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Friday, 22 August 2008
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High School Teacher Drama
I went to a very small high school with a graduating class of barely 160 people. So, inevitably, everyone was in everyone's business.
Obviously, there was student drama. The usual, he cheated on her, she passed out in someone's driveway, the high school lovers of 4 years broke up (GASP!). Basically, growing up in a place that wasn't even big enough to be called a town and had to be referred to as a "The Village of Briarcliff Manor" meant absolutely no privacy. We all grew pretty accustomed to it.
What was out of the ordinary though, was when there was teacher drama. When I was in 6th grade our new English teacher started dating her classroom neighbor, our Global History teacher. This was the scandal of the middle school! We would see them walking to their cars together, getting lunch, even a smooch once in a while. The English teacher eventually ended up getting fired for throwing a book at a student who was just being annoying (I know!). Soon after she left, the Global History teacher, who had been there for almost 5 years and was up for tenure, left as well. Rumor has it they got married are living very happily now.
Senior year in High School, we had a new Economics teacher. All the boys loved her because she was gorgeous, and all the girls loved her because she was very down to earth, young, and understanding. She attempted to keep her personal life to herself, but in a town like that it was nearly impossible. We found out almost weeks into her first semester that she had been dating our rival school, Pleasantville High School's football coach. (Yes, I know. Pleasantville was our rival town and everything was in black and white, and we also lived right next to Sleepy Hallow with the Headless Horseman.)
This caused chaos! When our football games came she didn't know which side to sit on; with her boyfriend of 3 years or the school she taught for. They ended up breaking up towards the end of the year and she made that VERY public. She was in a bitter post-break up mode for a while. She hated seeing young couples holding hands and on Valentine's day she didn't even show up. Rumor has it that they broke up because she was ready for the "next step" and he wasn't.
I went and visited this teacher early this summer. It just so happened that she and her football coach got engaged and married after 3 months of being broken up. I was very happy for her!
I always thought it was weird that the entire student body knew about our teacher's lives. I tried to stay out of it, but when the news came my way I couldn't avoid it.
What do you think about students knowing intimate events of their teacher's lives?
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Hidden Intentions Guy and His Porn Obsession
So remember my friend who had hidden intentions? Well you guys were right, he did. However, I didn't give into them and I had a great time showing him around New York City.
While he was here we went to the usual, touristy locations. Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, and I showed him my favorite rock in Central Park. We went to the MoMA and... the MoSex.
Yes, we went to the Museum of Sex. And yes, this such thing does actually exist.
No, I'm not one of those perverted girls who are absolutely infatuated by everything involving sex, despite the fact that I did get dragged to a sleazy strip club for my 18th birthday and my friends payed for me to get a lap dance. I'm just not shy about sex.
We had a great time going through the history of sex and the ins and outs of the Kama Sutra (no pun intended). We got a good laugh out of most of it, but some parts (the video clips to be exact) were a little awkward to see while standing next to an old flame. Overall, a definite good experience.
So, now he's just IMed me telling me he's coming back into the city for Exxxotica, which is a porn convention. He asked me to go with him and even told me he would buy me a VIP ticket so we can go to the after parties together.
Usually, I'm all about trying new things, but with this guy it seems like everything we do is based around sex. Not us actually having sex, because I am absolutely not interested, but us looking at sex.
Is this weird? Should I go to the convention with him?
Thursday, 21 August 2008
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Listen To Me Already!
Okay, so after reading SleepyHead's last post on forgetting to remember, I had to rebuttal.
I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT WHEN MEN DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT I AM SAYING.
Men, the intriguing creatures that they are, can manage to remember a basketball game from 1967, including the exact number of points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored in his last game, but can't remember my favorite color?
Now, I can understand forgetting an anniversary. I've forgotten them too. That's just a date on the calender. But when it comes to a point when he can't remember basic information about you, that you've told him over and over again, it's disappointing!
For example, my ex boyfriend was a DJ who played mainly house music. He memorized every single Daft Punk and Girl Talk song ever released and even some that weren't released. But three months into our relationship when I asked him if he knew when my birthday was he was running to facebook to find out. My birthday's September 11th. It's pretty significant date.
One day I got so upset that I asked "Do you even listen to me when I talk!?"
and he responded, "What was that, babe?"
UGH.
Do men who listen to you bother you as much as they bother me?
What can we do to change this or do we just have to cope?
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A Marriage License That Expires
I'm not one to keep up on my news and politics (unless it has to do with the election), but as I was browsing through some news a German Politician by the name of Gabriele Pauli shocked me.
Last year she suggested that marriage licenses should expire after seven years, at which point the couple would choose if they wanted to renew their license or dissolve it.
This makes life easier for the couples who want to get divorced, the wouldn't have to deal with lawyers, fees, and all the battle that comes with divorce.
But, doesn't this take the meaning of marriage out of it? Isn't marriage supposed to be a lifetime commitment, through sickness and health, till death do you part? It's not a "hey let's get married for the next seven years and see if we want to make it to fourteen!"
What's the point of marriage then?
What do you think of this expiring marriage license?
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My Gaydar Steared Me in The Wrong Direction!
Today, as I was walking through the Fashion District to get to work, I passed Parsons and noticed an extremely well-dressed, attractive man walking behind me. I immediately wanted to grab his attention so I started thinking - what can I do!?
My cardigan was hanging over my bag. Then, it "accidentally" fell... oops. The extremely attractive man picked it up and we made brief conversation for probably less than a minute. I complimented him on his Sonic Youth teeshirt, because it was amazing and I happen to have the same one.
Then, just as I was indulging in his blue eyes as he lifted up his white Ray-Bans, I heard a name calling from behind him.
"Paul! You're still here! Great!" He ran up to my eye candy and gave him a kiss on the lips.
I was disappointed, to say the least. My Gaydar is usually right on point, since I've been trained by my gay best friend, however, this time I was completely off!
The perfectly groomed hair at 930AM should have thrown me off, but I'm not one to follow stereotypes and he was just so cute!
Have you ever been attracted to someone who's homosexual and were completely blown away when you found out about it?
How's your Gaydar?
