Seven Day Adventurer

Im off today and tomorow so no work ha

It is hopefully a stepping stone to a career.  Of course, it is funny you mention your "dreaded 1-10 shift" because I will be working 2-3 weekdays from 1:30-10:30 and a 16 hour shift on one day of the weekend 6:30am-10:30pm.  So, cry me a river!  =P  I did an observation on Tuesday where I was basically in the "courtyard" with the other counselors and the kids.  The courtyard is a common living area and all of their bedrooms are on the outside of that square.  I am pretty sure they are placing me with the older age group 16-17 which is probably the best place for me to be.  Those kids are more mature, capable of listening, and most would probably be in a juvenile detention center had the judge not given them this placement.  So, some of them see this as their last chance to get their act together before that magic number of 18 occurs and the consequences of their actions turn far more dreadful.  I think the other counselors were assessing my placement on the "hardness" scale, to determine whether or not I would be able to make it.  One, in particular, was very obvious about how he was seeing how I would react to his "stories."  Once the observation was over, the interviewer came back and asked me what I thought.  My reaction was just like your reaction to what you read.  "This is an interesting job," I said.  I never expect a dull day.  The time will pass quickly, and I'm sure I'll end up having plenty of stories, good and bad.  The thing is, I don't necessarily feel anymore in danger going to work there than I would in a regular school.  At least in this environment, I know to expect the worst from each of them, and be thankful and encouraging for the good behavior.  In a regular school, it is quite the opposite.  I look forward to seeing what kind of training they will provide in one week.  I also look forward to reading all of the kids' files.  The counselor who was trying to scare me was pointing out each kid and talking about their psychological makeup.  Many h

Where do we draw the line?

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Hey!  I don't know if you are using one of Michelle's layouts, but your layout isn't loading for me.  You probably need to go delete your old code.  Check the about me section in edit profile.  You have a pimpmymyspace link in there.  Delete that.  =P  Still no word from the interview folks.  I begin harassing them in the morning!

Ohhh snap!  Down boy!  Down!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

I saw the Crawfish festival thing is going on next weekend. Crawfish?!

George Bush has once again screwed my family over. My brother's wife called me this morning and told me that my brother's unit has gotten extended for 30 days in Afghanistan. As a result, he is now going to miss his daughter being born.

Thanks Mr.
Mike, i appreciate it!