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RideAlong Adventure
May. 11th, 2010 11:25 amRebecca was kind enough to let me ride along on her trip to Ashland. Highlights of the trip, in no particular order:
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Apr. 30th, 2010 12:19 pm1. Got more work. Yay! Soon, I will be able to buy shoes.
2. Or at least pay down some of the debt.
3. Fever means focus. Much easier to focus. Mainly that I need to fix too many things around the house again...inlet water pipe, washing machine, motorcycle, broken garage windows...
4. Tomatoes into ground soon!
5. Time to get back to working out, fighting...something!
6. Not going to Beltane. See #2 and 3.
2. Or at least pay down some of the debt.
3. Fever means focus. Much easier to focus. Mainly that I need to fix too many things around the house again...inlet water pipe, washing machine, motorcycle, broken garage windows...
4. Tomatoes into ground soon!
5. Time to get back to working out, fighting...something!
6. Not going to Beltane. See #2 and 3.
SO, I really enjoy teaching, especially technology and hard science. To teach in CA I'd need a certificate. I've looked at engineer to teacher programs, and at the SCCOE site, and at CalTeach, and others, and I can't find any options that aren't spend two years and take a bunch of classes to get a CA base certificate (which will then take some number of years to clear.)
Am I missing something obvious? Or I could get a job at a private school, and teach for 6 years, then spend a year or so pulling classes etc. to get the certificate.
I've taught for 2 years in classrooms plus sub time...am I missing something regarding certification?
At this rate, I might as well declare bankruptcy, get some loans, (or do it the other way around) and get a master's in education with a certificate. Preferably from either Santa Clara, thus putting me in line for religious schools, or at National Hispanic University. Or University of Phoenix. I've interviewed enough SJSU students to know I don't want that program.
Am I missing something obvious? Or I could get a job at a private school, and teach for 6 years, then spend a year or so pulling classes etc. to get the certificate.
I've taught for 2 years in classrooms plus sub time...am I missing something regarding certification?
At this rate, I might as well declare bankruptcy, get some loans, (or do it the other way around) and get a master's in education with a certificate. Preferably from either Santa Clara, thus putting me in line for religious schools, or at National Hispanic University. Or University of Phoenix. I've interviewed enough SJSU students to know I don't want that program.
Goals for the week.
Apr. 4th, 2010 09:29 pm1. A good wedding on Friday.
2. Finish up some of the lurking songs.
3. Saturday: teach 3 old songs.
4. Warm rock for the turtle pen. (Slate.) And put in some of the recommended antidigging masonry.
5. Weedwhack, and find the front yard leak.
6. Prep the beds for spring planting.
7. Switch off of AT&T completely.
8. Reconnect with a few old friends.
9. Regular sleep/eat/exercise schedule.
2. Finish up some of the lurking songs.
3. Saturday: teach 3 old songs.
4. Warm rock for the turtle pen. (Slate.) And put in some of the recommended antidigging masonry.
5. Weedwhack, and find the front yard leak.
6. Prep the beds for spring planting.
7. Switch off of AT&T completely.
8. Reconnect with a few old friends.
9. Regular sleep/eat/exercise schedule.
Some odd things
Mar. 22nd, 2010 10:12 am1. Crown was fun, the class for the St. Mary's kids went well, I thought; thanks to Sue, Francis and Johanna. Could do better. Split up the class and give them activities.
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Love the choices
Mar. 19th, 2010 09:56 amFriend pointed out to me this morning that Oakland is looking for teachers for the strike at $300/day. Wow. I could really use the money. But...working in Oakland, during a strike?
So, my first instinct is no, my second instinct is I really need the money, and my third instinct? Look it up. There is a projected one day strike, that may go longer. I have a friend in the district, don't know if he'd be affected, so it's personal. And they're not hiring, they're interviewing in case of a strike, to be ready.
Uh. Hmm. One day, $300 dollars...if it's true. Normal wages are $125/day. Subs don't get prep periods anymore. (Normal teachers lose theirs routinely so that the school doesn't have to call a sub.)
