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Login/Join to ParticipateMuddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Hullo. This is kinda odd, last forum I joined I knew most of the people on it, here I don't know anyone. Hopefully that won't last though! Anyway, here's me (sort of).
Name: Kat
Age:27, so theoretically old enough to know better, but it doesn't seem to be working!
Occupation: Teacher (blech!
) Location: Edinburgh
Hobbies: costuming, tapestry, sword fighting, lots of other stuff, and now staff spinning too!
First time spinning: Firestaff at about 3am in a field at the re-enactmant of the Battle of Bannockburn last September. Been hooked ever since, and my lovely fiance bought me a firestaff (and a balloon animal blowing kit!) for Christmas, isn't he nice?! Haven't lit it yet though, thought it might be good to stop hitting myself with it first.
Can't think of anything else right now, it's Monday morning and my brain has melted. Need more sleep.
Anyway, hello and hugs to all you nice people.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home
I know Kat - I'll come round with tape and demijohns when I get back and you feed me mead
:hopefulface: Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Okay, it's a deal! Nearly out of mead though, and the second demijohn of it is being slow. But I'll feed you something! When you get back then?
America for tape not problem, least not if they do mail order? :alsohopefulface: Won't see mum in law for a bit anyways and have to get irrigation tubing and such like.
I hate Powerpoint, but it finally beginning to work. GrumblegrumblestupidsmartboardsoftwareSTILLnotinstalled
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
My kids seem nice so far.
Yay.
Funny, our classes were 5 minutes shorter today becuase it was the first day and I had to speed my lesson up by 5 minutes to get it all in. Nice to know my biolgical bell clock is so accurate even after a summer off.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Mine's still rubbish.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
How are your kids and classes?
Mine seem fine.
But it's too early to tell with the big kids.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
first years seem nice. second years pretty good (for the first time ever!). third year chem okay except for one (not bad considering lower ability/behaviour class). third year biology not very nice. both fourth years doing my head in and doing no work. fifth/sixth years nice kids.
Not going to be a good year methinks.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
How many different preps do you have?! Do you work in a one room schoolhouse?
I'm only teaching chem. Two different levels but all chem.
Crazy.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
1st and 2nd year teaching Science, so a bit of everything, but we've got an okay course now.
3rd year biology = Intermediate 1 / Access Biology. (I'm teaching this because they had 4 classes timetabled in the same column, but only 3 biology teachers and I have a dual qualification in Chem & Biol)
3rd year Chemistry = Intermediate / Access 3 Chemistry.
4th year are both standard grade chemistry.
5th/6th year = Intermediate 2 Chemistry (most haven't done any chemistry before).
A fun timetable. Not. Thankfully we have fantastic and very helpful technicians.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
You go girl.
That's nuts.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
You have technicians in school? What do they do?
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Technicians prepare chemicals for us, and look after shared equipment. They also move equipment between labs when necessary, kinda similar to the role of technicians in Unis. They are amazing, and the science department wouldn't function without them! (they're also woefully underpaid and underappreciated)
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Wow! Wish we'd had that... we had Teacher Wars instead ("this experiment USED to work before (soandso) kept borrowing MY equipment")
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Oh there's a bit of that too. Sometimes people forget to order stuff from the technicians and just take it. To their eternal annoyance. Personally I think it's better to stay on their good side - the technicians are all powerful and can make your experiments not work!
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
That was a good weekend - except for developing the lurgy and having to drive 400 miles on my own feeling awful.
Got to spin with the guy who first got me into staff, which was pretty cool.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Tired, stressed, disillusioned, fed up. And it's parent's night tomorrow. Ooo, I'm having such a good week.
Applied for new job last week, anyone want to cross some fingers for me?
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
me! me!
miss ya
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Miss you too hun.
been a bit crap recently, haven't I.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Hey you!
Hope you're alright - good luck for the job
just pm me if you want someone to complain to
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
5,300 posts
Location: everywhere
fingers crossed.
etc.
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Thank you!
I like your new avatar, remids me of pussybat, the pic for The Nightmare Afore Christmas.
(this)
Applied for job drawing maps last week, quite fancy that, have always liked maps.
Going home shortly to fill in more application forms. Unfortunately one of them is in Dundee, so would be less stressed but still not make it out to play. Oh well, is cool job at least, working as technician with Cancer Research team at Ninewells.
3 of them are in Edinburgh though. The £10,000 pay cut will be worth it, and I'll have time to work on a second degree (OU)
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Job interview tomorrow at 4pm. In Dundee. For VERY cool sounding job. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!
On the plus side, the bloke phoned me on Sunday, so they must not think I'm useless right? Bet it's just 'cos I put firespinning down as a hobby.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
2,354 posts
Location: Away from home
Good luck! You'll be great, and if being a firespinner is what it takes to convince them then so be it
It worked for me had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
yay
Where's the job at? Dundee uni? "vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit. Based at Ninewells hospital.
New team working on drug synthesis and also growing and doing stuff wth tumours and cancer cells. Sounds really interesting. And apparently they're eventually going to be building new labs specifically for this project.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
ooooh
Ninewells is quite good, I did a project there... was going to do my PhD there, but the group leader's become Dean and gave up the lab "vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Turns out they're actually based at the Wellcome Trust Building in the Uni. Nice shiny new lab, and the chairs in the write up area are still covered in plastic!
Should find out in the next few days. Fingers very firmly crossed.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
ah, was wondering where in Ninewells they'd build new stuff. Wellcome building is even better, my fingers are crossed, too
(ps: if you should have to move to Dundee, go to Broughty Ferry... will save you running into 17 neds per square yard or whatever measure they use... but then you're used to dealing with secondary school kids, so Dundee probably won't scare you
) "vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Still haven't heard, so don't think I got it. Boo.
My ex was from Dundee, so I know it fairly well, his mum lives in Broughty Ferry. Wouldn't move there anyway, would wait until could afford somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Fife, Perthshire or Angus and in the meantime stay with parents during the week. However, suspect is moot point now anyway.
More applications to do at least.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
Hey, I just realized I never asked you what type of sword you do? Shortsword, highland, rapier? Lightsaber?
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
Longsword. Tend to skip the rest, bad of me I know. Sabre makes my dodgy knee hurt. Rapier, don't have one and again, the knee thing.
Stuart does single hander and zweihander aswell.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
KITTENS!!!!
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