Yay, Scrappy!

I declared today BBQ day in honor of the really good food truck opening up on weekdays now, and got take-out for several co-workers. I also managed to halt myself halfway through the meal so I can have leftovers with a salad for dinner as well—it'll be better and faster than what I was planning to cook at home tonight, and brings my per-meal cost down to $5.50, so a win on all counts. (Well, other than cardiovascular health...)

Nice, Matt! I would like to observe BBQ day.

Same. But I already took something different out of the freezer that I didn't eat last night, so I think I'm stuck.

Already signed up for three days work--one day proctoring SATs, one day filling in for the counselor at an elementary school, and one day filling in for a middle school history teacher. This should be interesting. None are at Aimee's school district, but one never knows what may be in store!

Wow, that was fast! Hope it works out well for you, Scrappy! I enjoyed subbing a lot when I did it, always different subjects and different students.

Timelies all!

Congrats, Scrappy!

BTW, Jess, I ordered a Rumble coffee thingy after you mentioned it on Facebook on Wednesday and it was on my porch when I got home yesterday! Now I have to buy some coffee to put it to use.

Congrats on getting able to sub, Scrappy!

I'm sorry about the pain, sj. I hope when the doctor's office calls, they have some suggestions for remedying it.

So today had some sucky bits for me. I was at the second day of a conference for communicators in non-profit orgs. It's a local conference, so I just drove a mile or so further than usual, no fabulous out of town travel. Anyway, when I got to the venue yesterday morning, there was a sign pointing up a long flight of stairs to the registration desk, and there were no signs/directions showing people with mobility impairments where they should go. The person who turned out to be one of the event organizers was there and I asked if they were going to put something out for that, because the elevator was not in view. I was told that that was the venue's job, and to ask at the service desk. Said service desk had no one at it then, and only had someone at it once out of the 4-5 times I passed it that day. The elevator was around a corner down a dark hallway.

So, fast forward to the end of the day. The organizers told the crowd that there was a big board in the main hall, and they encouraged us to share feedback about the conference so far. So I wrote, "Please consider better signs directing people with mobility impairments to registration. It's not really something you can count on the venue to address."

This morning the person I'd talked to yesterday came up to me and spent well over five minutes ripping me a new one about "bringing negative energy into their space". They were trying to do nice things and how dare I ruin it with my trolling. (Yes, trolling.) They were bringing dietary sensitive snacks in today at 3, and that was more than enough for anyone to expect. And also, I shouldn't be complaining about stuff I clearly don't need, and if someone who really needs an elevator has a problem, they can let her know.

So that's how I got my ass chewed for advocating for mobility-impaired people's access at a social justice communicators' conference.

So that's how I got my ass chewed for advocating for mobility-impaired people's access at a social justice communicators' conference.

Sure would be unfortunate if that person's name ended up all over social media.

Sure would be unfortunate if that person's name ended up all over social media.

Sure would. Mm, hm.