November 24, 2022

Ahh... another 'holiday'...

Will it be worth the moniker? Doubtful. I will be alone for much of the day, because my hubby has to work. I am becoming even more decrepit and feeble and when I see his greying hair and the way he seems so beaten down I just want to scream and destroy everything. Fuck being told that doing the right thing was the way to be. Why was I not born a complete asshole? At least I could cover my holiday blues with fake friends and partying because I would have money. But, as the saying goes: Nice guys finish last. Of course, I might add that some barely clear the starting line. Regardless, another year of being reminded that I failed and really have little to be thankful for. Before everyone flips out, Yes, I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful that, even though we live with a spoiled little rich boy, we live in a decent house (barely) and have a few crumbs of assistance to fall back on. But, it is in these moments that I have to look back and ask: Was my dream that impossible? I was not the one crowing about my supposed talents, everyone else was. Did they ALL lie? (My idea of this answer has changed somewhat of late, as I am now convinced that maybe they all did.)

Sorry, I should stop before the floodgates open. So I will say I hope everyone has a decent enough holiday, regardless of whether you participate in the actual traditions.

November 24, 2022

Ahh... another 'holiday'...

Will it be worth the moniker? Doubtful. I will be alone for much of the day, because my hubby has to work. I am becoming even more decrepit and feeble and when I see his greying hair and the way he seems so beaten down I just want to scream and destroy everything. Fuck being told that doing the right thing was the way to be. Why was I not born a complete asshole? At least I could cover my holiday blues with fake friends and partying because I would have money. But, as the saying goes: Nice guys finish last. Of course, I might add that some barely clear the starting line. Regardless, another year of being reminded that I failed and really have little to be thankful for. Before everyone flips out, Yes, I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful that, even though we live with a spoiled little rich boy, we live in a decent house (barely) and have a few crumbs of assistance to fall back on. But, it is in these moments that I have to look back and ask: Was my dream that impossible? I was not the one crowing about my supposed talents, everyone else was. Did they ALL lie? (My idea of this answer has changed somewhat of late, as I am now convinced that maybe they all did.)

Sorry, I should stop before the floodgates open. So I will say I hope everyone has a decent enough holiday, regardless of whether you participate in the actual traditions.

November 8, 2022

Thought I would check in here.

Went to the St. Anthony voting place at 7:35 a.m.. Light turnout, but there were people voting for sure. I saw this one truck that was parked way over on the other side of the lot and I thought to myself that this might be an 'observer'. But no, as I looked harder, I saw that it was just some person making a call. I did my thing and was out in about twenty minutes. I voted. Now, we wait.

November 7, 2022

I suppose that this goes in this group.

If it does not, then please feel free to let me know.

I have spent 43 years in the entertainment industry. You name the aspect, I have probably been involved with it if not overseen it for some production or another. I have taught several classes in acting and production in a few different places. including a stint with a touring theatre company who also did classes for the kids after they saw our performance. In 2007, I was hired to work at a private school and I rose from being a part-time after school counselor to creating two departments and several after school clubs as well as doing hundreds of other things around there. I covered for teachers on several occasions because no teacher ever showed up to the classroom and no one ever came to see what was going on. (Were it not for the fact that I was walking by or just nearby when the bell rang and the students were creeping in and out of the classroom door that I found out what was going on. I could understand a glitch, but to not even realize it had happened... on multiple occasions... well...) I ran a few study halls. Students would ask the head of school if I could teach their class. I also spent a lot of time making people who had lovely degrees on their walls look good for the parents while they got paid WAY more than I did. I taught guitar and bass. Suffice to say, I am not some Joe off of the street when it comes to the education profession.

So, I have contacted the local HR for the school district in reply to a letter I got in the mail where they were begging for people to be teachers, subs, and staff. I decided to reply directly to the HR person after I tried to go to the site they mentioned. The site is some company that handles staffing in these cases. (I do not wish to work for some staffing agency, first of all.) I guess they just will not consider anyone other than coming from that company. I do not have a degree in education, or theatre, or anything. I do not have a teaching certificate. So, that site will not consider me for anything other than 'janitor' or the like. This is what made me write to the head of HR. It appears that the head of HR cannot think for herself and must only consider applicants from that site.

I guess they are not as desperate as they are trying to project, eh? I mean, if one are going to whine about how bad off one's faculty and staff are because of not having enough people, maybe one needs to start considering a bit of that 'thinking outside of the box' thing. Because otherwise, one is not going to have enough people and then the entire 'education' system will collapse.

OldBaldy1701E

Ahh... another 'holiday'...

Ahh... another 'holiday'...

Thought I would check in here.

I suppose that this goes in this group.

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