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Post by **Mikey** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:49 am

Best of luck, Striker! I may find myself in the same situation, with a manager who rumor speculates is about to leave and my own experience with finance.

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:56 pm

Flu this week. Lovely. Can't get a substitute teacher today, so tomorrow is gonna be a day off, whether or not I still feel sick.

Finishing my masters thesis as we speak (free period). Will be due Saturday.

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:48 pm

That bites, Bryan. My wife's school has the same endemic problem - the standing subs are always occupied filling in for teachers who have workshops or other professional days, and then there's nobody to actually sub.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:18 pm

Striker, good luck!

Mikey; does that mean you won't be spending half your work hours with us anymore?

Bryan; that sucks, I know how you feel.

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:19 pm

Rochey wrote:Mikey; does that mean you won't be spending half your work hours with us anymore?

Well, no moves have been made just yet - and I guess that would be a downside I'd have to consider before accepting anything.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:26 pm

With the substitute teacher thing. Our school has a considerable shortage as well. I think we've got....3. Then other teachers, who have free periods, stand in. My english teacher, Mrs. Nailor, has normally manages to get one actual period free a week. and often she spends that catching up with planning.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:31 am

Thanks, Monroe and Rochey. Good luck to you too, Mikey. *Cheers him on*

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:02 am

Thank you.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:27 pm

I hate cold/flu season. *Coughs* I really, really do...

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:41 pm

I know what you mean. My wife, daughter, and I all have some kind of bug. Of course, as a diabetic and therefore at increased risk of infection, I was given the opportunity to get a flu shot; naturally, I didn't catch anythign until two weeks after I was vaccinated.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:44 pm

Wooo! Got the nine disc special edition of the Alien Quadrilogy last night!

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:48 pm

That sucks, Mikey. Hope you all feel better, dude.

Congrats, Rochey. I've only seen Alien and Aliens, myself.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:52 pm

My advice: be thankful, and leave it at that.
Alien 3 isn't too bad, and sorta has a fitting ending, but the premise just makes no sense.
Alien Ressurection makes you want to punch the director. Repeatedly. I was sure that I was overexagerating how bad it was before, as I'd only seen it once, but seeing it again last night just made me realise it was as bad as I thought.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:29 pm

Thanks, Rochey. I think I will.

Hmm... sounds kinda like the old Batman/Superman movie series. First two were good, then drops in quality after.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:04 pm

re: alien quadrilogy

'Alien' has a haunting, harrowing, brooding, conspiratory menace, in the shadows of the sterile hulled ship, and 'Aliens' has the gunho jingoistic fun of swarm bashing, always thought that 'Alien 3' was a little dull and that 'Alien Resurrection' with its space misfits, would have had been substantially better with a more sinister prothesis for the hybrid.