Jenny and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Seriously, today was laughable. But only because it's over. When it was happening it was more of a "stomp your foot like a 4 year old" kind of day.
We were in breakout sessions all over the county today. Our breakfast consisted of granola bars, coffee, and water. Needless to say, our tummys were rumbling early.
The meeting was frustrating due to a change in policy that nobody had a say in. It's not fair to change a whole school district's way of grading WITHOUT INPUT FROM ANYONE. If we have to grade and think differently about education in a completely different way, shouldn't have there been a committee? A meeting? Something? But no. The committee disappeared and was made into something small and then poof. Instant policy change. Frustrating for those holding our meetings today and for us. Because now nobody knows which way is up. WHich makes tensions and emotions boil. Yuck.
We did get to eat at my favorite Chinese restaurant. That made up for it a little. :)
I got in the car just before 3:30 to head down to Arbutus for a meeting. Got to White Marsh just before 4. Then, hit the traffic due to the tunnel closure. I was going through the other tunnel but of course now the rest of the world was too. It seemed like it was going to be bad any way we chose, so I chose 895.
While I was in the traffic, my car started having issues. The "really really bad" light started flickering. Luckily it was never steady cause there was no where to pull over. I realized that it only flickered while I was idling or creeping along with my foot on the break. Therefore, my solution was to put the car in neutral whenever I was sitting still. When I had to go forward, I gave it a little tiny bit of gas until I was right on the Nissan Murano in front of me's bumper. Then I (in one swift motion) hit the brake and flipped it back into neutral.
This went on from 4 until 5:30, when I got to the end of the traffic jam. I am pretty sure I'm coordinated enough to drive stick now. I couldn't talk on the phone and concentrate on that though. I even turned down the radio. It took serious effort. Once we hit normal driving speeds, the light never flickered again. Needless to say, the car is going to the dr's tomorrow.
THen I went to another meeting where we had to deal with such things as the conference hotel wanting to charge us $100 every time a computer has to hook to their network during a presentation. I inherited several more boxes of stuff that gets to live at our house since I'm the treasurer. Yay! The meeting went on until 8:30ish. Then I drove home.
This would be a lot of little annoying things normally, but my body is not handling this well. The drug withdrawal kicked in big time today ... which means my intestines no longer cooperate. (That better get fixed before I have to teach!) It was hard enough coordinating the brake pedal and the neutral driving ... but really really needing a bathroom added a very comical element! I also have these weird eye zaps going on. Plus, of course, it's known for being a mood altering drug. I AM AT VERY HIGH RISK OF BEING INSANE THIS WEEK. ;)
We were in breakout sessions all over the county today. Our breakfast consisted of granola bars, coffee, and water. Needless to say, our tummys were rumbling early.
The meeting was frustrating due to a change in policy that nobody had a say in. It's not fair to change a whole school district's way of grading WITHOUT INPUT FROM ANYONE. If we have to grade and think differently about education in a completely different way, shouldn't have there been a committee? A meeting? Something? But no. The committee disappeared and was made into something small and then poof. Instant policy change. Frustrating for those holding our meetings today and for us. Because now nobody knows which way is up. WHich makes tensions and emotions boil. Yuck.
We did get to eat at my favorite Chinese restaurant. That made up for it a little. :)
I got in the car just before 3:30 to head down to Arbutus for a meeting. Got to White Marsh just before 4. Then, hit the traffic due to the tunnel closure. I was going through the other tunnel but of course now the rest of the world was too. It seemed like it was going to be bad any way we chose, so I chose 895.
While I was in the traffic, my car started having issues. The "really really bad" light started flickering. Luckily it was never steady cause there was no where to pull over. I realized that it only flickered while I was idling or creeping along with my foot on the break. Therefore, my solution was to put the car in neutral whenever I was sitting still. When I had to go forward, I gave it a little tiny bit of gas until I was right on the Nissan Murano in front of me's bumper. Then I (in one swift motion) hit the brake and flipped it back into neutral.
This went on from 4 until 5:30, when I got to the end of the traffic jam. I am pretty sure I'm coordinated enough to drive stick now. I couldn't talk on the phone and concentrate on that though. I even turned down the radio. It took serious effort. Once we hit normal driving speeds, the light never flickered again. Needless to say, the car is going to the dr's tomorrow.
THen I went to another meeting where we had to deal with such things as the conference hotel wanting to charge us $100 every time a computer has to hook to their network during a presentation. I inherited several more boxes of stuff that gets to live at our house since I'm the treasurer. Yay! The meeting went on until 8:30ish. Then I drove home.
This would be a lot of little annoying things normally, but my body is not handling this well. The drug withdrawal kicked in big time today ... which means my intestines no longer cooperate. (That better get fixed before I have to teach!) It was hard enough coordinating the brake pedal and the neutral driving ... but really really needing a bathroom added a very comical element! I also have these weird eye zaps going on. Plus, of course, it's known for being a mood altering drug. I AM AT VERY HIGH RISK OF BEING INSANE THIS WEEK. ;)