Today was my last official day of school; I do have to go back sometime in the next 9 weeks to wipe the computers clean of all the crap that's been saved on them (Good lord, not MORE Harry Potter pics?!?), uninstall some applications and install some nice, snappy, free collaborative software.
Read: Hello, Open Source. KMA, Microsoft and Adobe. If you want me to indoctrinate ... errr ... solidify your brand ... errrr .... teach bright young minds to use and love your software, then you can bloody well make it more affordable. I refuse to blow ... errr ... spend my entire next year's budget (and most of the year after's) on your bloated, crappy shit.
Pffftttt to you.
But I digress.
It's a pretty good feeling to be sitting here without the usual weights of lesson plans, marking, assessment, rubrics, pedagogy, etc. sitting on my shoulders. So, so good.
To celebrate, I'm jumping on the bike tomorrow and heading to Manitoulin Island tomorrow for 4 days. Some of it will be spent with my older brother and his family, but most will be spent just noodling around by myself.
Hunny Bunny is still in the middle of jazz fest, and so can't come with me. but between you and I, I'm really looking forward to the time alone. Hunny Bunny is more, shall we say, action-oriented than I am, and I don't often get a chance to do things like find a nice spot under a tree, read and watch the world go by for a few hours.
So to my fellow canucks, enjoy your long weekend!
To the donkey crowd, have fun at the Friday Night Bloggerment rebuy, and remember..it's only a buck! Loosen up!
And to those in the BBT Big Game...may the poker gods smile on you and your cards.
In the words of our most pedantic and erudite gangsta brotha wannabe.....
Laytah.
Read: Hello, Open Source. KMA, Microsoft and Adobe. If you want me to indoctrinate ... errr ... solidify your brand ... errrr .... teach bright young minds to use and love your software, then you can bloody well make it more affordable. I refuse to blow ... errr ... spend my entire next year's budget (and most of the year after's) on your bloated, crappy shit.
Pffftttt to you.
But I digress.
It's a pretty good feeling to be sitting here without the usual weights of lesson plans, marking, assessment, rubrics, pedagogy, etc. sitting on my shoulders. So, so good.
To celebrate, I'm jumping on the bike tomorrow and heading to Manitoulin Island tomorrow for 4 days. Some of it will be spent with my older brother and his family, but most will be spent just noodling around by myself.
Hunny Bunny is still in the middle of jazz fest, and so can't come with me. but between you and I, I'm really looking forward to the time alone. Hunny Bunny is more, shall we say, action-oriented than I am, and I don't often get a chance to do things like find a nice spot under a tree, read and watch the world go by for a few hours.
So to my fellow canucks, enjoy your long weekend!
To the donkey crowd, have fun at the Friday Night Bloggerment rebuy, and remember..it's only a buck! Loosen up!
And to those in the BBT Big Game...may the poker gods smile on you and your cards.
In the words of our most pedantic and erudite gangsta brotha wannabe.....
Laytah.
I am so jealous!!!!!
Last day of school is very cool!
Have a great time Kat and enjoy the time away from school!
ATB
BM
I spent a weekend at the Inn at Manitou... loved it. Great area to unwind and just relax.
Shame that my wife doesn't play golf or it would have been perfection!
Hope the weather was still good enough for you to spend most of it outside.
Thanks for the kind words on my blog. Means a lot to me - truly.
Would love to meet at the Falls or Brantford (haven't played Brantford yet). I have half-day Fridays in the summer....
Banky and I are also looking to play at the Seneca Summer Slam
http://www.senecapokerrooms.com/tournaments/summerslam.php
Someone we know is looking to hold local (Mississauga) satellites...if you're interested, let me know.