Pass. The downside of being strikebreaking scum is much larger than any money need, and the upside...there isn't one. There are some back comments about Oakland school district that I won't make here, but there are a number of reasons they need more teachers.
So, my first instinct is no, my second instinct is I really need the money, and my third instinct? Look it up. There is a projected one day strike, that may go longer. I have a friend in the district, don't know if he'd be affected, so it's personal. And they're not hiring, they're interviewing in case of a strike, to be ready.
Uh. Hmm. One day, $300 dollars...if it's true. Normal wages are $125/day. Subs don't get prep periods anymore. (Normal teachers lose theirs routinely so that the school doesn't have to call a sub.)
Pass. The downside of being strikebreaking scum is much larger than any money need, and the upside...there isn't one. There are some back comments about Oakland school district that I won't make here, but there are a number of reasons they need more teachers.
Friday Five!
Mar. 18th, 2010 09:55 pm1. Lent is half over. Caffeine, you will be mine, in 3 weekends. And the music rocks, with all the lamenting the bass line gets to do things.
2. Cathyn sword practice for the win; got moving, got some fighting thinking going. Wow, is his style weird to me or what? Need to get the armor back together--it will be interesting--think he'll own me completely for a while. Gonna have to dig into the deep mental game, AND play "shoo fly don't bother me" a lot. GREAT to get into it though.
3. The snails got the outdoor cukes, and even made it onto the table and ate all the parsley. But the Queen of Night tulips are beautiful, and it's been a long time coming. I brought a package of these home for Teresa from Amsterdam, and have never made them bloom until now.
4. Judging Science Fair was work, but way fun. Now I need to know how many of the better projects were from the internet. One of the really good ones was from the daughter of one of my college professors. But generating electricity from bacteria? Fun!
5. Crown. Many cool people to see. I want to fight...but will wait until I have either money or health insurance.
Onward!
2. Cathyn sword practice for the win; got moving, got some fighting thinking going. Wow, is his style weird to me or what? Need to get the armor back together--it will be interesting--think he'll own me completely for a while. Gonna have to dig into the deep mental game, AND play "shoo fly don't bother me" a lot. GREAT to get into it though.
3. The snails got the outdoor cukes, and even made it onto the table and ate all the parsley. But the Queen of Night tulips are beautiful, and it's been a long time coming. I brought a package of these home for Teresa from Amsterdam, and have never made them bloom until now.
4. Judging Science Fair was work, but way fun. Now I need to know how many of the better projects were from the internet. One of the really good ones was from the daughter of one of my college professors. But generating electricity from bacteria? Fun!
5. Crown. Many cool people to see. I want to fight...but will wait until I have either money or health insurance.
Onward!
School gives me the best stories...
Feb. 28th, 2010 06:47 pmAnd almost no money (well, that's the breaks, being a substitute.)
Experiments: Coleslaw which needs degunking;
Planted 2 cuke hills and a tomato (bush cherry) even though the temparatures don't warrent it. IF we don't get frost, they'll establish.
This shall be the year of mulch.
Sprouting on paper towels in a plastic bag works remarkably well.
Dancing with sparklers: not an indoor sport.
To get sub work, I'll be at the school by 7:30 M-Th next week. Friday RB has knee surgery, so I'll be driving her there and back again.
Chazcon is upon us!
Experiments: Coleslaw which needs degunking;
Planted 2 cuke hills and a tomato (bush cherry) even though the temparatures don't warrent it. IF we don't get frost, they'll establish.
This shall be the year of mulch.
Sprouting on paper towels in a plastic bag works remarkably well.
Dancing with sparklers: not an indoor sport.
To get sub work, I'll be at the school by 7:30 M-Th next week. Friday RB has knee surgery, so I'll be driving her there and back again.
Chazcon is upon us!
