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Alright, Well like it's titled...Most people pay not attention to the shi*t I write.
So I just call it, Wacky shi*t.

Alright, Well I'm a guy that don't stand for violence.
I may box, but that's to let off some stress and shi*t like that.
Now, Every where I look I see a young girl
That's either on some thing, or that's got bruises and cuts and shi*t.
And I know it could be cause of many reasons, But in most cases
It's due to an abusive boyfriend, Father, uncle or anything like that.

And when I see something like that, where a girl has bruises
or where a girls being yelled at by her boyfriend and she looks scared
Then that shi*t there kills me inside, because in My opinion
A guy should never raise their voice or their hand to a girl or a woman
But no matter what theres always going to be guys that are like that
That'll yell at or that will strike a woman or a girl.

And if I could I'd stop all that, But I can't
At least not by my self I cant.
If your a guy and you have a girlfriend.
Treat her like a queen or a princess.
Never raise your voice to her.
Never raise your hand to her.
Always let her know that you love her
And that you'll always be there to protect her.

And if your a father and your reading this.
Then tell your children that you love them
That they can be what they want, And not to let anything
Hold them back in life. Don't hit your kids, don't yell at them.
Just reason with them, they may be young but theres stuff they can
Understand, such as negotiation. And if they don't, then teach them.

Violence these days, is well it's f*cked.
For instance, My Fiancee went to the store
Wanted to go by her self so she can get used to my neighborhood.
And she came home crying cause some guy hit her in the stomach
And tried to mug her, And that happened right in the back of my apartment.
And in my home town, Theres kids that run around
Burning down peoples homes, and vehicles
Others shoot up random peoples cars.

I know everything, here looks like it doesn't belong with each other.
Like as in every thing I just wrote, I went from talking about
But just do those things, Like tell your girlfriend or kids that you love them
And all that, be there for them and everything
Don't neglect them or raise your hand to them.
Because seriously, that shi*ts just going to backfire on you.
Your girl will leave you, you'll lose your kids
And word will get around that you beat the girls your with or that you beat your kids..

When I see a parent hit their kid and it's in public
I feel like taking that parent by the hand or neck and just hit them
And see how they like it, and how they feel after wards.
When I see a guy yelling at his girl, someone he's supposed to love
Then I feel like grabbing the guy and just well feel like making cry
And she how he feels when he's crying and someones yelling at him.

And I know theres things that can contribute to peoples
Actions towards others to be of the violent nature
But really, people should know better
Not to do some stupid shi*t like that
Because like I said it'll just back fire on you.

And i'm done speaking for the time being.
So, Good Bye.



Published On: 1/7/2009
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By: fuzzybear33




My favorite skater of all time.

 

 




 My favorite skater right now.

Gun That Killed Goldsboro Boy Was Stolen Posted:
 
Jul. 24, 2007
 
 Goldsboro — Police on Tuesday said the handgun involved in the accidental shooting death of an 8-year-old boy last week was reported stolen a year ago. Andre Wilder and his 12-year-old brother found the .45-caliber gun in the woods near their home, police said. Andre was playing with it at the family's home on July 17, and the gun went off as his brother tried to take it away from him for his own protection, police said. Andre died later at Wayne Memorial Hospital from a single gunshot to his face. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traced the gun to its former owner, who had reported last year that it was stolen from a vehicle parked outside a Wal-Mart in Goldsboro. Police said they haven't matched the gun to any crimes. Shenita Wilder-Dancy, the boys' mother, said people have been using the area around her rural home as a dumping ground. She said she believes Andre found the gun and thought it was a toy. No charges are expected to be filed in the case, police said.
 
This was my friends lil bro.... please pay some respect.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RIP KURT!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Published On: 9/8/2007
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  Get your GREEN DREAM JOB

This is not another generic “How to Write the Resume for Success” or “Sell Yourself” self-help article. I am simply going to let you in on a happenin’ Grassroots networking opportunity that has likely already sprouted up in your neck of the woods.  It will have you spreading the GOOD GREEN WORD about the authenticity and the inevitable effectiveness of this unique Social gathering.

