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8月30日 Another Teacher's strike, and another rant.Ugh...here we go again. Every year, summer comes to and end and Washington citizens ask themselves, "I wonder when the rain will start," and "I wonder which school district will go on strike."
I won't reiterate all my old boo-hoo-isms. You all know the main reasons why teachers piss me off when they do this (and, yes...I put all the blame on teachers when they strike).
I just want to throw in some interesting misnomers that the Washington Education Association is trying to throw out.
1) We are rated really poorly in the United States when it comes to Teacher pay.
Hmmmm...I heard KIRO report that WA is actually #20 in the Union. That's hardly poor.
2) We are last in the West Coast states.
Hmmmm...this includes only Washington, Oregon, and California. So, #3 out of 3. This is the argument I hear most. Although, they say it with such force that it sounds like we're dead last west of the Mississippi.
If schools were run like businesses, we would be in such better shape. The best teachers would go to the best companies, would they not? Then...maybe you would see better pay.
1st year teachers in Washington state make almost $32k/year. When I graduated college and got my first "real job" I made $23k/year. I worked 50 weeks year rather than 36. Oh, and the next time that I hear most teachers work 60 hours a week, I am gonna barf. If you're really putting in a 60 hour work week, you have some efficiency problems.
Education in this state sucks...and, it's everybody's fault. The teachers, the parents, the students, the government. But, everytime teachers go on strike, I forget (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) about the other contributors. All I think about is that the teachers are thinking only of themselves while trying to get raises out of a School Board that does not have the authority to raise taxes. Who has that? I do. And, you do. And, I am not giving you anything until I can live here a full year without some school district going on strike.
8月29日 West Seattle Blog site RULES!Not sure how it happened, but somehow, Jason's Page of Love and Hate has made it to the Big Time! That's right! My blog is listed on the 'West Seattle Blog." http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?page_id=432
I'm going to add it to my blog list on the right. Oh, and I deleted the rest of you. Many of you aren't blogging anymore. And, I don't follow some of you anymore. So, I am going to go through my bookmarks in the next few days (months) and figure out which blogs I still check out.
If you're still reading my blog and want yours listed, let me know where you're at.
UPDATE: Em...if you start blogging again, let me know. In the meantime, with a heavy heart, I have removed Blog it Right. Fred...I think I have the correct site cause it looks up to date. But, I have had a few for you over time, so if I'm off, let me know what the correct one is. Laura...I am assuming you are off being a college student. If you are still blogging, let me know and I'll put you back up. Spike...I think you're back from the sandbox now, aren't you? I'm gonna leave you up for now.
More to come down the road and I start looking for new peeps. 8月28日 Apparently, our country has a Map shortage.This should be a campaign issue!
Now...in case you need some help understanding this, I took the liberty of transcribing for you. The question was: Recent polls have shown, a 5th of Americans cannot locate the US on a map. Why do you think this is? And her answer: I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because uh some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and uh I believe that our education like such as South Africa and the Iraq everywhere like, such as, and I believe that they should, our education over here in the US should help the US, er should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children. 8月24日 What makes a movie NC-17?So, read this article today: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5259606488c5ad20cc20a5480de02cdc
Ang Lee's new movie has been tagged with an NC-17 rating due to its sex scenes.
Now, for purposes of full disclosure, I am not really an Ang Lee fan. I think he is GREAT with scenery. I don't think he is that great at character development or cinematography. With the exception of Crouching Tiger, I have never really enjoyed his movies. And, really...I only enjoyed Crouching Tiger because of the fight scenes. Oh, and Ziyi Zhang. Sense and Sensability was boring, Hulk was hella lame, and Brokeback Mountain was not that good either (in my opinion.)
Now...reading the story behind his new movie, Lust Caution, I am intrigued. According to the article, "'Lust' follows a young Chinese woman in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II who becomes the center of a plot to seduce and kill a married enemy collaborator." Sounds kind of interesting.
Naturally, any movie about seduction is going to involve sexual scenes and context. I am not a total prude. I am okay with sex and nudity in movies when it is done tastfully and advances the story. When it's gratuitous (like it is in most "comedic" teen type movies), I think it's expoitative. This is why I think American Pie is a lame movie. As are it's 37 sequals which are basically more T&A.
In some movies, the sex is necessary. Brokeback Mountain for example. How could you really get the point of that movie accross without that crazy (and uncomfortable) sex scene?
This movie also sounds like one of those. Now...I know some of the rules around NC-17 ratings. No boners. That gives you NC-17. No female private parts (full frontal usually only shows the pubes). No actual sex scenes.
But, there is a line in the article that makes me go, "Huh-wha?"
