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at least the universe is looking out for me, sort of
I feel like I get just the little pick me ups I need to carry me though the really tough shit. I'm grateful, but also a little frustrated that I can't seems to get HUGE and LASTING pick me ups that carry me UP and OVER all the really tough shit. Pain is part of the human experience though. I'm glad I'm becoming less afraid of and incapacitated ( Read more... ) -
Ugh, I just really don't know
I just really don't know. I think I'm in good place. I just really don't know.
At this very moment, we have a friend over. We are listening to good music. I am getting drunk. I smell food cooking. I miss the co-op. So much. I'm glad to be alive today. :) -
What the fuck do you expect me to do with these kids?
So, I have been subing, covering the librarian on her lunch or prep period in the library, or monitoring the in school suspension room. This is infinitely better than being responsible for my own classroom, lesson plans, ect... The thing is though, I never know what I'm doing that day until I arrive in the morning. Also, when subing, i don't ( Read more... ) -
Over it
I'm getting picked on so I can get fired at the end of the year. It's very frustrating. A sucessful organization would never hire you, not train you or even give you an orientation, not check up on you for 3 months, not give you the materials you need to do your job, and then fire you when you say you need more help... Your managers aren't doing ( Read more... ) -
Oh No You Didn't...
just give me a "U" rating for that unannounced observation of my class room with 2 days left in the semester. You better aquatint yourself with the rules, because if you don't, the UFT will.
Also, how smart is it to give someone a U right before you excess them so that they can't find a new job when the whole point is to get them off your pay -
It's almost over!
Friday, I was ready to chop off some heads. Getting kids to do make up work is insane. Giving quizzes is insane. You have at least 10 people trying to get your attention at the same time. Trying to get them to shut the hell up is like trying to push back the ocean. I locked my classroom doors and only allowed students in one at a time with ( Read more... ) -
lamesauce
I was supposed to meet this guy from an upscalish tutoring company at a coffee shop yesterday after school. I got there and realized I didn't know how to tell who he was. No one was by themselves and seemingly looking for anyone. I waited around for about 45 minutes and read my book. No one in the office was picking up the phone. They haven't ( Read more... ) -
Finally, some good news
New York is all that harder to bare after such an amazing time half way around the world. I miss Alex. I'm facebook stalking the people I met in Taipei... Shhh. Don't tell ( Read more... ) -
and my head almost exploded - edited because apparently my head did explode and I forgot to explain
I took the day off monday to go to the doctor. The doctor's office was in midtown, very near times square and rockafeller center. It was a weird place to be after at least 3 days in bed. It reminded me about the night i was coming home from work and accidentally swiped my metro card before running right into the the closed gates. In times square ( Read more... ) -
where to begin
I took care of my university business, so I'm no longer being dismissed ( Read more... )