Quilly | January 31, 2007
It is 6:45 p.m. I am so tired I can barely move. I need sleep. I can’t go to bed right now. If for some reason I should manage to sleep the full 7 hours my body requires, I’ll be wide awake before 2 a.m. Bad, bad, idea. Even if my body decided to take [...]
Quilly | January 31, 2007
We are having Parent-Teacher Conferences this week. This semester the reading teachers are meeting with the parents of the students in their reading class. Last semester I was teaching 5th graders who were reading on 4th grade level. I am truly enjoying these conferences because most of my students made good progress, [...]
Quilly | January 31, 2007
The school provides a free breakfast to every student, every morning in their classrooms. Tuesday they served Frosted Flakes, milk, cheese sticks and fruit cocktail. I said, “Frosted Flakes! I don’t think I’ve had those since I was a fifth grader. How do they taste?”
The whole class looked at me blankly.
We [...]
Quilly | January 30, 2007
I was sick and missed three days of school last week. Normally I work when I’m sick, but the vertigo pretty much assured I had to stay still. I went into work briefly on Wednesday, but left for a doctor’s appointment. I went into work briefly on Thursday, but was sent home [...]
Quilly | January 29, 2007
According to Humanforsale.com I am worth $1,422,634.00
Of course they also think I’m more intelligent than 62.59% of the population.
I would have posted their official results here, but I didn’t feel like figuring out why their code wasn’t working.
Quilly | January 29, 2007
To kick start your brain:
1.) Her first acting job was a French maid in a Noel Coward play. In the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s & 90’s she was a frequent “guest” on popular sitcoms, starring in 5 Love American Style episodes: Love and the Country Girl; Love and the Memento; Love and the Singing Suitor; Love [...]
Quilly | January 28, 2007
This came through my open window, loudly:
“Fu@&in’ thank you!”
“You’re welcome you fu@&in’ retarded bitch!”
“Oh shut the fu@k up!”
“If I didn’t fu@&in’ love you, I’d knock you into next week!”
I shut the window and missed the rest of their foreplay.
Quilly | January 27, 2007
It is time once again for a trek into my past:
Grownups lie to children. They tell them about the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy. They tell them about leprechauns, happily-ever-after, and wishing on falling stars. They also tell them wet matches won’t strike. Then the kid burns down the house and everybody [...]
Quilly | January 26, 2007
When I went to college at 18, I wanted to be a famous writer. My Gram was paying the bills and she wanted me to apply myself to a career. Blah. I took journalism, thinking it was a crafty compromise. Double blah.
Already in 1977 reporters were being groomed for the sensational. I was asked to [...]
Quilly | January 26, 2007
Stolen from: Silverneurotic: Post College Years Part Two
1. If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be? Rural — preferably in pine trees and within walking distance of a good fishing stream.
2. What’s your favorite article of clothing? T-shirt
3. Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex? 1. eyes 2. smile 3. laugh
4. What’s [...]
Quilly | January 25, 2007
Well, I am dizzier than ever. In fact, I am home from work again today. I went in, but I can’t walk without holding on to walls or furniture. Not only that, my vision is a bit blurred and my stomach is spinning, too. The antibiotics and the bugs are having [...]
Quilly | January 24, 2007
The doc saw me within 10 minutes of my arrival in his office. I spent maybe five minutes in the exam room waiting for him. He talked to me for 20 minutes. That ads up to 35 minutes for my appointment — but I had to wait over 45 minutes after that [...]
Quilly | January 24, 2007
If you have vertigo, and insist on living your life as usual, expect to embarrass yourself — and expect people to laugh at you. Today in the teacher’s lounge I was walking south while looking north and talking over my shoulder. I turned forward just in time to miss the hall doorway and [...]
Quilly | January 23, 2007
One of our vocabulary words this week is options. I asked the students if anyone knew what it meant. Ty raised his hand. “Choices,” he said. “Like on my video game button. I can choose what weapon I carry.”
“Right,” I said. “Or like a buffet — lot’s of options on what to eat.”
“Not in our [...]
Quilly | January 23, 2007
When I went into the reading coordinators office yesterday to discuss my current (third) quarter’s reading class with her, she thought I was there to complain. I wasn’t. I only needed more supplies, but she greeted me with, “Listen, I know we always give you the low kids, and we always give you too many [...]
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