Attendance: Wendy, Ann, Robin, Jerry and eventually Steve
Location: 611
Teacher Bitching: Robin is so incredibly frustrated by the lack of action from the district special ed. team - surprise! Could be a blog in itself but boils down to - an informational meeting on the students' conditions (yes, 2 students) as studied by multiple people, including people from UW, information which Robin and Lynne have been screaming for since LAST SPRING is finally called. But, but since the spec. ed. people have screwed up and let a legal deadline approach the informational meeting becomes a rudderless IEP meeting, so the two teachers have to leave the meeting to teach still without months old information. Maybe they will find out about these students just in time to clue in next year's teachers.
Trick-or-Treat: This, of course, was the day Halloween was celebrated in school. We saw a great photo of Ann as a cow at work. Full body cow costume mind you. We ask: so do a lot of people dress up at the city for Halloween? Ann: no, it was pretty much just me in my cow costume.
She likes to just act casual and talk to people like she's not, you know, wearing a full body cow costume. Love it.
We heard about Jr. High costumes and at the elementary school everyone is in costume for the Halloween parade. Jerry was talked into a costume by his teammates who were doing a Superhero theme. He went as Clark Kent, which required only a Superman T-shirt under his shirt and a cool hat.
Episode of The Classroom: the one where a teacher wears an inapproariately revealing superhero costume to school causing boys throughout the school to suddenly go into puberty. (Can you guess who this is based on? And no, its not Clark Kent.)
Mandy Question: So what happens at your school for Halloween? I'm guessing costumes are not happening.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
All Dressed Up
Attendance: Sarah, Vanessa, Wendy, Robin, Jerry
Location: The Saint
The Best Bits: Sarah and Vanessa looking hot on their way to an all-girl wedding. Best of all the wedding was at the same location as their wedding. We found out Sarah bought her dress in about 10 minutes right before showing up for cocktails. Did I mention they looked hot.
We missed Ann because she was away for the weekend with her mother. But we will be drinking with the Gormans Tuesday night - I'm guessing they are a really good mother/daughter drinking team.
The LWSD portion of the group discussed a stirring message from our fearless leader. Ask Wendy to forward it to you.
Some political talk about the upcoming election and who is voting for whom.
The first batch of chips was burnt. But don't worry, we got a new batch.
Wendy had the best weekend plans. They involved boating.
Episode of The Classroom: The one where the sup sends out a district wide pep-talk email that goes a rye. He/She is baffled by the results.
Questions? I keep forgetting to ask everyone to generate a question. I'm sure Sarah would have come up with a good one. Any questions for us?
Location: The Saint
The Best Bits: Sarah and Vanessa looking hot on their way to an all-girl wedding. Best of all the wedding was at the same location as their wedding. We found out Sarah bought her dress in about 10 minutes right before showing up for cocktails. Did I mention they looked hot.
We missed Ann because she was away for the weekend with her mother. But we will be drinking with the Gormans Tuesday night - I'm guessing they are a really good mother/daughter drinking team.
The LWSD portion of the group discussed a stirring message from our fearless leader. Ask Wendy to forward it to you.
Some political talk about the upcoming election and who is voting for whom.
The first batch of chips was burnt. But don't worry, we got a new batch.
Wendy had the best weekend plans. They involved boating.
Episode of The Classroom: The one where the sup sends out a district wide pep-talk email that goes a rye. He/She is baffled by the results.
Questions? I keep forgetting to ask everyone to generate a question. I'm sure Sarah would have come up with a good one. Any questions for us?
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
LEAP (off a building would be nice)
Attendance: Wendy, Ann, Robin, Jerry
Location: 611
Need to know: You will be happy to know you missed a full day LEAP day today. At the elementary level we had a UW prof. talk for 2 1/2 hours on autism. The first part explaining a bit about what it is and the range of its expression in kids was OK. Then we are over an hour in with over an hour to go and she says "Only a 5 minute break and NO ONE LEAVE THE ROOM". Needless to say, teachers left the room.
