My day today.

So i wake up, hit snooze, wake up, hit snooze, wake up, check the torrents and Star Trek has finished. Good start.

Go to school. Start finals. Easy. No sweat. Ask em questions. Nobody skips out, i don't have to fail nobody.

So i go to the school to ask about a media room. My boss, old joe, he sees me and disappears. No worries. I ask about the media room but they can't give it to me. Ok, no sweat. "oh, by the way, when are you giving your test?"

Moment of truth. I answer likewise. The 7th of january, i'll have the grades for you by the 10th.

"ok, no problem."

I ask if its a problem. It still isn't. Hm. Good news.

So i go back and do more finals. By the time the sun has broken through, its a damn sunny day. Call up mike. No reply. Call up grant. I tell him that things seem to have gone lighter with the test. He explains that he is meeting with mike and our boss Peter Chin to talk about the tests. He says he'll keep me posted. Right on.

So i get off and go to the electronics market. I ask about a guitar hero controller. They say they can get one for me tommorow, pretty cheap. Alright. I move on. Get some lunch. Go back to the apartment. Zhu ting comes by. She wants to continue to do our chinese class in spite of dramas. Sounds good to me. Then she helps me with the plane tix.

10,600 RMB? Damn. I count my money. Barely can pay. I talk lexi. She seems to think that I shouldn't spend all my money GETTING there to have none left. So I say to try the 3 week package. I am told that, because we agreed to teh 1 month one, i might be stuck with it, assuring that i will be poor for a while.

noooooooo!

But, I play it cool. Apologize to lexi for getting her hopes up for the 1 month plan. Figure out how i'm gonna tell the electroncis market that i can't afford no fancy-pants controller right now. Call Ava, ask for my paycheck in advance. She says no.

Grant and Mike come by. I can do the test the way I want. Furthermore, I don't have to teach culture next semester. It's all oral english. I might even get a class where I get to show movies to these kids, as a way to listen to foreigners talking. YES. Right on. I'm not gonna get fired.

Zhu ting calls me back. Good news. I only have to pay 9,600 rmb. I'm like "for the 3 week thing?" she's like "no, for a whole month". YES. the price dropped 100 bucks. That's enough wiggle room to make it work. SECONDS later, she calls me back, lets me know that the price dropped AGAIN and if i jump downstairs with my passport it's only 9,300 RMB. All told, the price has dropped approximatly 150-200 bucks. MORE than enough wiggle room to make it work. Yes. I buy the tickets. Tommorow a guy comes by to collect the dough, and those tix will be in my hand. I confirm the test/class news with Grant. They are confirmed. YES.

So i hop on facebook. I find out "porn" is an acceptable word. ALSO YES.

I feel kind of silly, looking at yesterday's post. Everything's been resolved. My biggest worry right now is what i'm gonna teach my students tommorow. The other teachers make a stink, and i reap the benefits. In 1 day, I go from wondering if i'm gonna be fired to being the favorite of the 3 foreign teachers. My tickets are finally gettin' done.

I can't remember having a day this good in a long time, folks. Wonder what I'm gonna talk about next semester? Everything's coming up Dan. Plus nobody i know got killed in south central LA. Today was a good day.

So, I'm gonna take a shower and watch an episode of star trek, get dinner, and wonder if my luck will ever look out.

I should say my prayers tonight, though. I think I owe somebody a favor.