that's just silly
no. of course i should keep blogging. there's a reason for the blog. it's a good reason. so today i'm going to make myself write.
the students i work with at the high school are starting to ask questions:
do you have roommates? yes. i have ten.
ten! do you live in a house? yes. a big, three-story house - with a basement.
all women? no. men and women.
married? single? yes. some married. some single.
they're all you're age? no. the oldest is 80. the youngest is 23.
and there i am answering the questions as nonchalantly as i can when really the whole time i'm so nervious they're going to discover how odd i really am. i answer more questions about bathroom situations, meals, etc. do they think i'm a hippy? will they still let me help them with their homework? do they think i'm a part of a weird cult?
with my co-workers it's a little easier, but not much:
you should apply to teach or sub full-time. we could really use a chemistry sub next semester.
oh! no. i'm not looking for anything full time.
not full-time? how many hours do you work now?
about 25, maybe a little more, but i don't need much.
no?
no. i don't need a lot to live.
do they think i'm a really wealthy philanthropist? a lazy intellect who wastes her degrees on tutoring alg.1 and high school chemistry?
some of my co-workers know what i'm doing. one guy even came to dinner here at the clearing with his wife one night when i cooked. but mostly, i'm still an enigma. and i guess i'm waiting, longing, hoping, expecting for a time when i will be able to explain my choices. i think that's going to happen over time. time. always time.
and since i am experiencing difficulties finding things to write about, i'd like to take suggestions. any ideas on what i should write about? questions you'd like answered? maybe i'll give you some and you can vote.
what would you like to hear about next? vote for your choice
- dinner times at the clearing, including (but not restricted to) my housemate chuck's search for the perfect pair of shoes
- an outing with the barbaric children of the after-school program i volunteer with in chicago (including a trip to mcdonalds - yuck!)
- my thoughts and reasons for possibly quitting the apprenticeship program in december to become a practicing member at reba
- the rituals/routines of life in household (could be boring - on tues. i wake up at 6:30 to make breakfeast, which always consists of... - but i could try to snazz up a bit)
OR
- a list and summary of the books i'm currently reading, have read since my time here, want to read in the future. really i just felt you should have five options, so this one might sound really lame to you, but i could talk about my struggle to get a library card. how does one acquire a library card if there are no bills in your name? don't you want to find out?
for the really interested - i would appreciate your vote.
the students i work with at the high school are starting to ask questions:
do you have roommates? yes. i have ten.
ten! do you live in a house? yes. a big, three-story house - with a basement.
all women? no. men and women.
married? single? yes. some married. some single.
they're all you're age? no. the oldest is 80. the youngest is 23.
and there i am answering the questions as nonchalantly as i can when really the whole time i'm so nervious they're going to discover how odd i really am. i answer more questions about bathroom situations, meals, etc. do they think i'm a hippy? will they still let me help them with their homework? do they think i'm a part of a weird cult?
with my co-workers it's a little easier, but not much:
you should apply to teach or sub full-time. we could really use a chemistry sub next semester.
oh! no. i'm not looking for anything full time.
not full-time? how many hours do you work now?
about 25, maybe a little more, but i don't need much.
no?
no. i don't need a lot to live.
do they think i'm a really wealthy philanthropist? a lazy intellect who wastes her degrees on tutoring alg.1 and high school chemistry?
some of my co-workers know what i'm doing. one guy even came to dinner here at the clearing with his wife one night when i cooked. but mostly, i'm still an enigma. and i guess i'm waiting, longing, hoping, expecting for a time when i will be able to explain my choices. i think that's going to happen over time. time. always time.
and since i am experiencing difficulties finding things to write about, i'd like to take suggestions. any ideas on what i should write about? questions you'd like answered? maybe i'll give you some and you can vote.
what would you like to hear about next? vote for your choice
- dinner times at the clearing, including (but not restricted to) my housemate chuck's search for the perfect pair of shoes
- an outing with the barbaric children of the after-school program i volunteer with in chicago (including a trip to mcdonalds - yuck!)
- my thoughts and reasons for possibly quitting the apprenticeship program in december to become a practicing member at reba
- the rituals/routines of life in household (could be boring - on tues. i wake up at 6:30 to make breakfeast, which always consists of... - but i could try to snazz up a bit)
OR
- a list and summary of the books i'm currently reading, have read since my time here, want to read in the future. really i just felt you should have five options, so this one might sound really lame to you, but i could talk about my struggle to get a library card. how does one acquire a library card if there are no bills in your name? don't you want to find out?
for the really interested - i would appreciate your vote.
posted by celina @ 8:32 p.m.
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