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shawn time 22.03.03..03.30.05
the firth of forth, scotland
shawn time 21.19.27..03.30.05
any math geeks???
one day i am contemplating the end (or significant changes) in my tutoring business...
...the next I am overwhelmed by the bombardment of new and renewed clients that gotta have the tutor love.
a bit stressful. more clients than I can handle. more clients than I or any of my tutors can handle. need more tutors. calling all tutors. calling all math tutors.
if you can teach math wonderfully, or know someone that can teach math wonderfully to high school (and some middle school) students....they have no option but to call me, or leave a comment on this blog, or shout real loud in the direction of SW portland that they are willing to tutor for me and my (evidentally) growing tutoring business.
it pays real money. decent money.
even if you only want to tutor 1 hour a week, shawn can use you.
come join the tutoring world domination.
shawn time 23.55.54..03.28.05
chewing
had coffee with Ken Lloyd today. inspiring guy to be around. humble and generous with his time and his heart. great listener. visionary. forerunner.
we talked about some amazing things.
of note, and thus a blog entry, we discussed the redeeming of the heart of Portland through the living out of sacrifice to the homeless and widows of our beautiful, unique, misunderstood, dark city.
more pieces to a percolating thought/prayer/idea that I have had (as well as others evidentally) that Portland will lead the way, lead the country, in how to deal with the injustice of homelessness. Our city will change as our hearts turn to the homeless, fatherless, sick, and widowed.
when taking big bites, chew before swallowing.
shawn time 18.42.38..03.24.05
Three Rivers Tutoring Company
do i need a vacation? or do I need to stop tutoring?
it is spring break right now, no teaching, no tutoring. it is nice.
i am so fickle with jobs. i can't stay doing the same thing for very long. tutoring has been the thing i have done the longest. it is grinding on me. I am not missing it a bit during this break. i wonder if i would miss it if i did not do it for, um, ever.
i so much enjoy the opportunity to do whatever comes up. for the potential of each and every day. people to talk to. lunches to enjoy with friends. places to sit and enjoy the world.
this week i have often thought....where would i be right now during a normal week??? most often the answer was...in a tutoring appointment.
i know i am whining. we all work. i think we all do. and as far as jobs go, i have a pretty good one. and the pay aint so bad either. BUT...i dunno. maybe i just need to suck it up.
maybe it is a turning 30 thing. a mid-midlife crisis. wondering if i am spending this time that i have in the best way possible.
whenever i do not have tutoring, it seems as if i so much enjoy the opportunity to be creative. I am not that productive on the creative side of things, but i at least have the time and energy to think about it more. thats what this blog is really, just an outlet of a bit of creativity.
i will get to summer and rethink this all. summer is a good time to change things. I thought that last summer though, and what changed?
well, i did take one more day off a week (2 total). the previous years i tutored 6 days a week. i started working at PNCA, which i do want to do next year. I guess those things changed. thats good. i moved apartments. i changed churches. i guess a lot changed. so what is going to change this summer?
deep down i think i want to do something new, something different. something not tutoring. or at least not where i am tutoring 25 appointments a week. and thats the weird thing, its my business, i started it, cant i control it and end it? it is a weird thing when you feel as if you are bound and a slave to something that you created.
hmm...things to ponder.
shawn time 17.28.53..03.23.05
song post
here is an attempt at posting music to my blog.
its a song i put together a couple years ago. still needs some work, but you get the idea.
let me know if you can't hear it when you click on the link.
shawn time 15.27.57..03.20.05
color matters
was looking through iphoto at some of my pics (still no new digital camera yet)...and I was struck at how cool color is. I am glad we have been given such a cool thing. check out these pics...color is the only thing that makes them interesting. i know i know, b&w has its place, but color trumps.
click on image to see it in color
click on image to see it in color
shawn time 14.30.43..03.20.05
throw some support/traffic
a couple of friends have recently started blogging and they deserve some welcome wagoning.....wagonning.....wagoning?
and....
Kathleen's blog
mur-c-mi
I'd post a pic of Kathleen if I didn't think she would kill me......
(addendum) pic posted, I am still alive, and there is Kathleen.
Click for a larger pic of either Chris or Kathleen.
click on links, read, enjoy, post a comment or two, make new friends
shawn time 23.58.46..03.09.05
cheap travel
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!!!!!UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!
uh...nothing new to report. airline tickets explode into quadruple digits.
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need to get to orlando to visit my friend paul.
need.
want.
how do i travel cheap on short notice? i want to leave next week.
ideas?
already been to travelocity, orbitz, priceline, hotwire, expedia, etc etc.
anyone have a ticket they wanna give away?!?!
p.s. for all of you that bug me about blogging, look....i am blogging. :|
now, give me your frequent flyer miles. :) and your digital cameras.
shouldn't blogs be an avenue to ask for free stuff from your readers?