Rosenberg or Brutus

There has been a new development in the movie activity I supervise. A fourth teacher was added, because all of his other choices were full. He is a new teacher and lives on campus with his family, so I am glad he is in, but still kind of bummed the other treacher is out. Not only did she not get movie activity she got stuck in the library activity - one of the worst activities to do.

I told the new guy how good the movie activity is and got him hyped up for it, but then the next day when the women in my office found out that a fourth teacher was added, I then suggested to my commrade that she offer to switch activities. I have found myself in a sticky situation. No matter what happens I will feel bad and will think the other person deserved the coveted spot in the movie activity.

The question is how will history remember my betrayal.

Casualty

Every year we have to choose an activity to do during the last period on Thursdays. We write our three choices down on paper and then the admin gives us whatever is available. Last year, I chose movie club, and it was awesome. All we did was show movies and there were only 15 kids in it and 3 teachers. Last year, the 2 other teachers and myself said we would do it again next year. To ensure I got movie club again, I put it as my first choice and then put 2 fake choices knowing that the admin would not have time to sort it out and they would stick me in movie club again. The other teacher only put 1 choice, but the third female teacher put 2 other real choices, so they put another teacher. I feel bad for our lost teacher, but sometimes you gotta leave a man behind. Sorry - your on your own sista.

Smoke Screen

At the end of last year the government banned smoking in public places, so our campus became "smoke free." We used to have a smoking room where the teahcers would go to get their fix. Now the teachers have to sneak off school campus and into our lojman area in order to smoke.

I always see them huddled in the bushes puffing away on the cigarettes when I go home for lunch. I must admit - I love it. I love that they have to sneak around and hide their habit like some kind of criminal.

Reinforcements

So, I need help on a highly sensitive and top secret project! I brought my brothers PS2 out here, so I wouldn't be so bored. I plugged the AV connectors into the TV, but the picture was in black and white. I assume I need some kind of adaptor, but what kind and how can I get it? Does anyone know?

Operation Guppy

As many of you know my back has taken a downward spiral as of last year. I think this was in part due to sitting in a poor designed chair. Today I was able to switch my office chair with a chair in the photocopy room.

I walked down into the basement, to the room with my chair, and when I got there I pointed to my chair and then pointed to the chair next to the two men that run the photocopy machines. They nodded their heads "yes," so I switched the chairs.

A few minutes later, they phoned my office and talked to a Turkish woman and she said that the chair wouldn't fit under the table where they do some of their work.

Tasting victory I was not going to give up that easy, so I acted quickly and went off the grid. I went black ops and stole a green chair from the teacher's lounge and brought it down to the men. They asked me where I got it, and I told them from my office (this communication was mostly done with grunts and gestures), so they let it slide. I will be expecting to get a call any time that will expose my international war crimes.

Under Fire!

After being back for two weeks, I have been reminded of all the things I didn't miss. Since I set foot on the tarmac, I have been attacked for my nationality, religion, and gender. In the words of a great man, "I'm tired of it." It is really difficult being singled out on a daily basis.

One of the biggest battles is that I am the only man in an office of 10 and one of 2 men in a department of 21. On a daily basis I get comments like, "All right ladies...and GENTLMAN" and then everyone looks at me waiting to see my response, and I give a chuckle even though this is my second year and the eightieth time we have all heard the joke.

For the past week I have been dressing like a slob to work, because the kids aren't here, but we had our parents meeting the other day, so I actually wore a tie. As soon as I walked into the office I was getting cat called and whistled at. It is very uncomfortable to enter a room in this way. I think it is funny if I was the one doing this to the women. I would probably get fired.

Shaving Corners

I have been devising ways to save money over the next year, because we were a bit over our budget this past year for a variety of reasons. One way I have found to save money is shaving my own head. Here is how it breaks down, 4 bottles of shampoo 20$, 10 hair cuts 100$. By shaving my own hair I will be saving 120$ for the year. For others who are considering this option to save money, keep in mind it could be more if you usually buy conditioner or hair product. For women, the savings could be in the thousands.