I decided to skip Dubya's State of the Union tonight. The sound of his voice is the equivalent of scraping nails down a chalkboard in my mind. I'm sure that I will read about it in the newspaper tomorrow or at the very least, hear the commentaries on NPR.

I had dinner with Jess tonight. Since we were going to a place across the street from where she lives, her girlfriend decided to give us thirty minutes of alone 'me and Jess' time. It was much needed. We caught up on things, confided fears and goals, basically just checked in with each other. I miss Jess. We don't see each other nearly as much as when she was a student. After dinner and dessert, her girlfriend declared that we should go ride go-carts and play video games since I don't have to be awake at the butt-ass-crack-of-dawn tomorrow. So we did. It was so much fun racing around the winding track with the cool breeze. I love Florida in the Winter. I was invited to hang out with them again tomorrow night. They are attending a wet t-shirt contest on my side of town at a pool hall frequented by many of my students. I am not sure if I should or will attend yet. Besides, I have already made plans to babysit the two cutest boys on the face of the earth. I belong to Xander and Griffin tomorrow until at least 10 pm.

I should go read about sound waves to prep for my help desk wench duties but I think I am going to have a date with Ralph Waldo Emerson instead.