So. I agreed to sub today for a summer session class. The guy I agreed to sub for is a coworker during the regular school year. He's - eh. Put it this way. I don't know what he's doing teaching a regular class during summer school - the kids who flunked the class the first time. But - he is.

In any event. Today was supposed to be the review for the exam, which is tomorrow.

7 of these children could not keep it together. At all. In fact, I kicked one out in the first five minutes. The boy could not keep his mouth shut long enough for me to take attendance. And then he back talked me about 'not taking this crap' when I told him to be quiet. Seriously. I don't need that. He asked me where he should go. I told him I really didn't care. Someone brought him back about twenty minutes later, with the stipulation that if he repeated his actions, I was really to kick his ass to the curb. The idea is to get these kids to pass and it WAS the last day before exams, so I got it. I know why they brought him back. He calmed down. Some.

In any event. Those seven kids are why I need a vacation. Just seven of them can ruin a class. Ugh.

Subs of the world - the good ones, anyway - my hat is off to you.

Posted by: Pandora - 08.07.2008 - 9:19pm - Permalink - Comments (0)
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Sorry for my post yesterday. I was really upset. )=

I had just gotten a phone call from my dad that my brother, sister, and almost-brother (sister's fiance) had been in a car accident and were being taken to the hospital.

Emotional? Ah - yes. I really was. >.>

BUT!

Everyone is okay! (Thank goddess.)

From what I know, the car was cut off by another car and there was nowhere to go - no shoulder. To avoid causing a huge traffic accident, the driver swerved back to the other side - where there was no shoulder. The car finally tipped and rolled over - 1.5 to 2 times. They stayed in the median between two sections of an interstate. Horray grass.

Anyway.

Everyone is FINE.

Hysteria was uncalled for.

Phew.

Posted by: Pandora - 08.04.2008 - 5:56pm - Permalink - Comments (5)
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Can I please stop getting phone calls on Sundays telling me that people in my family are hurt or dead?

Please?

Anyone?

)=

Posted by: Pandora - 08.03.2008 - 6:53pm - Permalink - Comments (3)
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Dear lord. Two posts in one day. The world is going to end. It's coming.

In any event. Here's the reason for this particular post.

I've been pondering taking a road trip to meet someone. And, well, let's be honest with one another, internets. The very fact that I'm actually thinking about it scares the shit out of me. Like nothing else. The last time I did that, it exploded spectacularly. Took a year to do it - but it did. Took me too long to get over it. Anyway.

There's no pressure. The invitation to take this road trip is open. Indeed, I don't even *have* to take it. It's just - there.

Bah. Meh. It's like - I wanna go - but - I don't wanna go. And the very fact that it's all no pressure is - oddly - not helping. Mleh.

There you go! A day in the head of Pandora of late.

Oh - and I volunteered to be in someone's wedding party today. Because the person she wanted to be in it was being a flake. This would be a completely different road trip. And, oddly, I have no qualms in making this one. What's up with that? O_o

Posted by: Pandora - 08.01.2008 - 2:52pm - Permalink - Comments (10)
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Snoqualmie Pass, WA is having snow. Expected: 6 to 8 inches.

I can haz, please?!

Dear goddess. It's been 96-100 degrees (Fahrenheit) here since frickin' Friday.

Sign me up for that damn snow.

(Ooo. Thunderstorms, Mr. Weatherman? Yes. I'll take that. Yay.)

Posted by: Pandora - 06.10.2008 - 4:52am - Permalink - Comments (8)
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