Read this, then can somebody please tell me why people get angry when I have the temerity to suggest certain parralells between today in America and Germany in the early 1930s. (thanks to Goat for this, it’s from his link in a comment about my last entry) Fluffy Cyclist yesterday told me she’d rater be … Read More

I can’t do this, at school I don’t remember minding the name calling and pointless verbal abuse so much. But everyday some silly kid shouts names at me or swears or whatever else and it’s really beginning to get to me. I know that they don’t know half of what they’re talking about and I … Read More

I was born in The Year Of The Rabbit. I quite like this fact, it suits me. I was also, however, born in the month of the Flower ruled over by Old Coyote the Trickster who treats nothing as sacred, thus pointing out the sacredness of everythings and the day on which I was born … Read More

‘Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.’ It seems to me that we’re in the … Read More

I’m sat in the office writing lesson plans for tommorrow (only one year twelve class today – HURRAY!) and I’ve just realised how many inspirational quotes, you know the sort of thing ‘Only those who are willing to go too far will ever know how far they can truly go’, that there are in here. … Read More

The Smiths, my Uncle Arthur, Jacques, all jumbled in my head and my writing…after all of that and my ambition, is just creative writing class mess afterall. Alec Guinness does this justice if you want to listen: Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread … Read More

I am such a hypocrite. I have just called two girls puerile for having minds at exactly the level mine is at. I’m doing tactile sculpture with year ten. We’re making things out of modroc but we’re talking about what things feel like and linking it with modern day sculpture so I brought in one … Read More

I entered the room with the rows and rows and rows of desks all in neat lines and columns and my heart leapt into my mouth. The shivering, shaking, heart pounding nerves (much worse than I’d even got when I was at school) broke over me like waves, with cool water seeming to pour down … Read More

‘A Beltane Day, the air quick with may…’ Well, ok it’s not Beltane technically but it felt like it in Chloe’s ritual. Everything was alive and it was spring. The world is full of energy and it dances together in pulsing shimmering colour. Well, I felt better anyway. It was good at the Walpurgisnacht celebrations … Read More

I want out I want out I want out. I wasn’t smart enough for an academic career. I’m not committed enough for a teaching career. All I am is flaky, and I need out of here. I have two observations to get through and a final presentation. I want out. I’m going to crash, I’m … Read More