It took me about 75 minutes to vote this morning. I arrived just after 6:30, and was out by 7:50. I was a litte late to work, but I think it was worth it.
The line went down and around the block, and while it didn't get longer while I was there, it didn't get shorter either. Everyone was in good spirits and patient, and the poll workers were working hard to get everyone through as quickly as possible.
There are evidently more people with last names beginning L-R than other letters, because on several occasions, a poll worker came out and called people with names A-G to the front. When I got closer, they called S-Z, so that was lucky for me.
I think its going to be a historic day, and I'm pretty hapy about that.
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04:14:32 PM,
Tuesday 4 November 2008
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Tonight, I went with a coworker to dinner, and then a play.
Dinner was....alright. The food was fine, however, it took over an hour between the time we placed our order and the time we got our order (for the appetizer. I think the entree was around an hour). I had a burger, which was ok, but the fries all sorts of sucked.
Then we went to see The Lion King and it was awesome. I love Julie Taymore and I love good puppets, and I love musicals, so all in all, a smash hit.
Now I have to shower and go to bed, so I can get up in the morning and try to slip into the polls before work. Failing that, I anticipate a long, long line after work tomorrow evening.
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05:33:21 AM,
Tuesday 4 November 2008
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Dreams about teeth.
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07:36:02 AM,
Monday 3 November 2008
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There have been spiders crawling on my car. Now, I don't mind spiders, but its somewhat unnerving when they crawl up the windshield.
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04:02:31 PM,
Sunday 2 November 2008
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Uh-oh. I think McCain is going to win. Check out Dolly's costume, even as we speak, a wave of cutesy goodwill toward Sarah Palin is being spread through our nation's newspapers. How can Obama hope to compete with the awesome power of The Family Circus?
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03:12:58 AM,
Saturday 1 November 2008
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Oh, am I tired.
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11:41:48 AM,
Friday 31 October 2008
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Shopping at 11 PM is a bad idea. One tends to buy things that one would normally realize is home on the shelf.
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04:25:03 AM,
Friday 31 October 2008
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I sometimes worry I'm only impersonating someone more competent than me.
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04:20:55 AM,
Friday 31 October 2008
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Principals attend sporting events to show their support for the students, and demonstrate school spirit, and yet, I have yet to see a principal attend a school play...
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03:01:24 AM,
Friday 31 October 2008
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I don't feel like I'm doing enough, and yet, how much more could I be doing? There are probably hidden efficiencies out there, but when will I have time to find them?
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02:33:00 AM,
Friday 31 October 2008
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Gas is down to below $2 just down the street. I am just stunned.
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12:43:12 PM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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I just donated some money to a friend of mine who is a state representative, working on re-election. And then some money to Barack Obama. Cover the ends of the spectrum, as it were.
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03:06:42 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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We had two performances of a reader's theater tonight and last night, and two more tomorrow and Thursday. Tomorrow I have to be at the highschool, MCing a show for the improv team. Its halloween themed, and I have to dress up as someone. Since we've been doing mime, and I have all the make up, I think I'm going to dress as Marcel Marceau. The other theater teacher will at least appreciate it. Performances are always great, but they are a big eater of spoons. Its 8 here, and I have things which must be done, which may not get done because I've decided that I need clean clothes more than I need to work on my own homework. Blah.
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01:17:59 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Looking at the TeachNYC website, it seems that teachers must search individual schools in New York for positions, rather than having a central clearing house of all open positions. I don't know who's brilliant idea that is, but it is annoying, because it makes the job search that much harder.
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01:14:29 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Without the tracker, and without comments, I'm feeling very lonely out here. You all could be reading, or not, and I'd never know. I think that may be why I haven't been blogging, although blogging tends to be periodic in any case. I was also thinking that the blogmass are some of my best friends, if defined as people I can talk to about anything, and have kept in contact with. I can't remember the last time I did something with someone in Kansas City I wasn't related to. I'm feeling fairly isolated here.
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01:12:52 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Its always nice to have your own knowledge and abilities validated. I led a class today on debate that I was not entirely prepared for, but as I looked over the material this evening, I noticed that I had touched on many of the introductory points without evening realizing it. Score one for liberal education!