Missed NATION broadcast, caught Spankers--great show. Thanks be to Rebecca! Trying new no-weed ground prep this year, also sprouting seeds on paper towels, lots of compost to be used. ADHD continues. No job yet. No job, no insurance, no fighting, not as much fun in SCA. Schedule foo. And done. Goodnight!
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Feb. 15th, 2010 06:33 pm1. President's day: Reprieve for AT&T.
2. Sourcraut: Coming along.
3. What happened to the carrots in the rundlegarden? The onions...about 4 survived...but all the carrots are gone. The fava beans are up to 3 and 4 feet now. What with the plums blooming, and sunflowers showing flowerheads in the lawn, and tomatoes showing up at the stores...I'm going to make some hotboxes and go for it. Garden Ho!
4. Your browser settings may be unique: Check at http://panopticlick.eff.org/ Interesting; there are enough options that the odds are very good you are tracked at any site.
5. Finally visited Pierre Silber. Helpful staff.
2. Sourcraut: Coming along.
3. What happened to the carrots in the rundlegarden? The onions...about 4 survived...but all the carrots are gone. The fava beans are up to 3 and 4 feet now. What with the plums blooming, and sunflowers showing flowerheads in the lawn, and tomatoes showing up at the stores...I'm going to make some hotboxes and go for it. Garden Ho!
4. Your browser settings may be unique: Check at http://panopticlick.eff.org/ Interesting; there are enough options that the odds are very good you are tracked at any site.
5. Finally visited Pierre Silber. Helpful staff.
Dear AT&T: You blow chunks.
Feb. 12th, 2010 06:01 pmDear AT&T: What?
I went into the store to see the status of my phone account, which I never used, and discovered it was about to be shut off. Ok, fine, I'd like to pay it. But your phone clerk advised waiting for the final bill, to make sure there were no other charges on it. Ok, sure. Rather pay it. No, wait. Right, I'll pay it when I see it.
Right. So instead of a bill, on an account that is a total of two payments late, you've sent it to a collection agency. Thus putting a mark on my credit, AFTER I ASKED TO PAY THE BILL.
Now, I know you're a bunch of amoral texan assholes who bought a bunch of other companies, and are draping the name of AT&T over yourself because as SouthWestBell you SCREWED the Pacific Bell employees and users, but really, you could have been a little more circumspect. At least gone to three months, say, or not messed up the damn billing in the first place.
I'll be on the phone Monday morning, then in the store, then on the phone again, I'm sure. Then, once this is resolved, every service you touch is gone. Forget the iPhone, I'm having NOTHING to do with you malingering ignorant jerks who are gaming my credit.
Talk with you very soon,
Irate customer
I went into the store to see the status of my phone account, which I never used, and discovered it was about to be shut off. Ok, fine, I'd like to pay it. But your phone clerk advised waiting for the final bill, to make sure there were no other charges on it. Ok, sure. Rather pay it. No, wait. Right, I'll pay it when I see it.
Right. So instead of a bill, on an account that is a total of two payments late, you've sent it to a collection agency. Thus putting a mark on my credit, AFTER I ASKED TO PAY THE BILL.
Now, I know you're a bunch of amoral texan assholes who bought a bunch of other companies, and are draping the name of AT&T over yourself because as SouthWestBell you SCREWED the Pacific Bell employees and users, but really, you could have been a little more circumspect. At least gone to three months, say, or not messed up the damn billing in the first place.
I'll be on the phone Monday morning, then in the store, then on the phone again, I'm sure. Then, once this is resolved, every service you touch is gone. Forget the iPhone, I'm having NOTHING to do with you malingering ignorant jerks who are gaming my credit.
Talk with you very soon,
Irate customer
Got the important things done
Feb. 12th, 2010 12:55 amHaven't gotten much of the physical done this week, either on myself, on this house, or on K's place in prep for KAOS, but did:
1. Support R after her medical day;
2. Took Rex out and about on T, to Home Depot, to Chili's,
3. Sorted out and took some load off K, even if I didn't install his bathroom stuff,
4. Was the "Father" for a Father/Daughter event at church; made bandanas, sang western songs ("Itsy Bitsy Spider" to "Ghostriders in the Sky" is genius), line danced, competed in a pie eating contest. Yee ha!
