Year 6

This last school year took forrreeeever and it flew. This is the second year in which I taught seniors that I also had as freshman... and unless I change schools, it's going to keep happening from now on. I better get used to it. But, I really didn't think that A.) I'd be at the same school long enough to see this happen even one time--let alone twice now B.) I didn't think I'd still be living in San Diego this long and 3.) I mean C.) I didn't think I'd still be a teacher.

I've come to realize--this year especially--that all the things I thought I didn't like, I really do like. A lot.

A.) My school: with it's bumbling, spineless administration and incompetent, whiny counseling staff, with toilet paper fires in the boys' bathroom, super-glue in all the locks, black widows in the bathrooms, and the Ag. Department's sheep pens situated in such a way that when the wind blows just right it smells like the 5 freeway in Central California... and my "Coven" of supportive teacher-friends.

B.) San Diego: with the airplanes flying over my house and interrupting my thoughts or hulu viewing, with foggy mornings and sunny 75 degree summers, with the loud-ass green parrots and the tan, skinny-ass North County cougar moms with BMW SUVs and with its running paths and trails along every shoreline possible and the best f'ing seafood and Mexican restaurants on the planet.

C.) English Teacher: with the "spit out your gum," "yes you have to do this," "are you kidding me right now?" "this is good crap you're learning," "i'm totally blowing your mind, I can tell," "yeah, macbeth is pretty much a d-bag," "your essays are why i drink so much wine at night," and... "i'm really, really proud of what you guys did these last few weeks and I'm truly going to miss laughing with you every day."

Year 6. It was a good one.

Totally unrelated but related in every way possible: The following video is about the school dress code was created by teachers in North County at High Tech High School. My life's goal for the next school year to emulate this... (the video is really long and sort derails at the end. you'll get the point after the first 2 minutes.) My FAVORITE line is, "Caught wearing tights for pants."