 ENTER: Greendrinks / VENUE: Your local pub, Yoga Studio, or even Art Museum / SPOTLIGHT: Eco-Activists, Professionals, Students, and “HIP-pies”; such as- Green Building Consultants and Design Firms, Organic Farmers, Owners of Eco-conscious PR firms and Fair Trade Chocolate Companies, Bio-Diesel Retailers and Solar Power Engineers, students of Sustainable Economics and Urban Planning….. Your chance to get face-to-face and celebrate with people who you want to work for –or probably will work with- in the near future!

One Tuesday a Month, 6-ish p.m.: Beer and Wine are free-flowing, smiles light up the room, the food table is loaded w/ local goodies, name tags speak “open door”, and you have one mission….Drink, Eat, Shake hands, and Share your ECO-Passion with other GREENDRINKERS. 

Last Tuesday I strolled into Evo, a Surf/ Skate/ Snowboard Retailer and Gallery in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.   As one of the hosts of the Seattle Greendrinks that month, Evo opened up its Warehouse-size shop to about 500 Green Industry Players and wanna-be eco-activists—potentially, like yourself. Everyone there wants to connect to others that are just as excited about the Green Revolution! Thus, you’re bound to enter into the inner circles of Eco-Blissdom and fall ‘in love’ with the vibe of the social Eco-scene. Greendrinks has what it takes to keep people coming back for more- and telling their friends who have the same interest in Green about it! So, the party grows and the Dream Green job network explodes with opportunity!

Now go Network and connect with those who share your interest in re-constructing the Conventional business models to reflect this era of Green. Green is the place to be and you want a part of it not JUST because it is thriving, but because, DEEP DOWN, you know the Green Industry is making this world a better place to live for you today and for your kids in the future.—It’s only Natural to wanna be a part of that!

Start a Greendrinks in your town, city, or country….visit: http://greendrinks.org or if you’re in Seattle find a Greendrinks celebration at: www.seattlegreendrinks.org Tell Gabriel that Maggie sent ya! CHEERS!
 

Interest-based Social Networking is the way you captivate the hearts and minds of your future employers, Green Industry mates, friends and neighbors.  I have been to GREENDRINKS- SEATTLE four times now and I have witnessed its exponential growth and been a beneficiary of its authenticity. Authenticity is a blend of confidence, truth, influence, leadership, passion and cannot be faked.  Greendrinks arose from peoples’ authentic call to others in their community for a revolution in the way we carry out our day to day activities- from the morning cup ‘o joe , to the afternoon business lunch, ending in the last bulb switched off.   It all starts with caring and then sharing and this is where the job opportunity appears and my lesson is taught. –Bless, Maggie

Maggie Hoback is the leader and inspiration for the Green Living interest-based online social networking community at Colonies.com. Similar to the Greendrinks social network, yet Green.colonies.com has with a 24hrs a day meeting space, ECO- newsfeeds,  membership profiling capacity, photo sharing, and more! Her interest in Green Living took off while pursuing her degree in Agribusiness. With studies focusing on Sustainable Development, Fair Trade, and Organic Agriculture, Maggie found a passion in publicizing the importance of creating a sustainable future for all lives on earth. By creating a Community space for Eco-conscious individuals and organizations to harvest their own and shared knowledge and experiences so that we become more efficient Stewards of the Earth. Join at: www.green.colonies.com , part of the Colonies.com Network. People.Passion.Purpose.



Published On: 5/15/2007
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Our future may look brighter AND GREENER when you witness this National Newscast on the inspiring initiative kids today are taking on their own FREE time....  Click below to see the video! 

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=95fba99d-48e8-436b-8a74-0d0fc7e0c979&f=00&fg=copy


Published On: 4/26/2007
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LIVE GREEN!
 
