Gotta Keep Up the Posting!

So this post is dedicated to the Laskos. Because The Michael said that I had ALMOST earned back my link. And because The Nicole said my pictures weren't dramatic enough. I tried to explain that they weren't BEFORE and AFTER pictures. They were just PROGRESS pictures... so to please The Michael and The Nicole, I have posted again with real DRAMATIC PHOTOS.

I went looking for some full length pics, and had a difficult time... well, because when you're not happy with your weight, you tend to take a lot of head shots.

Script Frenzy

So I'm sitting here all by my lonesome at the RC Cafe. Let's just say Script Frenzy people are not as talkative as NaNoWriMo's. Sigh. At least I'm getting a lot of writing done! Woot. Page 60!

It's Official

I gots me a brand new passport!

It came in the mail on Friday. Strangely, my old one came today... in a separate envelope. Oh, the wonderful nature of the Federal Government.

My new one is all teched out. It's all digimacated and everythin'!

Open House and Pool Construction

So for some strange reason, they decided to tear out the pool and reline it so our apartment has been construction zone for the past few weeks. At least now they're in the middle of refilling it with a garden hose. The water has now reached the bottom step. I've been watching it progress for the past two days.

On a different note, tonight was also Open House. I decided to buy a new dress for the occasion. Didn't break last year's record, (only 9) but parents were pretty chatty. Though what do you tell a parent when the child has a 23%, is practically illiterate, refuses to sit in his seat, and is a bully? I've long since stopped sugar coating bad behaviour.

But at least I looked pretty.

Progress

Beware The Ides of March

The Ides of March are fast approaching and it's getting bad. The Governator has decided that all schools must cut 20%. Now imagine that you're already on a tight budget... living in a cramped apartment, eating a lot of top ramen and beans for dinner, barely making ends meet. Somebody comes along and proclaims that your salary is going to be cut by 20%. It's kind of like that.

To add insult to injury, the superintendent decided to fund a program called AVID. Now, while AVID is a great program that is aimed at getting students to college who wouldn't normally get there, Mr. Superintendent decided to wave his magic wand and without telling the schools, move 70% of the money that paid for MY programs to AVID's account. Voila! Avid is now funded! But we're $190,000 short.

So the principals gave the budget committee the names of four things that needed to be cut in half... all four of which come from MY program. They must go back and ask their representative groups which they'd rather see cut... even though most of them do not have enough information about the four to make a good decision.

I learned a long time ago that The Ides of March was a bad time in the world of teaching. It's the date set that teachers or staff must be notified if they may not have a job next year.

I've got one... but all my support personnel may be going the way of the dodo. What a wonderful thing to do California's educational system which already has one of the lowest per pupil spending rates of the 50 states. We're right down there with Mississippi.

So March is Here!

Okay, so who could resist a picture of Prince Charles wearing a leek. Or maybe just a scallion. Those Welsh and their strange customs. I suppose they can be forgiven, since they are the home of Torchwood and Captain Jack. I bet he'd be able to carry off a whole bundle of veggies. Mmmmm...