Craptacular week at work last week. So craptacular that I thought about setting down an ultimatum. Was told that the boss might call my bluff. I said...sure, might at that...but I've got alllll the power in this one.
I'm not enjoying the power at all. In fact, it's making me sick and tired. The whole freakin' situation could have been avoided simply.
Alright then...nothing new. I'm off
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The Soapbox
So. Virginia Tech.
Coupla Things....
1. What the fuck?
2. So sad.
3. What the hell do we expect when every Tom, Dick and Dirty Harry can lay hands on a gun?
Then...
Yesterday, when I first saw the headline on my pc at work, it didn't really register. The magnitude that is. My first thought was, "how sad, another shooting at another school." Then I got home and saw the news. Sigh.
My next coherent thought was....stop saying it was the biggest massacre ever in America...you'll just insight someone to do worse.
Then today -- my students wanted to talk about it. (I love when people say not to bring things up in the class room.) Jr. High boys being what they are..."Ms Strumpet, did you know _______?" Having studied the Holocaust, "did you know that one of the professors killed survived the Holocaust?" God, GOD what a sad, sad thing. What a tragedy. As well as the victims, I feel bad for the U. Police, and President who are being gobbled up in Monday morning quarterbacking.
Having been involved in a much smaller tragedy at my college, people from outside just don't get how everything works. I got so mad at the reporter/school paper editor because he was such an ass. (some reporters are okay, and are just doing their job (some badly) but this guy was a class "A" dick before the incident). It's so easy to say what should have happened. Yeah, bucko, you get in that moment -- and you make 95% correct decisions.
Then, really sad...Koreans are hoping that Americans don't judge all Koreans by the shooters actions. What must the world think of us? (Don't answer that, I don't want my suspicions confirmed.)
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Coupla Things....
1. What the fuck?
2. So sad.
3. What the hell do we expect when every Tom, Dick and Dirty Harry can lay hands on a gun?
Then...
Yesterday, when I first saw the headline on my pc at work, it didn't really register. The magnitude that is. My first thought was, "how sad, another shooting at another school." Then I got home and saw the news. Sigh.
My next coherent thought was....stop saying it was the biggest massacre ever in America...you'll just insight someone to do worse.
Then today -- my students wanted to talk about it. (I love when people say not to bring things up in the class room.) Jr. High boys being what they are..."Ms Strumpet, did you know _______?" Having studied the Holocaust, "did you know that one of the professors killed survived the Holocaust?" God, GOD what a sad, sad thing. What a tragedy. As well as the victims, I feel bad for the U. Police, and President who are being gobbled up in Monday morning quarterbacking.
Having been involved in a much smaller tragedy at my college, people from outside just don't get how everything works. I got so mad at the reporter/school paper editor because he was such an ass. (some reporters are okay, and are just doing their job (some badly) but this guy was a class "A" dick before the incident). It's so easy to say what should have happened. Yeah, bucko, you get in that moment -- and you make 95% correct decisions.
Then, really sad...Koreans are hoping that Americans don't judge all Koreans by the shooters actions. What must the world think of us? (Don't answer that, I don't want my suspicions confirmed.)
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Checking In
Have been hitting blogs all over the place. Rather like novels you know. I get interested in the content, and the "characters". I find myself backing up to some random date (which I think is managable in the time I have left to surf) and read. I'll admit I get sucked in (sometimes literally (I'll leave that to you to figure out) and develop a level of care for each blogger. I don't want to list or name any one in particular mmm mainly because....
....an aside....iTunes is pretty cool at switching to new songs on party mode....I did not know that (proof of my eclectic tastes in music)
returning... mainly because I don't want any incriminating evidence on my "clean" blog. That gives it away...I went for the explicit blogs...LOL ah well.
I seem to have developed a bit of a fetish for the BritBlogs. LOL the ones I like best (for a variety of reasons) are all (I'm assuming) british.....effing brilliant slang I tell you.
One of them reminded me of one of my favorite terms........."fuckwit" isn't that great? and ooooooooooooooh so expressive.
Topic change with no segue. While surfing the blogs I've had iTunies playing (okay....I guess that was a segue)....and Mustang Sally came on and I had to have a personal dance party. LOL...I'm alone (barring puppikins) and had to turn of the lights for my personal dance party...what a geek. Are you sick of ellipses yet? Ha!
Don't know what else to share. Have been having a delightful and unproductive (unless you count doing the dishes) Easter break...what joy. Maybe I will post my favorite blogs....hmmmm some thing to mull.
Off to chat trivia...LOL (I'm such a geek!)
....an aside....iTunes is pretty cool at switching to new songs on party mode....I did not know that (proof of my eclectic tastes in music)
returning... mainly because I don't want any incriminating evidence on my "clean" blog. That gives it away...I went for the explicit blogs...LOL ah well.
I seem to have developed a bit of a fetish for the BritBlogs. LOL the ones I like best (for a variety of reasons) are all (I'm assuming) british.....effing brilliant slang I tell you.
One of them reminded me of one of my favorite terms........."fuckwit" isn't that great? and ooooooooooooooh so expressive.
Topic change with no segue. While surfing the blogs I've had iTunies playing (okay....I guess that was a segue)....and Mustang Sally came on and I had to have a personal dance party. LOL...I'm alone (barring puppikins) and had to turn of the lights for my personal dance party...what a geek. Are you sick of ellipses yet? Ha!
Don't know what else to share. Have been having a delightful and unproductive (unless you count doing the dishes) Easter break...what joy. Maybe I will post my favorite blogs....hmmmm some thing to mull.
Off to chat trivia...LOL (I'm such a geek!)
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