31 days

IT'S MARCH.

The final month of this countdown. Pressure's on. Days are getting longer, work is getting easier, nice days are nicer, storms are coming. It's March. It's a trebuchet day. At first I thought it was a helvetica day but no I promptly corrected myself to trebuchet.

The atmosphere is warm in Hobbs' class. We got Zorno killing the discussion (he's getting good btw). We got the sun shining, warming the school grounds outside. We got the tunes pumping vacation playlist, I recently discovered that "River of Dreams" can twist anything with a jungle theme if used properly.

Not a lot of interest towards the discussion being emitted from the class today. Heads aren't down but the blank stares say enough. It's probably because they're reading fucking Maya Angelou. This chair's a piece of shit. It's now been worn to the point of squeaking every time a small swivel is made. When I turn around to gauge classroom interest I emit a large evil squeak that causes everyone to turn around and look at me. Poor children. No one should be forced to read such a boring book. I realize part of Zorn's problem. He's only calling on willing participants. He needs to call out some people without a hand up, c'mon dude...

So March is kinda like Summer planning/stressing month. Spring Break is close, but Summer break is growing near, and it's time to start concocting a perfect summer, such as last. As of now it's consisted of plotting with Krauss, earning him a trip to Louisville, where we'll chill for a week or so. And that's it. That's all that's promised this Summer. One little excursion where I don't even go anywhere. Not good enough. So after working with the parents, I've gotten two possibilities; Miami/Key West trip, and a short New York City trip. That's gained my interest quite a bit. Then Alex threw a curveball into the equation.

Alex invited me to a party in Los Angeles. And I really wanna go! I just really like the sound of that. "I got invited to a party in Los Angeles. I'm going." It really shocks everyone, especially upon finding out that I'm seriously attempting to attend. So Alex mentioned that if I did come out to LA for like 5-7 days that I'd be invited on a guys trip to Vegas. So now I'm gonna tell people "I got invited to a party in Los Angeles. I'm going. Then all the guys are going to Vegas, goin to that to." Then I get to enjoy more shocked faces.

Although I'll only be able to go to LA if my parents approve. If my parents fund a trip to both NYC and Miami, this will be difficult, to the point there's no use trying. But if we don't go to Miami, and go to NYC I could probably pull it off.

The thing is, which my parents don't seem to understand, I have $$$ crawling out my ass. And I'm not one to spend money frequently and on shit I don't want. It would take me two weeks of summer work to fund a trip to LA, it would take me another two to fund a trip to New York City. But apparently I'm already "doing enough this summer" to have any fun. No fuck that it's my last summer and it will be epic. More epic than last.

Last Summer I had 3 things going on, plus the SBX cruise which kind of counts. I had Honduras, houseboats, and Los Angeles trip. And I had money to spare at the end of the summer. This summer I would like 3 things going on as well: Miami/NYC, Alex's visit, and LA would be perfect. The summer is calling. And the universe simply won't let me have a shitty summer; it will somehow FORCE me to go to LA and NY and shit, it's just how my life operates.

So Hobbs' told me a funny joke today. He said he's not a fan of the whole headphone/iPod in class idea. I stood my ground and was like "Duuuuude..." while shooting him a look that said "no iPod=no more of your stupid chores". Then I think he realized that as long as I do his stupid aiding work, he's pretty much my bitch as far as rules go; he doesn't wanna staple 300 papers together. We compromised, he agreed that as long as my east ear doesn't have an ear bud in it, I may listen to music. Which is funny cuz in about 3 days I'm gonna say "fuck that rule" and proceed with dual ear headphones to piss him off, then re-compromise agreeing to only use one headphone.

It's such a nice day. A good day to start March off with. High's pressing 54, I think it'll push warmer with all this sun and zero cloud. It'll definitely feel warmer. But it doesn't much matter since I have to work 3-7.

Speaking of which! New scheduling for the indoor pools start today. 3 guard rotations most of the time. Looking forward to fusing that with my new 4 hour long shifts. Nice 20 minute break per 40 minutes of easy work. Plus no more closing responsibilities. My life is bro. T'is a shame I have to work on such a nice day though. Oh well, I shan't bitch.

I love the song "Los Angeles". It certainly glorifies Los Angeles to the point that it's hard not to love. The song is deep if you really take time to analyze it. "This cities killing me, I want I want I want everything." Makes sense.

Well it's time to get ready for 2nd period. Good bye everyone.