Ooh, can I come? I like drinks, and tattooed boys.

Sure! Yay!

looking for Fernet. Do I pronounce the t?

Yup. It's pronounced exactly as it's spelled. Fer-net. If you want to be more specific, ask for Fernet Branca, which is what we had.

Emily? In the Bay Area again? But how completely foamy is that??? Emily would be the best darn hire the Oakland Unified School District ever made, that's what. Why? Because she's smart and funny and knows about Teh Math, you darn betcha she does. Plus it would be fun to take her to the bookstore.

Aww, see now, you're nice! And the promising young women were a bit contemptuous of me, but mostly the problem was the yelling and working-up-to-fighting which I proved totally unable to stop. Crap. Er, not thinking about that. Although thinking a little about applying to slightly less "high-need" districts. Perhaps I would be able to do more good if I wet my teaching feet in comfortable, well-behaved schools before trying to teach kids whose experiences place great value on balls and much less on getting along and obeying the authority figure.

Er, had something to say. Brenda, my due South enabler, you should totally come with. Oh, and I just watched Wilby Wonderful! I have no point, I'm just sharing.

What, I can't ramble drunkenly?

I'm actually thinking I might try to make a trip out this winter - see the Halloweenie and hang out for a few days. We'll see.

Emily has gorgeous legs
She makes me a little gay
If her ass were here right now
We could both quit NGA.

Oops, shoulda said: Walter is one of the coolest dogs ever. I suck. I can't even remember the name of Dog-of-Brenda, who was a nice big dog and fun to pat.

mostly the problem was the yelling and working-up-to-fighting

Right. Problems unrelated to the presentation of the subject. Sure, you probably could have solved all that and had their attention all to yourself if you'd had a cattle prod. And the right to assign 1,000 hours of detention. Detention to be completed while wearing the Hot Dog On A Stick uniform in front of all their laughing little friends.

I marry Trudy.

Detention to be completed while wearing the Hot Dog On A Stick uniform in front of all their laughing little friends.

Yes! Humiliation as classroom management! Brilliant.

For some reason that looks sarcastic to me. It isn't. It's overly exuberant, and the sober me knows all the reasons it's a really bad idea. But the current me? Thinks it's the best thing since sliced watermelon.

Happy dance time

I am pretty sure I get to go to Maine in a few weeks! I had mostly convinced myself that I wouldn't be able too, because of the whole Ozzie thing, but now I think I have found a house sitter who will give injections and is available even though I will be gone over the 4th of July.

more tired, but happy dance

Humiliation as classroom management! Brilliant.

My friend Mugga makes students who are late stand on their head while the other kids poke them with rulers. But he's in the UK so he can (it appears) do stuff that would get him sued to tiny bits here.

His class reviews make for hilarious reading, though.

Strega sent me a present.

Lucy is Brenda's large, fierce-looking lapdog. Sweetheart, she is. Looooves the pats and scratches.

More people should send Allyson presents, IMO.