A Day In The Life Of A TimeTraveler

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Been there done this

5:55 My alarm goes off. (2010) If I'm lucky, the sound wakes me up. If I'm not lucky, I've already been up for a while.

I take a shower, get dressed, look through my closet. I become unstuck in time jumping from 2001 to 2004, 2010 to 1998, 1976 to 2007. I pick something from the past and then go downstairs.

Fletch is awake and I make him breakfast. We sit together for 10 minutes and watch Mickey Mouse. (I slip through time to 2006.) I think they make 5 a year, so I have seen this one a few hundred times.

I go to the car and warm it up. (I am in 2002.) I start to work and put on Mike and Mike in the morning. They talk about yesterdays football games. (I am exactly one day behind.) I switch over to NPR, where they're talking about President Obama's town hall meeting tonight and how he will offer bail out money to small businesses. (I have slid 8 hours into the future.)

I get to work and walk into the building. (I step into 1954.) I say hello to several students. (I speak to the future.) I pass a few teachers. (Jumping from 1986 to 1998 to 2003, based on the clothing and hair styles.)

I get to my classroom and log onto my computer. (I am in 1998 based on the OS.) I look over what I will teach today, it will take me from 1967 in literacy to 500 AD in Math to 1776 in social studies and finally to the future in science. Depending on the text book I use, I will pop up in 2001 or 2004. I have lunch it's leftovers. (I am 16 hours in the past.) I discuss current events with co workers. (I am finally in the present.) One of them changes the conversation to a debate over school reform. (I am 3 weeks in the past, he has already brought this up before.) The conversation changes again to departmentalizing. (I am not sure if I am in October, November or December, since this conversation comes up every few weeks.)

I go back to class and say "You rock!" as I high five a student. (I am obviously in 1994.) He is wearing converse shoes (jump to 1917). (Yes, 1917...look it up!)

I finish my day and head back to my car (2002). On my way home, I put on NPR. The news is about what Obama said in his speech. (I am 3 hours in the past.) I think about tomorrow and what lessons I will teach (future). Then I put on some music. (I slip from 1967 to 1986 to 2002 then briefly to 2010, but just briefly.)

I arrive home and step into the present, stretch my legs, and walk into the past. (My house was built in 1974.) I say hi to the kids. (2007, 2005, 2004) and my wife. I cook up dinner and we all sit. My mom talks about her day and the news. (I am back to where I started this morning at 6:30 am.)

We all spend time together playing games (1963), reading some books (1985), and the kids go to sleep. I sit down on the couch (sliding into 2004) and watch some TV (2010). Ahhhh, back in the present where I belong!