Back to School

Posted by mimi on Aug 1, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Life’s back to normal, which means early morning craziness, traffic, lunches, nonstop activity, more traffic, and collapse. You know, school’s started. For teachers, anyway.The first week back for teachers is five solid days of meetings, more meetings, and decorating. Fix the room. Run copies. Prepare copies. Run from place to place. Training, training, more training. Meetings again....
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Minor Irritants

Posted by mimi on Jul 13, 2006 in dish | 1 comment Okay, I must stop niggling over movie goofs at IMDb. Way too much time-suck involved. I really don’t have time to explain over and over about stupid stuff like how Flicka in the book is a sorrel, not a freakin’ palomino, but there you are.Then again, some little niggling things just must be addressed. Here are three:1) Stop, for love of Pete, saying and writing “can’t...
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Okay, This Is Annoying

Posted by mimi on Jul 3, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Is it just me who finds the whole “upgrade to the newest newest version of all your software RIGHT NOW” urgency of Internet communications just a bit obnoxious? Hello, like some of us can’t afford to buy new computers, operating systems, software, etc. the second the new version comes out?Can you guess that I can’t download a file I really need because in the ‘net...
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Job Interview

Posted by mimi on Jun 27, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Conservative clothing choice, check.Resume, check.Positive attitude, check.I answer the questions. I look at both of the interviewers. I explain myself. I get to ask questions. Everything seems to go fine. So why am I so nervous?Because in the ultimate wisdom of my state, I may not be good enough to keep teaching at my own school (read: my–and my colleagues’–numbers...
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