Feeling kind of bad. Due to several reasons my teaching assistant is being switched to a different class and a different TA being moved to my room. She's very sad and doesn't want to leave my class. I feel really bad. But as naughty as my new class is this year, if I were her I would grab my bowling bag and get the hell out of there.

Some do! Like 12 years ago I dated a guy who I'm pretty sure was asexual. He didn't want to do anything more than kiss occasionally and hold hands. Yeah... he was not a good match for me.

I would love to stay in a luxury cabin for a week or two. That's Mark's and my ideal setting. But the ones we've checked into are expensive! Hope you end up loving it!

I'm pretty sure the drag queen story hour was in a public library (not a school library). And she wasn't there to promote LGBTQ+. She just read a story like normal. Definitely wouldn't bother me if my child were read to by a drag queen. A lot drag queens are wonderful with children. No one is forced to take their child to Story Hour at the public library. It's always optional whether you take your child to a public library.

I have that many coffee cups! Not fun having to wash one every time I want coffee. This way I can wait a week if I need to!




OT: Thinking the second day of school went much smoother. Yesterday sucked! I've got a pretty hard class this year.

I think it's up to the individuals. If you're happy taking a more passive role in a relationship, that's what you should do. No reason to take on a role that you don't want.

I've tried it both ways. When I was a young mother I was a stay-at-home-mom for eight years. I was MISERABLE. For me, I'm not at my best if I don't work, if I don't feel like I have my own identity besides "wife" and "mother". I need a fulfilling career to be happy. Looking back, I think I did my kids a huge disservice, in staying home. I was depressed, had low self-esteem, and I felt totally dependent on my husband. When a person is not at their best, they are not the best role model for their children. Now my kids respect me a lot more because I'm educated and have a career that I love. I'm just happier having more facets to my identity.

Since my marriage ended, I have never entertained the idea of dating someone who valued traditional gender roles. I'm not interested. I might bake the cookies and decorate the house (because I enjoy it and he doesn't) and he might look after the cars and the finances (because he enjoys it and I don't). But otherwise I want a relationship where my partner values my intelligence, feels like my career is as important as his, and treats me as an equal partner.

I love your butt-chin.

Pffft! Mark knows. He has to deal with my crap all the time!

You're up late, Mike!

I think he wants to know if I have enough firewood for the winter.

I think he wants to know if I have enough firewood for the winter.

That's a great idea, Crystal! That artwork is lovely. Are oracle cards similar to tarot cards?

Based on time zones, I'm going to guess Vibes?

Welcome, BK! And watch out for Mike. He's a troublemaker!

Welcome, BK! And watch out for Mike. He's a troublemaker!

Thinking I REALLY want to go into work today (even though it's Sunday) to get prepared for the first day of school tomorrow. But I have a tendency to go over the top with my classroom and my teaching and then I burn myself out. So I'm going to force myself to try and relax this weekend (even though I keep getting on my laptop and doing stuff for school). The first week of school is always rough, so I need to rest up and get myself psyched up.

You had me when you said "far left" and I agree with you--criminal behavior is always criminal and it should never be okay, no matter which side it's on. I think most of us can agree that no reasonable person would be okay with being threatened, harassed or attacked in the streets. But then you started generalizing all Democrats as being fine with criminal behavior of minorities. That's not true. Just like not all Republicans are okay with Trump's behavior. Not all Democrats are socialist tree-huggers just like not all Republicans are hillbillies and KKK members. Criminal behavior sucks, and it should be condemned. I don't agree with people making allowances for bad behavior when it suits their political ideology.

As far as Trump goes (since he was brought up here), we need to remember that whatever happens with his criminal cases will set a precendent. Can you imagine if Biden loses the 2024 election and decides to spread lies about election fraud, makes threatening calls to pressure state election officials to "find" him the votes he needs to win, installs fake electors, incites a riot with his inflammatory rhetoric and pressures Kamala Harris to reject the electoral college results and keep him in office instead? Republicans would lose their damn minds. If Trump gets away with that, then we have to be okay with Democrat presidents doing it too. Do we really want a country that runs like that?

Want a president that will try to fix the border issues and be harder on criminals that are killing and looting in the streets? Elect a level-headed Republican who stands for those things but who is not so emotional and unpredictable that people are afraid to give him access to the nuclear football. He/She would have a much better chance of beating Biden than Trump does. The key to either side winning is to get the moderate, independent voters on their side. The majority of people don't like chaos and unpredictability. People should be able to have fair elections, elected government officials should be able to have peaceful transitions into the office, and election officials should be able to do their jobs without the fear of radicals (or the president) threatening them.

Aw, Rock, that's wonderful. Here's to a side effect-free third round.

My call screen says "Scammer Likely".

Procrastinating. And thinking about making some mac and cheese for dinner.

Thinking it has been a lonnnnnnng week. My classroom is still not totally finished and school starts on Monday. But I'm just going to let it go and deal with the rest next week. Today was new student orientation. Only new students were supposed to attend. But I had only one new student and four returning students! They just wanted to come and meet me and see the classroom before school starts. One brought me a huge flower arrangement that is absolutely gorgeous. That totally made my week!