I got two guinea pigs, and they are ADORABLE. Elphy and Nessa. My roommate came up with the names. I give her props.
And nothing else is happening. I'm going to get a tattoo next weekend and I'm even more deeply in love with my happily married AP. Poo.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Moving in to October
Wow, is it really October already? Have I really be in NY for almost four months?
Wow.
Life's been getting better here as I've been making friends and finding the ins and outs of the area. Last weekend was. . .special. Went out Friday night with a bunch of the other young teachers from my school and. . .yeah, that's really all that needs to be said. Saturday I had a college board conference ALL DAY LONG, but it was okay, because I got to stare at my hot AP the entire time. I sat next to him. It was glorious.
Saturday night just barhopped a bit, and then Sunday went apple picking. Apple picking!
Also, I have decided that boys are the most confusing, overrated thing ever. And how do I keep finding ones that want to become priests?!?!?!?!?
And that is all that I really have to say. Except that I was disappointed by the Ugly Betty season premiere, enjoy the Office, and was pretty ambivalent toward Grey's Anatomy.
Wow.
Life's been getting better here as I've been making friends and finding the ins and outs of the area. Last weekend was. . .special. Went out Friday night with a bunch of the other young teachers from my school and. . .yeah, that's really all that needs to be said. Saturday I had a college board conference ALL DAY LONG, but it was okay, because I got to stare at my hot AP the entire time. I sat next to him. It was glorious.
Saturday night just barhopped a bit, and then Sunday went apple picking. Apple picking!
Also, I have decided that boys are the most confusing, overrated thing ever. And how do I keep finding ones that want to become priests?!?!?!?!?
And that is all that I really have to say. Except that I was disappointed by the Ugly Betty season premiere, enjoy the Office, and was pretty ambivalent toward Grey's Anatomy.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
I suffer from a disease I like to call: I'm always tired.
Teaching is hard.Wow. It's fun, but it's hard. And exhausting. And sometimes, the only thing that I want to do is sleep. So I do.
That is my story. I wish that I had something more interesting to say. But I don't.
I'm also kind of hungry right now, so I think I'm going to go eat some ice cream. Because, clearly, that is the healthy thing to eat when one is hungry.
Hugs!
Jess
Teaching is hard.Wow. It's fun, but it's hard. And exhausting. And sometimes, the only thing that I want to do is sleep. So I do.
That is my story. I wish that I had something more interesting to say. But I don't.
I'm also kind of hungry right now, so I think I'm going to go eat some ice cream. Because, clearly, that is the healthy thing to eat when one is hungry.
Hugs!
Jess
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I'm Still Alive!
Hey! I may not update, but I'm still alive!
Number of people I'm in love with: 3
Number of students in love with me: 7
Number of men I'm in love with who are also in love with me: 0
Not bad statistics, all things considering.
(:
Better post later. Maybe.
Number of people I'm in love with: 3
Number of students in love with me: 7
Number of men I'm in love with who are also in love with me: 0
Not bad statistics, all things considering.
(:
Better post later. Maybe.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Now I Understand
why people like to teach. But only sometimes. Because, even though I'm teaching the same material to class after class, it really doesn't ever get boring. You're always on your toes, trying to keep a step ahead of the students. Plus, I'm teaching Spanish, which we all KNOW isn't my best subject, so I have to work just to make sure that I'm more competent than my students.
It's INCREDIBLY difficult. There are disciplinary problems here that I would never have even IMAGINED back in the suburbs. Also, there's no money, and it's really hard to accept sometimes. I have one class in which there aren't enough chairs for all of my students, and six of them have to stand in the back, or sit on the radiator. ALl in all the Spanish department has 100 books, while we have almost 400 students. We can't ever ask students to bring materials to class, because they can't afford them. And TVs for the classrooms? Don't make me laugh.
Also, it's tragic how undereducated some of my students are. Some of them can barely spell--remember that I teach high school and middle school. At least I'm teaching introductory Spanish, so they shouldn't HAVE to be overly literate.
My largest class, of 34 students, has 8 students who are completely literate, while the rest know nothing about spanish. So, in effect, it is now two classes going on at once, both begging for my attention at all time.
