Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Aw, poor kitty!
Daniel called to tell me he's going to the Star Wars "Celebration" in LA in May. Because his brother's working there, or something. I don't entirely understand. Anyway, he was mainly excited about it because: "The convention center is just BLOCKS from the garment district!"
I suspect this is not the typical reaction. But I'm confident he'll be the best dressed person there.
Two more hours of work tonight. ugh
I so hope tomorrow is not a 9am day.
they're designed to fit actual female human bodies
But apparently not mine. Nothing fits me well and looks good. I hate shopping.
This Whine brought to you by The Need For Sleep.
More satisfying than any sort of bozo filter.
Demonstration is so much fun!
Reveal Codes was THE SHIT. I miss it.
Wrod. I was missing it just yesterday, when a Word document picked up an section break that would not die.
online cover letters in a form. huh. never done them before.
Date
Dear X,
I am submitting my resume for ______. I am currently _____ and have these skills you are looking for ______________.
I think ________ is a good fit for my skills. I do _____ and ______ and ______.
I am intersted in speaking with someone further about this position and the company.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely, me
ok?
All you need is verb, adverb, noun, color, under the lines, and you'd have a wicked lame Mad Libs.
true. It was more fleshed out than that, but it is what I sent off. My job hunt has been pushed up even more.
I used to use WordPerfect before Win95. I've had to use it a few times a month for work for the past year and I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I have to do the same formatting to the same documents, every time, and the goddamn program is so mysterious and non-intuitive-- even reaveal codes is an unusable mess-- that I still don't know how, for example, to insert a tab between the numbers and text in a numbered list.
Em, here's a teacher cover that I've gotten good feedback from actual employers on:
Dear Mr. X:
During the student teacher orientation seminar at ---- on 1/18/0-, I heard you speak so favorably about the possibilities for teachers in your district, and when I saw a position for a Communication Arts teacher advertised on the -------- website, I was eager to apply.
When I polled experienced teachers about the best school districts in the area, -------- was inevitably at the top of the list. I want to work for the best, because I believe I will BE one of the best. I am currently finishing up my -------------------------. As you can see on my resume (enclosed), I have multiple degrees in my content area as well.
My pedagogical approach is eclectic; I don’t believe in one developmental theory, but, rather, choose what I see as working from disparate theorems, and apply them to my teaching. I believe that my flexibility is one of my strengths. Having taught college composition classes, I am as able to teach The Odyssey to an AP Senior class (having had 5 years of Latin doesn’t hurt!) as I am able to teach Pigman in Freshman Communication Arts.
I have been told that my rapport with students, and my innovative approach to lesson plans brings a freshness and an immediacy to my classroom; my rapport comes from my genuine liking of students, and my interest in them as people. As far as the innovations in my lesson plans, I keep current on teen culture as well as -----------, and try to use a one-two punch in my teaching style: I lure them in with references that are applicable to their daily lives, then I challenge their higher-level thinking skills with questions that make them draw connections and make analyses between ----------- and their lives.
I’m looking for a school that wants a teacher who will innovate, who knows the content yet will add a knowledge of modern texts to the course, a teacher who can and does use technology in the classroom. I am the organized, energetic, well-educated -------------- teacher who you need for next year.
I would really appreciate the opportunity to learn more about this position, and to elaborate on my qualifications. Can we set up a time to speak in person? Even if this particular position has already been filled, I would like to meet and to learn more about future opportunities. My cell is (---) ---------; please feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Some of it would have to be tweaked for...er, mathiness, but feel free to rip off anything that might help!