Whirlwind

          Here’s a non-Doctor Who entry for the first time in what is it, four months? Even longer than my last “personal” blog post interim. I don’t think I’ll go over in minute detail the past four months… life here is just being lived. Although I will note that when I last updated on a personal level, we were taking my son and his girlfriend to The Force Awakens. Well, loved the movie (which is now out on Blu-Ray, so use THAT as a way of measuring time LOL) the girlfriend though, apparently this past weekend was the end of that particular romance. I’ve got to say, 8-ish months is a pretty good run for 2 high school freshmen. C1 is doing OK as he can now spend time with some of his other friends.

          Speaking of C1, last weekend was his high school’s spring musical production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. What a fantastic production! These kids did a simply stunning job. The talent up on that stage, with kids from 9-12^th grades, was simply jaw-dropping. I’m glad that C1 has his niche in terms of what he likes to do, but seeing him express such a talent for it just makes me a proud poppa.

          My teaching career is currently non-existent, and I’m not quite sure where I’m going from here. I (briefly) had a position in an inner city school for kids who are behaviorally challenged. I was SO not the man for the job. It didn’t last long, and I’m still disappointed about it. I admittedly had high expectations for myself going in – not Dangerous Minds or anything – but a real hope that this would be “my place”. I have the utmost respect for teachers who do this kind of job day after day, because I’ve now seen firsthand what it takes. After leaving that job, and granted it’s the last quarter of the school year, the prospects for this year are kind of dried up and I’ve set my sights on the fall. I attended an educational job fair this past week, did some good one-on-one interviews with some school districts, and… we’ll see. Being out of work this long takes its toll – mentally, financially, physically. I want this career badly, but there are strong nagging suspicions that for the sake of my family and my own well-being, I’ll just need to move on. As the saying goes, watch this space.

          I realized a little earlier that today is my sister and her husband’s 17^th wedding anniversary. I’m wishing them a Happy Anniversary here, although I KNOW that she’ll never see this. More as a way to mark it for posterity, I suppose. Life is SO different now than when they got married. Kids, divorce and remarriage for me, loss of old friends for a multitude of reasons, the gaining of new friends for a different multitude of reasons.

Hell, the world in general is such a different place now. My last personal entry was entitled “Where Does the Time Go?” and it feels truer every day. To say that these days speed by, that life is fleeting, isn’t especially profound. I think it’s the basis of every self-help book, talk show host, and self-improvement workshop out there. But I’m definitely more conscious of it now than I was say, seventeen years ago when I was in my sister’s wedding. 

Speaking of weddings, The Wif ™ and I will be celebrating our 5^th anniversary in about two weeks. It falls during the week, but the following weekend we are attending the wedding of some friends which requires an overnight stay, so we’re having a long weekend to celebrate. It’s been a wonderful five years (together for 7, in case you were wondering). It’s also another instance of time whizzing by. Those five years went by QUICKLY, believe you me. I wouldn’t trade them for anything. We’re like any couple, of course, with challenges we face, but you know you have your forever partner when you can be upfront and face them together. My wife is just the best, full stop.

Well, that’s all for me spilling my guts this time around. Time Stream entries are coming up on a milestone, so I’m kind of excited about that. Those get the most readers as well, so I’m pleased to continue them, and I’m glad people seem to like them. Entries like this will probably be always few and far between, but I’ll try to make them a little bit more regular than once a quarter. Thanks all for reading!

PS: They announced Pearl Mackie as the new companion this weekend. I think she looks great, and can't wait to see what she brings to the role of Bill. There's my Who content for this entry. :-)