Coming to You Live from a Hotel on a School Night!

    Greetings fans. Sorry for not keeping you guys updated on the everyday happenings of my life. It is 2020, and I think it's fair to say that a lot has happened since my last post. 

    

    The kids made the move to San Diego. The wife did as well after almost seven years of having to stay in the Motherland. I am officialy a teacher at Mount Miguel High School, entering my second year. Also the new head wrestling coach there. My kids learned to swim and we were enjoying life.

    Then 2020 happened.

    Covid-19 hit and it quickly spread throughout the world. Everything was shut down. But in true American exceptionalism fashion, we said F this and began acting like we are somehow immune to this virus because wearing a mask is for communists, pansies and sheep! And Karens have been popping up everywhere like Oxxos asking to speak to managers or throwing their feces at innocent bystanders because they are Karens and that's what they do.

    All kidding aside, it has been a tough year. George Floyd and Breonna Taylor joined the long list of people murdered by police. I lost a friend earlier this year. We were expecting a baby but unfortunately the baby was not developing properly. I think I speak for everyone when I say 2020 has been awful.

    But lets focus on the positive. This pandemic, even though it has limited my family's social lives, has had many positives. 

    My kids learned how to ride their bikes without training wheels. My daughter, who is very adventurous, now rides a long board. My dogs are healthy and happy. My cat is cool but still annoying. The wife just jumped out of a plane. (See image below and look closely to see if you spot any fear in her face).

    As for me, I get to see my family everyday, which is what I have been wanting since 2013. 

    Don't get me wrong, I wish this pandemic would go away ASAP. I miss being in the classroom with my students. I miss taking my babies to the park so they can play on the jungle gym. I miss seeing coworkers and attending school activities. But being able to spend everyday with the family has been great. Seeing the babies everyday, watching them grow and learn, has been a joy. 

    One weird note: it seems my daughter and I have somehow synched our bowel movements. It never fails - as soon as I go to the bathroom, I hear her little Flintstone feet run to the bathroom door trying to turn the knob. Literally. Every. Day.

    With distance learning and only having two classes this quarter, I'm trying to approach this time as an opportunity. An opportunity to try new things. My siblings and I have a couple projects in the works that I am really excited about. I, too, have some ideas that I think I will really enjoy. Plus I want to write more on here.

    I picked up a second job working overnight at a hotel. I have a little free time throughout the night so I don't have an excuse not to write more.

    Take care everyone. And never forget: Wear a mask. Black Lives Matter. Fuck ICE. No human being is illegal. Love is love.