Sign Language

[piratejesster]

Sitting at a transitional career fair today I watched as three young people "spoke" with the lady at the Highline Community College table. Pleasantly surprised that I have not totally lost my sign language skills. It reminded me of working at the group home for at-risk girls years ago. We had two deaf girls and I had to brush up on my high

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[trenchwench]

I wish my crap job made me feel like I was doing something worthwhile. Very impressed that you could sign a story. My own signlanguage skills are a) rusty and b) bizarre. I had to learn tactile signing back when I worked with a blind/death and developmentally disabled guy. A lot of the signs had to be altered in order for him to "hear" what I was signing into his palm.

I'm sure if I were to try signing with someone -- they would be utterly bewildered by my nonsensical accent.

Glad you didn't kill yourself or the kids.

[josienutter]

That's awesome, Jess. :)

Side hugs, heh. When I did a stint as Tony the Tiger (long story), one of the rules was that if any of the kids wanted a hug, both paws had to be in plain sight the whole time, and I could only hug with one arm. So weird. Teenage boys would always walk behind me and loudly wonder if I was a middle aged male pedophile though. Nah, just unemployed and doing the highest paying "promotional modelling" a girl can get! ;)

[charliegrrl]

sigh..... I am so grateful there are people like you in this world. thank you for putting up with the crap that our social service system puts in your way......and continuing to do good things.

[darthnoll]

This is why you're hot. You're hot 'cos you're fly. They ain't 'cos they not