murphy's law according to hillsdale high school ...

scene: friday before school starts
1. yesterday -- "hey, where's the damn furniture?"
2. 8 am -- "dude, kristin ... does your room have a door yet?"
3. 8:30 am -- "do not move any furniture. we don't want you to scratch the new floors." *waiting ... waiting ... waiting ...*
4. 9:30 am -- "we'll be testing the new fire alarm system. it'll shrill stridently every 30 seconds until 3:30." (no exaggeration.)

*allie and alinna do no work. can do no work. we go to office depot to buy notebooks and to scout smart and final for pick-me-up snacks.*

5. 12:30 pm -- "we're sorry to say that the one photocopy machine is broken and will not be fixed until monday. there are current no copies for any teachers."
6. 2:30 pm -- "hey, they finally moved my furniture! hey, wait ... they moved it to the wrong places ..."
7. 3 pm -- "umm ... mary (counselor) ... are all 98 marrakech sophomores still misscheduled all over the place? ... yeah, that's what i thought."
8. 3:30 pm -- "i can't find lucy. i can't get keys. oh well ... it's not like the DOOR fits in the DOORWAY ..."
9. 6:45 pm -- room is mostly moved around. centimeter of grit and film on every possible surface. not a decoration on the hospital white walls. room looks like a dungeon.
10. this morning -- everything hurts. arms, joints, feet, everything. can't sleep in -- woke up at 6. i think this may the beginning of a long year ...

special props to:
1. andrew hartig: marrakech resident whiz. makes everything happen for us, even though he is so so sick.
2. hideyo: for coming and yanking me off the crazy ledge. and cutting 31 sets of 4 circles for our group norms activity. a difficult task for a colorblind man, i assure you. and helping me move my furniture, since i am weaksauce.
3. aryn, lindsay, and sara: for coming with SNACKS ... and helping me sort the little things (supplies, paper, etc.) ... and bringing such sunny energy. it's a pleasure to teach them ... or at least i hope it will.
4. janice: for patiently listening to me piss and whine ... AGAIN. she is my hero.
5. leslie: for teaching me about the deity of Christ. even though i was so tired that most of it bounced off my head ... she reminded me that Jesus is my #1. let me just stick it to the man. the big bird to murphy and his lousy laws.