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Update in the rain

Thu Nov 20, 2008, 3:31 PM
  • Mood: Relief
  • Listening to: 'Harpoon' - Something For Kate
  • Reading: Lady Chatterley's Lover
  • Watching: Shuffle
  • Playing: Guitar Hero World Tour
So in short, I'm not flooded in.

Brisbane has been experiencing it's worst storm in 25 years and my area seems to be the only one that's alright. The school I'm working at (I'll get to that in a minute) resides in one of the most affected areas. People have lost their houses, flooding, they're still bringing power back on, trees are everywhere, and due to tree loss, the second lot of rain caused mudslides, and I've heard there have even been deaths. It was so bad they even cancelled school at the start of this week (cancelling school is a big deal right?).

Last night, the rain was coming in sideways everywhere but where I live, inner city areas had hail and trees blown over the bypass...insanity in general really. Rohan and I spent that time finding an undercover park for half an hour, then shopping. I am incredibly spoilt.

So yeah, I finished my internship, passed uni, and the school I did my internship at has asked me to work there til end of term. I had a grade 8 class while I was there, and their teacher suddenly took ill (I say suddenly, but she has been constantly taking time off), so they frantically got me in, registered, and teaching within a a few days. I now have two grade 8 English classes and tutoring sessions. One grade class is the lovely one I had on internship, the other one is feral due to not knowing to how to behave having had a terrible teacher all year.

So I'm here for the rescue. I've never shouted in a classroom like this, they make me so angry, they're so rude and ridiculous, but I don't have time to train them cos their assessment is due next week. So I just need to brave the storm I guess (oh wow, what a terrible pun).

So, to sum up:
- not flooded
- paid teaching job
- .....I've done pretty much nothing artwise unless you count painting Necromunda figures.

Hope you're all well, hopefully I'll see you around.

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:iconmakotokei:
wow, I leave in drought and then mass stormage. Sounds like I miss all the fun XD
congrats again on the teaching job, hope it works out better though (for the second class atleast).
:iconthe-crus4d3r:
Obnoxious children causing skyrocketing blood-pressure, who would've thought! It's been a long time in the making though, so, all the best with it.

And did you know that Rooney is ditching Advanced Chem. Eng. for teaching?

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Oh and I can just predict my dad stumbling across this and being like BYEAUHAOAH?! - Chowderhawk.
:iconmercury-yume:
Rooney? Teaching?...wait...what?...but...*head explodes*

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"The goblins have forty-two different words for 'ow'" - Detonate
:iconmercury-yume:
fun, hundreds of millions in storm damage, very similar.

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"The goblins have forty-two different words for 'ow'" - Detonate
:iconthe-crus4d3r:
Yeah that's right. I think he wants to teach maths / physics.
If keep doing what he's currently doing he could earning more than 3 x what a teacher earns in a few years.

Ah well.

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Oh and I can just predict my dad stumbling across this and being like BYEAUHAOAH?! - Chowderhawk.
:iconmercury-yume:
perhaps he think teaching is an easier course or something.

Or maybe he suddenly feels passionate about teaching.

....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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"The goblins have forty-two different words for 'ow'" - Detonate
:iconthe-crus4d3r:
Chem. Eng. must be hard.
Keeping a straight face when he told me was even harder.

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Oh and I can just predict my dad stumbling across this and being like BYEAUHAOAH?! - Chowderhawk.
:iconmercury-yume:
and I thought Maths English was a weird combination. Oh well, depending on how many years he'll have to do, when he finishes they'll probably just want him to teach science, English teachers are a dime a dozen...though I'm one at the moment, even though I thought they'd scramble to have me teaching maths somewhere.

But yeah, I don't think I can really think of Rooney seriously being a teacher, it's just a weird thought.

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"The goblins have forty-two different words for 'ow'" - Detonate

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