trying new things

so I've got some form mail happening over at McSeagull's, so as to minimize the spam action that's been happening. No, I don't want animated logos or millions of hits per day, nor do I want to enlarge my anything, thank you very much. I'll see how it goes over there, go give it a shot..then perhaps do it here as well. I had to do some searching though, I'm generally pretty happy with the way Dreamhost handles things and explains them, but I couldn't figure out how to get the form mail thing going. I think I've got it though, but there were a couple of things I couldn't quite get...the redirect error page if you don't fill in your stuff kept popping up whenever you hit submit, regardless of your having filled in all the fields, so I just took that option off.

Went to see Troy last night, and though there are plenty of eye candy shots, the movie just wasn't great. You all know I'm a big fan of Brad, but I just don't know. He did a good job, but he kept throwing in the odd word with an accent, where 95% of his dialogue had no discernable accent. A little odd. Eric Bana played Hector, and did a fantastic job; his was definitely the strongest character, and he looked mighty good. There was one part in the movie (sorry to spoil it if you haven't seen it, but you really should know the basic story anyway), where Paris (who's a bit of a tit, btw) tells Hector that he's smuggled Helen aboard the boat to Troy. Hector is understandably pissed, as this is going to start a war, and I was just waiting for him to go all Hulk on the guy. Didn't happen. Probably a wise directorial choice. Now I'm just excited to see Shrek 2, which started today. I'm just checking out the website, it's got games and stuff. Sweet.

Still waiting on my job prospects. I'll hear something by Friday...I'm really hoping to not have to go to the D job fair, which is basically just all the first year (D contract) teachers being herded around like a bunch of cattle, to pimp ourselves to principals in an effort to secure a position for next year. Hey, what about just having a normal application and interview process? Treating us like professional human beings, perhaps. I'm a little bitter. The more I think about my current situation, the more angry I become. I have no idea if I'm being told the whole truth, who this mystery person is that might be coming back, but I do know that my position was never her position, so I don't really understand why it's even an issue. It does make my decision to leave easier, but it also makes the whole deal a bit more shaky. 10 more class days. I thought I would be able to give my tests during classes, not exam period, but apparently the students have to come during exam period, so I may as well do it then. *sigh* I need to have everything marked and bubbled by that Friday, because I'm going on a freaking canoe trip with the outdoor pursuits class. Those of you who know me will find this a bit funny...I'm not particularly adept at canoeing, and I don't camp much. Which is why, obviously, I'm also going camping next weekend, with the class. They needed female chaperones, so one of my teacher buddies and I agreed to go, but only because we're both going. Should be interesting.