A Day in the Life...

Today I'm going to blog about my day as a high school English teacher--the ups, downs, ins and outs of a regular old day on the job. Kind of a live blog, but not really, because I can't actually blog and teach at the same time. But I'll be updating this in draft form throughout the day, and post it at the end.

7:20 am
Got to school later than I would've liked. My schedule today: teaching first three blocks. Already prepped for my first block class (Honors British Literature), but I need to photo-copy a packet for my second block class, and I won't have time in between. Throw the packet on the copier and get to class--I can swing back by the copy room and get it between classes (assuming someone doesn't remove to someplace I can't find).

7:30 am (Class: Honors British Literature, Grade 12, twenty students)
Into the classroom. The lights are off and a student (one of my goofier ones) is standing across the room, opposite the door, wearing a sombrero and rings a bell (the type that you ring at a hotel desk) when I walk in.

A Reason to Get HBO

http://grrm.livejournal.com/136965.html

http://grrm.livejournal.com/137285.html

HBO will be producing a series based on George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones (and subsequent novels in the epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire). The pilot was produced this past fall, and HBO has reportedly ordered nine more episodes. The series is currently slated for spring of 2011, so there's still have time to read the first four books (A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows) and the fifth one (A Dance with Dragons) if it's finished and released in time.

Get excited. Now if only production of a certain fantasy film could speed up, 2011 would be a really good year for on-screen fantasy.

Inadequate

Reading over my previous post. So much more to think about there, so much more to unpack.