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violet_angel) wrote2009-11-21 01:47 pm
violet_angel) wrote2009-11-21 01:47 pm
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General GRRs
Can't really explain what's going on. Just general GRRRR feelings all around. Let's see...
*NaNo
This is supposed to be FUN, right? Well, when all you hear about from the locals is "OMG, we're behind Chicago/Seattle/Belgium/etc. EVERYONE MUST WRITE MORE!!!!!" it kind of STOPS being fun. At least for me. I'm feeling basically uninspired to finish. And not so sure I'll do it again. These people just make it not fun at all. Hmmm...I should investigate if you can do it without being affiliated with a region. I don't think you can formally. Gah. :(
*School
Let's just say I think a lot of us are really wishing there hadn't been that hiring freeze last year. And hoping that there will be positions open elsewhere in the city this next year. Ms. New Principal has got the complex of all complexes. Not only that, she doesn't get alternate assessment and/or Autistic kids AT ALL. The policies she's instituting are NOT beneficial for our kids. The curriculum she's picking is geared for Gen-Ed kids. The latest? We are not allowed to use television, video, or radio without EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION from the principal - and we have to submit formal plans as to exactly why we need to use this. Hello? Video modeling, which has been proven to work with our kids? Also, you want technology usage to INCREASE in the classroom, yet you're limiting what we can do? Oh, and let's not even get into this "center-based learning" bullshit she wants us to use. All well and good when you've got kids who can work independently - and even then it's done with extra adults in the room. GRRRRR!!!!
*Church
Ok, I know it's standard operating procedure (in most cases Canonical requirement) that when a new rector comes in, all the current clergy (and possibly other staff...that I think varies) is required to submit a letter of resignation. In most cases - all that I know of - those letters are not accepted. Well, our new guy is apparently all into cleaning house. Two weeks ago, one of our assistants abruptly announced his resignation - we had a brunch for him and his partner last week. Then yesterday, only an hour or so after we got an email about our female associate being accepted to adopt a little girl from Ethiopia, we get notification that SHE is resigning as well. Granted she won't be leaving until the end of September, but still... I'm still pretty iffy on the new guy as it is. He seems ok...but with all this... It's kind of scary. All I can think is that they have been there for years and new guy is a bit insecure about that and people's ties to them. I'd like to think that isn't it, but my gut is saying all signs point that way.
And speaking of that... My gut is usually so accurate on things. I just wish it had been more accurate on other things like that what I thought was a friendship that started back in January. Hello gut feeling...please to start pinging when my own personal life is involved???? It would make things so much easier.
In other things... I now have a plane ticket home for Christmas. I fly to Nashville on Christmas and back on the 30th. Best of all, it was UNDER $300!!! I kid you not. I don't know if it was some kinf of error on the website, but the flight is booked and paid for (thanks Daddy!), so... The one icky thing is that we were waiting to order the nook until Mom and Daddy are up here next week so it wouldn't get all confusing since Daddy's paying for it for my Christmas present. Well, as of now, the next batch will be shipped on January 4. So I can only imagine when MINE will be shipped by that time. Oh well...I'll know it's coming. Just extend Christmas a bit. Yay?
This time next week, Mom and Daddy will be here and we'll be getting ready to see Ragtime. I REALLY hope I just caught it on an off-night and it's better than what I saw when I saw it. They get in Thursday afternoon. We'll take a cab into Manhattan and check into the hotel, then it'll be dinner...probably at Junior's. Friday we're going out to Ellis Island, hopefully hitting up MoMA for Free Friday, though time will determine that, and seeing The Marvelous Wonderettes - with hopefully a special twist, but I'm not going to be upset if it doesn't happen. Saturday is Ragtime matinee and South Pacific in the evening. YAY! Sunday is church, then brunch. And then we'll see.
And... Hmm. I guess that's about it for now. Just spending a weekend largely in. Library run this morning. And no plans for the afternoon/evening. Tomorrow, church. Laundry should be done at some point...trying to hold off to Monday or Wednesday perhaps. We shall see.
