One would hope that I add something to the world- be it good, bad, or indifferent- Me
Today Matthew sent two dozen roses to the office. My favorite part was probably the card "Because I can". I've shown the card to a few people, and they don't seem to find it quite as romantic as I do, but I just think it's awesome. There is no reason for flowers today, certainly not an occasion for roses, but I love them.
They fill my office with the scent of happiness. They are just starting to bloom into a beautiful existence.
On other notes, there have been lots of meetings at work. I think meetings are generally okay, but sometimes they really concern me. With the state of the CA budget, I am constantly on alert for thoughts or comments related to the words "pay cut" "Lay-off" or "Temporary measure". Not that anything has really happened, but the President of the UC system has asked the Board of Directors to approve the possibility for these things to happen. That's the first step.
I'm about to go into what I will kindly dub as "hell week". I'll be working every single night for the next two weeks. That's what happens when you are PMing two shows that open with in a week of each other, one of which is in rep, which means that you have two weeks of tech, not just one. Luckily the weekends are slightly separated, so I get one day off in each week.
Of course, it wouldn't be all wonderful if my sisters bachelorette party weren't right in there too! Talk about fun! I am truly very psyched for the whole event. I just need to finalize some little details. But, really, it's SO AWESOME! We're going to Temecula, I've rented a house, and we're doing Wine tasting. Just have finish the time line for myself, and figure out exactly how much food to buy 9 girls for the weekend.
YEAH!
Did I mention I have two dozen roses in my office right now :-)
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Strip-search in High School
One would hope that I add something to the world- be it good, bad, or indifferent- Me
I'm sure by now we've all seen the news about the supreme court finally hearing the case about the 13 year old girl who got strip-searched for drugs in a middle school in Arizona. She was brought to the Principal's office because someone else snitched that she had illegal drugs and was passing them out to people. Yes, the illegal drug was prescription Advil.
Let's look at this from the perspective of another students' mom. Here is a girl wandering around middle school potentially giving drugs to other minors. Yes, it's *just* Advil, but there are lots of drugs that interfere poorly with Advil. My own experience tells me that prescription strength Advil creates emotional imbalances in my system. As a random mom at this middle school I want to know the drugs my children are taking, and I don't want them passed out by anyone else. It starts with Advil, moves to Ritalin, and then where does it stop. So no, I don't think there was anything wrong in reacting strongly to the accusation that this girl was passing out prescription Advil.
Let's talk about the strip search part. What are the current laws related to strip searches? There are several differing philosophies. We've got the 'search is a search is a search' idea, then we've got the 'search beyond the reasonable limits' perspective.
In the first perspective we assume that because one has been granted permission to search a closet, a house, etc, one has also been granted permission to search a person. How are you searching a person without searching their current clothing.
Alternatively we have the perspective that a person's right to privacy outweighs the search, and that being exposed in this demeaning manner can constitute an invasion beyond that of the kitchen cabinets and underneath your bed.
In this specific case she was called to the Principals office, and the search was conducted in private by two females, one of whom was the school nurse. If we start at the basis that all schools have general guidelines which state that school lockers can be searched with permission, as can random searches of backpacks,etc. how much of a stretch is it that they decided to search her person.
Apparently the fact that she'd never been in any trouble before, and it was just Advil make people want to ignore the real issues of whether or not a principal can order a strip search, and then within this context if the strip-search that occurred was conducted properly.
I hate to say it, but with increases in violence everywhere, I'm a fan of voting with the principal.
On a totally ridiculous note, this girl says this experience traumatized her, which I don't doubt. However, I'm not sure how great of a model she is for the Arizona school system. Perhaps someone should have ensured she knew proper English before she left middle-school, Advil or no...
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I'm sure by now we've all seen the news about the supreme court finally hearing the case about the 13 year old girl who got strip-searched for drugs in a middle school in Arizona. She was brought to the Principal's office because someone else snitched that she had illegal drugs and was passing them out to people. Yes, the illegal drug was prescription Advil.
Let's look at this from the perspective of another students' mom. Here is a girl wandering around middle school potentially giving drugs to other minors. Yes, it's *just* Advil, but there are lots of drugs that interfere poorly with Advil. My own experience tells me that prescription strength Advil creates emotional imbalances in my system. As a random mom at this middle school I want to know the drugs my children are taking, and I don't want them passed out by anyone else. It starts with Advil, moves to Ritalin, and then where does it stop. So no, I don't think there was anything wrong in reacting strongly to the accusation that this girl was passing out prescription Advil.
Let's talk about the strip search part. What are the current laws related to strip searches? There are several differing philosophies. We've got the 'search is a search is a search' idea, then we've got the 'search beyond the reasonable limits' perspective.
In the first perspective we assume that because one has been granted permission to search a closet, a house, etc, one has also been granted permission to search a person. How are you searching a person without searching their current clothing.
Alternatively we have the perspective that a person's right to privacy outweighs the search, and that being exposed in this demeaning manner can constitute an invasion beyond that of the kitchen cabinets and underneath your bed.
In this specific case she was called to the Principals office, and the search was conducted in private by two females, one of whom was the school nurse. If we start at the basis that all schools have general guidelines which state that school lockers can be searched with permission, as can random searches of backpacks,etc. how much of a stretch is it that they decided to search her person.
Apparently the fact that she'd never been in any trouble before, and it was just Advil make people want to ignore the real issues of whether or not a principal can order a strip search, and then within this context if the strip-search that occurred was conducted properly.
I hate to say it, but with increases in violence everywhere, I'm a fan of voting with the principal.
On a totally ridiculous note, this girl says this experience traumatized her, which I don't doubt. However, I'm not sure how great of a model she is for the Arizona school system. Perhaps someone should have ensured she knew proper English before she left middle-school, Advil or no...
