Angel: He is dead. Technically, he's undead. It's a zombie. Connor: What's a zombie? Angel: It's an undead thing. Connor: Like you? Angel: No, zombies are slow-moving, dimwitted things that crave human flesh. Connor: Like you. Angel: No! It's different. Trust me.

'Destiny'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


aurelia - Oct 05, 2012 3:53:10 pm PDT #24667 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I've been getting collections calls for someone who has the longer version of my first name and same last name. I don't know if they're harassing everyone with a variant of the name or if I'm just lucky.

My day started too early and lasted too long and now I just want to watch Fringe but my damn digital converter isn't working. If I can't get the thing to reset in the next... 8 minutes it may find itself in the middle of the street.


Burrell - Oct 05, 2012 3:53:29 pm PDT #24668 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I want a cocktail, but I am still on campus grading. But I will stop grading when Cody arrives here, and then we can go out and get a bite to eat. And then seeing Eddie Izzard tonight! Our first date in months.


msbelle - Oct 05, 2012 3:57:09 pm PDT #24669 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oh, a cocktail, that sounds about right.

People, we are planning on Disney World the week of March 10. please start praying now.


Kat - Oct 05, 2012 4:01:55 pm PDT #24670 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

It is taking me much longer than usual to grade work this year. Because I have 307 students. I cannot grade that many papers.

My AP students have been bitching about how long it takes for me to return homework, mostly behind my back to others. So I'm going to stop grading it, drop how much it is worth, use in class essays as 65% of their grade and be done What that means is instead of having grades padded by homework, they will suddenly have to stand on the strength of the writing. Which is worse for most of my students. Sorry. I'm not going to grade trifling things.

Ahhh... I'm going to go enjoy some Heliotrop wine.


Consuela - Oct 05, 2012 4:03:39 pm PDT #24671 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I would make myself a cocktail but I'm waiting to get picked up to go to this reception. Sigh.


Jesse - Oct 05, 2012 4:04:59 pm PDT #24672 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yikes, Kat. That is so many students!

I decided that I wanted to be self-indulgent, so I made guacamole for dinner.

I had guacamole for lunch!


Dana - Oct 05, 2012 4:07:19 pm PDT #24673 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Now I wish I had guacamole.


Burrell - Oct 05, 2012 4:08:05 pm PDT #24674 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh Kat, I can't even imagine! I'd have to totally change my grading system.

So DH is here. Go Metro Rail!


aurelia - Oct 05, 2012 4:08:13 pm PDT #24675 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Got it during the previouslies! Insignia is spared my wrath for an evening.


Juliebird - Oct 05, 2012 4:15:54 pm PDT #24676 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Okay, work rant.

Now, I'm not a certified person who works professionaly with people with cognitive and physical disabilities. But I am a person who works with same. At work we just started work with a new group, three days a week, just an hour and a half each day.

The coordinator for this is a complete flake, and his cohort seems even more flakey. We recieved three different groups over our three-day work week when we had thought to recieve the same single one for the next quarter. So instead of one day of orientation and two days of work, we end up with 2 hours of actual work. They sent us kids who weren't dressed to work outdoors, no changes of clothes or shoes, one group was frantic to leave by 11:35 for their 8 minute commute back to their center.

My biggest frustration isn't the kids with the disabilities, it's their coaches.

Is it the golden rule that teachers are only a grade smarter than their students? I'm sorry to be offensive to teachers, but the idiocy coinciding with student's teachers is phenomenal here, and my respect for those who chooose to work with those with disabilities is at war with my confidence with their intelligence, especially with regards to their common sense.

Sorry, TL;DR, I know. We're going to adjust our schedule and downsize our workload with this group. I'm just flabbergasted by the fucktards who seem to be working with these kids.