1. I can't stop saying the word "sucks." And I'm pretty sure I said "hella" one time without realizing it. 2. Someone farted in the sixth grade class and I demanded to know who it was. (no one owned up)... Continue Reading →
I'm definitely freaked out by this "growing up" thing. Twenty-five and a half?! I can reach forward and touch 30, but I can't reach back and touch...well I don't even want to be 20 again, but its scary to think... Continue Reading →
After writing 146 somewhat clever and personalized progress reports for the junior high children, I had the pleasure (and sometimes pain) of meeting with something like 106 parents in the living nightmare known as "Conferences." To say my brain felt... Continue Reading →
Its possible that a lot of opinions people might have had about me teaching at a private Christian school have a sort of...validation. Its possible that my personality is a bit....wild for my current working environment. For example... Back to... Continue Reading →
I love that we start school with a nice three-day (or four-day, if you're a rotten public school student. what the heck we didnt get that when I was in school!?) weekend right off the bat. It kinda eases us... Continue Reading →
Everyone who has asked me what I'm doing for a job right now has a similar response when I tell them that I'm teaching junior high. "Really? why? they're so...awful...." - most people "Seriously? Oh thats sucks, I would never... Continue Reading →
Okay this morning, first real day of school, after like six cups of coffee, laminating everything I could get my hands on, and the nervous morning poo, and pacing around the desks and wondering if I had correctly aligned the... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure how it happened, but tonight I found myself chaperoning a junior high dance party. And probably enjoying the dance more than I did when I was actually in junior high. Even though everyone there called me "hey... Continue Reading →
I have a few new ideas for scraping through these horrible economic times...I'm going to turn to a life of crime. I can be your Bonnie, you can be my Clyde. It seems so romantical! And I've always liked those... Continue Reading →
The start of a new week is both the best day and the worst day of the week for the unemployed. A. All you suckers have to get up early and to go to work today! nine to fiiiive hahaha!... Continue Reading →
In a nice little active step towards something that resembles future employment, I took my CBEST today to be qualified to substitute teach! I think I might like teaching. Which is another way of saying I don't ever want to... Continue Reading →