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[checkers65477]

A few quick things.

I got a $1000 grant from IBM to buy a collection of books for our super-low readers, written on a K-3 grade level.  Yay.  I think they'll be excited to see we have books just for them.

An exciting day yesterday.  I swear I'm not making this up.  First, one of our 7th grade students went into labor.  The receptionist was timing her contractions until the squad came for her.  She didn't have the baby; labor stopped and the principal asked her to please go home and stay there.  13 years old.  :(((((((  Then, a student broke the one mercury thermometer in the school.  He got mercury on him so they had to call the authorities.  Haz Mat people came in their yellow suits to decontaminate.  The kid had mercury on him so they had him change into his gym clothes and took everything, including his underwear.  The teacher is pregnant, so they had to make sure she wasn't contaminated.  Quite the exciting day.  And people wonder why teachers can't seem to just teach.  At least the labor stuff is extremely unusual.  We've never had a student in labor before though there have been a few pregnancies.

I had to go sit in a doctor's office yesterday for a few hours (I told you it was a busy day) and had to face something about myself (only my dysfunctional personality--not a health issue, sorry Willow).  The waiting room was small and packed.  The chairs were uncomfortable.  All I wanted to do was sit and read The Virtu.  There were three conversations going on in the room and I thought I was going to lose my mind.  Seriously, I thought I'd have to go stand in the hall.  I cannot abide small talk between strangers.  Yes, the government sucks and health care sucks and you don't feel good but I just want to read my book.  I am the most antisocial person ever born.  It's a tremendous character flaw but I can't help it.  It was painful, as were the chairs.

I'm off to Ohio tomorrow to visit my family for the weekend and OMG the weather!!  TEN inches of snow are predicted!  Gah!  Must go hunt up boots.

Comments

[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

By "had to face something about myself" I hope you mean being antisocial, and not some health crisis??

There were three conversations going on in the room and I thought I was going to lose my mind. Seriously, I thought I'd have to go stand in the hall. I cannot abide small talk between strangers.

This DRIVES ME CRAZY. It's really hard for me to concentrate if there is irregular noise, esp. conversation, around me. You can imagine how well that works out living in a freshman dorm.

I am the most antisocial person ever born.

Antisocial people of the world unite! :D

Have a good time in Ohio! Have a nice relaxing uncrazy weekend! Send some of the snow east! :D

[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

Also, I heard today that two student lab workers here were taken to the hospital and an entire building was evacuated because a few drops of acid were spilled on the floor. The theory was that it was some organic acid that would react with the floor to produce fumes.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

No, no, sorry! No health crisis at all. Just antisocial me. I'll be packing lots of snow up to send your way.