It ISN'T because of the students...

Teachers quit within the first five years of employment because of the adults they encounter and deal with on a daily basis.
The incompetent administrators who can't even command enough respect to have silence at a faculty welcome meeting.
The incompetent administrators who are unprofessional in email communication, and have no clue that what they do is offensive and disrespectful.
The change that comes over those given any semblance of "power," nevermind that I voted said person in, and really had greater expectations and hopes for the role this person would take. I was totally wrong.
The teachers who aren't crabby because they haven't created a new lesson since nineteen-o-two. The same individuals who don't have to move from their classrooms the entire day. While others (me included), have to make 3 moves to three different classrooms throughout the day.

I guess that is an upgrade from the four classrooms I taught in last year.

Stupid G.W. Bush + UTI =

not a pleasant morning.

:(

BAH.

Can't help it...

but I am turning into a craigslist addict!!!
I tell myself I am not going to look at the pet listings, but I do.
I mean, I have 4 cats and no money--no room for any more animals...

But yet I look.

And I get so irritated with the postings of the people who "just find" themselves in a situation where they can't have their pet anymore. WTF???

So here is an example:
We are moving out of state and need to find a loving home for our family dog, Chance. He is about 13 years old, is of a pit-mix (I believe hound) breed and has been in our family since a puppy in 1994. He is white/tan in color and about 60 lbs. He is house trained and good with children 8 years old and older. He has been around our toddler and is good but he doesn't realize his size so sometimes he can be clumsy. He has a cyst on his right let that has stayed the same size and has been looked at by a vet, who states it's not life-threatening. Although 13 years old, he is still active and loves to run around the yard and lie in the sun.He does fine indoors during the winter and outside during the summer. He likes to play fetch with tennis balls and loves to be around the family. He has also previously had 3 other medium-large dogs with him and they all got along just fine as he is not aggressive or dominant. Having been in our family for such a long time, it is difficult for us but we can't take him with us.
Please call us at #503-547-9660 if you are interested in a great family dog.

This just makes me sad. How could someone be so willing to give up a "family" dog?!?!?!

Another:
I have three cats, the momma, who is 2 years old and is now fixed, her oldest son who is about a year old and also fixed, and her youngest son who is about 4 months old and not yet fixed. All three cats have grown up with my daughter (a 21 month old toddler) and are exceptionally good with her and other children. We are relocating to Oklahoma and can't take our pets with us. I'm looking for good, friendly homes for them, and soon! We leave on the 28th of June. Please email me for more info!

This is SO SAD!!!
Now, on more than one occasion I was BROKE. I would have done anything to make sure my cats were taken care of, even letting them eat rather than me. I moved 26 hours away from home, and my family came with me. I know it may be hard for some of these people, and yeah it is good that they are looking for homes rather than sending their animals straight to the shelter, but to give up a family member--one who has been part of a family's life for 13 years? I don't understand!!! :(

STUPID GOVERNMENT IMBECILES

WHAT.THE.FUCK?!?!?!

When encountering a crabby person...

sometimes the best thing to do is just leave said person breathe for a moment. An email/IM works well, but trying to "fix" things isn't a good choice. Said person probably doesn't want things fixed, and if he or she does, he or she wants to do the fixing him or herself.

What have I gotten myself into? I should know better by now, come on...I am thirty...set in my ways...I have too many things I still need to accomplish and finish--even within this semester...There is no way I can balance it all...can I? Do I want to? Is it even worth it? What is enough for me to be willing to compromise in the way that it takes to let someone in? Do I even want to?

I know that a lot of the whole "cluttered home=cluttered insides" is true, maybe if I just do a giant cleaning of my apartment (HAHAHAHA! WHEN?!?!?!), then other aspects of my life would in turn become less complicated...HAHAHAHA...I know that anything worth having is worth the effort, but I see an ideal of what I want in my life, and I just don't see myself ever finding that. Which I'm ok with...what I am not ok with is the giving of myself when I have so much I need to do--which must be my priority. Hard to explain that even to myself, let alone anyone else. I am not even trying to make this complicated. Maybe I am by thinking and pretending it isn't.

Maybe I am making absolutely and utterly and completely no sense whatsoever.
I think that might be more accurate.
Maybe tomorrow will bring a less-bitchy, less-crabby attitude.
HA