August 30th, 2006
Ha, Ha! Hope I got you going for an instant. I am not (to my knowledge) going to be a father any time soon!
I am, however, going to shamelessly let you all know what the haps are in the little lives of the Killians. Every now and again I think a newsy post should be in order. Comment if you’d like, but I’d rather that those of you inclined to prayer would add a few of these things to your list.
1.I’m still teaching my guts out at Gulf Breeze High School. I say “teaching my guts out” because this is year 4 for me, and I am quickly burning out. Lots to do. Incidently, I got to break up a fight today–my first in a public school–and that proved to be pretty thrilling.
2.Haley is incredibly excited about the new Yankee Candle Co. coming to Cordova Mall. It looks as though she is going into management there! She loves that place, and she always comes home from work smelling like a candle. It’s great!
3.Back to the subject of burn-out. It seems Someone is directing me to pursue more education. I am striving to get into a Ph.D. of Theatre program at LSU, Ohio State, IU, or Univ. Louisville. Prayers would be nice on this front. If I am accepted into any of these programs, Haley and I would relocate and have to start from scratch. I have a great wife who is willing to follow me anywhere!
4.I picked up another teaching job on the side. I will be teaching a couple of adjunct Theatre classes at PJC in the spring. It will be nice to teach in field at that level again, and the pay ain’t bad either.
5a.I have decided to grow the most hideous beard imaginable. No competition.
5b.This week, I was hired as freelance journalist for Ballinger Publising. They publish several magazines about business in Northwest Florida. The pay’s good for a beginner, and I look forward to gaining some journalistic experience.
There was more…but I must be too exhausted to remember…more will come.
August 22nd, 2006
Whenever I attend family gatherings, I still feel unqualified to sit at the “adults” table. I don’t feel like I have much to add to “adult” conversation, and I feel a bit more comfortable sitting with the kids When will this end? I own a car, I have an “adult ” career, I have a good portion of gray hair, and I can even grow a beard (sort of).
I’ve been thinking aoout how American culture defines maturity, and just a few things popped to mind. In my thinking, adults…
1.sleep at night and stay awake from the early morning hours (6 AM) until the evening. They may allow a nap once in a while, but they rarely sleep past 8 AM.
2.live on their own. paying the rent or mortgage for themselves and/or their family. It seems that in today’s culture that is not a prerequisite for adulthood, but in my mind, that’s the archetype.
3.have career ambitions. Children don’t think about the future, but mature people should, and do.
4.worry about things other than themselves. `nuff said,
5.are people who are older than me.
What can you think of? In your mind, what makes a person an adult? I’m not comfortable with simply stating that once a person is 18 or 21, they are mature…I know too many exceptions to that rule. So, ideas?
August 9th, 2006
I’ve been tagged, so I’ll answer off the top of my head.
1. One book that changed your life: Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: The Odyssey by Homer
3. One book you’d want on a desert island: The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
4. One book that made you laugh: We are still Married by Garrison Keillor
5. One book that made you cry: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
6. One book that you wish had been written: The Real On the Road by Woody Guthrie
7. One book that you wish had never been written: Desiring God by John Piper.
8. One book you’re currently reading: The Unabridged Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Stranger by Albert Camus
