Strange Day

Inauguration Day. I figured the school and district would be true to their word...put on the TV for the event, but before and after, work as normal. Nope. Kids expected to have a "free" day. We didn't switch classes, and lunch had to be adjusted because it normally would have encompassed the entire swearing in.

Then every live feed we could get on the computers was jammed. Not blocked, but just overloaded to uselessness. CommunicstCast didn't help us with setting up a cable feed to all classrooms. Finally I went through PBS and found a good live stream. Audio was clear and steady, but picture froze now and again. Kids were unruly - they sort of understood the historical significance (duh), but didn't care about much else, including speeches. Loved Aretha, loved the quartet, the poem, and Pres. Obama's speech. Damn it looked cold. And here, we got enough snow to coat the ground, even though weather predictors said no accumulation.

For some reason I checked my phone before leaving and there was a phone message, but not the one I was hoping for. This one was from a radio station informing me I had entered a contest (likely) and that I was a qualifier for the grand prize. Called back, and I am one of ten qualifiers, and they want me at a live remote from a bar to do elimination to figure out who gets the big screen TV. Friday. I will let you all know how it works out.

And on the summer project - got an encouraging email, and will have a phone "interview" on Thursday. I would like to think I have this in the bag, but I have read my share of glad-handing replies saying how wonderful my credentials are. I just wish I knew how many people were in the applicant pool.