So I am a teenager...

... according to what a student told me. Bryan is a kid who I have known for the past 4 years: taught him in grade 7, watched him grow from a wise-cracking 12 year-old goofball to a wise-cracking 16 year-old goofball.

He tells me I am a teenager.

According to him, I have all the characteristics of a teenager: I often feel lazy (check), I go home to veg in front of the comp or the tv (check), I like playing video games (check) and I enjoy sleeping in on Saturdays (check).

I guess there are more teenagers out there than I thought.

On a more pleasant note, I announced to another kid that he got 71 in MRE. He was happy, really happy, which made me happy. If I had the means, I'd bottle that feeling up and sell it to all the poor shleps out there who wake up feeling crappy every morning. That feeling is one of the reasons I truly enjoy teaching.