I am Kyle's self-indulgence

Yes, it's been just over two weeks since I last wrote. Not coincidentally, that is when I started back at work. Things have been pretty busy as I've been planning a new class and getting all of my IEP materials ready.

The time I'm putting in is paying off. I feel like I'm more on top of things than I have been in any of my previous years of teaching. I also just think this is going to be a great year. I have a good group of students and co-teachers that are on board with what I want to do.

In other news, Daniel started preschool. The first couple of days were a little bit rocky. At home Daniel talked about how excited he was to start school, but as soon as we hit the entryway he tensed up and didn't want to go in. When I dropped him off the second day he cried and wouldn't let go of me (my mom tells me I did pretty much the same thing my first day of preschool).

By the third day, though, Daniel let me leave. I still had to pry his hands off from behind my neck, but there was no crying. And today he even got down on his own and waved goodbye to me as I left.

Some while ago my friend Andrew shared this little "My Life According to ____________" meme where you respond to each question with a song title by your favorite musician or band.

Here's my life according to The Flaming Lips:

Are you a male or female: Man From Pakistan

Describe yourself: 1000ft Hands

How do you feel: Suddenly Everything Has Changed

Describe where you currently live: Redneck School Of Technology

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Distance Between Mars And The Earth

Your favorite form of transportation: The Abandoned Hospital Ship

Your best friend is: Up Above The Daily Hum

You and your best friends are: Realizing the Speed of Life

What's the weather like: Halloween On The Barbary Coast

Favorite time of day: One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?: My Own Planet

What is life to you: Slow Nerve Action

Your fear: The Sound Of Failure

What is the best advice you have to give: Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Internal, Existential Fear

How I would like to die: Sleeping On The Roof

My soul's present condition: Jesus and a Spider are in My Sleeping Bag Tonite

My motto: Love Yer Brain

Your favorite colour is: The Colossal Gray Sunshine

You know that: We Can't Predict The Future

If you could change your name, what would it be?: The Captain

Something you are looking forward to: Riding to Work in the Year 2025

I'd like to get back to writing a little more substantively once my schedule settles down a bit. It seems like I've been telling myself that for two years now.