The Reason I'll Never be a Diplomat

Well, there are actually many reasons. The one that is currently sticking out in my mind is my inability to respond to passive aggressive folks in a non-emotional way. There is a teacher who puts me through my paces at the beginning of each year. It's a struggle to keep the students we share in compliance with their IEPs and it is also a struggle to keep her from slipping into her red zone.

It's one of those things that seemingly easy to mitigate issue is now the albatross around my neck. We've had an exchange in the main office that has caused me to shake and now my fight instinct comes out at the sight of her. I am having a difficult time wanting to interact with her and I just don't know how to let it go.

I think it might be time to learn how to work around this archetype.

Projects and Paninis

I think tonight will be my very first night of projects and paninis. I have some ideas and many yards of fabric that I'd like to make into something. And, I've been interfacing with some amazing bread that's just calling out for panini-ing.

Perhaps it could become a tradition, a social event, where projects are brought together, motivation shared, and panini creations are made and enjoyed by friends. Or maybe just by me. I think either would be good.

And another thing

Ever feel like the world is conspiring? Today is one of those days where I keep turning around and bumping into something. In all sorts of strange places. Boo.

At the Westchester County Fair

I mean the LA County Fair....

It was the annual trip to the fair. I love a field trip. But, I'm not so sure about this one.

High points:

• baby animals
• robotic dinosaurs so realistic it could elicit a flight instinct in a 2nd grader
• bark park with swimming dogs
  

Low points:

• the promise of a shark tank that was actually a poorly lit video, narrated by a kind of strange husband-wife team
  
• No snow expo
  
• 90 degree heat
• rides that we could not ride
• a zebra and an ostrich that were not find-able

Some good, some bad. Although I do love trip, maybe this one doesn't have enough goodness to make me excited when this comes up next year.

Ah, the humanity!

I'm still on my summer kick of reading library books in three sittings (although The Great Bridge will not succumb to my habit, I am sure). Tonight, I put in some q.t. with the book. Loved the book. Was excited to get to the end of the book.

Until I came to the last page, which was not actually the last page. Some bad person has removed the last page (or few pages) from my library book. Erased all trace of the author's carefully chosen words.

Who does that?!?

I was right at the edge of a happy ending.