Fun @ Skool

I've been waiting for the day when Mark and I would be able to park right next to the "rookie" history teacher, Jimmy. As part of his initiation into our history department we decided that as soon as we had the opportunity that we were going to pin his truck in...there would be NO way for him to get into his truck. He would be stuck.

Well...it took us over a year and a half...but the time had finally come. Jimmy was tutoring after school as Mark and I hatched our scheme. Jimmy had parked his truck in front of his room...Mark's and my rooms both flanked Jimmy's...we were hoping that he would see us pinning his truck in...but knowing that he was tutoring...he couldn't leave his kids...we were hoping for that "helpless" kind of moment. We even had our other colleague, Hau, directing us...

Jimmy was oblivious. Mark and I had to park and repark and repark our trucks again. Hau was toggling between the two of us, making sure that we didn't hit anything. Jimmy was clueless. Apparently, he was busy trying to teach the kids or something. As soon as the deed was done...Mark and I high-tailed it to my room to watch the drama unfold. It was 3:15...tutoring was over. We could hear Jimmy closing his windows. My windows were open...so we heard Jimmy's boisterous laughter...I ran to get my digital camera. We waited quietly in my room...thinking that Jimmy would come over to tell us that the joke was over and that he appreciated being initiated as our favorite "rookie" history teacher. But alas, our hopes were dashed as we heard Jimmy's Flowmaster revving in the parking lot!!!

We ran out of my back door to find Jimmy inside of his truck. He was attempting to back out...BY HIMSELF! Mark and I flagged him down...how did he get in his truck? There was NO visible room as even I had to climb over my passenger seat just to get out of my truck. At this time, the four of us are doubled over in laughter as we realized that our rookie was pretty darn smart...he broke into his own truck and climbed through the back window. We were had...but I got a picture of it anyway. :) My friends...I wish that EVERY work day could be this fun. The moral of the story? Don't park between two friends...because if you don't have a back window to break in to...well, then basically, you're shit out of luck.

Bull!

Olé!!!

Had a great time in Spain this last week. I went to my first bullfight and had excellent Paella. In Valencia, it is currently Fiesta de Fallas where everyday there are fireworks at 2PM (when most people take lunch) and the town creates beautiful papier maché statues up to 75 feet high for competition and then burns them at the end of the month. Some of these can cost upwards of $750k so no cheap bonfire. All good fun.