Friday, October 08, 2004
Argh ...and Hooray!
Aah, Friday! Wonderful, glorious, spectacular Friday! Did you get the idea that I'm happy that it's almost the weekend? You know, from grade kindergarten to 12th the school completely ran my whole schedule. My whole life. For 13 loooong years! It decided what I was doing all day from September to June, then what I was doing after school. It also pretty much decided what time I had to be in at night because I had to get up early the next day. It even decided what I was doing on the weekends in the event that I had weekend homework (which was almost a guarantee because the teachers at my school weren't real big into actually teaching). I finally graduated and had 6 years of educational freedom... and here I am again being controlled by the damn school system. For another 13 looong years. I can't believe I never thought of it that way before the little one started kindergarten. I'm pretty sure that I hate school more than she does and I actually feel bad for my parents for having to deal with it when I was going. Every month there's Market Day, Scholastic Book sales, and some various fund raiser (this month it's an auction for things donated by parents). The amount of crap they expect the parents to push is incredibly absurd. Not only that, but they want parent volunteers for ev-er-y-thing. The teacher sends something home approximately 2 times a week asking for parents to do this or parents who can do that... *rolls eyes*. I seriously can't believe it. When I was in school there were NEVER any parents at school unless there was a class party or a field trip. What the hell is it with (most) educators these days (I do know a few good teachers that really do enjoy their jobs and the children they teach.)? They work from 8:30am - 3:30pm and expect parents to come in and do their jobs for them. For free. Yes, I am resentful. I just can't seem to sympathize with people who insist that they have "soooo much" to do and ask other people to do it for them... without pay. When at work, I do my job and expect the same from others. Unfortunately for me, most places I have worked have consisted of lazy-asses and, since I'm a sap, I can't say no to helping them. Dont' get my wrong I'm not against lending a helping hand, in fact, I like helping. But not when the helping turns into "you just do it for me, I'll be over here". The more I think about it, the more irritated I get.
Speaking of irritated...
The presidential campaign commercials need to stop. Like, 5 minutes ago. People have had 4 years to decide if they like Bush. If they do, I'm sure they'll be voting for him again. If they don't, they'll vote for anybody but Bush. In all probability, everyone already knows for whom they'll be voting. I know I (and everybody I talk to) already do. I can't think of anything that would change my mind, other than Kerry saying he's in cahoots with Bin Laden (you know... the guy Bush has tried to pretend doesn't exist anymore). Anyway, back to my point about the commercials. I hate them. They're stupid. First of all, wasn't Bush promising the same things 4 years ago... and didn't follow through? Who does he think he's fooling? Also, those commercials about how Kerry did this and didn't do that? How about telling the whole story and not just 1/4 of it to make him sound bad? Yes, they're not technically lying... they're just omitting. It pisses me off. That politics for you. Quite frankly, to me, Bush is starting to sound like a 13 year old girl trying to start a cat fight. Almost all his commercials are about Kerry being a douchebag, when all of Kerry's are about how he can change things. Yeah, who's the grown-up?
I heard that they're concentrating on Ohio because of all the democrats here. Wonder if Ohio will be this election's Florida. If there's any controversy about the votes again, they (officials) had better do something about it. Actually DO something. I know exactly 2 people who are voting for Bush and there's no way I will believe it was legit if he get re-elected. *shakes head* Stupid.
Now I'm really irritated.
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