so I just realized my blog-aversary back in December, so it's been like 4 years now....
wowza.

anyhoos. I was just gonna update a bit.
I'm on Christmas break. and basically it's been awesome. sleeping in has definitely been the best part.
i'm gonna miss it next week when i'm back to the hustle and bustle.

but i'm guess i'm excited to get back in the classroom. do i want to? NO. but my life will return to something meaningful. so far over break though, i've been crossing things off my things-to-do-over-winter-break-that don't-involve-work-TO DO LIST. one which includes furnishing my apt. I have so much space....but things are coming together at least my living room which is koolio awesome. I feel like I live here more now...other than that I haven't crossed too many other things off my list cuz i'm lazy...but i'm alright with that...i rested for realz.....

back to school stuff now, gotta change my mindset. Flip the switch from lazy to productive-ish. Overall, teaching is better. i mean definitely looking back to the beginning I did alot of stuff classroom management wise that was wrong or more so I didn't even know what to do. there's so much stuff I feel like I'm fighting in classroom that could've been avoided completely in the beginning....and I feel like still discovering who I am as a teacher and how to make that come across to my students. Like I really don't know who Mr.A is. And how that's different from the person I am out of school.

But I know  that  I'll definitely be prepared for next year...setting up procedures and routines and defining the boundaries more strictly (or at least try to). But you know I love my students all of them, even though I feel like I do way to much for them. And truly I just want them all to succeed in my class. But I don't know if I always express that because I'm so lost/overwhelmed/tired.

I guess that would be one of my goal for the second half of the year...
I think I've definitely been self-centered, concentrating alot of myself in classroom....because I'm trying to learn how to live the adult life and how I am supposed to be a teacher (it's my first year and all)
but I defintiely need to put the focus back on the students, no matter what's going on with me. Think about what are they doing. Then based on their performance think  about how can I improve.

Another goal I think, would be around the mathematics...I don't know if I often show my excitement for the math. show them the cool stuff. Yeah I want them to be able to do stuff. solve certain problems graph this blah blah. But it would help to show the importance of mathematics things to me. whether that some interesting background or presenting in a real life context. I would just really like to change my students perception of mathematics. like it's so ridiculous how easily students give up on math and how for whatever they don't think they can be good at it...

I got like five million more goals pop in my mind as I'm writing this..parents, motivation, failing students....I can just do alot better. and I know I still got a long way to go. I'm just glad it's better. Am I still as happy as I thought I would be? No. But it's better. my students like/respect for the most. And  I know they all want to learn. I need to help them get there  better-er..

one day I'll be effective. one day.

here's a picture I took of my dog Buster.
He was scaring the crap outta me today...

that's it.
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

Blog-a-versary : Whew!

Since today is my blog-a-versary and almost 2011, I present some of my favorite quotes from 

some of my favorites posts in 2010. 

I guess I'll make this chrono-ma-logical....

January 10, 2010 A Day of Change  - I talk about change:  

"how one minute you can be one way, and then the next something crazy can happen which will turn your life upside down.or how you can feel one way for a long time, but then feel the opposite outta the blue."


 January 26, 2010 Walking - Yeah this gets real deep. About walking:
 

"I began notice that other people around me were walking to places, also. And I started to think about people in the world who were walking also. And I started to think about how maybe some people were walking long distances or even short distances, or some people were walking trying to find food or water, others walking because they were lost and had no clue where they were going."

 February 10, 2010  Stereotypes Omg I was real serious about stuff. Love it:

"But I do know I will forever be a black man.and I have to realize I'm different, I'm gonna be viewed as different, different things are going to be expected of me just because I'm a black male. and that will affect all aspects of my life. and it's something I gotta deal with.......FOREVER..."

 February 11, 2010 Decisions. I find this post still relevant today, because I still having to make tough decisions about life:

"so this I pray
until my dying-day,
Lord, Please help me make a decision,
about anything, show me what I am to do.
Cuz I really have no clue,
and you know what's best for me,
and you know what lies ahead for me."

