to satisfy those who want the goss on my workmates (this one's for you dad):
dan (head of history): a workaholic with the most sticky out ears ive ever seen. has been really helpful and supportive and pleased to see me, probably because the guy i am taking over from was a "useless git" whom he trash talks reguarly. i'm not sure if this is to make me feel welcome or frighten me into working as hard as he does lest he talks the same way about me.
steve (head of department): older gentleman obsessed with cricket. tries to engage me in cricket/ashes talk everytime he sees me and doesn't seem to be aware that i'm not responding (mostly because i have no idea what he is talking about).
john: wants to convert to catholicism because he likes their stance on abortion. enough about him.
seth: reminds me of a mr mole from wind in the willows and could benefit from a more winning demenor. we share a class and he has instituted a notebook system so we never have to speak to each other, just pass messages on the classes progress through the book. it is my mission to win him over.
rob (student teacher): total history head, bored his last girlfriend into dumping him by taking her on holidays to the normandy battlefields. believes that all aeroplane travel is environmentally irresponsible.
jenny: somehow manages to keep all her classes quiet all the time. maybe it’s because she wears a suit. has promised to take me to see essex girls in their real environment as i'm apparently in the wrong part of essex to see them in their full glory.
nik: very helpful and has reminded me at least 7 times that everyone goes to the pub on friday night. refers to students as ‘stink-bombs’ as in “how were the little stink-bombs this morning?”
so that's the department. they are pretty easy to get along with - as long as i don't get into any moral discussions with the wannabe catholic...
3 Comments:
I love that verbal snapshot of the history teaching team - Dan sounds really nice, you are neither stupid or unpleasant so you will never fit into his "git" catagory but maybe there are someother categories to whatch out for! and if you can sneak a real snapshot we could all enjoy those ears.
Steve - you have the perfect opportunity here - cricket AND history. Australia are about to win the current ashes by 5 to 0 - has'nt been done for 80 years. Only trouble is the "git" Shane Warne is the Aussi hero which will be a bit to contend with. Michael Parkinson is here to do an interview with Shane so we can all hear his pearls of wisdom again - "never read a book and proud of it". Did I tell you we shared a lift at the Melbourbe Grand Hyatt with Parko just after X'mas?
John sounds a problem - I am sure Clem will suggest some clever angles to deal with him. He would love to hear about Tony Abbott's latest plan to put the Catholic Church offshoot in the frontline of the Pregnancy Councelling Service!
With Seth I suggest you initiate a earnest discussion about whether his non verbal communication is more about his abhorance of the Australian accent.Maybe you can suggest semaphore instead of note books.
Rob - pity about the air travel problem but maybe a long trek after the flight will give him some carbon credits and you can suggest a walk along the Kokoda Trail with his next lady. That would increase his macho demeanor and is sure to impress.
Jenny may wear a siut in class but with all that inside knowledge on Essex Girls she must have a hidden side to discover. By the way I have a great Essex girl joke but you have to know what about the C@A chain of stores first.
Almost Friday night so you will soon find out what Nik really thinks about the "stink bombs" - sounds fun!!!
Brilliant! You've brought them all to life for me. I can just see you standing there looking mystified as Steve rabbits on about cricket. And I can hear Nik's accent in my head, his slightly flirtatious yet non threatening banter. As for Jenny - go out with her soon. We need some verbal snapshots of Essex girls!
John...yuk. You ought to tell him that the Catholic Church also has some very nice policies on eternal damnation and metaphorical self-flagellation. I don't understand why you'd consider converting to a religion just because you agree with their stance on one particular moral issue. There are plenty of pig headed idiots that don't believe in either abortion or religion - but maybe what he's really looking forward to is being able to claim not using condoms is a religious thing. Git.
I love a boy whose academic obsession could induce a feckless lass to dump him! And I completely understand the cricket thing, I had a similar experience in Hanoi in an Indian restaurant. Australia was playing India and the lovely proprietor seemed convinced that I would know exactly what he was talking about. I say 'I' because Audrey had made herself scarce as soon as the 'c' word was used. I somehow managed to mudle through, though he was definitely concerned when I admitted that neither my father nor my brother had ever played...
This is a fab way to communicate! It's a least an adequate replacement for a conversation with all of us present. Now if only our Lawyer Friend would get her blog up and running....
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