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Hi all. I'm trying to remember where my last update had me in this ages-long month. I think the last time I remember being on was on like the 4th except for trying in vain to keep up with snowflake days. Anyway, I'll go over recent events. Forgive me if it is a rehash.
So back in December, I was finishing up an interim position for a lady who'd had a baby. I knew that it would be ending when winter break came around as the teacher planned to return to school when it resumed in January. I talked to the central office people to ask if they had anything else for me to do, full-time or interim. They informed me that they had a special ed position starting in January if I would be willing to do it; they couldn't find a full-time special ed teacher for it. I agreed and, on the last day of school in December, went to meet with the teacher I was slotted to take over for temporarily. She was having a surgery on a ligament or tendon or something in her leg, and they expected her to need to stay off of it for six to eight weeks.
When school started back on January 3rd, I was there. I did the work through the rest of that week, and as soon as I took a breath and thought that it would actually be kind of cool, I got a call from the office. They explained to me that because to teacher I was doing the interim term for had a surgery during which they were not able to do the full extent of repairs they had hoped to, even though they apparently were able to do some of it, that the healing process wasn't going to be as long either. Therefore, the doctor had given her permission to return to work that Monday. I worked for two days instead of six weeks.
The school system I have been working for is so much better than the one I worked for the previous year. However, they simply haven't had a full-time position for me. They said they would put me on the substitute lists for all of their schools, but this is a county system, and they haven't switched over to the phone and internet-based system for substitute teachers. This means that it is all manual, and it has a lot to do with teachers or school representatives setting up substitutes. In a way, it's mildly reassuring on a conceptual level, but it also means that I am having to slowly get my feet wet with people being willing to call me. It also means that I am very poor again, making about $35 a day when I get to work at all when I thought making $1k a month was pretty meager.
I think I've worked five or six days this month???
I spent a week barely leaving the parsonage. I finally started getting called late last week, at least. I worked Wednesday-Friday. Then, Sunday morning, I awakened with a telltale burn in the back of my throat. Subbing for elementary for the first time in a while will get your adult immune system EVERY time. I was also aware that due to some weather, they probably would be closed on Monday despite their efforts to take MLK Day back as a day off because of time missed last semester. One great (if frustrating) thing about this system - lots of winter weather delays and cancellations. They just don't have the infrastructure to deal with it up in the mountains. It's sometimes hilarious. "Snow Day - but where???"
I came home Sunday afternoon after church. Have been at my parents' house since. I'm getting well enough to feel mopey. I think I'm going to be able to work again on Friday, which is my birthday. No one has mentioned it at all except for me. I don't know if my parents plan to acknowledge it or just can't afford to or what. I know it probably shouldn't matter, and I don't have any local friends. I'll be 28.
Anyway, between literally being sick and the random time not working, I feel really upside down and confused in my perception of time. I also find myself being pointlessly envious of anything and everything. I feel like a potato-like blob, but I feel envious of people who... have their lives together, have predictable incomes, have significant others, have kids, get to go to anime cons, get to go to the movies, get to go anywhere at all with a peer... and the list I'm sure could go on. And yet, I don't really know where to start with any of it, and money may not buy happiness, but it sure does stave off a lot of things that cause paralysis and misery.
So back in December, I was finishing up an interim position for a lady who'd had a baby. I knew that it would be ending when winter break came around as the teacher planned to return to school when it resumed in January. I talked to the central office people to ask if they had anything else for me to do, full-time or interim. They informed me that they had a special ed position starting in January if I would be willing to do it; they couldn't find a full-time special ed teacher for it. I agreed and, on the last day of school in December, went to meet with the teacher I was slotted to take over for temporarily. She was having a surgery on a ligament or tendon or something in her leg, and they expected her to need to stay off of it for six to eight weeks.
When school started back on January 3rd, I was there. I did the work through the rest of that week, and as soon as I took a breath and thought that it would actually be kind of cool, I got a call from the office. They explained to me that because to teacher I was doing the interim term for had a surgery during which they were not able to do the full extent of repairs they had hoped to, even though they apparently were able to do some of it, that the healing process wasn't going to be as long either. Therefore, the doctor had given her permission to return to work that Monday. I worked for two days instead of six weeks.
The school system I have been working for is so much better than the one I worked for the previous year. However, they simply haven't had a full-time position for me. They said they would put me on the substitute lists for all of their schools, but this is a county system, and they haven't switched over to the phone and internet-based system for substitute teachers. This means that it is all manual, and it has a lot to do with teachers or school representatives setting up substitutes. In a way, it's mildly reassuring on a conceptual level, but it also means that I am having to slowly get my feet wet with people being willing to call me. It also means that I am very poor again, making about $35 a day when I get to work at all when I thought making $1k a month was pretty meager.
I think I've worked five or six days this month???
I spent a week barely leaving the parsonage. I finally started getting called late last week, at least. I worked Wednesday-Friday. Then, Sunday morning, I awakened with a telltale burn in the back of my throat. Subbing for elementary for the first time in a while will get your adult immune system EVERY time. I was also aware that due to some weather, they probably would be closed on Monday despite their efforts to take MLK Day back as a day off because of time missed last semester. One great (if frustrating) thing about this system - lots of winter weather delays and cancellations. They just don't have the infrastructure to deal with it up in the mountains. It's sometimes hilarious. "Snow Day - but where???"
I came home Sunday afternoon after church. Have been at my parents' house since. I'm getting well enough to feel mopey. I think I'm going to be able to work again on Friday, which is my birthday. No one has mentioned it at all except for me. I don't know if my parents plan to acknowledge it or just can't afford to or what. I know it probably shouldn't matter, and I don't have any local friends. I'll be 28.
Anyway, between literally being sick and the random time not working, I feel really upside down and confused in my perception of time. I also find myself being pointlessly envious of anything and everything. I feel like a potato-like blob, but I feel envious of people who... have their lives together, have predictable incomes, have significant others, have kids, get to go to anime cons, get to go to the movies, get to go anywhere at all with a peer... and the list I'm sure could go on. And yet, I don't really know where to start with any of it, and money may not buy happiness, but it sure does stave off a lot of things that cause paralysis and misery.
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Date: 2019-01-25 01:41 am (UTC)From:I'm sorry to hear you're sick and that work hasn't been steady. Hopefully things will pick up for you, and maybe a full time position will open for next year. I surely do hear you on the money issue.
I'm almost done watching season two of Agents of SHIELD. Maybe I will think of something clever to say about it when I'm done, and we'll have something to talk about again. It's nice listening to the thoughts of someone who's seen all the episodes.
I hope you feel better soon.
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Date: 2019-01-26 04:04 am (UTC)From:I am considering applying to teach English in Japan or something, but I am having trouble wrangling a third professional reference.
I actually have not ever quite finished S2. I'm working my way through it slowly, eventually. I just restarted back last year. I had gotten upset with fandom in general and quit when S2 was airing, so actually you might end up ahead of me! I'm pretty thoroughly spoiled for general plot. If you want to talk about it, totally do regardless.