4 more days ..... why is it that I am so excited to graduate? What do I have to look forward to? Wiping kids' boogers, tieing shoes, getting all their icky germs, eating school lunch the rest of my life (or better yet a soggy peanut butter and jelly sandwhich that stinks like whatever other food I can fit into my paper sack), making lesson plans for every waking minute of the day ... hmmm teaching doesn't really seem as glorified as I've made it out to be. Maybe because all of my best friends are doing things so much better and more exciting - Meghan is working for the government doing nuclear research making more money in a year than I'll make in 10, Becca is moving back to CA to open a dyke bar or work for her mom, Sig is going to Alaska to become a famous writer, Rock will be a lawyer, Erica is going to be some amazing mad scientist, and then there's me the teacher.

I'm not really all that depressed or anything, but I had to do this 'reflective' writing on teaching and people's preceptions of teachers and things like that. Teachers are pretty undervalued and not as respected as they really should be. Not because I am going to be a teacher and would love to feel valued and appreciated by people other than snotty nose 7 year olds, but because really teachers aren't and haven't really been held in esteem since philosopher 'teachers' like Plato and all of those other 'old guys.'

So I'm done now : ) I think we'll be in Rapids this weekend if anyone is around and not busy I'd love to hang out! Oh yeah, anyone ever hear of Fifths Disease? It's going around the education department here at Ripon because of all those snotty nose sneezey kids we work with during clinicals gave us the virus. I don't think I have it yet, but it's kind of like a cold followed by a rash - I've had a cold for the past week, so hopefully I don't have a 'slap mark' rash on my face and lattice like rash on my arms and legs for graduation! That'll be sexy and excellent for pictures!

Off to class - and Jamie pretty sure after all the experiences with men/boys you've been through, being jaded isn't the worst thing you could be! I love you all - hopefully we can get together again soon, I'm in a girls-y mood! : )