- I came to the decision that I'm going to hold off on purchasing a new vehicle for at least another year (barring the something unforeseen changing my mind again). Mera (my Prius) has been a great car for me, and she's still driving well. With her newly fixed smile (front bumper), she seems as good as new.
- I finalized my travel arrangements to Michigan for the end of July and beginning of August.
- Rowen surprised us by inviting friends over for his birthday. They all seemed to have fun while they were here.
- On a similar note, Rowen has passed Janelle in terms of height. He did so just before he turned thirteen.
- We enjoyed watching Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 at the theater. I'm looking forward to seeing it again. I hope to have a Guardians marathon either this summer if the DVD is out by then.
- I replaced the LED bulbs in our refrigerator (which is only a couple of years old).
- My AP students had their exam--the one which I'm heading Outside to grade. We will know how they did in July.
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released, and my wife and children have all played it while I am waiting until their fervor dies down before starting. Rowen has already beaten the main questline. Connor is using an emulator on his computer to play (which is technically legal as we do own a copy of the game) because he can make the graphics look better that way. Janelle is trying to squeeze in game time whenever she can.
- Speaking of games, I defeated Elden Ring, including its most difficult boss. I was determined to do so despite my frustration with many of the game's elements to demonstrate that my complaints weren't because I wasn't "gud" enough for it. I will be avoiding it and any similar games in the future.
- I have pictures documenting that over a dozen students decided to dress as me for "dress as your favorite teacher day"--Hawaiian shirts, facial hair, hip pouches, and all.
- It's finally been warm enough to wear shorts, even to one of Connor's track meets.
- I made a list of items to accomplish this summer (that has thus far been largely ignored).
- The school year came to a close, and Connor applied for a job (and was hired).
- I climbed onto my metal roof and put my Starlink dish at the highest point that I could get to. It was traumatizing. Even thinking about it gave me a wave of vertigo just now.
- Janelle and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary by going down to Homer together.
- Our union president, who is my friend, was arrested for allegedly having sex with one of his students years ago. For a variety of reasons, I do not believe he is guilty of the charges. Hopefully, he will be found innocent and released soon.
- We had our last bit of snow finally melt from the ground last week.
- I enjoyed playing and finishing the short Horizon Burning Shores DLC.
- I finally took down our holiday lights.
- Janelle and I made a Costco run to Anchorage and back.
- Connor is now the first in our family to have a credit union account here on the peninsula. He wanted a way to more easily access the money that he is getting from his first job (at Sweeney's).
This month is about to end with me heading to Kansas City for the AP World History Exam Reading. I'm packed up and ready to go, so I figured that I should write this post while I still have access to my computer and a full sized keyboard. I've been tempted to purchase a traveling keyboard for occasions just like this one. Anyway, May has been a busy month in many ways and a month for waiting in others. Here are some of the highlights:
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