Am so moody right now, I just watched a Russian film about a Russian orphan in a Russian orphanage and I found the experience oddly comforting.

( Why I'm lucky to have friends in the Special Education biz. )

My power cord just fell out of my computer and into my coffee. It's now lying on the floor across the room and glowing. It's only supposed to glow when it's attached to the computer! It's freaking me out. Feel like it's watching me. I guess the coffee could have shorted it out. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean my electronics aren't ( Read more... )

I don't think I have anything to say, but that may just be because I've fallen out of the habit. So I'm opening this page to see what - if anything - comes out.
( It's like James Joyce, if he were alive, female, boring and not that good )

THEN: About two weeks ago I finally got an official (initial here, sign there) notice about not being rehired next year. The contents of the envelope within the envelope were a letter from the superintendent detailing my shortcomings, copies of the evaluations from 2 months ago, and a pamphlet on how to apply for unemployment benefits. Lovely ( Read more... )

Today I did not get a parking ticket. Some lovely friends were wonderful and supportive and even braved inclement weather to help me out. One of my classes went really well. I got to the coffee maker at work before the misguided soul who's been making flavored coffee. I didn't cry in front of my bosses. I actually had a student say: "Can I explain ( Read more... )

Last night I had a very vivid dream of being fired from my job right in the middle of one of my classes. I was asked to leave immediately. I tried to explain to my co-worker why she was suddenly in charge of my class and apparently took too long because reinforcements were sent in to make me leave. The Muscle was a very short, very frail-looking ( Read more... )

If hell is a place so evil it won't even let me enjoy my misery, insisting instead on throwing in enough crumbs of wonderfulness to keep me from getting a proper mope going. *sigh*
My day started at about 8:30 am when my Wonderful Roommate woke me. Unfortunately, about a mile away a roomful of students had been expecting me to begin class at 8:05. ( Read more... )

It feels like a long time since I wrote here. Not much has changed. The weather turned colder. On my way home yesterday I deliberately took the sidewalks with the most fallen leaves, and made them crunch as loudly as I could ( Read more... )

I'm having an odd day.
Today I woke up on time for the second day in a row. Making me on time to work 100% of this school year. This is of utmost importance as timeliness is the bane of my existence. ( Let me explain how. )