Could it be that the "refreshing change in my future" was to get in a new English class and out of my old one?!?! I kept a hold of that and pinned it on the refrigerator.
With my birthday being the 13th, all of Sunday I could only think about getting my name drawn out of the hat on Monday. I am not joking when I say all I wanted for my birthday was the add slip to "Mr. Harrington's" class. I would have gladly traded any gift I received for the add slip.
Day 1, Week 2. (2/13 my birthday) : I woke up really tired due to the lack of sleep I got the night before. I couldn't stop thinking about that darn English class. I hardly noticed the tp job my sister did or the signs posted on my door. I rolled into the shower and was off to school. I finished my first two classes for the day and went home to get some food then go back to school for math class. When I was getting back in my car I noticed I had the fall parking pass for Harbor instead of the Spring one posted on my windshield. Was today my lucky day? I didn't get a ticket now the only thing I need is the add slip. Math class was pretty standard, we went over factoring and I paid little attention and went back home. Now was the defining moment would I get in or would I have to endure peer edit groups and tons of drafts? I pulled into the parking lot, parked in the same spot I did the previous two times I came to the class. Yes this was the first time I was being superstitious and what the heck it was worth a shot. I got into the class and there were still 15 kids trying to add! "Mr Harrington" announced there were only 4 spots available. My heart was in my mouth as he began to draw names out of a hat. He went over to a student and asked him to draw a name, I was sitting diagonally behind him when he drew the first name......................
Uhhhh *looking at the name* Zack Irons. I gave a fist pump and announced that it was my birthday. I would say that is some good birthday karma! No more Nazi general, no more peer editing, no more drafts, no more of her stupid class! I turned the add slip in and was on my way, I gotta say today was a good day... and my best birthday so far.
Thursday (2/16) : I will skip to this day because the two days prior were sub par and not worth my time. The day started off with me deciding to go to the weight room for soccer at 7 am. From the weight room I went to "Mr. Novak's" philosophy class. Of course I was not looking forward to the class and as soon as I walked in the room I realized he wasn't in there. It was about 7 minutes to 8 am and usually he has been there for a half hour. Maybe he was in his office and would show up any minute. The clock kept ticking away and most of the students stared at it hoping he wouldn't show. Now it was past 8 am so he was LATE! Yes the guy who talked about how rude it was to be late and even asked us if we would be annoyed if he showed up late saying he wouldn't do that. Well students from the class rolled into class late anticipating verbal abuse from "Mr. Novak". But every time they looked towards his desk there was a huge sigh of relief because he wasn't there. Now it was 10 past 8 and people were starting to talk loads of garbage about the teacher including myself. "You should plan for traffic, traffic isn't an excuse to be late" I heard one kid say. Another one mocked how he said "If you're a minute late, you're absent". This brought a nice vibe into the classroom. A couple more minutes go by and eventually he doesn't show up to the pleasure of everyone in the class. We all leave and the day was off to a fantastic start.........................
Now fast forward to soccer practice at 1 pm. There was a college coach there to watch our practice so a ton of people showed up looking to impress him. Now this coach was from a division three school and I can't say that I was too interested. But anyways many of the other players wanted to put on a show..... including a man in his mid 30s perhaps. Clearly this guy had never played soccer in his life, here is what he was wearing from top to bottom: A black do-rag, dark t-shirt, camouflage cargo shorts... yes camouflage cargo shorts, and knee high socks Josh McRoberts of the Lakers wears. Obviously this guy was past his prime but he gave a solid effort and I respect that.
Week 2 didn't really have anything that compared to how classic the mother and son were but that's life and as Mick Jagger said, "you can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you might find You get what you need"
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