I Always Believed In Futures

An interview with Flo.

Me: so do you lurve school?
Flo: not really i hate it a lot.. i like the scchool, but i dont like going to class


While teaching in Mass is something I always figured I'd be doing I've been looking into teaching systems in other states that I'd actually like to live in.


Also it would be nice to not have to teach around the MCAS- Not that other forms of standardized testing don't exist.
I suppose that will be my next step in research.

http://schools.nyc.gov/TeachNYC/default.htm

Teaching in New York City would be insane, but the benefits- as well as pay look glorious.

"Salaries are based on prior teaching experience as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees. As of May 2008, starting teacher salaries range from $45,530 (bachelor’s degree, no prior teaching experience) to $74,796 (master’s degree, 8 years teaching experience). Teachers who already have a master’s degree but no teaching experience will start at $51,425.

With annual increases plus increases for additional coursework, teachers' salaries will rise to the current maximum of $100,049 per year over time. "



I must get my masters asap. But perhaps I should graduate college first.


Say hello to good times
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime take the streets completely
I always could count on futures
That things would look up, and they look up
Why is it so hard to find balance
Between living decent and the cold and real.


Jimmy Eat World Clarity tour tonight at the House of Blues. I'm interested to see what the venue looks like. I have heard it's anything but impressive- but hey maybe I'll stop in to the gift shop and buy a House of Blues coffee mug. mug mug mug.

I just read a review on one of the shows from the tour and the best part that upped my excitement beyond the beyond's was the description of the encore. "In the encore, the band tossed off songs both older and newer than “Clarity,” starting with “What Would I Say to You Now,” from 1996, and moving inevitably on to “The Middle,” the hit single from “Bleed American.” The send-off was “Sweetness,” which inspired a mass singalong of whoa-oh-ohs: one last, heartening bolt of consensus."

While being a huge fan of Clarity I'm a much bigger fan of Bleed American and Futures. So it would be a huge Bonus if I got to hear songs like "The Middle" and "Sweetness." Will report on this tomorrow!