I'm boring. And feeling invisible.
*NaNo
This is supposed to be FUN, right? Well, when all you hear about from the locals is "OMG, we're behind Chicago/Seattle/Belgium/etc. EVERYONE MUST WRITE MORE!!!!!" it kind of STOPS being fun. At least for me. I'm feeling basically uninspired to finish. And not so sure I'll do it again. These people just make it not fun at all. Hmmm...I should investigate if you can do it without being affiliated with a region. I don't think you can formally. Gah. :(
*School
Let's just say I think a lot of us are really wishing there hadn't been that hiring freeze last year. And hoping that there will be positions open elsewhere in the city this next year. Ms. New Principal has got the complex of all complexes. Not only that, she doesn't get alternate assessment and/or Autistic kids AT ALL. The policies she's instituting are NOT beneficial for our kids. The curriculum she's picking is geared for Gen-Ed kids. The latest? We are not allowed to use television, video, or radio without EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION from the principal - and we have to submit formal plans as to exactly why we need to use this. Hello? Video modeling, which has been proven to work with our kids? Also, you want technology usage to INCREASE in the classroom, yet you're limiting what we can do? Oh, and let's not even get into this "center-based learning" bullshit she wants us to use. All well and good when you've got kids who can work independently - and even then it's done with extra adults in the room. GRRRRR!!!!
*Church
Ok, I know it's standard operating procedure (in most cases Canonical requirement) that when a new rector comes in, all the current clergy (and possibly other staff...that I think varies) is required to submit a letter of resignation. In most cases - all that I know of - those letters are not accepted. Well, our new guy is apparently all into cleaning house. Two weeks ago, one of our assistants abruptly announced his resignation - we had a brunch for him and his partner last week. Then yesterday, only an hour or so after we got an email about our female associate being accepted to adopt a little girl from Ethiopia, we get notification that SHE is resigning as well. Granted she won't be leaving until the end of September, but still... I'm still pretty iffy on the new guy as it is. He seems ok...but with all this... It's kind of scary. All I can think is that they have been there for years and new guy is a bit insecure about that and people's ties to them. I'd like to think that isn't it, but my gut is saying all signs point that way.
And speaking of that... My gut is usually so accurate on things. I just wish it had been more accurate on other things like that what I thought was a friendship that started back in January. Hello gut feeling...please to start pinging when my own personal life is involved???? It would make things so much easier.
In other things... I now have a plane ticket home for Christmas. I fly to Nashville on Christmas and back on the 30th. Best of all, it was UNDER $300!!! I kid you not. I don't know if it was some kinf of error on the website, but the flight is booked and paid for (thanks Daddy!), so... The one icky thing is that we were waiting to order the nook until Mom and Daddy are up here next week so it wouldn't get all confusing since Daddy's paying for it for my Christmas present. Well, as of now, the next batch will be shipped on January 4. So I can only imagine when MINE will be shipped by that time. Oh well...I'll know it's coming. Just extend Christmas a bit. Yay?
This time next week, Mom and Daddy will be here and we'll be getting ready to see Ragtime. I REALLY hope I just caught it on an off-night and it's better than what I saw when I saw it. They get in Thursday afternoon. We'll take a cab into Manhattan and check into the hotel, then it'll be dinner...probably at Junior's. Friday we're going out to Ellis Island, hopefully hitting up MoMA for Free Friday, though time will determine that, and seeing The Marvelous Wonderettes - with hopefully a special twist, but I'm not going to be upset if it doesn't happen. Saturday is Ragtime matinee and South Pacific in the evening. YAY! Sunday is church, then brunch. And then we'll see.
And... Hmm. I guess that's about it for now. Just spending a weekend largely in. Library run this morning. And no plans for the afternoon/evening. Tomorrow, church. Laundry should be done at some point...trying to hold off to Monday or Wednesday perhaps. We shall see.
I'm boring. And feeling invisible.
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as for doing it without being in a region, yes, absolutely you can. i have done this for six years now and have never belonged to a region.
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and good to know. i may look into that next year!!