If you read magazines, watch TV, surf, cook, shop....breathe......you have heard about being "GREEN".
 
The pages within Green.Colonies.com are meant to DIG UP the DIRT on issues involving Natural Resource Conservation, Reliable Agriculture systems, Energy Alternatives, Urban Sprawl, and of course the no longer debatable causes of Global Warming.  
 
TRUTH: Your actions affect the earth and its inhabitants with each footprint you lay down on this planet?
 
TRUTH:  Living Green makes your tread lighter- your ecological footprint smaller - thus the resources we depend upon daily may be conserved and made to sustain future generations!
 
So...if your 'down', 'hip', or 'keen' to be ECO-generous to your nieces and nephews, grandchildren, or your own kids....Take a minute to join the Green Community inside Colonies.com.  Make a profile for yourself, your family or your organization, and begin sharing with others about the ECO-actions you are taking.  
These pages EXIST to provide us with tools to build a BETTER FUTURE for our lives on this planet. 

Summon your inner ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS by reading the "
GREEN TIPS of The Day" or try adding your own "Green Footprint Blog post" to INSPIRE and motivate others to join in on the 'Green Revolution'.
 
You will find out just how POWERFUL Community can be as you come together on a common ground with a similiar passion in you to LIVE BETTER, more WHOLE lives.


 

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Published On: 4/25/2007
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Harvest News Blog: WELCOME to GREEN!
By: Green.colonies.com


 
WELCOME to GREEN!
 
LIVE GREEN!
 
If you read magazines, watch TV, surf, cook, shop....breathe......you have heard about being "GREEN".
 
The pages within Green.Colonies.com are meant to DIG UP the DIRT on issues involving Natural Resource Conservation, Reliable Agriculture systems, Energy Alternatives, Urban Sprawl, and of course the on-going debate about Global Warming.  
 
TRUTH: Your actions affect the earth and its inhabitants with each footprint you lay down on this planet?
 
TRUTH:  Living Green makes your tread lighter- your ecological footprint smaller - thus the resources we depend upon daily may be conserved and made to sustain future generations!
 
So...if your 'down', 'hip', or 'keen' to be ECO-generous to your nieces and nephews, grandchildren, or your own kids....Take a minute to join the Green Community inside Colonies.com.  Make a profile for yourself, your family or your organization, and begin sharing with others about the ECO-actions you are taking.   

 

 

These pages EXIST to provide us with tools to build a BETTER FUTURE for our lives on this planet. 

Summon your inner ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS by reading the "
GREEN TIPS of The Day" or try adding your own "Green Footprint Blog post" to INSPIRE and motivate others to join in on the 'Green Revolution'.
 
You will find out just how POWERFUL Community can be as you come together on a common ground with a similiar passion in you to LIVE BETTER, more WHOLE lives.


 

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Published On: 4/13/2007
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14-year-old juggles city duties, school, fun       

An article about young kid who has taken action into his own hands to get a skatepark built in his town.


read article.

 
 


Published On: 2/7/2007
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Published On: 9/20/2006
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My Journal: So bored....
By: cazza21


Last night at dinner time, myself and the other 2 supervisors were getting tired of our boss' little notes and msgs for us to do random things. See, she can't do anything for herself, so she keeps getting us to do all her work! nofun at all!  We decided, over some sushi and a few cans of beers to start to leave her notes.  The more we wrote the sillier they got... or maybe it was the more people drank.  The counsellors came home from dinner with the kids to find this in the office. 
 
 
 
Not sure if you can tell, but they taped a fork to the back of the screen to put notes more notes on it!  Some of the notes are legit... others are hilarious... ie. beside the beer pyramid "Out of beer, need petty cash".  There was also an "urgent" msg from karl stating that his balls needed imediate attention! 
 
When I got into the office this morning, everything was back to normal... although the fork is still taped to the monitor.  I wish I could have seen the look on her face when she walked in.
 
