So anyway.
Today I went to meet with the landlord of another inexpensive apartment in BK, and it looks like things may be a go with this one. The last one that I was so excited about didn't work out because the landlord wanted one of my folks to cosign despite me being employed full time and able to pay the rent. I was mad/hurt/sad for a little bit cuz I had my sights set on it...it was really cute...nice windows...cozy and homey...and only $950 a month...but the landlord was an a-hole so I'm sure it all worked out for the better. The place I'm looking at now is $900...it's a studio apt with an extra room, so it actually looks and feels like a jr 1-br apt...it's really cute, also...the landlord is a black man (a plus for me in gentrifying brooklyn) who seems really nice...the neighborhood is borderline bushwick/bed-stuy and is really, really close to my school...it's near the J/M/Z train lines though, which will take some getting used to, as I have been riding the A/C lines my entire life...i took my gf with me to see it because I can get so emotionally attached to a place and forget to ask the really important questions...she was a big help for me...I'm so EXCITED to finally move out soon...I'm gonna begin moving next weekend hopefully...i really feel like many things in my life will just finally fall into place when i'm in my own space that i've created...i feel like i'll be more on point, more centered, more ready to handle life...and i cant fucking wait because my bookshelf is gonna be so on point...yes, i'm excited about my bookshelf...and my coffee table that's gonna have books on it...and my wall space that gonna be so feng shui-ed......and yes, yes, yes i cant waittttttttt
quotable: "the only wealth i have to give...is not material"
-l boogie (this song has been on my mind, especially the above quote)
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
'Teacher, I want Mommy' and other fun ditties
School starting Monday has been exhausting/stressful. I'm part of a founding team of a brand new school, so we've been working long hours to get systems in place and debrief EVERYTHING. I'm also brand new to teaching itself.
It's been real.
Realer than real.
I've done all this prep for differentiating work for all levels of learners...for dealing with kids with attention deficits and learning disabilities...but the shit you learn in books or secondhand from someone else just never compares to what you deal with when ur in a real live kid's face.
*Sigh
I haven't been able to quite process/articulate much of anything about it yet, but here's a first try
*Alot of kids are STILL crying for their mommies when they come in the mornings (today being day 3). But we're talking about kindergartners and first graders here, little people who don't even have their motor skills on right yet
*I used to not believe in ADHD for real until I met this kid in my class...who WILL NOT SIT STILL...
*I didn't know how I felt about the whole uniforms biz (wasn't against it, but wasn't exactly partial to it, either) but seeing them all in their burgundy and sky blue is the cuuuutest thing in the world. They're sooo little
*Well, most of them are. There's a few that make you go 'whoah are you surrre you're in the right class???'
*A beginning 'kids say the darndest things' list
-'Teacher I have diarrhea!!' -->a kindergarten boy, whilst taking a routine shit as teacher (me) stood outside about to have a heart attack
-'I like the white one, she's nice' -->multiple kids, whilst describing a bohemian white male teacher with shoulder length brown hair who they haven't quite figured out is a dude
*There are roaches in the building in the daytime...not okay. Not. Okay. And not fun when a critter disrupts a lesson on classroom management
*The first nine days of school (the days before labor day, when school starts for most kids in DOE-department of education in nyc-schools) is focused largely on routines and getting kids accustcomed to school culture. So I have to be all stern and threatening to kids so that they know how to behave in school when they're really making me melt on the inside with all their cuteness
*There are several readers in my class (that's pretty damn good for K), but one of them is far, far advanced. I almost think she could be in first grade
*Then there's another kid...who loooves getting in trouble and being on the teacher's bad side because he's starved for attention...OMG this kid drains my energy by noon. Thing is if it wasn't for his constant 'yikes! yellow' behavior (sigh...color coded behavior chart...perfect purple, good green, oh no! orange, yikes! yellow...kids start on green everyday) I could focus on his uber cuteness. he's so darn adorable
*There is exactly one white kid in the school. He's too cute. It's also too funny how much he sticks out like a sore thumb. But he doesn't quite seem to know that he's 'different.' He doesn't seem to think that he's out of place around the shitload of Black/Latino kids that make up my school.
In other news, I feel my body beginning to finally adjust to this new schedule so i'll be back on my explore nyc ish again soon i think. Yay!
It's been real.
Realer than real.
