Yeah, so life kinda sucks and I am none too swift
Does everything happen for a reason? They had better. Another wondrous job has again slipped by me. At least this time, I didn't go around talking about it to everyone like I did with the MAD TV thing, which could have worked out for me this year if I had called back -- unfortunately, I was so low on funds that I had to take a job and forget about my industry dreams for the moment. Whatever happens, I always fall back on my . . . well, my fallback plan -- going to school to teach. Let's be honest. I don't really want to teach. Kids are okay, I guess. They rock and all, but when I wished upon stars and birthday candles and pennies and eyelashes and necklaces when the clasp came to the front to be famous and adored worldwide, I didn't mean as a teacher. In fact, my wishes were very explicit. That wish fairy has some explaining to do.
As it stands, I will be living at home forever, or until I get a teaching job, which I don't really want to get. All I really want is a job that I enjoy that pays me enough to live comfortably off of. Is that so much to ask? I think not. So why hasn't it happened?
On my way back to the I.E. after my weekend (which was actually a few weekends ago) trip to Palm Springs, I saw a weird billboard. Now, I understand that billboards don't always get updated promptly, but this billboard was advertising some home show or something of the sort. You had to hurry, because it would only be around until April 28, 1996.
There were a lot of rainbow flags in downtown Palm Springs. I just assumed that it had turned into a gay Mecca while I wasn't looking, but it turns out, there was some special thing going on -- no, that is NOT why I went. I went to stay with Granny and Grandpa, so there.
So there is this kid in the SDC class that comes into the computer lab who I think is moderately to severely mentally retarded. I don't know what his specific issue is other than that. Anyway, we is always fun to play with because he likes to color in pictures on this one program all the correct colors. Blonde hair, peach skin, black outfit, red lips, etc. I always come by and color the hair green and the skin purple, and he always says, "Noooooooo" and fixes it. I have had detailed conversations with this kid, but I never really understand him because his vocabulary skills aren't that good. Well, today was his first day back on track and I started our little game again, and he pointed to a color and said "Feo!" He said it a few times, and I was just like, "Okay, whatever kid" to myself. Then he made a hand gesture, pointed at another kid, and said, "Baaaanaaaa." It seemed urgent, so I got the SDC aide, and showed her the gesture (it's either sign language or a special gesture they made up in class), and she said, "Oh! Baño!"
Then I figured it out.
This kid that I have had these extended conversations with for the whole school year speaks Spanish! Yeah, I am not too swift.
As it stands, I will be living at home forever, or until I get a teaching job, which I don't really want to get. All I really want is a job that I enjoy that pays me enough to live comfortably off of. Is that so much to ask? I think not. So why hasn't it happened?
On my way back to the I.E. after my weekend (which was actually a few weekends ago) trip to Palm Springs, I saw a weird billboard. Now, I understand that billboards don't always get updated promptly, but this billboard was advertising some home show or something of the sort. You had to hurry, because it would only be around until April 28, 1996.
There were a lot of rainbow flags in downtown Palm Springs. I just assumed that it had turned into a gay Mecca while I wasn't looking, but it turns out, there was some special thing going on -- no, that is NOT why I went. I went to stay with Granny and Grandpa, so there.
So there is this kid in the SDC class that comes into the computer lab who I think is moderately to severely mentally retarded. I don't know what his specific issue is other than that. Anyway, we is always fun to play with because he likes to color in pictures on this one program all the correct colors. Blonde hair, peach skin, black outfit, red lips, etc. I always come by and color the hair green and the skin purple, and he always says, "Noooooooo" and fixes it. I have had detailed conversations with this kid, but I never really understand him because his vocabulary skills aren't that good. Well, today was his first day back on track and I started our little game again, and he pointed to a color and said "Feo!" He said it a few times, and I was just like, "Okay, whatever kid" to myself. Then he made a hand gesture, pointed at another kid, and said, "Baaaanaaaa." It seemed urgent, so I got the SDC aide, and showed her the gesture (it's either sign language or a special gesture they made up in class), and she said, "Oh! Baño!"
Then I figured it out.
This kid that I have had these extended conversations with for the whole school year speaks Spanish! Yeah, I am not too swift.