Must Be A Pony in There» opinion, work, teaching, life

Weaving Dreams

Host — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:15:16 +0000

I quit my teaching job in December. I have been on the computer almost night and day since then, studying, practicing, trying to get better at CSS code, graphic arts, and Dreamweaver. I’m making huge progress.

I have my learning style down to a science. I read, watch videos, and practice. Then I do it [...]

Welcome

Host — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:07:44 +0000

Welcome!

Stay awhile. I write about life as it happens. I invite you to comment, because I know life is happening to you too. I also write about some of the things that hold my attention, such as – all things computer-related, writing, art, particularly digital art. I plan to talk about my efforts to tackle [...]

Is anybody out there?

Host — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000

I’m pretty good at keeping myself entertained what with my interests. Most of them are solitary pursuits that I can do alone, which often works just fine for me. I’ve gotten to a point where I enjoy the company of a few good folks, and the rest…bleh, not so much. Hey! But I’m easy to [...]

Kill Joys

Host — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:31:15 +0000

One of the things I dislike about working in the public (and with the public) is that someone will come along and mess up a perfectly ok day with some crap. Now it’s no secret that I dislike my job. But I gotta work, ’cause I have to feed this pesky little habit called eating. [...]

Learning Curves

Host — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:02:57 +0000

Sometimes in school a test is given and students do poorly, so teachers apply a curve to allow more to pass. I don’t care for that process, but I could sure use one today for myself. See, I’m trying to put some extra features on this site, i.e. ads, and the instructions are as clear [...]

I’m Spent…

Host — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:29:44 +0000

I am overwhelmed with paper and reports. Too much. When do we get to just teach? And now they want us regular core teachers to add exercise to the class period. Lemme see — 55 minutes allocated per class. Typical class size = 25. That’s less than 3 minutes per student per day, and that’s [...]

Two Weeks Can Really Go By Quickly

Host — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:44:39 +0000

I’ve been back in the classroom for two weeks and I’m still alive. I am pleased.

Teaching last year was horrific. I felt more like a warden at Alcatraz than a teacher. I still wonder if I managed to teach ANYTHING! Oh wait, there were those handful of students who told me “gee, I really liked [...]

Just a Wee Bit Frustrated

Host — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:07:21 +0000

The very last thing I tried to do kinda capped off my day. I’ve been wanting to change the header on this site. So I found the info regarding the header, i.e. size., went into Gimp and proceeded to draw over the copy I made of the header file. I was feeling right proud of myself too. [...]

So Far, So Good

Host — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:12:45 +0000

Crossing my fingers with the newest upgrade of WP. Now didn’t I read somewhere that 2.9 is lurking on the horizon? I ain’t complaining, though, especially since this upgrade went rather smoothly – cause WP is free. The fact that so many work so hard to keep the program up and running, at no cost [...]

Oh, The Things We’ll Do For Free

Host — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:01:54 +0000

If I was working as a Wordpress installer, I could have racked up some serious overtime pay, but as it is, doing this for myself, I’ve racked up mucho hours and bloodshot eyes.

I hate NOT knowing how to work situations that affect me directly. (I’m sitting here trying to remember if I’ve ever put in [...]