What the hell did I do that for?
The whole time I was coaching I always said that if I went back to the classroom I would never go back in this particular school district. I really wish I had stuck with that. Five years ago the paperwork was not nearly as bad as it is now. The children actually cared about learning. I'm so swamped with paperwork and so stressed out that I'm sitting at home today to try and get this paperwork done. I don't think my mental health will be able to handle teaching the entire school year.
So to answer the question, I would change my career today if I could. I'm already 99% sure I'm going to try to find another job before the school year is over. I'll have to break my contract, which means my teaching license will be suspended for a year (I think). But I don't care. It's getting to the point where I actually think I'm starting to hate kids. That's not good. So I'm definitely moving toward making a job change. I'm scared to death, though. With a degree in elementary education there aren't very many options for me. And this really isn't the best time to be switching jobs, considering how many people are unemployed right now, but it's either that or insanity at this point.
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stressed
Her big sister dressed up as Boy George (I wish I'd had this costume 20 years ago; it's fab!).
My Halloween was spent going to my aunt's 40th birthday party, which was a surprise party. I guess she thought her husband was taking her out to the club or something because she had her ta-tas out on display and her leather pants on! Anyway, she was very surprised and she had a great time. We (my brother, sister, and I) left the party (which was in a town north of us) to go catch the 11:15 showing of Paranormal Activity. The theater was in another town east of Jackson, so we did quite a bit of driving last night. Anyway, the movie was SO good. If you haven't seen it yet, you need to catch it while you can still see it in a theater full of people. It's the only way to experience it.
That was my Halloween. How was yours?
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sore
Yesterday morning I started my day with 21 second grade students. By mid morning I had 30 students. Another school in the area was overcrowded so they sent their overflow to us. But the geniuses who orchestrated this thing failed to realize that they would only be moving the problem to another school. Now we're overcrowded! The legal limit is 27 students. Somebody in the district doesn't know how to add, I guess.
BTW, I can prove that Tupac is alive and well. He'll be sitting in my classroom every day. One of my new students is named Tupac. Seriously.
How was your Monday?
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- Location:At home, dreading my return to the workplace
- Mood:Overwhelmed
I am at work right now, bored to death. I'm sitting in a professional development session, listening to a bunch of information I already know. Sigh... Y'all gimme something to do that's iPhone friendly!
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P.Y.T.
Human Nature
What are some of your faves?
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the_1980s)- Mood:
nostalgic - Music:Billie Jean-Michael Jackson
( But wait! There's more! )
- Mood:
happy
I went to see Star Trek last night, and it was awesome. Great plot, excellent casting, yada, yada, yada. It was filled to the brim with hot men, but damn, I was thrown by Quinto. I wasn't expecting it. I need icons, people. Direct me to the good ones, please!
I gotta pimp
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jncar's new Star Trek fic. It's really good, so if you've seen the movie you need to go check it out!ETA: I can't believe I forgot to pimp this sweet piece of fanart by
philotic_net. Sorry about that, Kathleen!- Mood:
surprised - Music:the screams of misbehaving children (it's dismissal time)
cmsieg, The One More Chance Book Club (omc_bookclub), is starting on a new book. We're reading Dracula by Bram Stoker. As much as I love vampire mythology, I have never read it. I'm loving it so far. We start our discussion on Chapters I-IV next Sunday, May 17. You can read an online copy of the book here. Feel free to join the comm and join us if you can! (Feel free to pimp the comm, too!)- Music:ANTM
For some strange reason, this song by Tom Petty was in my head while I was getting ready for work this morning. Don't ask me why. I always liked the video (for obvious reasons, hee hee) so the song grew on me when it first came out. But I haven't thought about this song in years. Why it popped into my head this morning is a mystery for the ages. The weirdest thing is that it was out of my head by the time I got to work. Strange.
