March 02, 2005
intense excitement!
Yoohoo! Look who had a bit of a job today!
Me! That's right, darlings, I went to work with people I don't know. And they didn't boot me from the building.
I was called this noon-time to go in to be a substitute for an English teacher who had to leave early for some reason. I got to babysit two, count 'em, two classes of grade 10 English students and one study hall. Did you know that people in tenth grade are very busy being themselves? It's a lot like dealing with adult students. They do whatever the hell they want! Huzzah! I've had such great training from teaching sewing!
Although it looks like a wee step, an ant-sized step, to a real-life, I'm so very happy about beginning to go to jobville. I want to tell everybody, "Hey! I had a job!" I did tell some people! Ooooo la la!
AND!
To add to the phenomenon of big phenomena today, I cooked dinner. Me. BrilliantEditor helped, too. It's fancy, too. We had broiled portobello mushrooms, simple risotto, and steamed asparagus. And bread, of course. Oh, I'm so proud of me. Look at me! All grown up and with a place (sort of) to go!
BUT!
If this keeps going on, I'm going to have to get married. Teacher and cooking. Oh dear, I say. Then what! Will I have to quit my job to care for my ever-growing family? Since I already go barefoot, will I be forced to wear ice skates and be pregnant in the kitchen? Or to tend wild ewoks?
My darlings, don't tell me if it's true or it isn't. I don't want to know either way. My dreams of crinolined skirts and puffed short-sleeved shirts are potentially liable to come true. My dreams of remaining the same eccentric, unplaceable woman are liable to come true. Or both! Oh me, oh my! What choices!
