Winding, and gearing, up.

I don't believe in Jesus
But I like the good stuff that Christmas brings us
Christmas pudding is delicious
I like granting kids' Santa-wishes
2008 feels auspicious
And thus my poem finishes.




Best wishes to all for a safe and happy festive season.

My gift to you is the promise that I will never write poetry on my blog again.

Big Love,
Zealous xx

Reports are done!

Now that it's over, my week of working an extra four or five hours every day was not actually that bad.

In the week leading up to reports I have:
1. had a weekend away (driving a hot little rental hybrid - those things can go fast! Luckily my passenger could only make out the last digit on the speedo, so I could convince him that the '9' was for '99' km/h, not '119' km/h... foolish non-drivers! Chuck 'em a bit of carspeak and they'll believe anything)
2. helped decorate, and then performed at the staff concert. Decided this required me to write a new cabaret-style song and learn the piano again
3. attended two parties
4. helped host a BBQ
5. danced to a chainsaw-gypsy band
6. spend a day rehearsing in a drama ensemble for a series of educational roleplays about good professional practice. To be performed for the rest of the staff. Includes interpretive dance.
7. continued teaching engaging and educationally relevant lessons
8. marked
9. written 115 reports
10. uploaded aforementioned reports to the network with one hour to spare!


This is me:






Having vanquished Ms Wastingtime-Smythe in a fierce battle of wits, dexterity and all-round efficiency, Ms Zealous began catching up with some old friends: gin and sodas, books and bed.

Report time sucks

Pro/cras/tin/aaaaating/ Sing it wit' me now/
Pro/cras/tin/aaaaating/ la la la/ etc.

So this time around I have five classes of reports to write, after picking up a music class this term. At this point in time I have 55 left. Plus some marking. (a lot of marking, actually). With 51.5 hours left.


So, here's Ms Wastingtime-Smythe to take over for a bit:

I've had my fears about my blog title, and the internet in general, confirmed. Of the four random people (ie. not my mother or friends IRL) that looked at my blog in the last week, two of them were looking for porn.

If you type "kisses in the mouth" and "mouth job" into Google from a far-away Middle Eastern country you eventually get me on your list of hits. Generally I hate to disappoint, but not this time buddy!

A lefty teacher's blog, what a turn-off.



Okay, back to the reports. No-Doze anyone?