Ever year I take a group of students (okay, my favorite class) ice skating in downtown. It's fun. None of us go into the heart of Chongqing very often, and skating away an evening is a novel way to spend it. Unfortunately, it's also dangerous. I had a ten percent casualty rate this year (2 of 20), and if it were the United States I would probably need waiver forms. Most of the students have never skated before and wipeouts are inevitable. Unfortunately one girl wiped out her arm and another her tailbone. I feel terrible about it (the arm was sprained, the tailbone broken). I am not sure that I'll be able to go next year.
Failure
I have been failing a lot recently, which is quite honestly not something I am very well prepared to handle. Not only did my LSAT basically skid out on the rocks, but I also did not even get an interview for basically a dream job. The dream job is tougher to stomach, because I thought all my intangibles were so irresistible. The only good news on the LSAT is that I won't have to take it again. But the fact that I know I absolutely blew the games section hurts. Hopefully my intangibles attract law schools more than hiring managers.
Sports Day
Every year, to demonstrate our physical fitness and exuberance, we have sports day. All schools in China do. We didn't have a track last year, so our day was pathetic, but this year we do. I signed up to run 800 meters in the teacher's category, figuring I could probably smite the 60 year old professors. Then I stupidly mentioned the race to my neighbor, who is a fitness freak who swims 3 miles a day. His response: "This is awesome. I am going to beat you!" My mental response: "I hope you die." I don't even want to race anymore, which is somewhat childish.
Tim Tebow
I want him to succeed. And I want the Vikings to draft him. It's too bad I am not Tim Tebow.
Above, the survivors of the ice skating trip
