fire! (said a la shatner on the bridge of the enterprise)

yesterday i walked across hot coals as part of a world record attempt.  i was number 43 out of 615.  we smashed the record.  i can tick that off my bucket list along with holding a guinness world record.  i didn't know it was on my bucket list until i saw it advertised.  it was a great experience and i would do it again (unlike my friend who ended up with a blister).  yes there was a sore spot on my instep from where i felt the heat dig in but it's all good now.

 

(1881)

it's been a month so time to check back in

just watching a doco on working hard to save the lives of extremely premature babies - like so premature that a week earlier they would have been considered a miscarriage.
so many moral and ethical issues.
just because we can should we?

(1840)

on a (weather) roll now

apparently the weather is due to pack up again. after today i'm not sure i trust weatherpeople. it was supposed to get up to 20 degrees today. it didn't. we took the students swimming and they froze their nads off (even the ones that don't have nads). one boy even went blue.

on a completely different note, just cos i feel like bitching, yesterday i taught johhny cash's 'my grandfather's clock' in assembly. some of our students go to the lowest place and leave the 'l' out of clock. i thought i'd get in first (didn't say the word though...that would be wrong). i have done this every time i have taught it to my syndicate. turns out some staff took offense. which is fine...i work with some people who have no sense of humour and some others who are fun police. but they didnt have the balls to come see me about it. they reported me to the boss. you know what? it is bloody hard getting up in front of 360 11 and 12 year olds and singing. i'd like to see them do it. plus, if you think that 'they wouldn't have thought of it if i hadn't mentioned it' you'd have to be pretty naive. every time i teach this song they change the words. and as for 'maybe you should choose another song'. the kids loved singing it.

get over it and piss off.

(1791)

update on the weatherbomb

we got lots of rain and lots of wind all day. further up the country they lost roofs and power. it is currently fine. i hope it lasts like this until thursday.

(1783)

weatherbomb

we are supposed to be hit by a weatherbomb this weekend. things are being cancelled left, right and centre. nothing has really hit yet so maybe it is a storm in a teacup (pun intended). i have blogged now in the before hand of it so i can blog in the afterwards to see if the weatherman was correct.

on a different subject. someone i know blogged on 29 feb just for the hell of it. wish i'd have thought of that! doh!

see you after the weekend.

(1773)

paperwork

paperwork paperwork paperwork
paperwork paperwork paperwork
it seems as if that's all i ever do.
a lot of is is completely unnecessary.
we have these things called computers.
they have programs that you can use.
you put our data in. once.
someone else manipulates it with the push of one button.
how hard is that?
far too hard it seems.
please retire soon.
you know who you are.
(1744)

i'm still here

just don't have that much to say...maybe some time in the near future.

(1712)