Another day, Another Presentation to the assembled Teachers of Tokachi...
So, this weekend was a bit of a doozy. After finishing up at Hombetsu (Got to go in late as I only had one class and some after-school stuff... all involved with the Step test. Or possibly the TOEIC. whatev), I caught the 5pm train to Ikeda, connected with the 5:40 train to Obihiro, then to the 6:36 to Tokachishimizu, where Erin and Gregory fetched me and we were off on our way... Only to meet with a wee problem. The damn mountain pass was closed due to snow, or somesuch. Well, the 2-hour detour enabled us to truly bond as never before. A total lack of combinis meant that the two diet cokes and numerous coffees I'd drunk on the train and in the station (caffeine is my lovely friend) were insisting on vacating the premises, and now, thankyouverymuch. so, yes, i peed in the snow by the side of the road. Actually, it was a lot less painful than I'd imagined it would be. So there's another experience I can pass on to my grandchildren.
the rehearsal itself was pretty cool, aside from certain distractions that those of you who are in the know will totally understand. in any case, lack of sleep notwithstanding, there was much jollity, good conversation, singing, dancing, eating, drinking, onsening, and John G getting pantsed and tossed in the snow. Well he did make Susan and Chelle rub his butt cheeks... My, we sound like a rather risque and daringly decadent bunch... But no, this was just the result of a dumbass, end-of-evening kinda card game.
Aaaaaaanyway, yesterday I was (surprise surprise) kind of tired. So I crashed by about 6:30, got up for about an hour at eight to wash my hair (it had to be done) and then back to bed... So I felt at least a little prepared for...
The onslaught of today... 1st and 2nd periods Eigo I, then setting up the "dancing room" with chairs, conference style, putting up examples of students' work... And then a wee bit of lunch before a gajillion teachers converged on our English in Daily Japanese Life (wins Golden Poopie award for most Oxymoronically named class ever), and watched or super-special condensed "lets fit in all the activities ever invented" version of our class... And then we had a meeting about it. For an hour-and-a-half. The damn meeting was longer than the class. However i like being held up as a genius and an example to live by hahahahahaha. But geez, an hour and a half of Japanese meetingification. Cripes. And then the obligatory tea- in- the- kocho- senseis- room- with- honoured- guest- dude. Eventually I had to beg off so i could go get stuff done (pay telephone bill, get food, do furikomi) Before the Toyu dude came (I cannot live without heat in my house for even one night people) and then English club...
man, Tuesdays are reaching a new level of ridiculousness... I am pooped.
the rehearsal itself was pretty cool, aside from certain distractions that those of you who are in the know will totally understand. in any case, lack of sleep notwithstanding, there was much jollity, good conversation, singing, dancing, eating, drinking, onsening, and John G getting pantsed and tossed in the snow. Well he did make Susan and Chelle rub his butt cheeks... My, we sound like a rather risque and daringly decadent bunch... But no, this was just the result of a dumbass, end-of-evening kinda card game.
Aaaaaaanyway, yesterday I was (surprise surprise) kind of tired. So I crashed by about 6:30, got up for about an hour at eight to wash my hair (it had to be done) and then back to bed... So I felt at least a little prepared for...
The onslaught of today... 1st and 2nd periods Eigo I, then setting up the "dancing room" with chairs, conference style, putting up examples of students' work... And then a wee bit of lunch before a gajillion teachers converged on our English in Daily Japanese Life (wins Golden Poopie award for most Oxymoronically named class ever), and watched or super-special condensed "lets fit in all the activities ever invented" version of our class... And then we had a meeting about it. For an hour-and-a-half. The damn meeting was longer than the class. However i like being held up as a genius and an example to live by hahahahahaha. But geez, an hour and a half of Japanese meetingification. Cripes. And then the obligatory tea- in- the- kocho- senseis- room- with- honoured- guest- dude. Eventually I had to beg off so i could go get stuff done (pay telephone bill, get food, do furikomi) Before the Toyu dude came (I cannot live without heat in my house for even one night people) and then English club...
man, Tuesdays are reaching a new level of ridiculousness... I am pooped.
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