Friday, October 03, 2003

Now...Last night, while grading papers and watching Survivor in my office, my co-workers Jackie and Darrell stopped by and convinced me to go to Rio Rita's in downtown Beaumont. I was hungry (the Zone Perfect bars weren't enough) so i tagged along---it's always a good time with those two...One of my former students, Krystal Byerly is now a hostess there. I put in a good word for her to management--- that she was one of the smartest students i've ever had in my class (I think she actually made a "B" or "C", but i'd rather build people up than tear them down). Jenna was our waitress, and she did a good job. She did screw up the bill and put us all on one ticket, but i can't complain since darrell ended up picking up the tab ( jackie didn't even need to sneak out this time to avoid paying up). Darrell convinced her to tutor him in college algebra (he's taking the class at the university and made a 36 on the first test). I'm not sure if she would be the best choice--- she herself only managed a 51 on her first statistics test...LU Mascot Jennifer Smith stopped by our table and showed us her finger---she had cut part of it off in a freak accident. What was left it was wrapped so tightly in a tourniquet (for bleeding control) that it was starting to turn blue---gangrene can't be too far away. I figure the next time we see her, she'll only have a nub for an index finger...


 

Thursday, October 02, 2003

Pen Klepto...Over the past few weeks i've acquired a disturbing habit that i can't seem to beat---i'm a kleptomaniac. Fortunately i'm not at the point where i find myself walking out with unpurchased items during visits to Wal-Mart or the Mall, but i'm still getting pretty bad. Yesterday night, i emtied my pockets and found three classroom dry erase markers, two pens that weren't mine, and a floppy disk belonging to one of my students. I have no idea why or how these items got in my pockets. I can't imagine how bad i'll be when cold weather arrives,and i'm forced to wear a jacket-- my pocket capacity will triple... The Morgan Tribe on the new installment of Survivor is unbelievably pitiful. All of them, except for maybe Andrew (and he's a poor motivator and an a**hole---and he needs to lose the sport coat) are worthless. Rupert, from the Drake Tribe, is a freakshow, but hard not to like...


 
Crimestopper...Big props to co-worker Sharon for being a good citizen. While walking through the parking lot on the way back to her vehicle, she noticed a strange man trying to break into student Paul Clark's truck. The strange man had just smashed the front passenger window when she walked up, and had no idea that she had witnessed the despicable act. She called campus police, and they escorted him back to the slammer (according to the cops,he had just been released a few hours earlier). Ex-cons should know better than to mess with Sharon...I've decided that i prefer canned Pepsi One to bottled Pepsi One. Drinks from a can taste better, and stay colder longer...I attempted to help my aunt and uncle fix their DSL installation last night. I made some progress, but it's not perfect yet. They took me out to Carrabba's afterwards as a token of appreciation. I ordered the Chicken Bryan Texas---always fantastic. I'm getting my own DSL kit any day now...


 

Monday, September 29, 2003

Molly---the Virgin---as a High School Freshman at PN-G

Unbelievable, but true...Word on the street had it that the girl who plays Molly "The Virgin" (Angela Dodson) on Spike TV's faux reality show "Joe Schmo" was from my hometown, and graduated from my High School, Port Neches-Groves H.S., in 1998. I found her freshman photo in the 1995 annual, and just had to scan it and post it. You can see Molly tomorrow nite as she rolls around in honey with "Joe Schmo" himself, Matt Kennedy Gould. I think the two will also be handcuffed together for a long period...


 

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