Well, confirmation is over for the year 2001. It wasn't exactly as I had visualized it. Only half of my students showed and I didn't even talk to any of them. Have I lost that connection with my students? Ugh, I feel as though I don't get the same respect from my group like I used to. Only two of my students bothered to say goodbye to me and wish me a Merry Christmas. Wow...now what? I'm grateful these two remembered me before they see me again in about 3 weeks. I guess I really need to work on that. We haven't really been on the same wavelength ever since the second year started.

Other things have been bothering me too. What does it take to stay original nowadays? I swear I'm going to have to really persevere; be so far ahead that people will be saying, "Shit, why didn't I think of that?!"

I'm not going to let little things get to me. The weight of the world hasn't crushed me yet. I'm not going to be overwhelmed by bullshit. I may be riddled with annoyances, but I know that I'm better than just to let people get to me...