I start my new job tomorrow! I'm excited to meet my kids. I was told that the ratio is 20:3, but I only have 9 students. I'm okay with that. This means my kids get more attention from the three adults in the room. I went to a staff development/monthly employee meeting on Friday. I got to meet the other teachers…

Our station was below the food court. That was dangerous. We climbed the stairs regularly, and came back with Taco Bell or Sbarro far too often.

From the website: "The brotherhood of the Order is diverse in that while Georgia backgrounds comprise a majority of the chapter, there are also members who represent 10 other states from the South."

The campus radio station is where I met my favorite people in college, including my husband. It gave me something to do in a rather boring city in NY.

I thought the same thing. I hope that designers aren't dumb enough to have underage models in sheer tops.

At least you were more on the ball than my NY aunt who went to Emory. She was thrilled there was a Greek system, that so many students were interested in studying classic languages. Seriously.

Ballys is rather horrible about letting people out of their memberships. That return policy they have is only valid if you've visited the gym three times a week since starting the membership. You can cancel if you move to a location without a gym within a certain number of miles, but if there is a gym and it's just…

The kids have been in class with each other and the two assistant teachers for a good chunk of the summer already (year round day care). I have to get to know them, their routine, and the curriculum all at once. It's going to be a fun time.

My inlaws are currently loving the cookbook Jerusalem (link to it on Amazon). My husband's aunt made chicken, rice, veggies, and sweet potatoes from it on Thursday night and it was delicious.

I'm in the process of doing the same thing. My job starts in 9 days and I need to pack a lunch every day. Thus far I've figured out that we need to cook 3 nights a week and that I'll be eating a lot of salads for lunch.

Nine days until I take over a pre-k classroom with 20 kids. This is my first teaching job and I'm a bit terrified. I'm also dreading the commute that will be either bus, subway, bus or bus, bus, bus. It's only an hour each way, but going across the Bronx by public transit is a horrible thing. I'm already planning…

I like to make shredded chicken in a slow cooker and then do various things with it all week. Once it's made, you can do just about anything with it. If you don't have a slow cooker, you can put the meat (boneless, skinless works best) in a stock pot and boil it wit veggies and herbs. Then you have chicken soup and…

I vaguely remember this being an issue 15 or so years ago when I was in junior high. There was a ban on dreads, braids, or corn rows (not sure which or how it was worded), at my mostly white, upper-middle class school. I remember there being something about hair styled with certain patterns could represent gang…

That's true. He's an orchestra librarian, but he was trained as a tuba player. Any job he took would have been for background accompaniment in a way.

I accidentally ended up with a matching tattoo with my then girlfriend. I had planned to get a tattoo and she accompanied me. The artist that had done my previous tattoo no longer worked there so we left. I decided that the artist wasn't a big deal as long as the person was a good artist it didn't need to be a…

Is it? That's sad. My dad has worked for the same orchestra since 1985 and loves his job. I don't want to think that a majority of his coworkers are miserable at work.

I don't know. A dildo can be put just about anywhere. They're far more versatile for conducting.

Wedding planning is not nearly as insane as people think, unless you're really worried about every little detail. Maybe if we didn't just use our synagogue for the ceremony and reception it would have been harder to plan. That choice gave us an officiant and a list of about 5 caterers that were pre-approved. In…

Thanks. I'm sorry about your baby niece. I hope she's doing alright. It's hard having a person with severe/visible disabilities in the family. Some people are judgy jerks and others are just lacking in compassion. With a strong support system, your sister should be on the right track to handle all of it.

If there are other siblings, be there for them in addition to your sister. Check out sibshops if there are or will be siblings. My older brother was born with a mosaic disorder that caused all sorts of severe problems and his death at 21 years old (I was 19 at the time). Be there for your sister. Offer to drive…