So yeah.. this is what happens when we get bored at work!!
 


Published On: 8/10/2006
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I need another day off already!  This place completely drains me! My throat is killing me.. and i was doing such a good job at fighting this cold! Maybe it was yesterday's 5.30am to 10pm shift that did it.  Or the negativity in this place!  I'm usually a pretty happy person, but damn, after working all day, on computers that regularly crash, i've had enough!
 
Plus, I hate stupid people. I know i've said this many times before, but never have I seen so many in one place. I think it's because my boss is an idiot and she hired them all. Sometimes, I think that if myself and the other supervisor were off, this entire camp would fall apart.  On my days off, i keep getting call from boss-bitch to come in and help her, to anser her questions, blah blah.  It's a pain in the ass!  She has no idea how to run a camp.  She'd be a fab counsellor, but when it comes to the behind the scenes she is clueless!  It takes me 30 minutes to do rounds and get the 140 kids to bed.  It took here 4 hour.. then she called me the next morning to take over her shift because she needs her sleep! I haven't had a real night's sleep in res since i got here! i'm getting good at functioning on 5 hours a night! Only good thing is that on weekends, head boss comes up from Vancouver and picks up her slack so that we can sorta run a decent camp! lovely! 
 
right, so that's my rant for this very early Sunday morning! 


Published On: 8/6/2006
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My Journal: 5 days of hell...
By: cazza21


I swear this camp in cursed....
 
day one- fire in a room when children try to make jiffy pop on a stove they found that wasn't turned off
day two- i only heard about this the next day... but there was a near drowning at the lake
day three- one of the mexicans may have drugged one of the columbians.. police are still investigating what drugs were used and who may have done it... lots of fun
day four-child decides to see if the carpet will melt or catch fire when he burns paper on it
day five- 11 of the kids get caught shoplifting and had been in police custody this morning until the shop owner dropped charges
day 6- Group of 14 students get to the Airport in Vancouver, and realize they have forgotten their passports back in the camp lock box!
day 7- counsellor gets drunk and parties with the kids
day 8- head boss forgets to send bus to pick kids up.. i have night off and am heading to watch a movie with the gang at Joe's and run into 20 kids at the bus stop, and have to call into the drivers to get them back to rez before I can go out.
day 9- Mini bus gets a flat tire and our other bus is in vancouver.. so only 2 buses shuttling 120 people around today!
 
any bets on what will happen next?
 
 


Published On: 7/28/2006
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I spent 17 hours working yesterday on 2 hours sleep... i slept one hour last night... at 6.30 I was already on the phone with head office trying to sort out sending kids back to vancouver.  Right now, i'm in the office sorting out transportation and everyone is at Breakfast. Lucky for me, there is a fridge full of Quiznos... litteraly over 40 subs.  If you're hungry, come visit!
 
I know it's only day 1 of camp... but wow, why did I think this job would be a good idea?
 
 
 
bit of an add on.... so it is now 2pm, still noone around, but I did find the 2 missing japanese students.... but my translator is at the beach.  So i just spent time chilling with the maintenance guys, feeding them, and actually got a phone number!! woohoo for me!
 
So now i'm just bored, and melting in the heat while trying to uderstand the japanese version of connect 4 going on beside me!


Published On: 7/24/2006
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I finally made it to Whistler! woohoo!!! And finally got the net set up this afternoon! so here is a bit of a Carrie update.
 
Been really busy with work... it's insane how disorganised things are here.. but things are falling into place.. sort of. And they better, camp starts on sunday.
 
yesterday I took the day off and took the gondola up Whistler Mountain, took the peak chair up and did some hiking around the few trails that were open.  It was great to get out of the office and get some fresh air.  Although our office has a great view too... of the staff housing basketball 'court'! ha!
 
For camp, I am in charge of food and transportation.  Transportation was fine until one of our driver's quit... how could you quit a job where you get payed to drive around in a short bus!! I find it quite funny that I have 3 short buses.... i must be special! 
 
