September 12 of 12

I was so tired last night I didn’t get a chance to post my 12 of 12 before I went to bed, as I like to do.  Here it is, a few hours late.

6:19 AM – The alarm had already been going off for 4 minutes.  Ouch.

6:24 AM – The parking garage on the first floor my building.  Oreo’s leading the way to the pet area.

6:55 AM – My clothes are waiting for me after my shower.  And yes, I did set them aside the night before, undershirt and all.

7:29 AM – My breakfast this morning.

7:45 AM – Making sure the playlist is complete for classes today.  Mozart?  check.  Sousa?  Check.  All-American Rejects?  Check.  Busta Rhymes?  Check.

11:45 AM – I head over to the convenience store adjacent to the Dept. of Music to grab some lunch before my office hour.  I decide to give Senor Miguel a try.  That was a mistake.  I should have known better.

12:15 PM – While waiting for a student (who never showed) during my office hour, I unload my bag and discover that I’ve a lot of grading to do this weekend.  A lot.

3:05 PM – Locking up my office, as I complete my first full week of classes (last week was only three days).  (P.S. You know it’s my office: amidst Red Sox Nation, it’s the only one with Cubs logos adorning the window.  Go CUBS!)

3:40 PM – I live only 2.0 miles from school, yet my commute averages about 25 minutes, no thanks to the Rourke Bridge, which I have to cross to get to and from school.  Essentially, three lanes bottleneck into one, then branch out again into three.  Here, I need to make a right, and would be able to if the jerk in front of me, who needs to make a left, would have gotten over to the left lane.  Moron.

4:07 PM - There’s a Dunkin’ Donuts right across the street from my apartment, and since Senor Miguel’s breakfast “burrito” didn’t do much for me, I decide to grab a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel.  This was not a mistake.

8:47 PM – Despite the mountain of papers I have to grade, I decide to take the night off because I’m utterly exhausted.  So, I play a little MarioKart Wii.  I won a few gold trophies in the 150cc league.  My only loss in this cup was due to a fluke pass right at the end, after I dominated the entire race up ’til that point.  Stupid spiny shells.

12:26 AM – I spend the rest of the night watching The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid Part II on AMC.  Oreo and I are in and out of consciousness pretty much the whole evening.  Man, my dog is cute.  Too cute.

March 12 of 12

Hello, world.  I hardly ever log into those social networking sites any more and I wanted to start blogging again, so here I am on WordPress.  And what better way to start off this new site than with a 12 of 12.  Mike and Kathy gave me the idea.  The original 12 of 12 site can be found here.  Without further ado, here’s my inaugural 12 of 12, for March 2008.6:50 AM  Up early for my Lenten ritual of weekday mass.7:32 AM  I stop by McDonald’s for some breakfast after mass.  Mmm, #2.7:40 AM  I’m in the process of watching the whole Seinfeld series from start to finish, so I pop in a DVD while I scarf down my sausage McMuffin with egg.  Food coma eventually sets in, and I fall asleep on the couch until…10:30 AM  Damn…my morning’s almost gone and I haven’t even gone through my usual hour and a half of time-wasting online.11:26 PM  After finally getting my lazy butt off the couch and tooling around online for a bit, I get to work on updating my CV and writing a cover letter for a job at GWU.  I hope I get a job soon, ’cause man, I miss teaching. 12:42 PM  I’m trying to get back into shape, so I go for a pre-lunch run.1:37 PM  A quick game of Guitar Hero 3.  Expert level is pretty tough, hence the intense look of concentration on my face.   4:43 PM  Oh High Road, driving to work.  It was a beautiful day in Tallahassee.  4:45 PM  Tennessee Street is NEVER this empty during the week when school’s in session.  Gotta love Spring Break!  4:53 PM  Outside of the restaurant, wearing my new Oakley’s.  Thanks, Amy!  10:48 PM  This is the alcohol receipt for the catering I served with Josh and Matt.  Ahh, a grat on top of a grat.  The way I see it, for servers, it doesn’t get much better than that.  10:52 PM  After another drama-filled shift at 228, we head next door to unwind with a couple of beverages.