Today is my last day at my temp job-hurrah! When I arrived this morning (late, of course�) there was a little cake at my desk that says �Thank You.� Aww�not that I�m sad to be leaving, but it�s nice to be appreciated.

I just hope it doesn�t take too long to start getting those sub calls. I was added to another list, at one of the schools where I interviewed. And while I didn�t get hired there, the principal (and the search committee) really seemed to like me. In this case, I would bet that they went with someone who had like thismuch more experience than me. So who knows, maybe I can build a relationship there.

So here�s one thing I like about teaching college�no classroom management. Here are things I never have to say to college students:

Please get back to your seat.
We do not talk while someone else is talking.
I�m counting to five.
We do not throw things in this classroom.
Your behavior was completely unacceptable.

Basically, I just get to teach, which is nice.

On the other hand, I realize that my only teaching experiences have been as a sub. No one respects the sub. Even the nicest, most well-behaved middle or high school student doesn�t think of the sub they way they do a �real� teacher. Maybe it would be different if I started a year off with my own class, with students who knew me as their teacher and not the sub.

Speaking of which, it occurs to me that I only have three more years to get a full-time job and apply for my permanent certification. Because not getting my permanent certification at this point would not be good.

A few more tidbits for your perusal:

Steve Calvanesco dropped out of the race for mayor. Of course Alan has the scoop. I heart Alan. 🙂

Thomas (Buffalo Bike Taxi) sends the following:

Friday, September 30, I will be riding my bike taxi all over Buffalo to collect donations for the Hurricane Katrina victims. I’ll be giving everything I collect to the Red Cross for their ongoing disaster relief efforts.

Please, do help him out!

Party for the Parks happens tonight. I�ll be there�along with Jen, Rand, and another friend of ours. Anyone else? 🙂 (this will be Rand�s first Jackdaw show�ooh�)

And a mini-rant:

Why, oh why, would anyone EVER have fake bulletholes painted on their nice, shiny SUV? WHY?

Speaking of SUVs, is it wrong to hate Hummer drivers on sight? Because I do. I mean, let�s face it. If you drive a Hummer, you are not a soccer mom who needs the space for kids/dogs/carting groceries. You�re just an asshole. (Okay, that�s not exactly what the story says�I get to editorialize a bit. It is a blog.)

Holy crap, I�m verbose today. This should have been like seven posts. Oh well. Deal with it. 🙂