The whole actually teaching classes thing started for me last Saturday. I had two students. This Saturday I prepared for eight but only had five. I have another class next Friday. The most interesting thing about this class teaching thing that really isn't related to the classes at all is figuring out what to do with the time I have between teaching and cashiering. Last Saturday it worked out great because I only had about an hour or so between the two -- enough for a long drawn out lunch. Today I had about three hours. I ended up bringing a fat book with me - The Brothers Karamazov and sat at Corner Bakery for about two hours eating a sandwich far more slowly than usual and reading. I was excited to read the book again -- well, to try to read it. I've never actually finished it because I don't get that far into it in one sitting and by the time I get back to it I forget where I am at and decide to start over again. I'm hoping this time it will stick and I can actually read the whole thing in the next few weeks... It will be nice with all the annoying split shifts I'm anticipating.
After this I spent about half an hour half sleeping in my sweltering car. Of course, when I decided to open my windows to let some slightly less sticky air in, some slightly spitty rain decided to come down. This wouldn't have been bad except that I was still sort of reading and I didn't want my book to get wet. I remember when I moved to Texas about a year ago thinking how much more humid it was here than in Southern California. I mentioned this to people a few times and I remember at least one person saying that Texas was not humid. False. June is the month that proves that statement wrong. California is dry all year round. I don't know how to work up a sweat there. Texas. Is not dry year round. And it is easy to work up a sweat. By sitting. Outside. Sometimes the rain evaporates into the air before it hits the ground.
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