Okay, I'm sick as a damn dog now. Crapfuck. >___<
Totally congested. Not fun. Someone shoot me. UGH!
On the plus side - I'm done grading! (=

Here's a feast!

Appetizer
What is your middle name? Would you change any of your names if you could? If so, what would you like to be called?
Jean. Yes. I hate both my first and middle name. I'm not sure what I want to be called - just not what I am.

Soup
If you were a fashion designer, which fabrics, colors, and styles would you probably use the most?
Jewel tones and blacks, velvets and cottons and satins. Styles? Gothic. Love it. (Old school gothic, baby!)

Salad
What is your least favorite chore, and why?
Laundry. It's just - ugh. I hate it. The washing machine does all the work - but I still hate it.

Main Course
What is something that really frightens you, and can you trace it back to an event in your life?
Being abandoned by loved ones. Yes. Two guys did that to me. Ugh.

Dessert
Where are you sitting right now? Name 3 things you can see at this moment.
On my couch in my living room. I can see the cat bed, the stove in my kitchen, and my tiny Christmas tree. (;

Posted by: Pandora - 01.11.2008 - 11:18pm - Permalink - Comments (0)
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Week #8 - many moons after week #7.  (;

I’m so frustrated with life right now.  I literally want to scream until I’m hoarse.  I nearly did that today.  I screamed loudly - but not until I was hoarse.  I think I freaked out a student of a co-worker.

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Posted by: Pandora - 01.10.2008 - 9:09pm - Permalink - Comments (3)
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I’m stressed out and frustrated and completely fed up with everything today.  >___<

So y'all are getting a meme.  I wanted to actually make real posts, and I have one in me - I just - I'm too frustrated and too close to tears to actually write it at the moment.  So - you get Unconscious Mutterings.  You should play.  It’s good for you…

1. Mist :: Water
2. Eating :: Drinking
3. Beacon :: Light
4. Speaker :: Stereo
5. Episodes :: Television
6. Conference :: Teacher-Parent
7. Sneak attack :: Cat on Feet
8. Medic :: Mom
9. Web :: World Wide
10. 2008 :: Better than 2007 or someone’s gonna die

Posted by: Pandora - 01.09.2008 - 8:31pm - Permalink - Comments (1)
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...the system. The freaking school system. Specifically, the people down at the county who decided that the damn science department could have my classroom. It's MY classroom and it's nowhere near the rest of the damn science classrooms. It's the MATH classrooms. It's my damn classroom. Mine. I waited for it and I love it. It's huge. I get to arrange the desks in patterns which are non-linear. It has two storage cabinets with shelves, plus a 'closet' where I can hang up my coat and also have room for storage of stuff. I just got a new filing cabinet in there. I haven't even broken the damn filing cabinet in yet. All I've done is make sure the lock works. That's it.

AGH! I want to hurt someone. Someone needs to die for this.

I'm tired of the math department getting shafted. They've already taken one classroom from us. They told us at the beginning of the year that we were going to lose two classrooms. Now it's up to FOUR classrooms we're going to lose? What the fuck?! HELLO?! We need those classrooms! All they've said that they are taking the classrooms. There was no mention of us receiving new classrooms. None. It's ASSUMED we will be pushed down toward where English currently is, but that's not official. It's assumed.

People. Let's review. There are 19 math teachers. 19 of them. We already have 2 full-time floating teachers and two part-time floating teachers. Taking four classrooms means we would be up to six full-time floating teachers. (If you float - you move from classroom to classroom to teach. There is no classroom to call 'yours'.) Okay. Fine. Whatever. However, the math department office is *not* big enough for eight desks. I'm sorry. A teacher who has no classroom needs at least a damn desk for work and files and shit. But the math office is not big enough for eight teachers to be in there. Not at all.

WHAT

THE

FUCK!

LEAVE MY CLASSROOM ALONE!

I'll cut you......





I feel better. Sorta. Maybe.

Not really.

>_____<

Posted by: Pandora - 01.08.2008 - 7:43pm - Permalink - Comments (2)
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Hey, you! Yeah, you. Behind the screen. Yup, I'm breaking the fourth wall and talking to you, reader. Hello! ::waves::
Why would I do that? Well, that's because the lovely KentuckyGirl is giving stuff away. Homemade cookies and various small things such as that. Ooo. She's so sweet. Someone ought to send her something. Wonder what she'd want? (;

In any event, she's offering to send out survival packages to three of her readers. And when she says readers - she means anyone who comments on that particular entry. She doesn't even care if you don't read her blog regularly. I think she should, but she was all "Nope! Don't care!"

So, hustle your booty over there and comment. Granted, it's random and you might not win - like I did not win the christmas cookies. (Suck, I gotta say.) But - ya gotta play to win. (;

Here's what I put in her comments. I'm such a dork. It's totally random and half-assed. But, I'm not a scrapbooker or anything like that, so - what could I say?

1. Hot chocolate. Essential.
2. Non-gooey non-romantic games for the 14th - such as crossword puzzles, logic puzzles, etc. Though, I’m not a big fan of Soduku. weird, eh?
3. De cookies. Yum.
4. Coloring book and crayons. Total destresser. No, really. Not kidding. Totally good for you.
5. Non-red, non-pink ribbons for my hair. (;

Go on. Go play. You know you want to get free stuff.

Posted by: Pandora - 01.07.2008 - 7:29pm - Permalink - Comments (9)
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