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[melwil]

I've been meaning to do a real update for a while now, so here it goes.

1. One week and a day left of prac.
Things I will miss: the kids, the teaching, the bad jokes in the staff room, feeling like I'm acheiving something, having 29 people begging me to read a story
Things I won't miss: early mornings and late nights, being sick, lunch duty, having a messy desk, writing reflections on everything, sorting out nine year olds' fights, a few of the kids, hearing "he/she started it . . . "

2. My parents have returned from the United States relaxed and with presents. (I got The Game and Locked Rooms)

3. My sister trimmed my hair for me (Jac, not Kate). It's been years since I had long, neat looking hair. I like it. (I refuse to pay a hairdresser the same amount for a small trim that I would pay for a hefty cut)

4. Spooks is great

5. I'm teaching short story writing to the kids this week. I can't wait!

6. I was going to apply for a certain school until I got the job application and it informed me that I must be Christ Like in dealing with parents. There was more objectional stuff, but that was the one that made me laugh.

Comments

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

...I must be Christ Like in dealing with parents.

So ... confront them with uncomfortable truths, raise them from the dead, wine 'em, dine 'em and die for their sins?

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

Hee!

I agree.

[melwil.livejournal.com]

I also had to discuss my thoughts on Speaking in Tongues . . .

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

Hmm... my "thoughts" would be "get me the hell out of here."

In fact, those have been my exact thoughts every time I have been in situations where people have been apparently "speaking in tongues".

[melwil.livejournal.com]

I was extremely disappointed. I know a number of kids who go there and they're nice kids who I'd probably enjoy teaching. Too bad that the religious ideals of the school are not going to gel with me

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

~hugs~

You'll find your niche.

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

As soon as I finish the now-extremely-late Fred/Willow fic (2000 words and counting) I will be writing "why on earth did Zoe sleep with that man" fic for aldenmacrae (and for my own sanity). And then I will go to the Five Futures fic.