Perfecting the art of the living contradiction.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Holding on to this music in these times of stress

 "Something brought you back

To the kid that you were
For a couple days
Everything you lacked
You possessed
It was yours"

- "Risk" from the amazing Canadian band Metric

Yeah, things have been very stressful, but also exciting. I am now teaching 4 Physics classes, and also going through my Practicum evaluation for my teaching certificate. That means I am constantly evaluated with people observing my classes and grading me on all kinds of standards and criteria. I'm doing well with it, but it's a lot. Fortunately, it should all be over by May, and I should have my official teaching certificate at that point.

Hopefully once the stress is gone I'll be left with just the thrill of teaching Physics. Speaking of the thrill, just this past week, I was very excited to incorporate a little bit from my favorite physicist, Richard Feynman's famous Caltech lectures in my AP Physics class. We did a part on conservation of energy. Also another part that was exciting this week was that I found out that next year I will be teaching a college level class to the students in the school I'm at right now, so that should be fun as well.

Anyway, back to Metric, this music has been providing some respite from the stress. I hope you enjoy it.

Peace

Friday, January 22, 2021

Hey, look who's sitting in our field! Plus a podcast featuring Sena

Who's that guy?

Bernie!!! We love all the Bernie memes that have come out since the inauguration, so we thought we'd put him in our field. He fits right in, don't you think?



And here's a recent podcast featuring Sena: The young curious capitalist

Peace


Happy Birthday to my Mom!!!

 Happy Birthday to my wonderful mom who did everything for us and still is! I hope she enjoys her day and look forward to seeing her and my dad on Zoom tonight!



Peace


Friday, January 01, 2021

Welcoming 2021 in openness!

Welcome 2021 and thank you 2020 for your tough lessons. Going into 2021 with open mind and open heart. Show me!


Look at my beautiful Hibi, how it opened today, almost as if it were telling us to trust and welcome whatever comes!

I wish you peace, health and beauty in the new year and beyond!