First From February

So, last night S and myself and DP went to see Ludo, a band that she turned me onto while I was in Boston. Their rock opera, Broken Bride, was something I listened to over and over while I was studying in Beantown. This summer, their album "You're Awful, I Love You" came out and had such gems as "Lake Ponchatrain," "Love Me Dead" and "Japan It." The concert was full of seventeen year olds and us, which was alright by me. We had awesome stands (I can't really say seats) at The Metro and really enjoyed ourselves. The best part was that I wasn't home any later than I usually would be.

This has been an extraordinarly long week at work, and it's not even over yet. I have to make a phone call tomorrow and because I can't check my work voicemail, I'm dreading what it's about. I also have had several parent meetings and several student breakdowns. Most importantly, we had two cool-neat things this week, though. First up, an author/biographer, Candace Fleming, came to talk to the kiddos. She was awesome, mainly because she really talked to them about the importance of revising and drafting; right now, so many students are at a stage where they don't think their work needs any improvement. So, her showing them how many times her editor suggested that she revise, I think, was excellent for them.

We're also doing major curriculum mapping at the school, which is to some people's chagrin but to my excitement. It's wonderful to watch my plans get laid out and really helps me develop a better plan. I'm on the leadership team for writing, which is really important and exciting to me. Overall, KB and I did some important beginning work today, which was fascinating. I think it's exhillerating to think about how to teach writing; I guess that means I am in the correct profession.

Overall, though, I cannot wait for the week to be over...one more week and then C and I are heading to Tahoe. His sister comes on Wednesday but after that, we're free to (finally) relax together! It's been freezing here, but hopefully it'll warm up (it's supposed to be 50 on Saturday which is pretty much unhead of!) Mainly, I just want to be able to see C; this business at work has really torn me down. I just miss...well, that's for another time. Either way, my job's been busy but his has been hell. It'll all be over soon, though!