The swagger of the fisherman
He’s dreaming big, nets full of fish
An ocean filled with his thoughts
Trawling towards his deepest wish

Eyes to the astronauts overhead
What are they thinking as they fly?
Break the big things down to the small
Everyone, everywhere, just getting by

Inspired by a David Elikwu newsletter

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Today I’m feeling:

Great. This is the first morning in a long, long time that I woke up without any aches! I have a little ache now after exercise but I am still quite amazed at feeling this good this morning.

(Later) The good feeling in my body persisted during the day, which made me pretty happy and motivated.

Health:

Physical: 8!
Mental: 8

Today I’m grateful for:

Kru Lucky bringing back snacks from his trip to Japan during the holiday and sharing them with all the teachers. Which reminds me, they’re still in my bag waiting to be eaten.

The best thing about today was:

The general, lazy feeling around school for most students who are not participating in the sports events. It’s relaxing but a little too relaxed. I can’t get my students into the flow of the semester and to knuckle down.

What was out of your control today and how did you handle it?

I still don’t have a new schedule yet, so I’m still down for 7 hours today, though thankfully, our classes are reduced to 50 minutes for the rest of this month, making things a bit easier. It’s always a little jarring transitioning in and out of this change and today I struggled a bit, either with getting things done in time, or erring the other way and not doing enough in the time. Luckily, it’s easy enough to jump onto some quiz sites and do a quick quiz, though.

Anyway, this afternoon I was due for the final three hours to be in building 8 but when I got there, the room was padlocked and only two students had arrived. I got a message saying that the other students were in a meeting for sports day but no indication of how long that would last. A few more students rolled up while I was contemplating whether to find another classroom or not. Of course, the students begged me for free time and eventually I agreed but on the condition that I would set them work to complete before our next class.

I went back to the teachers’ room and figured out a couple of tasks for them to do and in the process ended up making a whole bunch of other lessons that can be done at any time.

I also cancelled the last one-hour class of the day with my grade 12 English students. I know that they will be happy enough with that and doubted that they would attend anyway.

Something I learned today?

Potatoes have more chromosomes than humans — 48 compared to our 46.