I went all out on additional teaching certifications before my state switches vendors and they double in price. I've passed 3 out of 4. Fingers crossed for 4 out of 4 tomorrow
I might end up studying to get a math/physics endorsement when I start teaching in Oregon next year. The district I'll be teaching for has in their collective bargaining agreement that each teacher can request funds for certification exams, and they offer $1000 each year for postgraduate work, so why not? No district I've taught for in Texas offers anything like that.
I took a couple of very cute selfies in a new outfit and had a difficult but fruitful conversation with my girlfriend about some insecurities that I was having in the relationship.
And thank you for the question! I include this opportunity to share my joy as a good thing that is going on with my weekend.
What good things are going on with your weekend?
Friday marked 5 years of sobriety from alcohol for me, which was nice. Then on Saturday I went to my city's pride parade. I asked a friend to come with me, and another friend if they wanted to play a round of disc golf afterwards, but both cancelled. This usually means I wallow in self-pity, but instead I got geared up in my gayest outfit, and enjoyed the festival anyway! it was like 100 degrees, but I was proud to see so many happy people having a great time in one of the most welcoming, accepting environments ever.
I made the equivalent of 1 week wage in like two hours today.. money can't buy happiness but I feel good about it anyway.
That sounds really nice! May I ask what you did?
Sales
I have been trying since January to get a teaching job in Portland (I live in Dallas) for the next academic year, and this week I was offered positions by two different school districts. This weekend, I have been working out which job to go with, I think I'mma go with the one that pays a little more, might be able to offer funds to offset relocation costs, and has less trafficky access to downtown and Vancouver (I have friends in North Portland and Vancouver.
So yeah...got that figured out; tomorrow I'll be looking for an apartment, taking my kids to Terry Black's for some world-class barbecue before Texas is forever in my rear-view mirror, doing some packing, and playing some THPS 1+2.
Congrats! Going from Texas to Portland, think about transit going into it. In the right mindset for less commute, but play your cards right and maybe you won't even have to drive to work!
Visiting my grandma for her birthday.
The heat hasn't killed me yet
Even the heathdeath if the universe is too warm for me
What do we tell the god of heat?
Summer is coming
Testing out my meshtastic setup and seeing friends.
TIL: Meshtastic - An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices.
Our local city went from a couple of hobbiest to around 20 people getting into it. It's like a pager lol. But it does have a phone app as well as a web one.
You won't believe it, I got up and went for a run! Yay!
Elden Ring's DLC
It’s a close family-friend’s birthday. We’re going to visit a local Oddities Expo event tomorrow, so that should be a fun little adventure.
Got to spend some time with my son and he got to meet his newborn sister .
Congrats!
swimming
Helping the in-law hang some lights in their new place.
I love rainstorms and got a doozy yesterday, that was pleasant
cooked fluffy rice with no burnt ends!
Water park!
My internet went out but my phone has a data plan so I'm good.
The bad part is I'm gonna teach dad how to use his phone data plan to get more ebooks for him and mom to read. That will suck.
Update: The internet was back on this morning. Tech support told dad last night the modem was toast and they are shipping out a new one. Idiots didn't even know they had an outage.
The rain held off long enough for me to get a good start on building a new back deck. Just a small 3x4 foot one.
Redoing the spark plug wires on my old truck and pulled off the valve covers and cleaned the rust off and painted them.
They’re looking real pretty now. Excited to get everything put all back together.
Got a session of Pathfinder in with my group who seems plagued by the scheduling monster. Always glad to get a session in when we can.
A few rounds of discgolf!
I redesigned a mechanism for an automata I've been working on for over a year for the fourth time, and now it's like half the size and way more reliable then the previous prototype.
Swimming! The summer heat is here (it was 98F/36C today) and the neighborhood pool is open, so there is no better place to be in the afternoons.
Did you come up with your username while you were jumping in the pool? :)
Yeah. I love water!
Nearly finished with some gift art!
I finally saw beardyman live yesterday! It was an absolute blast.
I got a good deal on a projector that I used to set up a home theater in the basement complete with ambient lighting, couches, and even a mini fridge. Now, I'm just waiting for the weekday to start so I can go to the store to pick up the cords I need for the sound system. Been playing my PS5 on it and it looks amazing!
I've been celebrating the Midsummer Day with my family. Here in Finland, the whole country basically closes down for the weekend and almost everyone heads to the countryside. Fire officials had banned bonfires this year, so no 'kokko'. Lots of good food and even greater company, plenty of swimming and enjoying the sauna!
My son caught his first fish! A 3 inch bluegill, we have an incredibly adorable photo!
Also, to quote another poster in this thread...
And thank you for the question! I include this opportunity to share my joy as a good thing that is going on with my weekend.
Me? Just livin' large boy, livin' so large.
Finally got web workers to work in WASM
I'll tell you when any happen.
Got a new pipe in the mail and got some new tobacco coming in soon, so I'm excited to enjoy that at the park later while reading a book and I am considering ordering my first block meerschaum soon.
More enjoyable than vapes imo.
I enjoy them both. I have some zero nicotine vapes that I use from time to time, but I also enjoy my aromatics.
