Gracias, y'all! The interview was hard to gauge. I think some parts went well - there was a moment where the principal told me that she wished I were present to see how they were nodding along with my assessment of integrated technology in education - but other parts seemed to go less than well. They told me they'd call back later today to let me know if they want me to come in for a follow-up interview early next week, so I guess I'll know soon enough if I made the first cut.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Hayden - Sep 21, 2011 4:38:30 am PDT #27474 of 30001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Strix - Sep 21, 2011 5:27:59 am PDT #27475 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Best of luck, Hayden. Teaching interviews can be really verve-wracking; they're looking for so much stuff.
Keep us posted!
JenP - Sep 21, 2011 5:42:38 am PDT #27476 of 30001
Fingers crossed for you, Hayden.
Today, I will re-write (because I let too much time pass before mailing) thank-you notes to a couple of people and mail them. A lot of other things need to happen, but I must get that done.
msbelle - Sep 21, 2011 6:10:17 am PDT #27477 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I know this is a long shot, but, if anyone works for or knows someone who works for a hotel/resort/entertainment destination spot at the level that they could reach out about donating an item to a charity auction I would be super duper grateful. The silent auction portion of the event I have agreed to organize routinely has sports tickets and/or corporate boxes donated as items. A non-sporting high-end experience items has been requested. The target population are 2-fold, couples in their 50s-70s and families in the mid-30 to 50s with elementary to highschool aged kids. This is a church event, so all-expenience paid weekends at Hedonist resorts would not so much be the thing. THANK YOU!
Tom Scola - Sep 21, 2011 6:13:52 am PDT #27478 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There are topless protesters across the street.
Strix - Sep 21, 2011 6:15:32 am PDT #27479 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Are they protesting toplessness, or just shaking their chests in protest of...shirts?
Steph L. - Sep 21, 2011 6:19:04 am PDT #27480 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
just shaking their chests in protest of...shirts?
There's always a group of guys who walk in the 4th of July parade wearing kilts, and they carry signs that say "Down with Pants!" (Also "Free Willie," with a picture of Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons.) [link]
Tom Scola - Sep 21, 2011 6:19:36 am PDT #27481 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's these guys. I'm not sure what the toplessness is supposed to signify. They also have a vuvuzela, which is kind of annoying.
Amy - Sep 21, 2011 6:23:22 am PDT #27482 of 30001
Because books.
Maybe something to do with Wall Street taking the shirts off their backs?
Happy birthday to Sophia Brooks and smonster! Cake all around.
DavidS - Sep 21, 2011 6:31:55 am PDT #27483 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cool historical tidbit gleaned from Laura Hillenbrand:
In WWII, to stop the Germans from night bombing Alexandria harbor, the British hired a London magician, Jasper Maskelyne, who built a fake, identical harbor three miles away, with fake ships and torches set out in patterns just like the real lights in Alexandria. To fool German recon planes by day, the British painted fake bomb craters and scattered papier mache rubble all over Alexandria. The Germans fell for it, and Alexandria, and British supply lines, were saved.
The Germans bombed the fake Alexandria for eight straight days.