Food is a pain in the ass because people are too busy catering to Crankworks to feed us... although there are some fun perks to the job.. ie. Getting free dinners and drinks at places that want our business (i have a camp of 140 to feed, with a decent buget..)is lovely!
 
I need a nice heavy night of drinking before the kids get here!
 
and I also got a job for september... teaching SK back in London, ON. it"s part time so leaves for lots of snowbaording time in the winter! woohoo!!!


Published On: 7/19/2006
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I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with this job.. if I have to stay in vancouver for another few days, i may expload! i was supposed to be in Whistler by tomorrow night to see Jay and the gang... but looks like that' not happening... I may not even make it up until Friday now. If they do that, i'm taking thursday off. Screw them i'm tried of being at this camp and having to hel them out (because they are pretty clueless here) and i am not getting any of my work done!
 
But the kids are great, for the most part. And as much as they are here to learn English, I have picked up on some spanish and am working on my Asian languages (jap, taiw,etc).  The staff here is also tons of fun, very international.. from colombia, australia, hong kong, tons of Ontario folk, and a few from BC.  Also doing some interviews and nterviewed an actor yesterday who wasin Blade (the series) and the stargate series! so hilarious when you ask when are they available to start and they answer ' have to check with my agent' ha! 
 
Anyway, hopefully i'll bein whistler soon and having more fun! i have a feeling i won't be sleeping much this summer! ha!


Published On: 7/11/2006
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Well, it's finally time.  Tomorrow morning I fly off to BC for the summer!  I'll be in Whislter from July 3rd to 5th, then back to Vancouver for about 2 weeks of training, then in Whistler until August 22nd!
 
I'm looking forward to hiking in the mountains... I haven't done any real hikes since I left France, so I cannot wait to get out on the trails... as long as my ankle holds up!  I'm also looking forward to meeting up with some of you crazies! Can't wait to party with those of you I know already, and meeting those I don't!
 
I am really happy to be getting out of this town. The past week has been overly emotional for me. I've wanted to leave Peterborough and the school since November!!!! And now the time has finally come.  Telling the kids was so hard.  So many of them cried, so many begged me to stay. And if you had been following my blogs when I was trying to figure out what to do at this school, you know that I only stayed for them!  I have received so many letters and cards from the kids.  Most wrote to me about how much I changed their attitudes about french, but most were letters about me being missed. I didn't realize the effect I had on this group of kids until I had to say goodbye.  As much as I felt that I didn't do my best this year as a teacher, from what was said to me, I finally fell as though this was a successful year. Even though I didn't reach all 174 of my students accademicaly, i sure did reach them on a personal level! I want to share some of the things that were said... spelling mistakes and all... some made me laugh, some made me cry... but they are all so important to me! 
 
'.. you have really taught me how important french really is. '
' I know i can misbehave sometime (okay, all the time) but I really learnt a lot! I prbably would have learnt more if I was listening!'
' Hope to see you on the slope sometimes'
' Thank you for never giving up on me when I got a little out of control'
' I didn't really like french, but I always knew that you would have something fun planned for us'
'You have A LOT of energy'
'Hope there is always snow on the mountains for you'
'thank you for making french fun and easy'
'Unlike some of the other teachers, you gave us respect and i felt like I was respected for the first time in a couple years'
'I wish you could stay and follow us into high school'
'I know I was a pain in the but sometimes, but hey, I had to keep you on your toes!'
'can you adopt me so I can move in with you and go to the school you teach at next?'
'because of you, i've decided to be a teacher too!'
'you have taught me a lot, and i've taught you that Airheads make everything better!' (I may or may not bride kids with candies)
'you know, I really did like you as a teacher, even though you got me suspended for swearing in your class'


Published On: 7/2/2006
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My Journal: Almost done!!
By: cazza21


Report cards are done.. which means the next 3 weeks of school are going to be marking free and fun! woohoo!! plus most of the kids are leaving on class trips, so tomorrow I only have 2 classes to teach! Bring on summer!

