The new principal is... a nice person, maybe not the best administrator. Though, talk to enough teachers and you'll find that we tend not to think much of administration. She is very good at some parts of her job, but young and very green, so there are areas where she could use more support. We also have issues at my school everytime we get a new principal (which happens every couple of years); there is this mad scramble bull**** game (that I refuse to participate in) where at least half of the staff members try to manipulate the situation to their own advantages.
So.. it's your senior year? I guess I was thinking that it was your junior year because you're so close in age to my daughter, but her birthday misses the cut-off by two weeks, so she's only a junior. She's seen a few colleges (UC Santa Barbara and CSU Monterey Bay because of cheer camp, CSU Stanislas and Biola on a band trip last year, UC Santa Cruz with friends, we took a tour of UC Irvine on Spring Break last year, and UC Davis is right in our backyard). She has no idea what she wants to do other than "go to college", but I didn't figure my life out at 17, so I'm not worried about it. I just want her to pick a place that will make her happy to keep going to school and learning new things and meeting new people.
I *love* my jailbroken phone. So fun. I can't say that I'm doing anything TOO exciting with it, but I am happy to have new stuff and a different look.
Okay.. your turn. Where are you applying? What else is going on in your life?
Hey kiddo, I've missed chatting with you, too. This school year has been crazy busy for me. We're breaking in a new principal and I've got several students who require hours and hours of additional prep. The result has been a far less social Christine. But a nudge may be just what I need to spend a little less time working and a little more time enjoying life.