While Secondary had a monotone lawyer telling teachers all the ways they can be sued by the parents of students with autism. Very inspiring from what I understand.
In the Public Sector: Ann had an enjoyable week telling off her boss on Monday after he returned from vacation after leaving her to deal with last week's budget deadline - not for the first time. (I'm considering having a sub the week before report cards are due and leaving in my sub plans - "Do my report cards.")
Episode of the Classroom: A teacher has a sub during important days/weeks of school and writes in the important work for her over eager new teacher sub to do. I.E. set up and conduct a conference with so-and-so's crazy military dad. Or rehearse and direct the school play.
Question for Mandy: Guess we decided we hope to ask our next question in person.
Location: 611
Need to know: You will be happy to know you missed a full day LEAP day today. At the elementary level we had a UW prof. talk for 2 1/2 hours on autism. The first part explaining a bit about what it is and the range of its expression in kids was OK. Then we are over an hour in with over an hour to go and she says "Only a 5 minute break and NO ONE LEAVE THE ROOM". Needless to say, teachers left the room.
While Secondary had a monotone lawyer telling teachers all the ways they can be sued by the parents of students with autism. Very inspiring from what I understand.
In the Public Sector: Ann had an enjoyable week telling off her boss on Monday after he returned from vacation after leaving her to deal with last week's budget deadline - not for the first time. (I'm considering having a sub the week before report cards are due and leaving in my sub plans - "Do my report cards.")
Episode of the Classroom: A teacher has a sub during important days/weeks of school and writes in the important work for her over eager new teacher sub to do. I.E. set up and conduct a conference with so-and-so's crazy military dad. Or rehearse and direct the school play.
Question for Mandy: Guess we decided we hope to ask our next question in person.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
What Mandy Needs to Know
OK, the first 4 weeks of teaching are behind us so we may now have some time to begin the Mandy version of the Teachers' Cocktails blog. (It should s' right? since there are teachers, plural?) Any way, we were talking last week about what the categories should be. Suggested so far:
Attendance: you need to know who was there and who may be new.
The Story Mandy would most enjoy: for example, four weeks ago Robin and Jerry went on a team building retreat a la The Office. The lead up and aftermath of this event provided weeks of hilarious commentary that Mandy would have loved! Really Mandy, a team building ropes course retreat. No really. And, and, then Robin and Jerry's teams had to create a song, poem, dance that expressed what we learned. No really Mandy, we did this. (Sorry to switch back and forth from the 1st person plural to the 3rd person. Don't dock me credit.)
Episode of "The Classroom" ideas: should be a category (see above for best episode ever).
Our Question of the Week for Mandy: category - either an actually question: Why do east coast schools close for Columbus Day - or a Sarah question - You're about to go in for your doctor appointment and realize you forgot to put on underwear, what do you do? And that way you will have to comment by answering our questions.
What other categories do you want Mandy? We will all discuss it tomorrow as tomorrow is Friday, raise your glass - clink -.
Attendance: you need to know who was there and who may be new.
The Story Mandy would most enjoy: for example, four weeks ago Robin and Jerry went on a team building retreat a la The Office. The lead up and aftermath of this event provided weeks of hilarious commentary that Mandy would have loved! Really Mandy, a team building ropes course retreat. No really. And, and, then Robin and Jerry's teams had to create a song, poem, dance that expressed what we learned. No really Mandy, we did this. (Sorry to switch back and forth from the 1st person plural to the 3rd person. Don't dock me credit.)
Episode of "The Classroom" ideas: should be a category (see above for best episode ever).
Our Question of the Week for Mandy: category - either an actually question: Why do east coast schools close for Columbus Day - or a Sarah question - You're about to go in for your doctor appointment and realize you forgot to put on underwear, what do you do? And that way you will have to comment by answering our questions.