And I've started to get my place sorted finally. My parents are coming up on Wednesday to pick up a load of my stuff.. which means i'm trying to pack and decide what I won't need for the next month or for the summer.

So... think I'll need my hula skirt in Whislter?


Published On: 6/5/2006
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My Journal: Crutches eh?
By: cazza21


I have been super busy for the past couple weeks getting my track and field team together. It's been tons of work, and I spend almost every recess timing races and having try outs for the longer races ( I have some die hards that are killer at the 3000).  And I love it... I love getting out there on the track and running with the kids, cheering them on, pushing them to go farther and try a bit harder.    I have the team at 35 members now... and I think it'll grow a bit after tomorrow's trials.

The thing is, with most of these kids, sports is all they have. So it's great to be able to give them something to look forward to.. especially next Wednesday off school for the regional meet.  I have learned more about some these kids in the past 2 weeks than I have all year!  And all my problems have stopped in French class because the kids know that i'm giving up a lot of time for them and they appreciate it! It's a great feeling.

But I have run into a bit of a problem.  Yesterday on yard duty I was talking to a student and walking, and managed to trip in a hole... yeah laugh it up, it must have been a great sight.  But now, I have to do all the track stuff, and all the teaching stuff, on crutches.  I'm not supposed to put any weight on it until at least Sunday... or when the bruising and swelling goes down. Fun stuff!  I did get today off to rest, which I needed after spending all afternoon yesterday teaching from a chair, with my leg up on another chair being iced. The kids were great about it... getting me new ice packs when I needed them,  writting the notes out on the board, and pretty much waiting on me hand and foot.  It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the week goes. And if any of you strapping young sb.com men are looking to for something to do this weekend.. I could use a man servant! Acutally, i'd go for a woman servant too.. as long as she wears a cute french maid outfit! ha!

hope you are all having a great week!!


Published On: 5/24/2006
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I had never really given much thought about what the parents think of me as a teacher.  But this week, there have been tons of little moments when I have realised they aren't all so quick to embrace new teachers in their school, all the more if they are young, 1st year teachers. So sorry for hte rant.... but I'm due for a bit of school related talk! Just skip to the end for a summary! ha!

On saturday, I headed to one to my fellow teacher's houses for her graduation party (she just finished her masters).  Her house is amazing and has a pub in the basement..  Anyway, I was looking forward to getting behind the bar again like at the last staff party, grabbing a pint by the firepit, and enjoy the band.  It was interesting too, because the lead guitar was the french teacher from last year... kindda ackward knowing how much he messed up the kids accademics, but a good guy and a great  guitar player. But I digress.  When I walked down to the pub, I was greetted by 8 of my grade 7 students.  They were overly happy from the combination of pop and cake.  One of their mothers turns to me and says, hello, i'm so and so's mum, and this is so and so's mum...etc.... and sorry, i didn't catch your name, was it Missy? to which i replied, um, no, i'm MsA, I teach your children french.  Jaws dropped... the kids were laughing.... then the mother appologized and said I was just so young she assumed I was one of the new students in the class. yeah i'm young, but do I really look 13? I don't think she was impressed that I was a teacher and drinking a pint.. but hell it was the weekend, and the other teachers were all drinking much heavier than I was!   grrrrrr

Then today, i was running the school track and field meet (150 kids, 6 events in 6 age categories, and only 3 injuries! not too bad for my first time running it!).  I was being silly with a group of the 8 year old who had just killed the 9 year olds times in the 100m dash, singing and pretending we were cheerleaders.  Anyway, I had to go ask a student something, and the parent beside me heard the child call me MsA. the parent laughed a bit and asked if I was the french teacher. SHe interduced herself as 2 of my students mother.  She said the kids talk about me all the time.. I said nothing bad I hope! and she said, no, they just say that you have a lot of energy and always try to make things fun, and I can see that they are right!  i took that as a compliment.. but the day got better!

