smelly kid in class...

good afternoon! warning: this post may or may not contain personal and somewhat embarrassing information about me. some people may also classify this information as "too much". you have been warned.

basically, it comes down to this. i am the smelly kid in class.

i have decided that among other things, Louisiana is hot. my office, among other things, is hot. all it takes is a little bit of sunshine and my office turns into an easy bake oven. this is only made worse by the fact that my office does not have proper heating and cooling mechanisms, and by proper, i mean none at all. i'm pretty sure my office used to be a closet, all though, they couldn't even advertise it as temperature controlled.

thus, i smell. i have tried a virtual cornucopia of deodorants, and still haven't found one of any worth. so, i am calling out to you, my readers, friends, and non-smelly people, please suggest some high quality "deo-for-my-bo". i'm begging you. and so are my students...although it is likely that they think it is themselves becuase sometimes it is, and sometimes it is BAD. i'd like to think that i can only smell my self, and that i'm not torturing the the senses of the kids, but i'd be naive to believe that as truth.

i will chronicle the findings of this search so that other smelly kids may find hope in my story.

What hasn't Worked:
Secret Invisible Solid
Secret Flawless Invisible Solid
Mitchum for Women
Degree Clinical Strength (this is the current mistake, and may possibly be one of the worst)

so, this is the most recent excitement in my life. oh, and I had hand surgery, it is trying to heal now...but it is in a bad place (my thumb-pit)... surgery went well though, and i got to miss 4 days of work! woo hoo for NCIS marathons and blockbuster gift cards!!!!

why this road

where my heart is...

ginny owens - i know

a million miles away from anything familiar
a thousand places i would rather be
so I choke back the tears and try to find the bright side
though I find it hard to see beyond my suffering
in my heart I know your plan is so much bigger
but this small part is all that I can see
and I beleive you havn't left me here to wander
still I can't help but ponder where you're leading me

and I ask why this road
why this way and this load
tell me how far must I go til I see
...til I know why this road

a million miles away from anything familiar
what was it like to be so far from home
though you came in love
the world misunderstood you
there must have been some days when you felt so alone
but you endured, 'cause there was joy before you
joy that came because you sacrificed
since you gave yourself just to spend forever with me
surely I can trust you'll lead me through my darkest times

when I ask why....
why this road
why this way and this load
tell me how far must I go til I see
...til I know why

from here I cannot see
why you'd choose this path for me
but I don't have to understand to beleive
that you know why,
you know why this road
why this way and this load
you know how far I must go 'til I see
...'til I know why this road