La di dah

La di dah, here I am, back in the library again. I'm feeling much, much better than I was last week, or even Saturday. In the absence of actual classes to teach today, I've resumed my shelf-shifting project, which is moving reference books from shelf to shelf, compacting them, changing the shelf height, and so forth. Fun for me today!

I was just looking over an application to become a Google certified teacher. Yes, there is such a thing. I know someone who's been to the training, and there's a workshop coming up in DC in December, which is within my reach. I doubt that I'll be accepted -- they only take 50 per session from many hundreds of applications -- but it occurs to me that this is something I could do in retirement: give training in the google education apps at various schools. Anyway, part of the application is a one minute video about either "Motivation and Learning" or "Classroom Innovation." I don't have to be in the video, I just have to make it, and make it good. The deadline is November 9, which is, oh, hey, in a week. So I may or may not. I have to think about it. But it would be an interesting thing to do, and a day off from school, I guess. I could take the train, I like trains.

I brought in the leftover candy from Saturday and have it here on my desk at school for kids to take, but of course, I'm eating it as well. Talk about not well thought out, and I do it every year.

I have a short work week due to Thursday and Friday off for New Jersey teachers convention. Don't get me started; I think it's a scam, too, but it's a forever-long tradition in the state. For me, that means a doctor on Friday and a haircut and pedi on Thursday, and some sleeping late, I hope. I've been sleeping so strangely since the clock change. I never really understand that whole thing, I just go along with what's going on, but I don't really get it, the way I don't really get quarts and pints, or math. But it was nice that it wasn't dark when I left for work this morning. This evening, however, is gonna suck.

I think I'm going to give the new pain med a try again tomorrow. *deep breath* I'm only going to take a half pill, so I don't think I'll get stoned, but now that I'm off everything I was doing for the cold, including the round the clock tylenol followed by three or four days of advil -- bad me! -- well ... everything kinda hurts. I know it's just a matter of testing everything out until I find what works and in what amount. Today it's mostly the elbows and knees that hurt. (Hey, maybe I should go sit on a low stool and move more big heavy reference books!) I already warned the school nurse that I'll be doing this, so she'll have a place ready for me to lie down and sleep it off, if it comes to that (which it won't. I did once accidentally take sleeping pills in the morning and not realize it until I got to school, and I slept in the nurse's office for the first three hours of the day.)

Later that same day ...

Oy, I'm tired and achy all over. I need drugs! Okay, maybe just drug. Just one.

I have about forty minutes to go until the bell, and then a faculty meeting, with MANDATORY attendance. I usually just skip them, but I have to go today. Review to follow.