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Break

Lauren

Blogging is the first thing to go.

As I get over the halfway mark for student teaching, I take on the full load of students and find myself beholden to marking run-on sentences, comma splices, and blatant overuse of ellipses. To boot, I have coursework to do for my university seminar that I nearly forgot about.

I am also cutting it close on funds and have to begin looking for a job, one that will pay for the house, car, bills, Ethan’s tuition, food, natural gas, and soon, paying back an egregious amount of loan money. If you heart me, you might forgive me for begging and perhaps kick me a few dollars on the right so I can make it through December. [UPDATE: Also, it just occurred to me that if you don’t want to hand me money, you can always buy a BlogAd to advertise your blog, business, or services.] Do note, I will be available for web design in mid-December after I finish up two waiting projects.

Treat Jill and company well. I don’t know when I’ll be back.

34 thoughts on Break

  1. good luck with what sounds like a massive amount of stuff! your wit and wisdom will be missed here while you deal with the horror of badly written student essays (I know it all too well…)
    i only wish i could help, but i’m halfway across the world.

  9. I know about these “breaks”–surefire way to fire up the creative juices.

    No seriously, get some rest. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. Don’t shit where you eat. And ride into town on a horse with no name.

  11. I’m adding my voice to the chorus of “We’ll miss you.” Be sure to carve out some time for yourself among all those commitments, and we’ll look forward to your return.

    As we California atheists say, “Vaya con nachos!” (“Go with chips and salsa!”)

  12. I gave up blogging when real life began to demand more of my energies, so I totally understand where you’re coming from. Best wishes.

  13. I actually gave up blogging (and commenting) eight months ago, and have been relying on a Commodore 64-Era Random Bullshit Generator BASIC program to fill in the gap. Let’s see if anybody notices!

  15. Your voice will definitely be missed in the feminist blogosphere. I hope that student teaching & everything else works out for you.

  17. I think blogging is such a funny business, because I realize I can miss someone I have never met! Good luck with all your work, and take care of yourself!

  19. i’ll miss your posts the way i miss my favorite tv show during the summer hiatus (and i mean that as a good thing). take care and good luck!

  20. Oh you’ll be back. I’ll be watching and waiting. And if you are still taking design work, I might have a job for you. I’m thinkig about renovating my blog a bit. I’ll drop you a line about it later.

  21. i’ll miss your posts the way i miss my favorite tv show during the summer hiatus (and i mean that as a good thing). take care and good luck!

    Maybe we should have Lauren re-runs while she’s gone. Ya know, repost really good past posts and re-live the good times.

  24. Lauren, you’re an important and interesting voice in our interconnected cyber community. I wish you the best of luck with student teaching (Lord, have I been there — I have to blog about my high school teaching experience soon), and with Ethan, school, work, etcetera. Come back when you can, and in the meantime, be certain that you are deeply admired and will be missed.

  25. My tip? I recommend that you don’t give your students an automatic C on a paper for accidentally including a comma splice that they absent-mindedly included in a report I worked all night on. ‘Cause a C for a fucking comma splice is something people don’t forgive easily, and it’s not worth risking your life over.

    God, I hated that stupid teacher.

  27. Alas, I have my own kids to support in college at the moment [two at the same time, what were we thinking?], but have some well wishes at the very least.

  29. Adding my voice to the hoping that your voice will be back here soon.
    Holiday retail in your future? 🙂

  30. Good luck on the job search; I’m sure you’ll do great (I believe I’m allowed to use “great” as an adverb in an informal sense, but feel free to mark me up if that isn’t the case).

  31. I wish you good fortune in your search for a job, Lauren, and I hope that you retain your sanity through all of the coursework, paper-marking, and everything else you face in your day-to-day life. I feel confident in saying that you, with your talent and intelligence, will get through it all quite handily.

  33. Lauren, you’ll do wondeful! I always knew you would! If you ever need anything just let me know…..I’d even be willing to baby sit on a weekend so you can get some you time! :):) Just let me know! At least you don’t have to deal with the 8th graders……*le sigh*

  34. Crap! I’ve never been a hero before, even for a day. Now your gone before I get to bask!

    Be well; best of luck..

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