I've done all this prep for differentiating work for all levels of learners...for dealing with kids with attention deficits and learning disabilities...but the shit you learn in books or secondhand from someone else just never compares to what you deal with when ur in a real live kid's face.
*Sigh
I haven't been able to quite process/articulate much of anything about it yet, but here's a first try
*Alot of kids are STILL crying for their mommies when they come in the mornings (today being day 3). But we're talking about kindergartners and first graders here, little people who don't even have their motor skills on right yet
*I used to not believe in ADHD for real until I met this kid in my class...who WILL NOT SIT STILL...
*I didn't know how I felt about the whole uniforms biz (wasn't against it, but wasn't exactly partial to it, either) but seeing them all in their burgundy and sky blue is the cuuuutest thing in the world. They're sooo little
*Well, most of them are. There's a few that make you go 'whoah are you surrre you're in the right class???'
*A beginning 'kids say the darndest things' list
-'Teacher I have diarrhea!!' -->a kindergarten boy, whilst taking a routine shit as teacher (me) stood outside about to have a heart attack
-'I like the white one, she's nice' -->multiple kids, whilst describing a bohemian white male teacher with shoulder length brown hair who they haven't quite figured out is a dude
*There are roaches in the building in the daytime...not okay. Not. Okay. And not fun when a critter disrupts a lesson on classroom management
*The first nine days of school (the days before labor day, when school starts for most kids in DOE-department of education in nyc-schools) is focused largely on routines and getting kids accustcomed to school culture. So I have to be all stern and threatening to kids so that they know how to behave in school when they're really making me melt on the inside with all their cuteness
*There are several readers in my class (that's pretty damn good for K), but one of them is far, far advanced. I almost think she could be in first grade
*Then there's another kid...who loooves getting in trouble and being on the teacher's bad side because he's starved for attention...OMG this kid drains my energy by noon. Thing is if it wasn't for his constant 'yikes! yellow' behavior (sigh...color coded behavior chart...perfect purple, good green, oh no! orange, yikes! yellow...kids start on green everyday) I could focus on his uber cuteness. he's so darn adorable
*There is exactly one white kid in the school. He's too cute. It's also too funny how much he sticks out like a sore thumb. But he doesn't quite seem to know that he's 'different.' He doesn't seem to think that he's out of place around the shitload of Black/Latino kids that make up my school.
In other news, I feel my body beginning to finally adjust to this new schedule so i'll be back on my explore nyc ish again soon i think. Yay!
Monday, July 21, 2008
OMG/WTF
The Real World to Ruin Brooklyn this Summer
Entering its 21st season, MTV's The Real World returns to New York for a third time...but for the first time it's headed to an outer-borough. That's right, the seven generic, good-looking roommates will be heading to Brooklyn.
Shooting begins this summer, and will result in 12 hour-long episodes. In the press release we received, Jon Murray, co-creator of the show, says "The Brooklyn season, like the Hollywood season, will focus on what people loved about 'The Real World' when it launched in 1992 - genuine people, meaningful conflict and powerful stories." Really Jon? We're sort of betting it'll be more about the cast taking over bars, fighting with locals, getting drunk and sleeping with roommates -- all as they take their amazingly overpriced living quarters for granted.
The big question now is: Which part of Brooklyn will have the distinct pleasure of welcoming the new residents? Our guess is they'll be taking over a few luxury condo units in Williamsburg. Perhaps this will unite the hipsters and anti-hipsters of the 'nabe? Either way, get ready to see the production taking over McCarren Pool Parties this summer.
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Entering its 21st season, MTV's The Real World returns to New York for a third time...but for the first time it's headed to an outer-borough. That's right, the seven generic, good-looking roommates will be heading to Brooklyn.
Shooting begins this summer, and will result in 12 hour-long episodes. In the press release we received, Jon Murray, co-creator of the show, says "The Brooklyn season, like the Hollywood season, will focus on what people loved about 'The Real World' when it launched in 1992 - genuine people, meaningful conflict and powerful stories." Really Jon? We're sort of betting it'll be more about the cast taking over bars, fighting with locals, getting drunk and sleeping with roommates -- all as they take their amazingly overpriced living quarters for granted.
The big question now is: Which part of Brooklyn will have the distinct pleasure of welcoming the new residents? Our guess is they'll be taking over a few luxury condo units in Williamsburg. Perhaps this will unite the hipsters and anti-hipsters of the 'nabe? Either way, get ready to see the production taking over McCarren Pool Parties this summer.
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