Mini-update/rant...with a touch of zombie goodness

[ariadnequinn]

In order of occurrence:

• I contacted approximately 40 parents about their children's poor grades/attendance.  Because progress reports, report cards, posting grades on-line, having e-mail/voice mail, and parent-teacher conferences are not enough.  I have to personally call each and every parent to tell them what they already know, just so they can't claim they didn't know.
• On Monday, at 3pm, the administration announces that our grades for the 1st marking period MUST be in the computer by 11:59 that night, despite the fact that the sheet they previously gave us says that the last day to enter grades is November 14th.
• Later, at 4:30pm, we get another e-mail stating that all our comment codes must be entered by then as well.
• I stay until almost 6pm doing all the work I thought I had a week to do.
• A little after noon on Tuesday, we're officially told that we can enter/change grades until 11:59pm on November 14th.
• Parent-teacher conferences were on Thursday...from 1:30-4:30 and 7-9:30.  Long freakin' day.
• I was at school until after 4pm Friday double checking comment codes with my amazingly wonderful in-class support teacher, after which I went out for drinks with some co-workers because I felt obligated to celebrate the fact that one of them is engaged (although everyone else found out on Monday, while I was only told 2 hours before we went out).
• Because I got to the co-worker gathering late, I stay later than I wanted to, making me late for dinner with my "little sister."  I don't go to bed until 1am.
• Saturday - grocery shopping and cleaning...so utterly exhausted - physically, emotionally, and psychologically.  I decide NOT to go out for another social obligation (a friend of a friend's b-day).  I fall asleep watching "Shrek" at around 9:30.
• Around 4am this morning I get one of those, "I wish you were here with me in sexy pajamas" texts from "my Jacob."  It's been a while, so I guess he's past due. *sigh*
• Graded for a good part of today, but also took some time to relax a little.

And I'm still not over my damn crush.  That bastard keeps (unintentionally) making my like him more.  And Match.com is not helping matters - when guys with poor (or no discernible) grammar skills and/or ones who look like child molesters are the only ones willing to communicate with me, it does little for my self-esteem. By the way, can someone please explain to me what's so difficult about the following assignment? :  Find a science article (it can be on ANY science topic).  Write a 5 sentence summary.  Tell me what you thought of it and why you chose it.  Hand it in on time.   The end.  Should this be difficult for a high school student to do?  Apparently, the answer is yes.  And don't even get me started on how many of them plagiarize...it's a 5 fucking sentence summary and they can't put it in their own words?!?!?

The good news is, I'm really enjoying "The Walking Dead."  What is "The Walking Dead," you ask?  Well...do you like zombies?  Of course you do...who doesn't?  As such, I highly recommend watching "The Walking Dead" on AMC.  Not interested?  Perhaps you need your head examined...so a doctor can check your brains.  Your delicious brains...

Sleep now.  Work tomorrow.  *sigh*