What other categories do you want Mandy? We will all discuss it tomorrow as tomorrow is Friday, raise your glass - clink -.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Invitation
You presence is needed: Where will you be Saturday June 14th? If you don’t know its time to make plans to be in Seattle. We are having a joint birthday/MFA completion party for Mandy and me. I think both Mandy and I would prefer to not be the center of attention so with this plan we can both say the party is really for the other person. Let us know – it’s only a few weeks away.
Capitol Club frat party? So last week was the first nice Friday of the year and we tried to get out on the deck but there was a line of 14 people well before 5. Mandy noted that it looked a bit like the group should be at a frat/sorority party, not on Capitol Hill. They filled the outside so we went to 611. As we were leaving we ran into Terry and Rebbecca (Ann’s friends that you know) going to 611. Terry noted that stopped going to the Capitol Club. “It’s become a little frat party over there”, he said.
Then I get an email on Monday from a mother of a former student asking about the Capitol Club because she has thought about going and wanted to know if I knew the place.
So now we have frat boys, sorority girls and suburbanites. What's next, Republicans?!
What else? That’s about all I can think of. Other conversation has been somewhat sad, and/or serious and/or too personal to put up on the web. You’ll just have to get back here.
Question Answered: Do we watch the Kentucky Derby? No way, we only drink the appropriate cocktail for that weekend.
Capitol Club frat party? So last week was the first nice Friday of the year and we tried to get out on the deck but there was a line of 14 people well before 5. Mandy noted that it looked a bit like the group should be at a frat/sorority party, not on Capitol Hill. They filled the outside so we went to 611. As we were leaving we ran into Terry and Rebbecca (Ann’s friends that you know) going to 611. Terry noted that stopped going to the Capitol Club. “It’s become a little frat party over there”, he said.
Then I get an email on Monday from a mother of a former student asking about the Capitol Club because she has thought about going and wanted to know if I knew the place.
So now we have frat boys, sorority girls and suburbanites. What's next, Republicans?!
What else? That’s about all I can think of. Other conversation has been somewhat sad, and/or serious and/or too personal to put up on the web. You’ll just have to get back here.
Question Answered: Do we watch the Kentucky Derby? No way, we only drink the appropriate cocktail for that weekend.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Babies, Babies Everywhere
Attendance: Robin and I
Drinks: Mint Julep (for the Kentucky Derby) for me, A Southside (another mint drink) for Robin
Well, last week Wendy and Mandy were involved with Opening Day boat stuff so they did not come out on Friday. Robin and I did venture to the 611 and spent an hour talking with Matt the bartender. We mostly got updates on his new married life (happy but trying to adjust to wife’s messiness and generally scattered nature) and a baby update. He is dreading the baby shower but is otherwise as ready as can be expected.
In other baby news:
We had Sean and Matt over for dinner last Saturday and they have a baby on the way too! Assuming all goes as expected they will be bringing the little one home from Oregon in October. (The deliver is in Oregon because of adoption laws that allow them to adopt as the sole parents before delivery.) They do not yet know the sex or if it is Sean or Matt’s the biological dad.
To go with the new kid they now have new home in Leshi near grandpa and grandma (Sean’s parents). It is a huge place, new construction with a lake view. They have lesbian neighbors – but, they joked, they like them anyway.
The menu included roast peppers, fried zucchini, eggplant rolotini, grilled halibut, seasoned mango, asparagus-fennel-arugula salad and a new Robin chocolate dessert.
(I am having a hard time proof reading as I listen to another Obama speach that I find inspiring.)
Answers: 1. Angelo is 18 2. yes, we are adorable 3. the class folks have yet to break into adolescent private part jokes, but when they do I am ready:
" Let all your crew pull strong, come what will.
There's hogsheads of sperm ahead, Mr. Stubb, and that's what ye came for. (Pull, my boys!) Sperm, sperm's the play! This at least is duty; duty and profit hand in hand!"
