That is where I feel that I am.

In 2000-20001 I ruined my hands.  Most of you may recall something about that.
I was working as an IT Tech and doing arts/crafts stuff at every opportunity.  I basically just wore my hands out.

You may recall the pain, swelling, bitterness, tears of frustration, hatred of everyone who could tie their shoes without ( Read more... )

I felt myself swing low around 1 or 2 pm today.  Ever since then I've been feeling icky.  Not sick, just not well ( Read more... )

I will really miss my coworkers (with very few exceptions). 
I will miss my boss (the principal). 
    I think that if the County gets off his back, he'll be able to make some changes that are necessary. 
I will miss about 15 of my students and another 5 or so kids that didn't get to teach math since they were in the advanced ( Read more... )

1 Day, 3 Half-days, and 1 Teacher Work day away.

And I am so pleased about this.

I have become petty and extremely cynical.

On Thursday a 7th grade student of mine, who has been extremely rude and disruptive in my and DP's classes, called me a bitch in the lunch line.  I wrote a referral, and since AssPrincipal #1 wasn't there Friday to ignore it and ( Read more... )

So, my meds aren't working well and I am trying to get off of them. I'm weaning myself off until I get the chance to see a doctor about possible alternatives. The number of side effects that I'm dealing with is not worth the few benefits I get from them ( Read more... )

It's a wacky idea, but I like it ( Read more... )

Do you ever come across a webpage, email, picture, or some other reminder of a friend that has passed away? It's a bit shocking when you find something by that person that is new to you, but something that they wrote a while back. I had the urge to comment on it, then had the awful realization that they were gone ( Read more... )