Update

I'm going to try and keep up with this thing, but it's looking like things could get a little out of control for awhile. The new semester starts next week, and judging by my new assignment and class lists, it's going to be a tough one. All those violent and scary kids you hear about... yup, they're in my classes! I may need to lean on people from time to time, and I'm hoping I come out the other end of this still okay with teaching.

I'm trying not to think about it too much, since I'm not too good at avoiding thinking about the worst case scenario. I need to surround myself with happy thoughts, so if you have any, feel free to direct them my way. Pictures, jokes, funny stories, gossip. Anything will help. It's only 5 months until June.

Here's my joke of the day. Hopefully I'm not the only one who finds this funny.

Shark Attacks

Cari and Steve - you guys be careful! This made news here...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090111/world/australia_shark_attacks_1

A Shrine...

... to Les Stroud... I'm not sure when my infactuation with him began, but I know that I have seen every episode of Survivorman multiple times. So you can imagine my surprise when I was watching an episode from his third season and he mentioned midway through that it was his last ever episode. I knew it was his last season, but I had no idea that the season was going to be so short! So since there will never be another new episode of Survivorman, I thought I should devote a blog post to his total awesomeness. Anyone who has never seen Survivorman, season three starts in Canada tomorrow on OLN. Don't ask how I have already seen the season. I'll just say that a true fan finds a way to see the episodes while they are only being aired in the States.

Some of my episode favourites include the Amazon (when he gets chased through the jungle by a jaguar), Costa Rica (he has to sleep in the jungle where he is tortured by millions of creepy crawlies), Kalahari (he distills his own pee for water!), and the Arctic (where he sees polar bear tracks only 6 feet from where he was sleeping). If you ever see it on TV, stop and check it out!

Oh, and he's from Canada!!!

Because I'm a Math Geek...

... And because school work trumps having a life...

For the Record...

'Cause who knows if we'll ever see this again...

(Taken from the Chronicle Herald website sometime this week... 2008, not 1998)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all...

And a special one that I'm sure Dad will appreciate...

It can always be worse...

I don't know if I've ever been counting down to a break as much as I'm counting down to Christmas ("Holiday") Break. Four more days! But in the meantime, I have to remind myself that it can always be worse. Imagine how much these women must have looked forward to their Christmas breaks...

In 1915 female teachers were expected to obey rules like these:

1. You will not marry during the term of your contract.

2. You are not to keep company with men. (oops)

3. You must be home between the hours of 8pm and 6am unless attending a school function.

4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.

5. You may not travel beyond the city limits, unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board.

6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother.

7. You may not smoke cigarettes.

8. You may not dress in bright colours.

9. You may not under any circumstance dye your hair.

10. You must wear at least 2 petticoats.

11. Your dresses must not be any shorter than 2 inches above the ankle.

12. To keep the schoolroom neat and clean you must; sweep the floor at least once daily, scrub the floor at least once a week with hot soapy water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire at 7am so the room will be warm by 8am.

This could be me...

By the way, this is from the Farmer's Almenac. One of the few interesting things that I got out of my Education degree.