I can't come up with a title for this post. It's like my brain has the dumb. I feel like this is probably how a lot of my students are feeling this week and next as they gear up to take a slew of AP Exams to determine if they receive college credit for their work this year. You know, no pressure.
There's nothing like a high stakes situation with the state of things to relieve the pressure from an already high stakes situation. At this point, I'm not even sure if any of mine will take the exam. Out of my 110 roughly 40-60 are doing their work and communicating. The rest are like crickets except they don't chirp or whatever it is crickets allegedly do. Rub their legs together or whatever.
You know what's blissful? I moved into my apartment on Mother's Day. That was not blissful and, no, I don't want to talk about it yet. Let's just say (in a one sentence summary): There was a serious lack of communication and they didn't leave my apartment until almost 9:00 p.m. even though their scheduled window was between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
That about covers it.
Anyway. Blissful: My ceiling fan is silent. All of the fans are silent. It's amazing. The fans at the condo made all sorts of racket and it was impossible to ignore them. Here it's the perfect amount of barely there white noise. What I like less is the fact that it's broad daylight at 7:05 a.m. I was complaining to a guy I work with and he was telling me (bragging, y'all...he was BRAGGING) that his bedroom is an interior room so it stays dark. Jealousy. He also suggested I put up blackout curtains and I explained that (newsflash!) I am not tall (like he is...still bragging) so after shooting down his idea of using a ladder because I'm more of a "hammer and go and hope it's straight" kind of girl, I'm either going to have to deal with it being stupid bright at dumb o'clock or find a tall, preferably handsome/funny/kind, man to do it for me...taking applications now!
Anyway, this week is kind of stressful and hectic, especially for students, but also for the teachers who have worked diligently to get them to this point and that's hard as hell to do in the current situation. The first wave of students tested today and it makes me glad that my kids are testing on Friday because hopefully some of the kinks are worked out by then. Bless those first tester guinea pigs!
I'm working to unpack and I've realized a few things: I didn't label things very well (at the end I gave up on labeling and just threw shit in boxes), the boxes multiplied (I swear to you, on all things, they did), and I have way too much stuff (I have nothing witty to say here...it's straight fact). It's starting to come together (the number of boxes left intact is going down) and I'm almost to the point where I can start figuring out what I'm going to put on walls but I think my first priority is going to be curtains because...it's BRIGHT and I like to be asleep in the morning.
I also realized that curbside pickup is so much better than I originally thought it to be. Yes, it's great. It's a timesaver and it helps with social distancing but there are so many choices! Tonight I picked up an impromptu order from Total Wine and a vacuum cleaner I ordered (because I didn't see it on display even though it was listed as "available" on the app) while I was standing in front of the vacuum cleaner display AT Target in the span of 10 minutes. I also ordered groceries for pickup from Kroger on Thursday so I definitely know how to party.
I mean, honestly, it's a wonder I'm still single...for now...maybe.
Does that mean I'm considering dating again? I have no idea. But it's not a no.
Yikes.
Aubs
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