Got the important things done. Now onto the rest.
1. Support R after her medical day;
2. Took Rex out and about on T, to Home Depot, to Chili's,
3. Sorted out and took some load off K, even if I didn't install his bathroom stuff,
4. Was the "Father" for a Father/Daughter event at church; made bandanas, sang western songs ("Itsy Bitsy Spider" to "Ghostriders in the Sky" is genius), line danced, competed in a pie eating contest. Yee ha!
Got the important things done. Now onto the rest.
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Feb. 10th, 2010 11:54 am1. KAOS continues, but thanks to some sound advice, my panic does not.
2. "The Lightning Thief" is a straight redo of Harry Potter (Percy Jackson) with Greek Gods instead of wizardry. Voice is a little more like Harry Dresden. It should make a good movie; it was written scene to scene, rather than plotted. I predict more. But if Honor Harrington and D. Drake's Lightnings were inspired by Aubrey/Maturin inspired by Horatio Hornblower (written by a movie writer); what is the chain here? Potter/Dresden/Olympians and ...where's the D. Drake equivalent?
3. Short essays by Ray Bradbury are wonderful.
4. Time is out of joint.
5. Need coffee. Took a coffee making class at Barefoot, very interesting. What's up with restaurants charging $2.50 for a cup of coffee when the $2 coffee shop ones are so much better? I'll be drinking more water, thanks.
6. Bonus note: Jealous of friends having adventures at Estrella. Not so much that I envy them or have negative emotions, I just want to be there, striving and experiencing.
2. "The Lightning Thief" is a straight redo of Harry Potter (Percy Jackson) with Greek Gods instead of wizardry. Voice is a little more like Harry Dresden. It should make a good movie; it was written scene to scene, rather than plotted. I predict more. But if Honor Harrington and D. Drake's Lightnings were inspired by Aubrey/Maturin inspired by Horatio Hornblower (written by a movie writer); what is the chain here? Potter/Dresden/Olympians and ...where's the D. Drake equivalent?
3. Short essays by Ray Bradbury are wonderful.
4. Time is out of joint.
5. Need coffee. Took a coffee making class at Barefoot, very interesting. What's up with restaurants charging $2.50 for a cup of coffee when the $2 coffee shop ones are so much better? I'll be drinking more water, thanks.
6. Bonus note: Jealous of friends having adventures at Estrella. Not so much that I envy them or have negative emotions, I just want to be there, striving and experiencing.
Move is pushed out
Feb. 3rd, 2010 01:28 pm$50 bucks sez it pushes back in by the end of next week.
Time to go buy bacon, and a shock for the van.
Time to go buy bacon, and a shock for the van.
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Jan. 21st, 2010 06:47 pm1. If you really want to help Haiti, go give blood locally. The more blood overall is in the system, the more is available. Locally, Stanford Blood bank is nice.
2. I like rain. A cubit is between 17 and 25 inches. Now you know how big to build the ark, right?
3. The SCA has rather ceased to be fun, separate from the people. This is a problem for me. How do I go back to having fun?
4. Moby the van is developing more symptoms. I won't be traveling much in the van.
5. I have listened to too many movie critics recently.
there it is!
2. I like rain. A cubit is between 17 and 25 inches. Now you know how big to build the ark, right?
3. The SCA has rather ceased to be fun, separate from the people. This is a problem for me. How do I go back to having fun?
4. Moby the van is developing more symptoms. I won't be traveling much in the van.
5. I have listened to too many movie critics recently.
there it is!
12th Night
Jan. 10th, 2010 06:22 pmThe last day of Christmas, now we return to the year of work. Tomorrow I diet, but today I ruminate--so many images, people, things going on at 12th Night.
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