I can haz massage! Yay!
Joyce: You don't think it's too obvious? I think I look like I have a cat on my head. Buffy: But a very well groomed cat. Joyce: Well that's a comfort.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter 61*
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.
Consuela - Oct 13, 2008 8:52:57 am PDT #4308 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
DavidS - Oct 13, 2008 9:03:57 am PDT #4309 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Damn. And here I thought only Nigella could make bagna cauda sound like porn.
I've never even heard of it before! Now I want it for lunch.
Cashmere - Oct 13, 2008 9:14:17 am PDT #4310 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Levi Johnston speaks.
Hurray! Another high school dropout.
Pix - Oct 13, 2008 9:26:07 am PDT #4311 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Happy birthday, Matt!
Happy birthday, Cashmere!
Happy birthday, megan walker!
Happy Thanksgiving, Canadians!
Happy Sukkot to those who celebrate! (I didn't know anything about Sukkot until I worked at the Jewish high school a few years ago, and I fell in love with the holiday then.)
YAY HAPPY DAY ALL AROUND!
Allyson, I'm glad Kat was able to give you alternate directions to Pasadena. I haven't checked b.org all morning or I'd have chimed in earlier.
In meme news, one of my colleagues has had a bit of a mental breakdown (it's been weeks in the making, but we kept hoping the meds were helping), and now I'm basically teaching two more classes on top of my normal course load (her other courses are being covered by other teachers). Argh. I'm glad to help her out, but I do not have time for this right now.
Barb - Oct 13, 2008 9:27:12 am PDT #4312 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
In meme news, one of my colleagues has had a bit of a mental breakdown (it's been weeks in the making, but we kept hoping the meds were helping)
Was this the young, perfectionist teacher, Kristin?
Pix - Oct 13, 2008 9:28:55 am PDT #4313 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Barb, yep, that's the one. Love her to pieces, but...yeah. She's out today and will probably be out tomorrow and who knows how long after that. I was only supposed to teach periods 1, 5, and 6 today; instead, I'm teaching 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 and making up lesson plans on the fly.
Barb - Oct 13, 2008 9:33:43 am PDT #4314 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Oh, ugh. You know, I have to wonder what's going on with these young teachers. That girl who had a breakdown and went missing in NY for a couple of weeks was also a young teacher as well. Are they just not getting enough practical experience before being thrown into the mix?
lisah - Oct 13, 2008 9:47:40 am PDT #4315 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
That girl who had a breakdown and went missing in NY for a couple of weeks was also a young teacher as well.
Oh! Has she been found?
ION, my taco al pastor from the tortilleria in my work neighborhood is the yum! I wish I had more of them!!!
Barb - Oct 13, 2008 9:52:59 am PDT #4316 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Yeah, Lisa, about three weeks after she disappeared:
She claimed afterward that she was suffering from "dissociative fugue."
Pix - Oct 13, 2008 9:59:33 am PDT #4317 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I don't think that this is a teacher thing so much as a pre-existing condition, in my colleague's case. Either way, worrying and sad.