Still... at site

I apologize in advance for how stupid/ADD this post is. Things have been kinda dull here.
I'm teaching, yeah, though the entire Form 3 class (half of the students I'm supposed to teach) haven't shown up yet because they're waiting for their Form 2 national exam results. Probably won't know those until February. I read on another PCV's blog that this year if students don't pass their Form 2 exam (passing is 20%...yeeaaaahhh) they don't get to move on to Form 3. A "welcome" change. (I say "welcome" because, while this is good policy (you don't pass = you don't proceed), I have a feeling my Form 3 classes are going to be vveerryy small.) [Also, I have a pretty long rant re: the Tanzanian education system in the works, but that probably wont be done anytime soon. And I'm not sure how PC will feel about me posting that on this. Maybe I'll send it as an e-mail.]
My counterpart is starting to talk about a chicken-raising project, but nothing to actually "do" yet. Boiled down, its: buy chickens, raise chickens, sell chickens/eggs = profit. There's a few ideas of how to spend the money but it's still all up in the air.
Getting furniture made (at a nice discount) but no physical labour for me. I'm excited though:
Couch naps > bed naps.
Thinking about teaching English to the kids that live by me. Just a once/week for an hour or 2 kind-of-thing at my house.
Started playing soccer again. It's been about 2 months. I didn't throw up during or after, so I consider it a win.
I'm headed to Dar next week for a volunteer government-ish meeting (VAC). Dar has fasta intanet ("fasta" might be my favourite English -> Swahili word. That or "keepilefti." That's Swahili for "roundabout.") than I do on Pemba, so if anyone wants to skype let me know and I'll try to be available.
That's about it, though.
For those of you who don't like my random thoughts, I suggest you leave now. Those who've stayed, enjoy. Here are a bunch of random thoughts/happenings I've had over the past 2 weeks or so:
- I was asked by a student if I love her. No, I do not. Stop giving me looks, too. You kind of creep me out.
- NHL '94 (and emulators, in general) is(are) a huuuuge timewaster. And Super Mario 3 is teaching me a lot about marine life, herbal medicine, and raccoons (I had no idea they were capable of flight). [So the feather (or is it a leaf?) is the object that allows you to become a raccoon. And being a raccoon gives you the ability to fly. Feather (leaf?) -> raccoon -> flight? I wish I worked for Nintendo in the late 80s/early 90s.]
- While texting, sometimes I refuse to spell out (not using the "t9" feature) a word just to make my phone learn a word. And why hasn't "kesho" been learned yet!?
- Funny I need to remind myself to say "I am not married and am not looking for a wife, so don't ask" in my lesson plan when introducing myself to students.
- Breezy/windy every day. It's nice. Clothes dry quicker. Not constantly sweating.
- I catch myself daydreaming a lot at school when I'm not teaching. It's boring in that teachers' room. I bring a book, but still drift off.
- Often tempted to not pee in the choo and aim for the termites running around the outside. I said "tempted."
- Went to the wrong class to start a day. Then didn't teach a class I was supposed to because I can't remember my schedule. Whoops. But hey, at least both classes are on the same page now.
- Zanzibar revolution day = whole lotta nothing. No fireworks. No party. No BBQ. It's your INDEPENDENCE DAY. Do something!
- Sabres suck. What the hell.
- Upon seeing where I lived, I was asked by an expat if I had punched the volunteer who checked out my site (Doug) in the face for letting PC place me so far away from anything (the road, markets, other villages, my school). I had not. Did I mention how rural I am?
- It's probably because I spend so much time at home in just my underwear, but someone should make/create underwear with pockets... or I could only wear shorts. (Update: mesh shorts [where's Aaron Woolf?] with pockets = awesome. But I still like my underwear with pockets idea.)
- It could just be me (it probably is) but whenever Tanzanian's impersonate someone else talking, they sound like Homer trying to impersonate Mr.Burns' mother.
- The Hitler mustache is alive and well in Tanzania. Granted the 1st president here had it but, come on.
- Haven't mentioned poop yet, so here it is: Pedaling a bike has got to be the worst physical activity if you're trying NOT to crap your pants. But don't worry. Nothing happened. And it's always a little awkward to tell the mama that cooks every meal for you that you're having stomach problems.
- Pretty sure this is the proof I have ADD.