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11/19
Wednesday: I get up to go to class, only to realize that it's 2:30 and my second class started 30 minutes ago. I say fuck it. I go to work, make $100.

11/20
Thursday: I get up early to go to class, only to find that my first class is cancelled. I go to Waffle House with other classmates, and have a wonderful chat. I go to work, make $98.

11/21
Friday: I get an email saying I have no class, so I go back to sleep. I dick around until it's time to go to work. I go to work, make $80. After work, I go to Ethan's. We play Monopoly. Allison wins.

11/22
Saturday: I sleep in, and get up to get ready for work. I go to work, make $140. (!!!) As I'm leaving work, I get T-boned. I'm fine, and my car is repairable. There was barely a scratch on his car. He is the at fault driver, and his insurance company is going to pay to fix my baby. I go to Ethan's. He makes foodies and we eat. We smoke some cigars and then call it a night.

11/23
Sunday: I sleep late. I get up, eat some lunch, and go over christmas magazines with my brother until it's time to go to work. I go to work, make $80.

The more I read, the more I wish my writing was better. I'm currently reading Al Franken's The Truth and Kevin Smith's autobiography, My Boring Ass Life. On top of those, I also read two blogs regularly, and they are both musicians. Their (the musicians) writing and stories fascinate me. If I have an extraordinary experience, I can convey it as such. However, I cannot take the mundane and turn it into something exemplary.

The Truth is an account of the second half through the beginning of the second term of President Bush. It is very critical of every choice he and his staff made, and rightly so. However, it is hard to read the book at times because it either gets very tedious or just really pisses me off. To think that this person was reelected is incredible. I was 10 when he was elected, but I knew I didn't like it. 8 years later, I now know why. The Iraq War, our economy, his policy of "shoot first, ask question never" on every subject just kills me. I cannot fathom any other "free" country electing someone of this nature. Al Franken surely has done his job with me with that book. Lies, and the Lying Liars who Tell Them is on my Christmas list.

Kevin Smith's autobiography is a lighter read. I'm only a few pages in, but he's very candid, and I've always been a fan of his work. His movies, blog, and speeches always intrigue me. What I would give to sit down one day and just pick his brain.

I recently finished Bill Maher's New Rules. I didn't know what to expect because I never watched his show, but the book turned out to be a collection of a skit he does on his show. Snarky, but funny. Typical Maher.

Michael tells stories, people pay attention

If there is one about myself that I take the most pride in, it is my storytelling ability. Not in the written form, but the vocal. I have the uncanny ability to captivate people with creative adjectives and sensationalist stories. I received a wonderful compliment the other day regarding this very subject. A friend told me, "When you speak, everything you say sounds important." I regard this as one of the greatest things that anyone has ever said about me.

It reaffirms the thought I have that one day, I will make an excellent educator.

We did it

It took 8 years, but the White House has been taken back by the people.