It's Been a While

Almost a fortnight. And a lot has been going on.

School started last Tuesday. It was the ugliest day this year. The weather was beastly. I showed up to school completely soaked and unenthusiastic. Surprisingly, it was an okay day. My new classes and teachers are pretty good, and I almost had a cardiac arrest in 4th period. That class is Art I. Originally I was supposed to switch out of Art I to be Mr. Carbo's T.A., but things changed. I took one step into the class, saw the teacher, and jumped out screaming (on the inside). He looks like JOSH GROBAN!!!!! Well, at least from behind. He's got that curly-hair thing down. Plus, he's a new young teacher so we can have fun with him this year. And I've always liked male teachers better. They're not as uptight and annoying. Anyway, as you may have guessed, I'm crushing a bit on this art teacher, Mr. Oddi. Partly because he's super-cute, and partly beacuse he compliments my art every five minutes. I love it! It's a nice reward for my Senior year.

Let's see, what else is new? Work is good. Fun stuff going on over there. I got the new Tenors CD yesterday. I've listened to the entire album online previously, but it sounds so much better coming from the actual CD. Not to mention that the Guys look really handsome in the inserts. And it's also nice to have the lyrics too. It only reminds me that I'll be seeing the Guys soon. Only 61 more days to go!

I want to keep this post short so I'll just mention something that will make my Senior year worth it. Today we had our first Latin Club meeting. Now back in the day, which was a Wednesday, the Latin Club has been basically nonexistant. We plan to do things, and they never follow through. We rarely had any promising members. It mainly consisted of about three loyal members and the Carbonator. It really sucked it big time. However, with Tyler and I running the club this year, we are determined to turn things around. Mr. Carbo seemed really excited about how anxious we were, and he spread the news to all of his classes. We soon found out today that he did a bang-up job. I walked into Carbo's room ten mintues after the bell rang today, and I expected many ten or so students to show up. The classroom was FULL! And more and more people kept coming in. We quickly ran out of seats, and we had to shove people together in the back of the room. I was so overwhelmed by the turnout. It was like walking into a big surprise party. I was simply ecstatic. The best part of it is that we really have a great group of kids. While Tyler and I welcomed them to the club and discussed our goals, they were so attentive and interested. Most of all, what I love about this group was how respectful they were. Never speaking out of turn or interrupting us while we spoke, and they seemed truly determined to stay in the club and help out. Tyler, Carbo, and I discussed everything we want to accomplish this year: a Homecoming Float, a Roman banquet, Convention, Certamen, the National Latin Exam, and much more. We passed around sign-up sheets for those who want to be involved with any of the activities, and we had such a great response. People are actually as excited as the three of us are. I just can't say how great these kids are. It feels so good to connect the Latin classes like this. And because we want to get everyone acquainted with each other, Tyler and I have planned a picnic next Wednesday. We're going to have lots of food and games for everyone to enjoy, and I hope even more people come.

I really think this year will change the future of the Latin Club, and I hope that we make Mr. Carbo proud. Last year was crappy for him, what with his six tiring classes and club being so cruddy, and I felt that I let him down. However, today I saw Mr. Carbo genuinely happy. I haven't seen him like this in a long time. He looked like a giddy little boy on Christmas morning. And to see him like this makes me want to do what he does. I saw how pleased he was with his kids, and I felt like they were my kids too because they treated me as such, like I was their teacher too. I don't want to think too much into this teaching thing, but it was a really heartwarming experience today, and I can't wait for next Wednesday.

Vale!