Cashmere, you should go, anyhow. You get such a lift when you're involved in something you believe in.
Great news about your son, msbelle! I'm all about neighborhood schools. Have you had any more word on when you can expext mac to come home?
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 25, 2006 7:33:16 am PDT #4527 of 10001
What is even happening?
msbelle - Aug 25, 2006 7:34:40 am PDT #4528 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I will go to pick him up in 2-3 months. no more info than that.
I do not know enough about his interests and personality or size even to start getting things.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2006 7:36:30 am PDT #4529 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's mostly there for the fundraising, ita
That so wasn't me. I can make neither heads nor tails of this PR (it is PR, right, and not BB?) talk.
One invitee to the meeting came into their office at 9:33. The other is still absent. Meeting cancelled, as I continue to wonder if I'm doing this all wrong.
sarameg - Aug 25, 2006 7:37:36 am PDT #4530 of 10001
the school is half a block from my house.
That's great!
I've been hearing tales of confusing bureacracy about enrolling and getting assigned schools here from the kids in the neighborhood. It's so weird. Not surprising since the b'more city schools are all kinds of messed up, but jeez. Where I grew up, the school assignments were pretty much geographical, and that was it. It's still mostly true now. The schools are pretty much uniform in quality so seeing the vast disparities here just sort of boggles my mind.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 25, 2006 7:37:39 am PDT #4531 of 10001
What is even happening?
You're going to be a great mom, and part of the wonder of parenting is getting to know all that stuff. Its so exciting! I tear up every time mac comes up.
msbelle - Aug 25, 2006 7:37:56 am PDT #4532 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
when did you send the invite to the meeting?
Jesse - Aug 25, 2006 7:38:10 am PDT #4533 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ha! It was me, not ita. It is PR not BB, you have that right.
I just realized that the thing I thought I'd agreed to do tonight is actually not until next month. Huh.
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2006 7:38:36 am PDT #4534 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sorry, ita--that was Jesse.
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2006 7:38:42 am PDT #4535 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
msbelle - Aug 25, 2006 7:40:47 am PDT #4536 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
IN NYC elementary school are by neighborhood. There are also magnet schools you can apply for, but most people don't.
Middle schools can be by neighborhood, but more people start applying to be in the ones they want at that point.
And highschool assignements are all made by testing and have ZERO to do with where you live. HS kids commute hours sometimes to their schools (like Manhattan kids going to Bronx Science).