Wednesday, August 16, 2006

twas the night before law school

and so it begins . . .

tomorrow i wear my freshly ironed khaki pants and indiscriminate gray short sleeved collared shirt. i will walk to unm and begin my journey as a law school student. i am not real sure what to expect, but, i know i'll be surrounded with a diverse group of people. really, its been a long time since i've sat down and did a substantial amount of homework. this will be a real test. eye on the prize wackenheim . . . get the best grades you can. you can mull over the morality of the socratic method later. for now, play ball. (does that last sentence make me a sell out?)


let us hope i still have the idealism in three years.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

committed

i've signed up for a triathlon. hmmm. . . .here's to hoping i don't drown. i've been in the pool almost every day for the last two weeks. i'm getting much better at swimming, but i'm not sure how the three events will all come together. the triathlon is on sat aug 5 in brigantine, nj.

as for other things . . . italy won the world cup, my job is continuing, and i'm ready to head back to nm. my manager at work is convinced he can make me stay longer. he lacks perspective. i'm working at a dying casino. its a shame really, but the property is on the way out. it just can't keep up with the borgata and the other properties.

law school is approaching. uh oh. i can't help but think i'm unprepared. is it possible i'm getting dumber this summer? well, it'll kick in. i just hope i can find an apartment.

paula and i continue to converse about how crappy our conversations are. we'll be back together soon.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

4 years . . .






the us managed to lost to ghana (which wasn't hard considering how good a side ghana is). therefore, i have no real favorite to win the cup this year. the game was frustrating to watch. after the us goal, i was super psyched and back into the game. then the ghanians had to win a silly penalty. it was back to that france 98 feeling for me. oh well. we can hope to do well in another four years.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

the grind

so here i am in one of my two days off from work at the deck. its been taking a toll on my physically. i don't get to work out as much, although i've ridden to work twice so far. i like doing that. but, paula and i have been struggling as of late. she's down for a number of reasons, and my schedule is not conducive to an active phone relationship. i decided not to carry my cell phone one night and she became concerned that she was unable to contact me. it really upset her. i handled the whole thing in the wrong manner. still, we talked it over and worked it out. she's feeling better, and we both can't wait to see each other. right now i'm looking for some apartments. and tomorrow, i get to take my mom to philadelphia for an immigration meeting. hopefully she won't get deported. that would seriously suck. thursday the fun starts again at the deck. oh yeah bob.

caught in the crossfire of a bikini contest



who's that good looking guy in the back?

Saturday, June 03, 2006

the beginning, but not really

yesterday was my first day of work at the deck in atlantic city. the deck is a seasonal restaurant at the trump marina, one of trump's three properties he has in ac. the menu is a glorified snack bar with emphasis on beverage. we make money on beer. my job is as a supervisor / manager. i make sure the guests are taken care of and all the staff are doing what they need to. i've done this for two other summers, 2002 and 2003. so, i've been away. i'm surprised at how little has changed. the staff is made up of young good looking girls as wait staff. we also have bartenders, bar porters, kitchen staff, music, and the whole shibang. i remember when i first started working at this outlet as a bar porter in 2001, i was awed by the servers. they were so beautiful and the like. i even went out with one. but, as i went to work yesterday, i have come to understand how much i have matured since those pot smoking binge drinking days (by no means am i denegrating those experiences - i feel everyone should try most things for themselves). i am now an adult. officially. i'll still whoop up on a 8th grader at pintado in basketball, but i'm an adult now. some of these servers are just graduating high school.

as for the job itself . . . i think i'm gonna try to detach myself from it as much as possible. i'm telling you . . . its hard work. long hours. its not so busy right now. when its busy, you just plot the course and make a few corrections as you go. you can't really stop the beast once it gets rolling. my coworkers are an eccletic bunch of folks. sheila, a puerto rican is a very smart and connected manager. she has a way of doing things and doesn't want to be crossed. i think shes gonna do a lot of good things at the deck. ayanna is another manager. she is intelligent and thoughtful. i think she'll do a great job as the inventory person. adam is a recent graduate of esu's management program. he reminds me of myself in ways. he likes the night life and is taking his job seriously. this is to be applauded. mark is the general manager of the whole shibang. he's coming from inside the building. he's a funny dude with an afflication for foreign girls. i'm not sure how he'll do under pressure, but i'm here to take orders. none of these folks have worked in this outlet before . . . which is where i come in. i'm not sure if there is any resentment at my arrival, but i'm only here to help. i have no ego to contend with, no motivation outside of personal pride and a paycheck to contend with. so, i'll do whatever is asked.

i've told myself that i would not think about the restaurant outside of work. however, as it will be a major part of my summer existence, i fear most of my posts will relate to it.

i miss paula. and i know i have to get better at talking on the phone. one little thing will set me off. i have to get over that. so, paula, i'm sorry for being a buger on the phone.


off to the gym. oh yeah bob.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

leg talk



this is my leg. there are many like it but this one is mine.

not so good

scene deleted

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

irrelevant

if my blogging was consistent, i wouldn't have to provide reasoning for creating a new post. as it is, i am in denver on a field trip with my 8th grade students. tonight is the last night, we will eat dinner at the staple pintado restaurant - old country buffet - and then relax at the hotel. i will most likey pummel some weaker children in the pool then retire to a night of sim city. i'd like to think i've worked hard to get here. i'll return to school thursday night, rush to see paula, say my farewells to the kiddos the next day, and hope to dodge unpleasant company in a bbq on friday. then goodbyes to paula and a long car ride with two pets across the country. perhaps i should feel a little more reflective at times like this. there are so many things in the next three days that i will be doing for my last time. still, i seem to live in the present. one last summer in the sun at the deck, and then air conditioned homework sessions with big law school books. oh yeah bob. until next time.

Friday, May 12, 2006

end of the line

i am sitting in my classroom, manually decomposing my last three years of work and effort. with a simple depression of the delete key, i erase my blood, sweat and tears of teaching from the computer. i am about to cleanse my classroom and prepare it for the next soul to enter my profession. i'm going to miss this lifestyle. yes teachers work hard, and yes we have a near impossible task out here, but i'll miss my free time. its time to give this law thing a whirl.

oh yeah, just so i don't forget, yesterday i blabbed a fairly significant secret of one of my friends all over. i did it without thinking; i had forgotten it was privledged knowledge. sometimes i am such a knuckle head. i hope this doesn't do permant damage.

time to destroy the last three years of work . . .

Friday, April 28, 2006

unclear

well, here i am sitting next to paula. i need to decide whether or not i wish to attend unm law school. i'm honored i've been accepted, i'm just a little unsure about returning to school. i've been schooled for my whole life . . . so whats another three years. the larger questions . . . do i want to get a jd, do i want to give up my existence i've cultivated? who knows? i will the next time i post

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

initiation



hello. this is me.

i'm not quite sure what the direction of this space will be. i know that i'm creating it now as a result of one of my flaws . . . procrastination. here i am with a year long research paper due tomorrow, with little of it completed, and i'm setting this up. well, that's who i am.

well, here's to my entry into the cyberworld.