June 30, 2008
These dreams go on
When I close my eyes
-Heart
Editor’s note – this post is all over the place, for those that are tangent weary, you’ve been warned.
Last week a local high school teacher came to my place of business for a two day look at how technology and business collide. She was looking for ways to get her students excited about technology in the classroom and how to prepare them for careers where technology is essential. Andre and I loved talking to her– she was energetic and very curious and it made for a very enjoyable conversation.
I guess that’s why I dreamed last night that my entire office was invited to a high school classroom to talk about what we do. (I should mention she took one of my cards and one Andre’s cards and promised to call when school starts to schedule us to chat with her 10th graders about what we do). And I’m sure the other reason I had this dream because I spent part of the weekend watching My So-Called Life on DVD.
Tangent – My So-Called Life was brilliant television. I vividly remember sitting in homeroom one morning in 10th grade when Colleen Craft excitedly asked me and the Crackle twins if we were watching the show. When we all said no, she said, “You have to watch it! Seriously, you like, totally HAVE to watch it. It’s like, so exactly what school is like. And if more people don’t watch it, they will like, cancel it. And plus, the guy on there is totally hot.” Well, the last part was all it took to get my attention. (Hello, Jared Leto). But for some reason I didn’t get to see a whole lot of the show. (Probably because I didn’t want my parents catching me watching something that featured underage drinking and drug use). UPDATED TANGENT - It was on against Friends. That totally explains it. So now, I’m revisiting it on DVD. And geez, was it ever spot on for what I remember it was like to be a 15 year old. You know, that time in life when being addressed by an adult on any topic would simply elicit a heavy sigh and eye roll from you.
Still on the tangent - And speaking of Jared Leto – I remember equating him with that guy Josh that was a senior when I was maybe in 9th grade. (You know who I’m talking about Heather and Grace!) The guy with the long brown hair that we all loved. His senior quote was simply, “love.” Anyway, I love some Google, I totally remember his last name and googled him and found out where he graduated college and that he still lives in the area and his email address. Ok, so I did one quick Google search – a cyber stalker that does not make me. (Heather and Grace, next time we're all in town, we should totally do a drive by). I’M KIDDING, PEOPLE. Mostly. How is it possible that I can remember all of that but have been trying for over a week to remember who my 11th grade English teacher was? Ugh, American Lit, I bet that’s why I can’t remember. Give me the Brits any day. (Sorry, Holli).
Now, back to my dream. My coworkers and I loaded up on a bus and went to visit the school. The entire time on the bus I was panicking because I was going to have to talk to a bunch of disinterested teenagers that would probably laugh at me. I was even more disturbed to realize I had simply brought along a baking pan and a skillet as my props. No laptop, no projector, no luggage tags with the logo, etc. Nope, just a skillet and a baking pan.
We arrived at the school and were split into several groups. I was sent to a kindergarten class. YEA! At least I could use the pan and skillet to make some noise – maybe I would tell them that I was a drummer, they would think that was cool, right? After all, they are five; it won’t take much to entertain them. And then, Will and Jessica from So You Think You Can Dance walked in and the kids went crazy. Will and Jessica? Really? At least put me in the room with Mark and Chelsie or Twitch and Kherington or Joshua and Katee – somebody with personality! I skulked to the back of the room and listened to everyone else talk about what they do for a living and finally I raised my hand and asked to be excused. I took my pan and skillet out into the hall to find the ladies room. I was frightened to discover that these were kindergarten bathrooms. This meant that the doors were only three feet tall. I finally found the teacher’s lounge and went back to my assigned classroom to discover the kids were taking a nap.
Here we discussed the pros and the cons of the four a week, 10 hour days many of us have been working and I wisely told the group that I had learned to sleep with my head propped up on my hand next to my computer which made it look like I was working to the casual passerby. (Totally not true). Then someone yelled at me and my clock went off. It was one of those mornings when I literally cried out, “Noooooo!!!!!!!”
So what can we make of the madness?
1) I love So You Think You Can Dance
2) I love My So-Called Life
3) I wish I had of gone to high school with Jared Leto
4) I don’t like speaking in front of groups of people
5) I didn’t empty the dishwasher last night, consequently leaving some dishes still in the sink
6) I didn’t sleep well at ALL
7) I’m tired even though I had Saturday and Sunday to rest (Well, just Sunday. I worked around the house all day on Saturday).
8) I still heart Josh, class of ’93 with his long brown hair and bad ass senior quote
9) Clinically, I’m probably totally insane.
What do you think it means?
