computer (from me). My sister got the entire collection of Sex and the City, every season, I think she freaked when she saw it since she has been wanting that for a long time. I also got a Nike watch, the afformentioned Ipod, all three seasons of "How I Met Your Mother" (more for my Mom than for me), and the Mel Brooks movie collection (including Blazing Saddles, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and History of the World, part 1.
More update on gifts and such on Saturday when we go to Winnie and Bob's house.
On a side note, I got the best Christmas gift I could possibly get by having my super huge interview with Army Logistics on Dec 31st. I REALLY hope I get this position since this really seems like the type of career path I want to take. Plus the position is cool since it is a way to support the Men and Women of the Armed Forces by making sure their supplies reach point B from point A. Well, more on this after Wednesday.
Link of the Day: Nintendo8 - Website that allows one to play NES games online
More update on gifts and such on Saturday when we go to Winnie and Bob's house.
On a side note, I got the best Christmas gift I could possibly get by having my super huge interview with Army Logistics on Dec 31st. I REALLY hope I get this position since this really seems like the type of career path I want to take. Plus the position is cool since it is a way to support the Men and Women of the Armed Forces by making sure their supplies reach point B from point A. Well, more on this after Wednesday.
Link of the Day: Nintendo8 - Website that allows one to play NES games online
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