It's been a wild ride!

So many things have changed in the last few weeks. First, it appears that I will be staying on with the school for the remainder of the year and likely on through the next (where I will likely be teaching more art than I am now). This is great news for me!

Second, we're down to the final week of the first term and I'm doing just fine! Are things perfect for me? By no means, but I've made a good accounting of myself and I've received a lot of positive feedback.

Third, though this particular week has been long and hard, for both myself and the rest of the staff, as a result of the HMI inspections on Tuesday and Wednesday, the effort has been well worth it: we are now out of special measures (yeehaw!), which means no more HMI inspections for a year (phew!). On a personal note, I received a good observation during that inspection; the inspector seemed quite happy with what I was doing (yay me!).

Fourth, I have moved into West London to be nearer the school. I'm now about half an hour journey away, adding so much more free time to my daily schedule (phew!). I'm already feeling so much better rested. The apartment itself is a bedsit in a flatshare with about five others. Fortunately, I rarely see any of my flatmates, and I appear to be the earliest one up, so there's never a fight for the bathroom (which is large and has the most awsome power shower unit (instant hot water and plenty of it (mmm...)). The kitchen is also quite ample. I have access to a washer and dryer, so life is good that way. My room, itself, is small, but is set up quite functionally with a firm double bed that folds up into a sofa, a great wardrobe with plenty of drawers for storage, and a sink and mirror in the corner. The only real drawback to the place is the lack of a phone line (and, more importantly, broadband) which will not be resolved for a number of weeks to come (phone line installation will occur on January 3 (ugh!) and broadband will not happen for a couple of weeks after that). For the time being, broadband contact will be limited to the weekends when I return to my previous flat in Aylesbury (as I'm currently doing at the mo'). Oh, here's the best part of the flat: it's only £250 per month, all bills and taxes inclusive (save phone). Sweet, no?

Now, all I have to do is survive one more week and I'm into Christmas holidays (yay!).

My D&D scores!

Courtesy o' dancingwriter...

You scored 15 Intelligence, 14 Wisdom, and 13 Charisma!

All stats are based on the original D&D system of 3-18. 3 being tragically weak and 18 being olympic level ability. Odds are you will be more towards the middle for most things (the middle being 10-11), as that is where most people should be. If you scored above 18 in any skill, I highly suggest you go back and read the directions closer. Especially if you scored above an 18 intelligence, you need to take the test over and only answer ONCE on the first page. Taken properly, it is not possible to get above an 18 on any stat, unless you' over 70 years old. Get the other half of your stats at this companion test. I am open to suggestions for improving this test. Please message me if you think I am not taking something into account, or have any questions for how I calculated scores.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 45% on Intelligence You scored higher than 54% on Wisdom You scored higher than 74% on Charisma

Link: The D&D stats - Mental Test written by mojograham on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

You scored 12 Strength, 10 Constitution, and 10 Dexterity!

All stats are based on the original D&D system of 3-18. 3 being tragically weak and 18 being olympic level ability. Odds are you will be more towards the middle for most things (the middle being 10-11), as that is where most people should be. If you scored above 18 in any skill, I highly suggest you go back and read the directions closer. Especially if you scored above an 18 strength, you need to take the test over and only answer ONCE on the first page. Taken properly, it is not possible to get above an 18 on any stat. Get the other half of your stats at this companion test. I am open to suggestions for improving this test. Please message me if you think I am not taking something into account, or have any questions for how I calculated scores.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 38% on Strength You scored higher than 6% on Constitution You scored higher than 12% on Dexterity

Link: The D&D stats - Physical Test written by mojograham on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

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Ya know, I figure these are fairly close, though I do figure my wisdom should've been higher than my intelligence and maybe I oughta rate higher in Con as questions like "Do you get sick more than once a year?" does not take into account factors like working in a germ ridden environment (like a school, fer example). Ah well, it's still pretty obvious that I was meant to be a wizard, cleric, or bard (chuckle).