- Mood: amused
- Music:Medium
For those of you who have never done this, it's interesting to find out what other people say. Give it a try, but you have to do it right. Right click on this whole thing, go to your profile/notes/new note, right click and paste, put the subject back in the title line. Wow--then comes the hard part. Replace my answers with your own! Then over to the right you can tag as many of your friends as you'd like, include me too please so I can see. (Y'all know I'm not tagging anybody; do it if you want to!)
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hot
I never answer these Writer's Block questions, so I thought I'd answer today. My first/longest LJ buddy is
soleilsetlunes. We bonded over Aqua Teen Hunger Force quotes (Meatwad and Carl, FTW!). She's cool people, and she's refriended me through her various LJ incarnations, so I guess she feels the same! (Shout out to L.B., girl!)- Mood:
full - Music:Shaft (2000)
luveskane (who won't like some of my responses; I'm a rap fan!):( Music Meme! )
This took me a looooong time to finish; somebody better reply dammit! :D
- Mood:
tired - Music:The Fugitive
MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Pedigree - Old pictures
Should I be concerned that my top two celebrity look-alikes are men? I hate the picture I used, but it wouldn't let me use the one I liked. :(
It's been a little while since my last update. Not much has happened. I have made a decision about my job situation, though. I told my principal that I want to teach first grade next year. I think he's going to let me do it because one of the current first grade teachers came to me and told me he approached her about taking my position next year. So I'll stay where I am one more year and then I'm leaving. This will also give me time to finish my master's degree. So yay for being decisive!
I've lost five pounds after two weeks on Nutrisystem. The food is pretty good. I (finally) bought a Wii Fit on Monday. It's great! It will definitely keep me motivated to exercise.
( And now for cute kitty pics! )
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- Mood: sore
cmsieg and I have our new book club up and running. The One More Chance Book Club can be found at omc_bookclub. If you've got the time or desire to join us, feel free! And if you do join us, PLEASE feel very free to pimp the community. As I said in my last post, we're beginning with Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Right now we're keeping the reading assignments small, so we'll be discussing the first five chapters Sunday.I'm in bookworm heaven right now!
- Mood: excited
- Music:Forrest Gump
I think I've got the best seat in the country.
+ ( I just saw this at The Onion and had to share it. )
- Location:@work
- Mood: happy
- Music:Morning Joe on MSNBC
( I took these at the clinic Thursday evening. )
She still hasn't quite gotten the hang of using the litter box. She knows that's where she's supposed to do her business, but she doesn't cover it up. Baby was watching her go yesterday. When she finished and walked away, he went behind her and covered it for her. He hasn't tried to attack her or anything. The only time he gets irritated with Bubbles is when she follows him around and gets in his face. He either jumps back, hisses at her, tries to hit her, or all of the above. I think he'll come around eventually, though.
- Mood: full
- Music:Back to the Future III
+ I'm sitting in the emergency room with my sister. She dislocated her wrist. It pops out of place all the time, but it won't pop into place this time.
+ I've got a new kitty! I'll have to post pics later. We named her Bubbles, and she's so sweet! The vet said she's one of the sweetest kittens they've ever had in the clinic. She got two vaccines last night and she didn't even flinch. Baby is jealous, of course. He hasn't been too mean to her. He's only hissed at her a few times. No, he's taking it out on us humans instead. He did a sneak attack on the back of my leg last night, and he got my sister too!
+ If you haven't already, please give me some recs!
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- Location:Baptist Hospital emergency room
- Mood:Bored
- Music:Charmed (on waiting room TV)
bemoan1000:Just copy/paste this into a comment and recommend me a…
Book I Should Read:
Movie I Should See:
Band/CD I Should Listen To:
TV Show I Should Watch:
Website I Should Visit:
LJ User I Should Friend:
LJ Comm I Should Join:
Fanfic I should read:
( I'm gonna have a little extra time on my hands for a few months. )
I need recs!
- Mood: amused
- Music:American Idol