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01:09:23 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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My room smelled wierd as I came in. Not sure why. I should probably do laundry and vacuum. I burned some incense, which is helping, but doesn't change that I need to clean.
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01:08:08 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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I am exhausted, and likely to remain so for some time. I was thinking about spoons on the way home from work today, and I wonder, while I probably have more spoons than the people who have to think about spoons daily, I should probably be more cognizant of how I'm spending them.
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01:07:12 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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The dao of the cow now.
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01:03:28 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Do not try to change the world, change only yourself, for you are part of the world, and in changing yourself, the world will surely be changed with you.
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01:02:49 AM,
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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My first parent I actually had to do something for. I've had three this evening, which represents, I think, probably half of everyone I'll get. That's 10% of my parents right there. Two were no problem, good kids, whole nine yards, then, the third, and I had to scramble to assure her everything is all right. Need to talk to the other teacher make sure I'm doing everything correctly.
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10:58:16 PM,
Tuesday 21 October 2008
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I say, "like I said" a good deal too much.
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09:44:56 PM,
Tuesday 21 October 2008
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So far, I've been here for over an hour, and had only one student. I have to be here until 7, and I can't access Netflix Streaming on my work computer. Poo.
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09:47:58 PM,
Monday 20 October 2008
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On the other hand, I think I'm glad I'm not in middle school anymore.
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02:54:38 PM,
Monday 20 October 2008
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I don't want to grow up.
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02:54:11 PM,
Monday 20 October 2008
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I feel...odd.
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01:58:36 PM,
Monday 20 October 2008
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The dog howls piteously if left alone, but if I take him upstairs with me, he starts chewing on things. Silly dog.
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07:47:41 PM,
Saturday 18 October 2008
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The theater dept. was selling cookie dough as a fundraiser this year, and I bought some. It arrived today, and tonight, when I got home, I threw some on a pan and tossed them into the oven. Its amazingly nice to have fresh cookies without having to go through the hassle of making cookies. Very nice indeed. The cookies weren't bad, either.
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02:50:49 AM,
Friday 17 October 2008
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Today in Educator History:
Henry Barnard (1811-1900) created the public school systems in Connecticut, Wisconsin and Rhode Island. A graduate of Yale, Barnard believed in practical education, teaching the public marketable skills like bookkeeping, mechanics, and surveying. In 185, Barnard became the president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.
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11:27:29 PM,
Thursday 16 October 2008
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Parent Teacher conferences are fairly wierd as a student teacher. On the one hand, I'm the one in the classroom day to day with the students. On the other hand, I didn't have them for the first several weeks of the semester, so the teacher needs to be there to explain grades. In a word, awkward.
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09:59:27 PM,
Thursday 16 October 2008
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I ran over a squirrel yesterday. I was driving down the street, and there was a rattling bump. And then, in my rear-view mirror, I saw a squirrel dash our from where my car had been moments before. I hope I didn't rattle its little squirrel brain too much, although, with a squirrel, you never can tell.
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05:35:05 AM,
Thursday 16 October 2008
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They were, in fact, sitting on my desk at school, so that worked out. I just got home, though, so a very long day. Fortunately, I got my grades updated for tomorrow. Unfortunately, I don't know if I managed to get them sent to the grade card printery. I should probably get some progress reports printed for tomorrow, so people have an idea of why they're getting the grades they're getting. Conferences next week. FUN!
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02:05:39 AM,
Thursday 16 October 2008
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Losing stacks of papers which have scores on them = very very bad. I split my time, so I don't really have a desk, but after going through my backpack, I am left with the hope that Ileft them on my desk at the high school.
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09:59:26 PM,
Wednesday 15 October 2008
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Back and forth and back again.
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09:14:55 PM,
Wednesday 15 October 2008
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Parent teacher conferences. FUN!
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08:47:06 PM,
Wednesday 15 October 2008
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Loo loo loo. Bleah. Too much to do.
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08:30:49 PM,
Wednesday 15 October 2008
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