Wait, Really?

I finally came back to my blog, and I spent 10 minutes complaining about a wiener of a co-worker and now it's gone? Well, I guess I feel better that somewhere there is a document about how much this person sucks.

Johnny Tremaine

What are your thoughts? It's been quite a while since I read it. 8th grade history starts at the Revolutionary War, thought it would be a nice segue.

Work Shmerk

Dude, it's Saturday. I am kind of worried out about what we are doing next week. I don't want suggestions, I have ideas. I don't want to do a bunch of little things. Anyhow, I just wish I had the forethought to remember my damn Social Studies text book so I wouldn't have to go to stupid work tomorrow. Pooh. I don't think I will, it would have just made life easier, so so so much easier.

Things that don't involve work

But for reals, they do. I went to the student's football game on Friday. I met parents, watched some humanity for a while. Interesting. Our team got clobbered, but one if my students was injured, badly. I was sad, hopefully he will be okay.

After that I went home, and tried to go on a date with my husband, but ended up falling asleep at 7:30pm.

Now I am avoiding grading the last period's WNBs. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

My back hurts, and it is so hot. It is quite unpleasant in the house, makes me not want to sit in front of a computer screen that is emanating heat.

Where have I been?

Hiding. I was feeling good about my progress until today. I feel like I am behind, way behind. But a little of me is excited, but mostly nervous for tomorrow. Ugh. And that is it.

Meetings and More

So yesterday started off with a million people trying to cram themselves into too few tables and chairs. People were unprepared for how many LA/SS teachers there were going to be in the district. Microphones didn't work, presentations were hard to hear and see. It was a rough beginning to a long day. It was hard to concentrate from that point forward.

Check it out, none of (well the one that counts) the other LA teachers even checked their email all summer or took anything home with them.

This post is taking me a few days to write. And literally for the last hour and a half, I was convinced, convinced today was Tuesday. Whoa. And I feel like I wrestled a bear, and lost.

On the up side, I saw 3 of my students yesterday (Tuesday.) And they are genuinely stoked to have me (at least 2 of them are.) The other still took out his ear phones and talked to me when I walked up to him. He is playing football, yay. I was afraid that he wouldn't be allowed to do inter -murals anymore (the end of last year was way rough.)

So, back to today (now that it's over.) Oh my god. My brain is mush. I brought my seating chart and junk home with me today, I had to get out of there. The PLC conversation and language was a bit over my head, the meetings were over my head, the time that we spent talking in circles was crippling. I don't know if it was circles, my mind shut off 1/2 way into it.

My body doesn't move as quickly as I need it to, I can't make other people move faster either. Driving home was slow. Now I feel like I am trying to pull myself out of melted butter. My fuse is short, and I don't want to be messed with. Why? Because today went poorly. I think the progress I made yesterday started reversing itself. I feel like instead of forward, things are moving painfully backwards. Ugh.

Emotional Wreck

This weekend was an emotional roller coaster. I don't really want to write about it. But one thing I think I forgot to mention earlier about my blog is that it will be my outlet. I don't want to post any of my materials, or papers, or what nots. This blog is my release, not my how to.

The only thing I want to do is sit on the couch with Otto, and space out watching any Harry Potter movie that is on television. Sorry about the end of the summer pulled pork extravaganza. I feel like crap, and I just want to hang out with my dog.