Hitting the Flop

Last night I was playing poker and on a flop of KQx the one black guy in seat 7 tells the other guy in the hand, "Just fold man. I'm telling you I hit that flop." He ends up turning over AA. The guy in seat one says, "You didn't hit the flop. If you're already married to it-- it is not called hittin' it."

On-line dating

To the following statement the girl responded strongly disagree:

I'd rather be nice than stupid.

I commented on the fact that she strongly disagreed with that statement and she explained:

I'm a very nice person, but I put a high value on intelligence. I would rather keep my wits then lose them and be a nice person that is taken advantage of. One or the other, brains... But fortunaly I am able to have both in real life. ;)

Got it.

Living Alone

I went to Trader Joe's a couple days ago and spent $113.28, and I didn't even buy any alchohol.

Words

The first four I found were, "Naive, shy, insecure, and thoughtfull."

Clearly this doesn't work for everyone.

Student Response

I do teacher evaluations before Christmas break. This is what one of my students wrote to the response "anything else you want to share with Mr. Burrill:"

Thank you for teaching me the ways of life. I will be sure to use them if I move. I won't let myself down or my foster mom.

Homework

I find it interesting that the students most likely to complain about me assigning too much homework or assigning homework on the weekend are the students that never do their homework. I think it takes that same amount of time to not do a short assignment as it does to not do a long one. I'm wondering if the same upbringing that teaches students to be irresponsible also teaches them to complain. I haven't collected a lot of data yet, but these are some of my early thoughts.

Spelling

Restaurant. Add that to my list of words I always spell wrong and have spell check correct it. I remember many times in my life using a synonym when I actually wanted to write "necessary." I finally learned to spell "necessary."

Work

Overall, I've adjusted well to my new schedule. I've been sleeping well, and had a decent attitude about everything. This week I did have trouble getting to work on time, and I'm going to try to start leaving even earlier. I am supposed to report at 8:13am.

Monday: 8:13
Tuesday: Worked off site
Wednesday: 8:15
Thursday: 8:14
Friday: 8:04

Work Arrival

I am re-centered myself and my attitude at work. Those of you following along know I am supposed to report to work by 8:13am.

This week my arrival time:
Monday: 8:04
Tuesday: 7:50
Wednesday: 8:13
Thursday: 8:10
Friday: 8:06

I left late on Wednesday, but fortunately traffic was good and I still made it.