Swimming In
We haven’t officially been hit with the hurricane yet, but the downpours have begun.
I hate driving in the rain. I especially hate driving at night, on dark roads, in the rain. I just can’t see, and it scares me. There are huge puddles, cars going too fast and hydroplaning tires.
This is basically what my ride home from school was comprised of. And the fact that I didn’t escape the building until 8.30 meant that I was pretty tired. I was there at 7.30 this morning, so I think thirteen hours (with time off for dinner) is plenty of time to be in that building.
Parent night is a total waste of time for me. The parents don’t care to see me, they’re only interested in the classroom teachers, and as far as I’m concerned that’s as it should be. I don’t know any of these kids well enough to speak of them individually, and the parents all want personal information. I mean, we’ve only had the kids in school for nine days at the point. (It seems MUCH longer than that!!)
So I get introduced with the rest of the faculty and then stand in the cafeteria for an hour, chatting with colleagues. Parents finally started leaving classrooms about 8:15, but at that point I’d had it. If they hadn’t managed to find me by 8.30 that was it. Call and make an appointment!
And they will, I’m sure. I have a parent meeting in the morning as a matter of fact.
I went to dinner with my former co-teacher and it was good to see her and catch up. Unfortunately she chose a Thai restaurant, and I just didn’t find the meal very appetizing. So now I’m hungry and I am doing all I can to avoid eating anything that is junk food. It’s going to be a battle. Fortunately I don’t think I’ve got too much in the house.
I flicked on the television when I got home, and there was nothing on that was worth any attention. But I do have to wonder what the attraction for all these disasters type shows is. Why do I want to watch home videos of people being attack by their pet snakes, or who are being rescued from terrible car accident (which is carefully reenacted)?
I don’t want to see these "amazing videos", but there must be an audience, as these shows seem to be in abundance.
I guess I don’t care to watch people suffer. It’s bad enough when I watch the legitimate news programs like "Dateline NBC" and "20/20", which are at least informative, but do I need all this overly sensational stuff? I’ve never been a fan of any of these video shows. "America’s Funniest Home Videos" was also a show I disliked, as I don’t find it entertaining to watch people making fools of themselves or doing something embarrassing in public.
I’m longing for the days of Mary Tyler Moore….
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