the Why's of Life

Disclaimer: Trying not to fuss, whine, and complain...Working on that!

Just got word that my friend's uncle has been diagnosed with cancer. WHY?! :-(
The worst is my best friend who's been sick, is having a stressful week with someone from her past bugging her. WHAT is going on?! :(
My A/C quit working on the day I was trying to impress the parents at open school night tonight. My room was not only stuffy, it still stunk like a bunch of smelly, sweaty people from this afternoon (when the power was out, yet again). The kids know heat makes us irritable:) Oh well.
Teaching music (and my Middle School Drama class) is really fun. Why do kids think they can get away with play fighting (which disturbs class)?
Why have two of my friends here gotten really sick but I haven't caught it yet? Yikes.
Why are the black fly bites worse than the mosquitoes? That makes me laugh.
Why, if I'm exercising and trying to eat less, do I have those annoying "Fat Days"?! Ridiculous.
Why do my favorite musicians' songs sound a lot alike? Is that a sign of not as much talent as I thought they had? :)
Why are things (food) so expensive? Yes I can get it here, but it's imported and usually stale.
Why am I so extreme? I either love or hate, or I feel so much one way or feel too strongly another? Hmm. Odd question about myself that I just threw in there.
Why do birds sing so gay? (JK. I just had to throw that one in)
Why do I have like awesome times alone and then other times are horrible? Is it one time it'll be "devotion, feeling close to God" others it's "down, depressed, lonely"? Hmm. It's as if sometimes I enjoy constructive criticism then other times I feel guilty but others I am convicted. Yep I did just throw a "like" in there.
Priorities: if sleep is so important, I should be in bed right now. If my classes are what I'm here for, I can't be as involved in other things like I want to. If food is important, that's all I will spend $ on! :) But (here it is)why do mine need to match your priorities? Why do yours have to be like mine or why should I be like you when I was created something different?
Why do kids run up and want to hang from you and hold you forever but the next minute they're on your freakin' nerves like never before?! (chuckling to self)
Why do I get the sudden urge to go make tea, but it's not sudden enough for me to quit this and jump up and get some?
Why are "your mom" jokes so funny? (I'm just askin, people!)
Why does certain types of smoke smell delicious but others are bad for us and make us cough? (from smoked salmon (YUM) to certain pipe or special sweet cigars to a bonfire's smoke?)
K, goin to bed, signing off... but wait some more...

Why did Jesus hang there, for me?!
Why does God love us so much!? Wow.

"Be ashamed to die until you have scored a victory for mankind." Dr. TP Kalogris

The Biggest Game of my Life

I had been to little league, homeschool organizations, track meets, and the like, but then I went to Angels games and Dodger games. That was most exciting!! I went to a few high school football games (I just love Autumn!)...When I wasn't busy in Theatre, I tried to go to college basketball or baseball home games. Then I went to a MTSU Blue Raider game - it was alright, but wasn't anything like the LSU vs. MSU game last fall... The biggest university football game - pretty major, and poor MS lost big time and we sat there in the rain! The cowbells are annoying:)

BUT, TODAY - today is another story. Us TASOK teachers piled on the bus, after waiting to make sure everyone got there (flat tires happen often!), and went to the DRC vs. Egypt game! Woah. Not only were we the minority -very few mundeles (whites)- but there was over 80,000 people there! It was enormous. It was insane. It was so huge that I almost fell over (getting pushed and shoved), my friend Sarah almost got pushed to the ground, and our friend Steve got roughened up by a scary Roulage (police). When we realized we didn't get there early enough and our seats were taken, we tried to sneak inside, paying $10 to sit in the Air Conditioned room where they "produce" the game, set the scoreboard, etc. I almost acted out this heartwrenching "I demand my money back" thing when they weren't about to let us in (because they could lose their jobs), but then our friend (the Administrator (like a principal) Todd persuaded him "This is Congo, you have to let us in" and we got in. Then DRC lost. It was the most intense, exciting game. They sang the Congo anthem (in French of course) and I had a blast watching the marching band. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I was scared of bringing my camera so I wish I had pics for you. I didn't realize how cranky I was because I didn't think and hadn't eaten anything, but really I had a great time.
Life is good.
"Be ashamed to die until you have scored a victory for mankind." Dr. TP Kalogris