And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?

Xander ,'End of Days'


Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Pix - Jun 15, 2008 12:42:18 pm PDT #3524 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

t pokes head into thread, waves

Hello, all. I have finished calling all 15 families for the introductory conversation about the CTY course. Yay! Of course, I only reached five of them so far, so I'm expecting ten more calls today and tomorrow. Bummer.

The calls always end up being fine, but I feel like such an idiot every single time. What is up with irrational phone fear? I mean, seriously. I am a trained professional calling 4th and 5th graders and their parents. This should not be intimidating. @@ at myself.

Anyway. I have now finished reading all three books and can now start re-reading each one along with the students. This week is the first half of Matilda. The virtual classroom opens its doors tomorrow. I really hope it ends up being fun. I think it will be.


Laga - Jun 15, 2008 12:47:10 pm PDT #3525 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Yay for overcoming phone fear, Kristin. I leave the worst answering-machine messages. I often say something odd and then try to make up for it and end up rambling on when all I really needed to say was, "call me back."

I'm finding Inkheart quite compelling but I'm less than 100 pages in so far.


Strix - Jun 15, 2008 12:52:10 pm PDT #3526 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I am avoiding cleaning by doing job-search stuff. I figure I will be so irritated at answering all 8 professional teaching statementes (in 300 characters or less!) by the time I get done with my coffee that I will WANT to go do the dishes.


Steph L. - Jun 15, 2008 1:01:28 pm PDT #3527 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I leave the worst answering-machine messages. I often say something odd and then try to make up for it and end up rambling on when all I really needed to say was, "call me back."

Oh, my god. I do this, too!!! I fancy myself someone who has at least 2 brain cells to rub together, but whenever I get someone's voice mail, I turn into a drooling, babbling idiot whose brain cells have just gone walkabout.


vw bug - Jun 15, 2008 1:03:42 pm PDT #3528 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

I leave great voice mails. I should have a service or something.


Pix - Jun 15, 2008 1:04:22 pm PDT #3529 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I fancy myself someone who has at least 2 brain cells to rub together, but whenever I get someone's voice mail, I turn into a drooling, babbling idiot whose brain cells have just gone walkabout

See, and this is the problem. I had to leave TEN voicemails to families paying good money to have me teach their kids. I wrote a little bullet-point list to try to keep myself on track, but I am sure I sounded like an idiot at least part of the time. Ah, first impressions.


Steph L. - Jun 15, 2008 1:08:10 pm PDT #3530 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

The Boy has overheard me leaving messages -- for people I've known a long time, like my best friend, etc. -- and asked me when I was finished, "Why don't you just write down ahead of time what you want to say?"

The problem is when I get voicemail and wasn't expecting it. When confronted with voicemail, I can't think on my feet.


Laga - Jun 15, 2008 1:10:30 pm PDT #3531 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I wrote a little bullet-point list

I try to remember to do this when it's important but

The problem is when I get voicemail and wasn't expecting it

then

I turn into a drooling, babbling idiot


sj - Jun 15, 2008 1:23:38 pm PDT #3532 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Brunch people just left. It was lots of fun, everyone seemed to like the food, and now I'm going to go collapse on the couch.


WindSparrow - Jun 15, 2008 1:27:31 pm PDT #3533 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

If I have any clue I am going to leave a message, I do rehearse it in my head a few times. I adore the voicemail dealies where they have the option to re-record, on account of the drooling, babbling thing.