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Maybe Every Other Day...
One would hope that I add something to the world- be it good, bad, or indifferent- Me
A while back I was so diligent I was posting everyday. I had a reasonable readership and I felt that I was able to communicate relatively effectively. Well, that's gone out the window, but I'm really going to try two to three times a week.
My sister got into town on Monday to finalize some wedding details and make things happen. Her bridal shower is on Saturday, so we're working on that as well. I have decided to make the cupcakes.
I know, I just finished the 9 person Passover dinner, I have to work on Sunday and I'm basically insane. But... I really want to...
Not only do I want to, but I want to try something new. This is basically my philosophy of life. Having multiple people over whom you are trying to impress? Try something new! Cook something new, bake something new, and just to throw it all in there, even add a new theme or location!
So, I'm baking cupcakes. I told my sister to pick a recipe out of my book. Then I've decided that I will make candied lilacs for the tops of cupcakes. Cute, adorable edible flowers. Throw on some of those little silver candy balls, and I think you've got something beautiful. All the better if I can get the little balls to be black, instead of silver.
So I'm spending my lunch on the hunt for organic, pesticide free lilacs. Then on the way to the dinner party I have tonight, I'm going to try to purchase some little silver or black candy balls.
Did I mention that as I write this I am trying to talk down the wine tasting tour company, answer 4 work e-mails, find a good tailor for my bridesmaid dress and figure out how exactly I can fight my speeding ticket. Yup- that's me. Those lazy days are long gone until Alaska.
**for those of you following along, Matthew and I got our first piece of mail addressed to both of us. Then my parents told me that I couldn't have my wedding in December. Please note, I did not mention anything about an engagement**
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A while back I was so diligent I was posting everyday. I had a reasonable readership and I felt that I was able to communicate relatively effectively. Well, that's gone out the window, but I'm really going to try two to three times a week.
My sister got into town on Monday to finalize some wedding details and make things happen. Her bridal shower is on Saturday, so we're working on that as well. I have decided to make the cupcakes.
I know, I just finished the 9 person Passover dinner, I have to work on Sunday and I'm basically insane. But... I really want to...
Not only do I want to, but I want to try something new. This is basically my philosophy of life. Having multiple people over whom you are trying to impress? Try something new! Cook something new, bake something new, and just to throw it all in there, even add a new theme or location!
So, I'm baking cupcakes. I told my sister to pick a recipe out of my book. Then I've decided that I will make candied lilacs for the tops of cupcakes. Cute, adorable edible flowers. Throw on some of those little silver candy balls, and I think you've got something beautiful. All the better if I can get the little balls to be black, instead of silver.
So I'm spending my lunch on the hunt for organic, pesticide free lilacs. Then on the way to the dinner party I have tonight, I'm going to try to purchase some little silver or black candy balls.
Did I mention that as I write this I am trying to talk down the wine tasting tour company, answer 4 work e-mails, find a good tailor for my bridesmaid dress and figure out how exactly I can fight my speeding ticket. Yup- that's me. Those lazy days are long gone until Alaska.
**for those of you following along, Matthew and I got our first piece of mail addressed to both of us. Then my parents told me that I couldn't have my wedding in December. Please note, I did not mention anything about an engagement**
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Happy Passover
One would hope that I add something to the world- be it good, bad, or indifferent- Me
Happy Passover! Happy Easter! Happy Spring Equinox!
Passover is my absolute favorite holiday. Every where I go people are discussing the difficult cleaning rules, the lack of pizza and the general dislike of our Exodus remeberance event. For me, it's a pure joy.
This year I succeeded in a way I would have never thought possible. I cleaned a house for Passover, feeling reasonably to entirely sure that all the non-allowed Chametz was actually removed. Now, granted, I didn't search my house with a candle and a feather, but that $120 cleaning sure did a great job. I attended two seders, one lasting until almost 1am. I hosted a third, though slightly irrelevant, seder where I introduced this beloved holiday of mine to many new people. I successfully convinced those who live with me that they should avoid not only wheat and flour, but also the requisite corn and corn syrup us wonderful Ashkenasik Jews love so much.
Additionally I managed to make not just one new dish, but 4, each of which turned out quite well. I basted and roasted two entire chickens, and I felt quite good about the whole thing. I did all of that cooking after having attended an Easter Brunch.
I'm not going to say it was perfect, there were certainly enough tears to tell me that, but I am going to say that I think it worked, and that I'm slightly sad it's almost over.
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Happy Passover! Happy Easter! Happy Spring Equinox!
Passover is my absolute favorite holiday. Every where I go people are discussing the difficult cleaning rules, the lack of pizza and the general dislike of our Exodus remeberance event. For me, it's a pure joy.
This year I succeeded in a way I would have never thought possible. I cleaned a house for Passover, feeling reasonably to entirely sure that all the non-allowed Chametz was actually removed. Now, granted, I didn't search my house with a candle and a feather, but that $120 cleaning sure did a great job. I attended two seders, one lasting until almost 1am. I hosted a third, though slightly irrelevant, seder where I introduced this beloved holiday of mine to many new people. I successfully convinced those who live with me that they should avoid not only wheat and flour, but also the requisite corn and corn syrup us wonderful Ashkenasik Jews love so much.
Additionally I managed to make not just one new dish, but 4, each of which turned out quite well. I basted and roasted two entire chickens, and I felt quite good about the whole thing. I did all of that cooking after having attended an Easter Brunch.
I'm not going to say it was perfect, there were certainly enough tears to tell me that, but I am going to say that I think it worked, and that I'm slightly sad it's almost over.
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