"The MPAA ratings board cited the film's graphic sexuality for its decision. A source said too many of the film's sex scenes violated the ratings board's unwritten rules (like the number of allowable pelvic thrusts, for example) to make an appeal possible." Huh-Wha? The number of pelvic thrusts? What the hell is the difference between 1 pelvic thrust and 10? They're having sex. It's not like fewer pelvic thrusts takes away the implication (or reality) that they are having sex. This sounds like some stupid rule made up my some 80 year old guy who just turned off Singing in the Rain. The number of pelvic thrusts?
I think we need some consitency. I mean...10 pelvic thrusts get a potentially beautiful movie an NC-17 rating, but people can get raped (without pelvic thrusts apparently) and tourtured in all of these disgusting horror movies coming out lately, and that only nabs an R. Which means...kids can see it, as long as their parents approve. Or, as long as they can properly forge a note that looks like it was written by an adult.
Now, you know...when I do the pelvic thrust...it really drives me in-say-yay-yay-aaaannee.
8月23日 Should I let someone else pick my fruit for me?Okay, granted...this is random. But, it's my blog, so get over it.
A super cool benefit from my super cool company is Free Safeway delivery. Now...I hate shopping. Hate it. Don't care if it's for food, clothes, TVs, whatever. I hate it. So, I love this perk. I can sit in front of my TV with my PC in my lap and "shop" on the internet. Then, the next day, at no additional charge, a friendly Safeway driver drops off my order.
I ordered a bunch of fruit this last time out. Plums included. Now, like many people, when I am picking out my fruit, I like to pick it up and give it a little squeeze before hand. I like to check out the color, make sure it's not too firm or too squishy. Make sure that that plum is right for me. Ultimately, I like my plums like I like my women: Sweet, juicy, and deep purple.
By ordering my groceries online, I am not included in the picking out of my fruit. So, when I ate my first plum from my most recent order, it was not like I like my women. It was firm, kinda dry, and blemished. I got through the whole thing, but a little spitefully. The whole time I was eating, I was wishing I was wishing it was someone else...I mean, I was wishing I had a different plum.
So, I am wondering...should I trek my ass down to the store to buy my fruit? Should I conquer my laziness and just conceed that some things must be done in person? Or, should I just accept what I get and be happy about it.
This morning, I ditched the plum and went with my other favorite fruit. A banana...just like I like my women. Tall, blond, and tastes oh so good. 8月7日 Job Fair No-NosSo...I'm in San Diego this week at SIGGRAPH. Usually a very fun conference. Very fun again this year. However, each time I do one of these recruiting events where we have a job booth up, I get annoyed at certain people. Here the top ten annoying things that job seekers annoy me with:
10) "What kind of openings do you have?" I hate this question. It's an example at how lazy we've gotten as a society. You push the work off on me. Instead of telling me what the heck it is that you do, you expect me to recite my openings until I get to something you like.
9) B.O...as in Body Oder. Seriously...you are looking for a job, dude. Take a shower before you submit yourself to the wills of a hundred different recruiters.
8) Come prepared. If you want people to consider you for a job, you better come with a resume. Many recruiters won't take it. Instead, they will point you to their website. But...many recruiters will ask. And, if you don't have it, you look stupid.
7) Bad Breath...this is related to B.O., but is its own entry. Mints, gum, whatever. Very easy to fix. If you need to pop one every five minutes, do it. Because, I gurantee...as soon as you leave, I turn to my collegue and say, "Da-yam, that was nasty."
6) Don't talk forever. It's a job fair. We have hundreds of people that want to talk to us. We don't have time to chat with just you for 20 minutes about this kick ass mod you did in World of Warcraft while a line of annoyed people forms behind you.
5) Don't ask me how much money I make. Seriously...I've been asked this question.
4) If you have a resume with multiple pages, staple them together. I should not have to do this for you.
3) The less stuff you give me, the better. Chances are, I am traveling to this conference. That means, I have to fly home. I am going to be brining a lot of stuff with me. I would much rather have 1 resume with a website typed on it per person to transport, rather than a resume, a demo reel, a business card, and a picture of your dog to bring.
2) Bad Breath...oh, I mentioned that, already? It's just that important.
1) Don't expect that I will remember you. This isn't meant to be mean. It's a simple fact of numbers. When I talk to 500 people over 3 days, you can't expect that when you call or e-mail me later and say, "This is John," that I will have any idea that you are anyone other than my father-in-law.
Okay...sorry this isn't more detailed (and I am not bothering to do a spell check), but it's late and I am tired. Simply wanted to throw some pet peeves down to releave some of the anxiety before I get it all over again tomorrow. |
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