rhetorical question, farley!

i had an english teacher in high school -- she was nice (to others) but never quite seemed to believe in me. given that i may have slacked off on my work or i wasn't really up-to-par compared to her favorites, i would be so annoyed by the lack of respect i was shown in the classroom!! ...yeah, said the petite lil teenage asian girl with silver butterfly clips in her hair. i remember one class, she was frustrated with something i said and sent me to the hallway. there she spoke to me alone and left me a bitterness i will never forget. in short, she had told me she saw a decline in my grades (which I believe was an A-) and maybe i shouldn't be taking all my AP classes since maybe i am not able to handle everything that is going on, maybe my working after school, maybe the orgs i was involved in, school in general... etc

needless to say, i was pissed. especially as a yknow, petite lil teenage asian girl. who the hell was she to judge me? she doesn't even know me! what kind of teacher would tell a student "um... so you pretty much suck, give up now"? do you seriously think i should respect her and her stupid purple socks she wears with her keds?

i somehow remember a friend suggesting that it might just be her way of motivating. so, i got pissed at him too. but when all is said and done, maybe it WAS motivation ...or maybe she was just a jerk. though i still believe the latter, it's kinda like the movie we watched friday night. mr. woodock was a jerk coach, but despite his negative and harsh ways, he made a difference in people's lives, usually not directly or ideally. it's all in how you look at it.

as for MY mr. woodcock, she made me demand to be respected. i may be small, i may be shy, but, like i always say, i am smarter than i look! though not directly or ideally, she made me realize that i can give people my own personal can of whoopass through my actions and my accomplishments. and well, for those that don't respect me, you don't deserve my respect anyway. your loss.

nani nani boo boo.

and for all you non-believers out there... look what i found!!


BOO-YAH!! suckaaaa-

*boogie woogie*


weekly update:
- mon, 2/18 - berry berry - tracy
- thurs, 2/21 - going away lunch for tonya at carraba's - coworkers
- fri, 2/22 - potluck & mr. woodcock - friends