I work Veteran's Day, and do get the day after Thanksgiving off.

This is me, all part of my companies wacky holiday/vacation policy. Sometimes I really miss the investment consulting firm where we had all federal holidays (and Patriots Day), 2 personal days, 10 sick days, and started with 3 weeks vacation, which went up to 4 after three years.

Thanks ita, I'll check it out.

Burrell, no guilt allowed.

Guilt is funny that way, msbelle. I tell my students and my kids to let go of their guilt, but I have a hard time doing it myself. But yes, I agree with you.

I was going to take half days today and tomorrow, but my boss is already taking both days off completely, and I have to cover. I'll be taking Friday off instead, so that's good.

I have tomorrow off and yay! I need it. I coach the speech team and our state competition is Saturday, so we've been having rehearsals every day till 5 this week and then I will be working most of the day on Saturday at the competition.

And, in the eligibility check yesterday, I found out 4 of my kids are failing a class, so they can't go unless they get their grades up by Friday.

I are tired, y'all.

I'm excited because I just made a doctor's appointment, and the first appointment I could get was 12/21 at 1pm. Which I think is crazy, but that is a perfect day to take off! I can finish my Christmas shopping...

Burrell, I have my cert for 9-12 English in MO, have taught college English courses, subbed for K-12, been learning advocate for 6-12 grade in an at-risk teen shelter, and taught summer school for 8th graders.

I also have a shitton of experience in advocacy work, including legal, for domestic violence shelters, and started up and ran an undergrad tutoring services program for KU, as well a giving seminars and individual consultations for students there on any issue related to academic performance (time management, test anxiety, study skills, etc. ad nauseaum.)

I've also organized two international conferences for English graduate students and researched for a prominent medieval scholar (a comprehensive medieval medical works database, lots of Latin), and.... Well. You get the idea. But I can't get a job answering phones.

So help me god, I have a tumblr obsession.

What would I do with my time if there was no web? And it's not even that I want to look at tumblrs. I just want to post stuff.

(Hi Jesse)

Christmas shopping! Damn, I forgot. I'm going home this year, so that means three gifts. Etsy, here I come...unless uncommon goods can hook me up.

What would I do with my time if there was no web?

That is a question I ask myself frequently. I would get a lot more done, that's for sure.

Yeah, I don't know. I guess spend more time bullshitting with coworkers, but that looks so much less like working!

I need a tumblr of my own, I think -- I want to subscribe to things that aren't Good Stuff.

No Veteran's Day off for me, but I'm taking my birthday (11/12) as a vacation day so I do get a long weekend.