And there's one young lady who doesn't speak any English. This, of course, is not overly difficult for her in my class, but we don't have an ESL program, and it's killing me to imagine this poor girl in class every day without the ability to understand what her teachers are saying.
At the same time, it's always engaging, and so many of the kids are so wonderful. It's amazing how quickly you can fall in love with these little mini-people--and this is coming from me, who has always claimed to dislike kids.
I think I"m getting the hang of it now, though. Maybe. I guess that I'll find out next week, when regular schedule's kick in and I have to do content classes every day of every week. But for now, I'm golden, for now, I'm doing all right. For now.
J
It's INCREDIBLY difficult. There are disciplinary problems here that I would never have even IMAGINED back in the suburbs. Also, there's no money, and it's really hard to accept sometimes. I have one class in which there aren't enough chairs for all of my students, and six of them have to stand in the back, or sit on the radiator. ALl in all the Spanish department has 100 books, while we have almost 400 students. We can't ever ask students to bring materials to class, because they can't afford them. And TVs for the classrooms? Don't make me laugh.
Also, it's tragic how undereducated some of my students are. Some of them can barely spell--remember that I teach high school and middle school. At least I'm teaching introductory Spanish, so they shouldn't HAVE to be overly literate.
My largest class, of 34 students, has 8 students who are completely literate, while the rest know nothing about spanish. So, in effect, it is now two classes going on at once, both begging for my attention at all time.
And there's one young lady who doesn't speak any English. This, of course, is not overly difficult for her in my class, but we don't have an ESL program, and it's killing me to imagine this poor girl in class every day without the ability to understand what her teachers are saying.
At the same time, it's always engaging, and so many of the kids are so wonderful. It's amazing how quickly you can fall in love with these little mini-people--and this is coming from me, who has always claimed to dislike kids.
I think I"m getting the hang of it now, though. Maybe. I guess that I'll find out next week, when regular schedule's kick in and I have to do content classes every day of every week. But for now, I'm golden, for now, I'm doing all right. For now.
J
Monday, September 3, 2007
My Friends Suck
Why do my friends suck? Because those with blogs never update. I ask you this, oh faithful reader (if you exist) why have a blog if it is never updated? Update, my lovelies, update so that I may know that you live on!
Got my computer back. Let's see, how can I sum up these past few weeks. . .in a quickchat!
*Fell in love three times
1) With my A.P.
2) With the firefighter across the street
3)With Beef, a HUGEASS bulldog.
*Finished 3 novels (Reading Lolita in Tehran, Gilead, Call It Sleep)
*Saw Nanny Diaries (not worth it)
*Discovered that every episode of the 90s cartoon of the X-Men is on youtube and have been obsessively watching them (hear that, Lyds?)
*Fell in love one more time, with CJ from Top Chef
*Attended lots of professional development
And tomorrow is my first day of teaching. To say that I'm terrified would be an understatment. Actually, I"m not terrified yet, but I'm anticipating that I will be terrified. I'll be kind of disappointed if I'm not, since everyone else around here is having panic attacks. I don't want to be left out!
Urm. . .that's about it. My new goal is to read every Pulitzer Prize Winning book ever written. So far I think I"ve finished 8. So. . .I have a lot to go.
Also, HBO rocks.
Signing out, chickadees!
J
Got my computer back. Let's see, how can I sum up these past few weeks. . .in a quickchat!
*Fell in love three times
1) With my A.P.
2) With the firefighter across the street
3)With Beef, a HUGEASS bulldog.
*Finished 3 novels (Reading Lolita in Tehran, Gilead, Call It Sleep)
*Saw Nanny Diaries (not worth it)
*Discovered that every episode of the 90s cartoon of the X-Men is on youtube and have been obsessively watching them (hear that, Lyds?)
*Fell in love one more time, with CJ from Top Chef
*Attended lots of professional development
And tomorrow is my first day of teaching. To say that I'm terrified would be an understatment. Actually, I"m not terrified yet, but I'm anticipating that I will be terrified. I'll be kind of disappointed if I'm not, since everyone else around here is having panic attacks. I don't want to be left out!
Urm. . .that's about it. My new goal is to read every Pulitzer Prize Winning book ever written. So far I think I"ve finished 8. So. . .I have a lot to go.
Also, HBO rocks.
Signing out, chickadees!
J
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