Bloggin' with Mr. CJ

First, a quick apology for not posting the past couple of days. I've been sort of busy getting some things organized (i.e. life) and have also been suffering from what I call Sudden Sleep Syndrome (SSS). SSS is when you plan on staying up for a couple more hours at night to watch a movie, read a book, post on your blog, etc., and before you can get started you decide to lie down on your bed for a second or two, and WAM...you're asleep! You'll know you've had an SSS attack if you wake up at 5:23AM and your room light, television, and computer are still turned on, OR if you're laying on top of a cell phone, remote control, or Entertainment Weekly magazine. Unfortunately, I'm a chronic sufferer.

Anyway, time to catch up on the past couple day's events...

• I've been substitute teaching at my former middle school for the past couple of days. Every time I sub, they ask me to come back for a couple more days, so I haven't had to sub at any other schools, which is nice. I must say, it's extremely weird to be a substitute teacher at a former school you attended, especially seeing my old teachers, some of whom recognize me with screams of joy, while others only offer a passing smile. Also, these kids are a good TWELVE years younger than me! First official experience feeling "old"...these kids have no clue what it's like to not have the internet, cell phones, or i-pods! Back in my day...nevermind. Some people think I'm crazing for being a sub at the middle school level, considering how horrible kids at that age can be. However, I choose to look at the situation as a sliding scale, with Kindergarten being at one end and 12th grade being at the other: the closer you get to Kindergarten, the greater the chances of being vomited on by a student; conversely, the closer you get to 12th grade, the greater the chances of being stabbed by a student. Therefore, I have the least chance of being vomited on or stabbed by students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade region. Pretty sound logic, as long as I avoid little Tommy Bronzano, the 7th grader that vomits on substitute teachers while stabbing them.
  

• I've officially decided to get a black Motorola RAZR for my next cell phone. I'm in my upgrade period with Cingular, and the RAZR is just awesome. Also, I got a pink RAZR for my girlfriend for her birthday, and for almost all of the past seven years together we've had the same model phone, so I'm not about to tempt fate with the cell phone gods...that's right, it's Cellulore, the God of Cell Phones, that causes all those calls to be dropped. Praise be to Cellulore.
• Courtesy of Mr. Cooper, I've just watched the new movie trailer of Superman Returns. Wow...just wow. Watch this trailer, please. If you have any desire to see this movie, you will find yourself with "trailer chills", as I call them (basically, when a movie trailer is so exciting, you literally get chills down your spine). AND, Superman Returns opens in June, a few weeks after my birthday. Happy Birthday to me!
• Congratulations to me on getting approved for my new Barnes & Noble Mastercard! Very exciting. Now, I get an additional 5% off of my BN purchases, and my 15.2% APR is actually one of the lowest of the credit cards I have (Best Buy: 21%...how dare you!). I am a bit nervous, considering that the credit limit is the highest I've ever been approved for...lets just say, I've been fantasizing about purchasing some insane items: a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a $10,000 seat at the World Series of Poker, trillions of marshmallow Peeps, etc.
• In television news, two very exciting happenings this week (both of which Mr. Cooper has also discussed...check it out): Stephen Colbert's closing speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner, and the coming attractions to next week's episode of The Apprentice. First, Stephen Colbert, "the man with the brass balls", as everyone is calling him. Colbert stood in a room full of the biggest names in government, the media, and entertainment (talking about Clooney here...sorry Laurence Fishburne), with the President no more than 10 feet away, and delivered one of the most hilarious satirical speeches ever. Some controversy has arisen over the actual greatness of this speech, but I prefer to inquire about another issue: do we know that President Bush is even smart enough to understand satire? Second, next week's episode of The Apprentice, which I will call "the greatest episode ever". The task will involve the six remaining candidates organizing a tailgate event, sponsored by Outback Steakhouse, at...wait for it...wait for it...A RUTGERS FOOTBALL GAME!!! That's right, The Apprentice is teaming up with the Scarlet Knight, certainly thanks to last year's Apprentice winner Randal, a Rutgers graduate. I will give ANYTHING to see one of the following things: President McCormick shouting "Go RU!" to the candidates, Donald Trump performing the Rutgers TOUCHDOWN cheer, Carolyn ordering a "Fat Darrell" at the Grease Trucks, or anything involving the candidates riding an'A' or 'H' bus...which subsequently crashes into a dorm (for those of you who don't know, this actually happened...and it was hilarious...see below).