March 24, 2010 A Day at the Dentist. People talking to me at the dentist office. I do not like.

"the first person, a woman, was talking on her phone all loud and stuff (i ain't wanna hear that),
and then she got off and was like "I don't like when people talk on their cellphones all loud..blah blah blah.. sorry..yada yada"
"B!%^#, I don't know your life!"   "

April 14, 2010 Woke up this morning.  This is funny, I still feel the same way about school.

"but i actually I woke up this morning,
and my first thought,
I quit [school].
I really freakin hate school, despise classes and  its evil step-daughter work.
If school was a person I would literally stab it in the heart a million times, watch it die slowly......
and then laugh hysterically ......yes....."

 May 9, 2010 Get's no love from me. Poem to/about my this blog. Greatness.

"Wow, blog!
you get's not love from me.
i've been spending time with other blogs
watching movies, youtube, and glee
but blog you get no love from me.

I remember when  I first began you
I had so much to say
I wanted to let the world know everything
sometimes I posted three times a day

But as time went on
and homework, school began
i had other things to do
writing a post in the plan ......."



June 6, 2010 Simply Updating. Career Backup Plans. Enough said.

Career Backup Plans
1. my elaborate plan to move to the U.K. for 10yrs gain a British accent, come back to the states open up a bar and D.J.
2. CTA bus/train driver
3. Backup Dancer
4. Run for Vice President w/ Kira (La)Frank for Prez.

Sept 29, 2010 Definitely should update now. Post on crack. or maybe I was on crack. Who knows?

"but this is why I like to have a blog because sometimes I can be serious and sometimes I can be completely way outta on left field not paying attention to the person at bat, cuz I was trying to get some peanuts and cracker jacks, but all the peanuts were salty when I don't even like salty peanuts and I just didn't want them and the guy was arguing with me, "how could you not like salty peanuts, what are you, not American?!" and I said actually I'm Asian. (wait, I think my analogy got lost somewhere). "

Yeah. Hope you enjoys.
Peace & Chicken Grease!

It's almost the end of the 2010

which means my blog-versary has either passed or is approaching.
(after getting over my initial laziness and looking it up, it's December 17th,  sooo I'll be posting something on that day probably)
either way I can't believe I stayed with this thing this long,
If I believe this is gonna be year 3. Wow.

Like so much has changed since I was a sophomore,
I was at a totally different place, totally different frame of mind.
It also makes me feel so old. I mean I have been 22 for 8 days,
I don't know if that means I have experience or anything (it doesn't).

But this blog meant something totally different to me then, than it does now. 
And I don't update as often as I used to,
I mean who has time when your as busy as I,
But when I started, it was just something to do, something to be random with, to have fun with,
and just try to be kool, i guess?
But now I use it more of as a place of reflection. It's where/when I can think about significant moments in my life, and it's really kool...i guess?

As i develop into this full adulthood mode, I'll try to keep this up.
Maybe, I'm not keeping any promises...

!#$^#$^$%*&^%(&&%$$@$#$#%$$%)(%&^^%$!#@#$245 (<--- decode the 'secret' message)
[now searching for something to talk about]

Thinking about one of the first topics I talked about on this blog, snow (here),
it's back. and it's cold. I pretty much think my sentiment about this white stuff (hahaha white stuff)
remains the same as it does in this post. Also I think its really funny.....the post that is not the snow....
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Here's a random picture.

