And as for this...I'm failing to see the point. Some Goths aren't exactly like Kynt and Vixyn, therefore they're not Goth?

Duh, goths are all depressed all the time but K and V smile and talk to people. Obviously they're not goths.

If anybody wants a postcard from Budapest, can you email me your address?

I'm compiling a list.

::Wanders off singing the Mikado::

make it stop! I have the STUPID Ch 7 ABC news commercial jingle "Look there goes another newsvan" STUCK IN MY HEAD! Why? WHY!? I don't even watch their news! Sometimes my brain confuses me, especially with it's earworm ability.

Ok, back to work for me.

DJ, when do you leave?

GO, JZ, GO!

I'm at the airport, waiting to leave to go see the NEPHEW!

t waves to everyone

Sheesh, what a week at work. Short version of the clusterfuck that was yesterday: some teachers who felt very angry about "not having a voice" and "being fed a load of crap" and "not getting a choice" tried to convince the entire faculty to stop teaching for an hour today in protest.

Um. WTF? How is that in any way constructive? How is punishing the students--not to mention pulling them into the middle of this screwed up situation--in any way professional?

I think that the Board handled the transition poorly, but good gods, people, if you think that THIS process was exclusive, you are living in a fantasy world. We all had the opportunity to meet with the head hunter in September, and there were TWO faculty members on the search committee. Is the board largely dominated by wealthy businesspeople with no real clue about education? Yes. But they did try to involve us, and to friggin' strike over their decision is ridiculous.

It's entirely possible that I am just fed up because I have experienced boards who really don't give a crap about the teachers or the school, but if my eyes roll any farther out of my head I may never find them again.

ETA: I'm happy to say that the majority of the faculty thought that the whole hour of no teaching thing was a crock, regardless of their other feelings, so today was business as usual.

Oh, Kristin, good grief.

I've heard about the Gothy couple on TAR, but not seen an episode. From everything I've read, I would consider them part of My People. It seems like the TWOP people are badly informed as to the many different strains of the Goth subculture, and I would like them to stop Making Pronouncements about people's gothness when they obviously have no clue. And spell the poor boy's name correctly, dammit.

... why yes, I feel an entire rant about this coming on. Pity I have actual work to do today.

yay biz as usual. I think that kinda goes back to the whole "it's not fair" conversation we had. Works until your 12 y.o. After that, it's life people.

And I would like them to stop Making Pronouncements about people's gothness when they obviously have no clue. And spell the poor boy's name correctly, dammit.

Yes, and yes!

... why yes, I feel an entire rant about this coming on. Pity I have actual work to do today.

Noooooo! Dammit.

You might enjoy an episode of TAR, Jilli- I understand if reallity isn't your Thing, but the goth couple are fun and pretty decent racers, and it's all about going around the world, etc.