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I was late this morning. Eric was throwing up again. We ended up sleeping in. I was pretty nervous about going to work, had a small hives breakout. I got in at 10:15 but their clock was set ahead 15 minutes so I had to sign in for 10:30. I keep forgetting to set all the clocks ahead 15 minutes. really though, the clock in the car is already more than 5 minutes faster than Washington Atomic Time (THE correct time) so the clock at the center is 20 minutes fast. I can see setting a clock a little bit ahead so people make it to class on time, but not 20 minutes. That's just being malicious, cuz EVERYBODY was late all last week. And they bitched about it too. Gee they set the clocks ahead 15 minutes and everyone is 15 minutes late all week. Oh I know, it's magic.... Anyway I'm way off track here. So I was nervous bout getting to work late with all the probs we've been having there and the two managers Beckie and Stephanie weren't even there. "Whew" I thought, till I found out that they were over at the Americorps office most likely badmouthing me right at that moment. They didnt come back till almost one. (Course with Houston traffic they might have only been at the office for 10 minutes...). I love the kids but seriously theyre so messed up that they'd benefit from contact with just about anybody, it doesn't have to be me. Though I do love being such a weirdo to them, letting them know that all americans aren't war-hungry jello-brains. You should see how they react to my tongue ring. If they could speak english theyd say "In my country we burn freaks like you." Then they'd ask me for more popcorn. What's with immigrant kids and popcorn? It's like high priced commodity to them. I'm moving to afghanistan, taking only a trunk full of kernels, and I'm gonna trade popcorn for heroin.

Always remember to quit while you're ahead.

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