Somewhere outside a child has been crying and shrieking, "it's not fair!" for the last five minutes.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
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Laga - Sep 02, 2008 7:24:59 am PDT #4036 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Tom Scola - Sep 02, 2008 7:31:11 am PDT #4037 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
"it's not fair!"
The kid is right, if that's any consolation.
Strix - Sep 02, 2008 7:39:11 am PDT #4038 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Vortex, I am so, so very sorry for your loss.
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ION, I resigned yesterday from my new job. I felt like I was showering daily in meanness and apathy, and I was spiraling into a very bad mental place. So, I quit.
Guess what? No school-related nightmares for the first time in weeks last night. I am stressed, but I did right.
Anyone know of a job, teaching or otherwise? I'm REAL good at lots of things.
Barb - Sep 02, 2008 7:41:47 am PDT #4039 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Damn, Erin-- so sorry that you felt that's what you had to do, but on the other hand, go you for recognizing it was sending you to a Bad Place. Lots of new job ~ma headed your way.
brenda m - Sep 02, 2008 7:41:55 am PDT #4040 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh wow, Erin. Good on you, and I hope something much better comes up quickly.
JZ - Sep 02, 2008 7:43:05 am PDT #4041 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Holy shit, Erin. I know how desperately you were looking for work right before the school year started, so for you to quit? That place has to be unbelievably toxic (though I guess now we know why they still had openings so close to the beginning of the year). I'm vibing hard for something better.
meara - Sep 02, 2008 7:43:39 am PDT #4042 of 10001
Oh, shit, Erin. It hadn't gotten any better, huh? Dang. I was hoping those horrible kids were an anomaly. Sorry they weren't.
Fingers crossed something better comes up really quickly. :(
Strix - Sep 02, 2008 7:45:08 am PDT #4043 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
thanks. Not an easy decision, but I was having hyterical panic attacks at the THOUGHT of going there -- burst into tears when I sat down to work on lesson plans, etc.
I'm SO glad I'm out. I never want to feel like that again.
Strix - Sep 02, 2008 7:48:12 am PDT #4044 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I called today to arrange to come in to get my stuff. 5 teachers out.
There were some good teachers and good students there, but...the best way I can explain it is like spending money and hour thinking of, buying and making a delicious, nutricious meal, bringing it it in...and half the people knocked it contemptuously into the gutter and took a shit on it. While blocking the hungry people from getting a crumb.
Calli - Sep 02, 2008 7:49:22 am PDT #4045 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry the place sucked so much, Erin. But I'm very glad you're out.