there's nothing in this world quite like having an hour-long conversation with coffee. um.. yeah, so.. having him in my classroom again this year is going to be an interesting experience. of all of my students, he and his friends are the ones that i know will back me with these new kids. i think that i may have helped to convince him to keep his butt in school (there are complications)... and he may have convinced me to open my english 4 class by saying, "what up, folks?" not a bad trade, if i do say so myself.