after the meet, another teacher and I went to see a Family from our school at theri store to than them for sponsoring our teams and giving us freezees to sell.  Well we walk in, and the mother says, oh, it's MsA, the teacher our kids would rather have as their mother.  I teache 3 of her kids (grade 3, 4, and SK) and apparently there was a conversation one night about eating gummie bears for dinner, and when their mother said they couldn't they answered, with a MsA would, cause she's cool like that! ha!!! I had to laugh! she then loaded me up with tons of free chips... she found out i have a weekness for slat and vinegar Lays and I now have a months supply of them! ha!


Long story short....woohoo for parents who like me and who don't care that I'm young!! and woohoo to kids who tell their parents nice things about me! Boooooooo to parents who can't realise that even though i'm young I have 2 university degrees and tons of experience under my belt and am fully qualified for the job! okay, enough.. amaizing race should be starting soon! ha!


Published On: 5/17/2006
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I think there are two different kinds of people in the world. Those who, when stresses out, can't even think of eating, and those that eat anything and everything. I unfortunetly am of the second variety.

Luckily, the tables have turned.  The old principal has been kicked out of the school, and a new one was brought in. Not only does he actually believe in discipline, but he also believe in treating all teachers equal.... i'm no longer 'just the french teacher'.  We had a bit of a chat yesterday (after he suspended a student for throwing a water bottle at me when I asked him to please sit down and get back to work.) and he told me that he's surprised that i stuck around after all the things he's heard. He said he read all the repports I sent ot the office about students behaviour and he couldn't believe what the old principal let them get away with it.  It's nice to hear that i'm not crazy for thinking these kids are insane, but when you have a principal that doesn't believe french is a real subject, it's hard to get any support.

Now, I come home and i'm in a great mood. I started jogging... and have cut 10 minutes off my time in 2 days! I'm starting to actually feel good about going into work, and the kids have this new found respect for me now that the new principal encourages and supports all I do! I'm usually still smiling at the end of the day, which NEVER happened before, and i mean, i'm a pretty happy person! so hurray for things looking better!

on an opposite note though.. my Knights are getting their butts kicked... i'm giving up on hockey! And... i haven't heard anything back from the interview i did for the job in whistler.. starting to get a bit nervous.. i really wanted that!! if only to be there to do interviews with the schools in the area! ha! so yeah, thanks to all of you who have your fingers crossed for me.. hope you don't mind keeping them crossed a little longer! thanks!


Published On: 5/10/2006
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Today I was a bit depressed about the Calgary-Anaheim game... and the kids all know that the Flames are my team.  So when the grade 7s came to class today, they came in quietly and when I asked them what was up, as they are usually a chatty bunch, one got up and handed me an Aero Bar and a card.  It said "I'm sorry your team sucks... but at least they lasted longer then the Leafs! have some chocolate, it'll make you feel better!" and it was signed by all the kids! ha! it was great! I had to laugh!

So yesterday I only got stuck with 25 brats instead of 50! woohoo! and today I had a fabulous day!! It was great.. I also figured out how to incorporate basketball into a french game... so I  have a net set up in my class.. when i was bored at lunch I went in and shot a couple hoops.. i was told, however, that I can only keep it until tomorrow after school, but good fun anyway!  Oh, and yesterday's hip hop class was amaizing!! i had a ton of fun, and am a bit sore today.. great hour and a half workout!!

hum.. yeah so with the forums beign down, i seem to spend a lot of time on my blog and actually doing work!! what a concept! I have to say, the reason the Canadian dollar has jumped so much is propably because all the sb.com slackers have actually been working these past days. Come on guys, find something else to slack with, your killing our tourism appeal!!

anyway, hope you all had as great a day as I did!!


Published On: 5/4/2006
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