-Heart
Editor’s note – this post is all over the place, for those that are tangent weary, you’ve been warned.
Last week a local high school teacher came to my place of business for a two day look at how technology and business collide. She was looking for ways to get her students excited about technology in the classroom and how to prepare them for careers where technology is essential. Andre and I loved talking to her– she was energetic and very curious and it made for a very enjoyable conversation.
I guess that’s why I dreamed last night that my entire office was invited to a high school classroom to talk about what we do. (I should mention she took one of my cards and one Andre’s cards and promised to call when school starts to schedule us to chat with her 10th graders about what we do). And I’m sure the other reason I had this dream because I spent part of the weekend watching My So-Called Life on DVD.
Tangent – My So-Called Life was brilliant television. I vividly remember sitting in homeroom one morning in 10th grade when Colleen Craft excitedly asked me and the Crackle twins if we were watching the show. When we all said no, she said, “You have to watch it! Seriously, you like, totally HAVE to watch it. It’s like, so exactly what school is like. And if more people don’t watch it, they will like, cancel it. And plus, the guy on there is totally hot.” Well, the last part was all it took to get my attention. (Hello, Jared Leto). But for some reason I didn’t get to see a whole lot of the show. (Probably because I didn’t want my parents catching me watching something that featured underage drinking and drug use). UPDATED TANGENT - It was on against Friends. That totally explains it. So now, I’m revisiting it on DVD. And geez, was it ever spot on for what I remember it was like to be a 15 year old. You know, that time in life when being addressed by an adult on any topic would simply elicit a heavy sigh and eye roll from you.
Still on the tangent - And speaking of Jared Leto – I remember equating him with that guy Josh that was a senior when I was maybe in 9th grade. (You know who I’m talking about Heather and Grace!) The guy with the long brown hair that we all loved. His senior quote was simply, “love.” Anyway, I love some Google, I totally remember his last name and googled him and found out where he graduated college and that he still lives in the area and his email address. Ok, so I did one quick Google search – a cyber stalker that does not make me. (Heather and Grace, next time we're all in town, we should totally do a drive by). I’M KIDDING, PEOPLE. Mostly. How is it possible that I can remember all of that but have been trying for over a week to remember who my 11th grade English teacher was? Ugh, American Lit, I bet that’s why I can’t remember. Give me the Brits any day. (Sorry, Holli).
Now, back to my dream. My coworkers and I loaded up on a bus and went to visit the school. The entire time on the bus I was panicking because I was going to have to talk to a bunch of disinterested teenagers that would probably laugh at me. I was even more disturbed to realize I had simply brought along a baking pan and a skillet as my props. No laptop, no projector, no luggage tags with the logo, etc. Nope, just a skillet and a baking pan.
We arrived at the school and were split into several groups. I was sent to a kindergarten class. YEA! At least I could use the pan and skillet to make some noise – maybe I would tell them that I was a drummer, they would think that was cool, right? After all, they are five; it won’t take much to entertain them. And then, Will and Jessica from So You Think You Can Dance walked in and the kids went crazy. Will and Jessica? Really? At least put me in the room with Mark and Chelsie or Twitch and Kherington or Joshua and Katee – somebody with personality! I skulked to the back of the room and listened to everyone else talk about what they do for a living and finally I raised my hand and asked to be excused. I took my pan and skillet out into the hall to find the ladies room. I was frightened to discover that these were kindergarten bathrooms. This meant that the doors were only three feet tall. I finally found the teacher’s lounge and went back to my assigned classroom to discover the kids were taking a nap.
Here we discussed the pros and the cons of the four a week, 10 hour days many of us have been working and I wisely told the group that I had learned to sleep with my head propped up on my hand next to my computer which made it look like I was working to the casual passerby. (Totally not true). Then someone yelled at me and my clock went off. It was one of those mornings when I literally cried out, “Noooooo!!!!!!!”
So what can we make of the madness?
1) I love So You Think You Can Dance
2) I love My So-Called Life
3) I wish I had of gone to high school with Jared Leto
4) I don’t like speaking in front of groups of people
5) I didn’t empty the dishwasher last night, consequently leaving some dishes still in the sink
6) I didn’t sleep well at ALL
7) I’m tired even though I had Saturday and Sunday to rest (Well, just Sunday. I worked around the house all day on Saturday).
8) I still heart Josh, class of ’93 with his long brown hair and bad ass senior quote
9) Clinically, I’m probably totally insane.
What do you think it means?
Posted by Amy at 10:45:50 |
Grace wrote: