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May 22, 2005

The missing entries May 7-12

Meet the new math coach of a middle school in Harlem!

All of this week I've been commuting like a crazy monkey to various schools in the city. I finally had it narrowed down to a high school in Harlem that was amazing, organized, and has high-performing students, or a middle school that is in a fair amount of chaos. At the high school, I would be the bottom rung boy and would probably have to teach French as they don't need a full schedule. Although I would be okay with teaching French, it means I would be doing a lot of work just developing multiple lesson schedules.

At the chaotic middle school that has no classes pertaining to the school title (each school in NYC has a theme now), I would be a math coach. Their new principal is a fairly good person, the staff is a mix of brand new teachers thrown in with a few experienced staff. I would be in charge of staff development, get all sorts of training for myself, and co-teach one class with another teacher.

Derrick and I debated (I talked, he listened and asked questions) and I hope this is the right choice. Some people have suggested that I move to the high quality school, but this middle school is a unique opportunity that will only last for a few years. This coach position will be phased out eventually but will make my ability to switch to another school later almost bulletproof.

Both positions would be challenging, but I think the math coach position is a better opportunity. I'm sure that if it isn't, I'll be bitching and moaning about it in this blog.

May 10, 2005
Wall of Voodoo
That's what Derrick calls it. I call it my last line of defense against my plague-bearing children. I know why Derrick thinks I'm hypochondriac, as I just shelled out $30 bucks for another two months of vitamins. I just look at my family history and how many fewer sick days this year, so I'll continue this rigorous and ridiculous process.

Every morning, I religiously take a general multi-vit (non-iron variety), a vitamin B-complex, a vitamin C (slow release), and on alternative days a vitamin E. When I'm sick, I also add garlic and echinacea.

Maybe it has a placebo effect. Maybe it all works and will extend my life past that of a normal human. Maybe it just turns my pee a horrendous yellow as the majority of it is filtered out. I just know that I don't feel right leaving the bathroom in the morning unless I've choked down the horsepills with some refreshing NYC water directly from the taps.

It could be worse. I could be addicted to horoscopes, or crystals for auras, or coffee enemas, or some kind of crystal horoscope enema.

I think a little paranoia is acceptable. Remember, they really MIGHT be out to get you.

May 07, 2005
Zeitzeuge of NYC

Blog meets are fun gatherings, with the added terror of possibly being judged and written about on the internet. As I only had three beers, I was able to remember this time much better than last time, I didn’t give Ms.Ouizer a hickey, and I didn't tickle people. I know I babbled some because of my nervousness, but I think most people had enough drinks not to notice. Some notes about new people:

Scott/Palochi is not pronounced the way I thought he would be pronounced (it is more like a friend of sweet spiced tea than a Greek name). I had the same problem as a child with book names like Hermione and Penelope. He is also MUCH, MUCH taller than I expected, and has a movie star quality.

Charles/Poguego is also taller than I expected. Actually, I had no expectations except for him to be funny and probably fabulously cute. He and his friend Karla were both extremely funny and fabulously cute, so they totally met my expectations. I will never vomit near prostitutes with expensive panties because of their dire stories.

Eric/We, Like Sheep is like Mao Tso Tofu from my local sketchy Chinese delivery place. Sweet and hot, with lots of hair. I don’t mind it in my Chinese food, and I don’t mind it on guys. I had read his blog for some time and liked it, but never really knew what he looked like, so it was a bonus.

Alan/SomeAmusingBlogPun is as tall as I expected. He and his boyfriend Brian were really funny and sweet. Alan has a dry sense of humor that was making me laugh, and we talked about the hostage switch that sent Derrick to Michigan and Alan to NYC.

There were some other new guys that I’m checking out via blog, including an interesting guy with a great Mountains of Madness title. Was his name Dagon in real life? Couldn’t be.

Much drunken photography still has me seeing spots in my vision, I was happy to see my regular friends that I see so infrequently, and Barrage has beer on tap. It’s a good thing.

Posted by G at May 22, 2005 11:19 PM

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