Drinks: Mint Julep (for the Kentucky Derby) for me, A Southside (another mint drink) for Robin
Well, last week Wendy and Mandy were involved with Opening Day boat stuff so they did not come out on Friday. Robin and I did venture to the 611 and spent an hour talking with Matt the bartender. We mostly got updates on his new married life (happy but trying to adjust to wife’s messiness and generally scattered nature) and a baby update. He is dreading the baby shower but is otherwise as ready as can be expected.
In other baby news:
We had Sean and Matt over for dinner last Saturday and they have a baby on the way too! Assuming all goes as expected they will be bringing the little one home from Oregon in October. (The deliver is in Oregon because of adoption laws that allow them to adopt as the sole parents before delivery.) They do not yet know the sex or if it is Sean or Matt’s the biological dad.
To go with the new kid they now have new home in Leshi near grandpa and grandma (Sean’s parents). It is a huge place, new construction with a lake view. They have lesbian neighbors – but, they joked, they like them anyway.
The menu included roast peppers, fried zucchini, eggplant rolotini, grilled halibut, seasoned mango, asparagus-fennel-arugula salad and a new Robin chocolate dessert.
(I am having a hard time proof reading as I listen to another Obama speach that I find inspiring.)
Answers: 1. Angelo is 18 2. yes, we are adorable 3. the class folks have yet to break into adolescent private part jokes, but when they do I am ready:
" Let all your crew pull strong, come what will.
There's hogsheads of sperm ahead, Mr. Stubb, and that's what ye came for. (Pull, my boys!) Sperm, sperm's the play! This at least is duty; duty and profit hand in hand!"
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Drunken Christians
Attendance: us 4
Drinks: The 3 women went for Lemon Drops, me? Gins and Tonics
Drinks: The 3 women went for Lemon Drops, me? Gins and Tonics
Question: Are the seats comfortable? The quick answer is no. In fact Wendy needs an extra session of yoga each week to compensate. But everything else is top quality – the service, the drinks, the noise level. Once you get back you can weigh in on the change. Though by that time it is likely we will back at the Capitol Club on the deck.
Conversation:
Counting time: We figured out we have about 7 weeks until summer vacation and only 5 weeks until Mandy is all done with her master’s program.
Censored: I am realizing that decorum must allow this to be short post since much of the juicy parts of our conversation should not be put in print. But I think you got the gist of the dirt when you spoke with Robin on the phone.
Angelo: Some time was spent discussing Angelo’s living arrangements for next year (his own place? (his idea) full time with Robin? (not Robin’s idea) and his potential career as an event planner since he has put himself in charge of renting limos, book restaurants and dividing 40 senior prom goers into suitable groups. This is what he does instead of homework.
Indiana Governor: Speaking of the prom, we were reminded that Robin went to the senior prom with the now governor of Indiana. She is very embarrassed at having dated a Republican.
Moby Dick: Ann and I started our class.
Counting time: We figured out we have about 7 weeks until summer vacation and only 5 weeks until Mandy is all done with her master’s program.
Censored: I am realizing that decorum must allow this to be short post since much of the juicy parts of our conversation should not be put in print. But I think you got the gist of the dirt when you spoke with Robin on the phone.
Angelo: Some time was spent discussing Angelo’s living arrangements for next year (his own place? (his idea) full time with Robin? (not Robin’s idea) and his potential career as an event planner since he has put himself in charge of renting limos, book restaurants and dividing 40 senior prom goers into suitable groups. This is what he does instead of homework.
Indiana Governor: Speaking of the prom, we were reminded that Robin went to the senior prom with the now governor of Indiana. She is very embarrassed at having dated a Republican.
Moby Dick: Ann and I started our class.
"I stood looking at him a moment. For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal. What's all this fuss I have been making about, thought i to myself - the man's a human being just as I am: he has just as much reason to fear me, as I have to be afraid of him. Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."
(See drunken Christian above.)
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