An Emotional Week

What an emotional roller-coaster of a week.   I am so angry at the DNC and the media for the way they've treated Hillary.  It really sucks big-time.  So Obama has clinched the nomination and yet again, Hillary was chewed up and spit out by the media.  Well sorry, but I am changing my party affiliation to Republican, even though I've been a life-long Democrat.    McCain will get my vote in November.  I don't trust Obama.  I don't like his wife, and I think they are not the right people to lead this country.  At least we know McCain and he's shown more bipartisanship his whole life, than we've ever seen from the Obamas.  I trust McCain.  Sorry DNC, and I'm so sorry Hillary, but that's what happens when voters get disenfranchised.

My other emo this week came from seeing the Sex and the City movie.  What a lovely movie.  It really was perfect.  Can't even elaborate so as not to give spoilers, but it was in a word, "perfect."

My temp job got completed yesterday, it was an experience grading those papers.  Some kids have such a sense of humor, and I bet I graded the future Jay Leno.  For others, it was quite an education seeing the shameful spelling and knowledge base of 8-graders. 

On to another week of packing, sweating and cleaning :)

First Day Back to "Work"

So I'm doing a temporary work assignment for a popular employment agency, correcting grade school exam papers - correction, marking one question a thousand times per day, said to continue for 7 days.  It's not so bad - i.e., some of the kids' responses either make you laugh, shake your head or just want to cry.  Where I come from (Trinidad), I did this sort of thing in elementary school.  Apparently this is being taught in middle school, Grade 8.  Not having a US elementary or secondary education, I consider myself privileged because I was way more advanced apparently at this stage of the game.  

I often wonder how I would react if I had kids in the school system here, to see the things that are deemed acceptable, the attitude kids have towards learning, it completely blows my mind.  Anyway, enough of that - I did meet some nice people, all too willing to help me get acclimated.  They all seemed to be professional at this. 

It was a hot summer day - golly gee whiz - 99 degrees on my way home, and 104 in my car!  Is this what we're in for this summer?  Give me central air!!!!!!!!!

So my mother is coming next week - it's a sensitive situation! Will divulge as it goes - maybe!  Anyway, I'm sssooooo sleeppy.  Got up at 3am this morning, I guess I was nervous about starting work today.  Let's see how it goes - I need to go shower and hit the sack.