hahahah Black man in a Red Dress....

~~~~~~~
And if you haven't send Propecia the CrackHo (i don't why this is one word) you oughta!
Click Play below, please so we can feed CrackHo's all over the world! I'm serious



I would be the exact same way if I was a crack hoe. But unfortunately I am not. :-(

Yeah now that's about it.
I'm on Winter Break so I might update a lil more than usual.
But as I said before  I make no promises, Mister!

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!!

Top Posts in 1 year!

Since it's my blog-a-versary,
AND
it's almost the end of the year 2009,
I thought it would be fitting to provided my Favorite Top Posts/Updates/Blogs of the year
(year interpreted as from 12/17 to 12/17)

Let's say top 5, but this might turn into top 8 or something.

And order here does not mean anything its just a list of my Favs

1. Thoughts on Snow ~~~~Hilarity! Basically me talking to Snow, very approiate now btw.

2. I am a member of ~~~~~ Talking about NUMB, oh how I love thee.

3. So this one time I got stuck on an elevator ~~~~~~~Hilarious! An experience I'll never forget!

4.Chris Brown/Rihanna ~~~~~ A funny video with transcription omg! can't believe I did that!

5. YOUTUBE MANIA ~~~~~I think my first of these mania's, hence my favorite.

6. a REAL poem ~~~~~pretty awesome poem I wrote, I have no idea what I'm taking about though.

7.Thing that made me say ~~~~ A Dream starring Tom Hanks + BET Awards + Bernie Madoff = Hilarity!

8. The Wiz- the Movie ~~~~~My "expert" analysis on the film. awesome.

9. Love Potion #9 ~~~~My favorite song from Smokey Joe's. Just an awesome song in general (look it number 9 on the list...totally didn't plan that!)

Yeha that's it.
(btw I went through about the first 150 posts, couldn't look at the last 50..got tired).

Do you have a favorite post(s)????
.................................anyone?

hahaha
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!!!!

ONE YEAR!!! Wowzers!!!

On this date one year ago, I posted this. And such began the afroboiii blog (then known as the accounts of an afroboiii, idk why I named it that, guess I couldn't come up with anything creative, apparently).

I love this blog. I don't think alot people actually know about it or they do, but it don't matter.
I just enjoy having one, and actually keeping up with it.

I can basically post whatever I want, even if it makes no sense, I love it. Maybe because it's just one thing I can actually control completely (like I can't even control myself half the time).

Anywayz
In Honor of my one year blog-a-versary (yhea..) I decided to reveal this secret of sorts.
Actually its two secrets, well actually I won't reveal their names or whatnot (yhea I lied.)
Basically these two things tell me things about the blog.
It all started about 6 months ago, June acutally. I remember it like it was yesterday...[insert flashback here]

Collectively they have given many interesting details about the blog.

# of Visits since June/July: Secret 1 - 2500  Secret 2- 1,000

Referrer with highest # of visits: Secret 1- images.google.com; 41.71% Secret 2-  images.google.com 30.94%

Most Visited Page: Secret 1 http://afroboiii.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html with 48.26% of the visits Secret 2 same link with  35.17%

Some other referrers: blogger.com; facebook.com; google.com;
Average Time on Site: 1:01 minutes.
% of New Visits: 65.42


Geolocation ( My Favorite!):
Secret 1

U.S. 76.28% of visits
Canada 4%, UK 3.6% , other visits from: Austrailia, India, Phillipinnes, Netherland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and 70 (yes 70 other countries).

Secret 2 ( a little more detailed)

U.S. 814 visits/1, 073 visits (about 80%)
with visits from every state except 6 states (darn you Hawaii, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and New Hamsphire!).

Highest state: Illinois (of course), then California, New York, Wisconsin, Texas.

Other Countries, 62 of them this time,
including those menitoned above and randoms like Fiji, Nigeria, and countries I never heard of:  Bahrain, Slovakia (idk).

Basically this blog has been seen in every continent besides Antartica, which is fine with me.

Looks like this basically.

Anywayz its kool where my blog has reached even if viewed for a milisecond or a minute, still awesome. Who would've known my decision to just write about crazy things could reach the whole world (well almost)?. Amazing!

Again all this comes from secret sources, and shall remain so, until I feel they are no longer useful (whatever that means)

that's it,
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!! (<---btw comes from my first post, which if you didn't check out you should).