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Aug. 2nd, 2008 03:53 amEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! A BUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug. 2nd, 2008
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Aug. 2nd, 2008 12:17 pmFUCK FUCK FUCK
I just found out that my cousin, Carl, was killed in a four-wheeler accident last night. His mother is like a second mother to me, and I just don't know what to do right now. He has an eight-year-old son that he had custody of, and I don't know what's going to happen to him. His mother pretty much left him and took off for Florida. What? He's going to be going back with her now? What's going to happen to my aunt? She's been helping Carl raise that kid.
FUCK
My generation keeps dropping like flies. My cousin Alfie was killed a few years ago, my cousin David died of a heart problem a few years ago, and now Carl.
We used to live in the same, damn house. I was just talking to my aunt about him two days ago. My mom lived in that house for years. She used to take care of Carl when he was a little boy.
I think the aunt and uncle are going to fetch her in a day or two, so she can be here. Dammit.
I just found out that my cousin, Carl, was killed in a four-wheeler accident last night. His mother is like a second mother to me, and I just don't know what to do right now. He has an eight-year-old son that he had custody of, and I don't know what's going to happen to him. His mother pretty much left him and took off for Florida. What? He's going to be going back with her now? What's going to happen to my aunt? She's been helping Carl raise that kid.
FUCK
My generation keeps dropping like flies. My cousin Alfie was killed a few years ago, my cousin David died of a heart problem a few years ago, and now Carl.
We used to live in the same, damn house. I was just talking to my aunt about him two days ago. My mom lived in that house for years. She used to take care of Carl when he was a little boy.
I think the aunt and uncle are going to fetch her in a day or two, so she can be here. Dammit.
Teaching stuff
Aug. 2nd, 2008 11:16 pmI'm having a very difficult time wrangling this World Civilization I syllabus. Mesopotamia and Egypt won't be a problem, nor will any of the other early civilizations. I pretty much have the Greeks, Persians, and Romans squared away, as well as the Germanic tribes, the Byzantine Empire, and the Renaissance. I'm trying to figure out how much time I can manage for Greece and Persia, though. I'd like to have another day or two than I have alloted now, but I have to figure out the rest of the schedule. And I want to make sure I have plenty of time for the Byzantines and to get into the spread of Islam, the Crusades, and the Mongols.
I also have to leave time to discuss The Twelve Caesars and The Saga of the Volsungs, my chosen supplementary books for Civilization I.
My main concern right now is what to cut. I'm pretty determined to get to the early civilizations on the Americas and Oceania, but I might have to cut China way down. Which would be fine, I think. I'd rather cut China down than Africa. I really don't want to shortchange the Middle Ages and the Bubonic Plague, either... Maybe I could abbreviate India and China. On the other hand, how long will the Plague actually take?
One of my problems is that I like so much of this stuff.
Thanks to everyone who commented about my earlier family issue, btw. I'm trying to keep busy. I am, by nature, a person who needs to act. I feel really useless, as I can't do anything to improve the situation.
I also have to leave time to discuss The Twelve Caesars and The Saga of the Volsungs, my chosen supplementary books for Civilization I.
My main concern right now is what to cut. I'm pretty determined to get to the early civilizations on the Americas and Oceania, but I might have to cut China way down. Which would be fine, I think. I'd rather cut China down than Africa. I really don't want to shortchange the Middle Ages and the Bubonic Plague, either... Maybe I could abbreviate India and China. On the other hand, how long will the Plague actually take?
One of my problems is that I like so much of this stuff.
Thanks to everyone who commented about my earlier family issue, btw. I'm trying to keep busy. I am, by nature, a person who needs to act. I feel really useless, as I can't do anything to improve the situation.