The Joys of School

So, I've been preparing for what will officially be my 3rd year teaching (2nd at QCHS). I gotta say, I love the trend of no air conditioning every time teachers come back. Wow, did I sweat. Seriously. The kind where you feel it drip all the way down into the nether-regions. Props to my deodorant for working well (it's clinical strength! Good times). I'm hopeful that perhaps I've sweated off some of the five pounds I've gained over the summer.

In addition, I've discovered I have this natural tendancy to volunteer to do gross things (thanks Dad!). This time, it was the faculty refrigerator in the English building. My teacher friend Cami and I opened it yesterday out of pure curiousity. So disgusting. When we were talking to our department chair, she mentioned it needed cleaning. Of course, I volunteered. So, I filled up two whole garbage cans, and I'm sooooo sorry to the cleaning people. Here's the thing, I've cleaned some really gross things in my life, and I have to say, this might now be in the top five. I only have one other memory of gag-and-almost-vomit (see previous blog-the one with Dad, the fish, and the refrigerator....hmm I just noticed a similarity). No joke, my lunch seriously almost came up. It was a good lunch too...

Anyway, I'm not sure I identified some of the food, but there was a TON of mold. Carpets of it. And lots of greenish liquid in the bottom. And black-filled in cracks and crevices. Wow. Pure grossness, yet so seriously funny to me. I really wanted to send an email to everyone telling them they were all filthy. I didn't because some don't have a sense of humor. I love my sense of humor. It's how I survive cleaning disgusting things.

Other than that, I'm also working on my rules and pet-peeves list to hand out the first day of school. I tried to copy and paste it in here so you can read all of them, but I can't figure out why it won't. So, I'll highlight what I think are the funny ones...(there are 30 total)...these are typed out for you exactly as they are on the rules list...even the comments in parenthesis...

#7-The world does not revolve around you (I know! It's a shocker...)

#12- DO NOT spit in the garbage can or make phelgm noises. It's a pet peeve of mine. Use the restroom if you need to!

#21 I don't have to acknowledge or help you if you are rude just because I'm the teacher. Be nice to me.

#27 We do not all want to smell like you; therefore, do not spray anything in the room (Ladies, I have to say I am mostly talking to you. It smells pretty on you, but not in large quantities in the room)

#28 DONT roll your eyes at me. It's rude.

Those are some of my favorites...