Mulder, toads just fell from the sky!

[cosmic_llin]

Pretty lazy day today, I'm afraid. Called the Primary School of Doom before going out to lectures and feigned croaky, sick voice. Hehe. I would feel guilty, but they really don't need me there, the children are brats and the teacher gets on my nerves, so I don't.
Nearly fell asleep in Russian Lit, even though we were doing Ivan Denisovich, which I love. I'm just incredibly tired. But now at last I'm starting to catch up on my sleep.
This afternoon Claire and I went for a gander round the authentic, traditional German Christmas Market in Market Square, filled with German christmas food, german wooden toys, german handmade nativity scenes, german music etc. Best overheard comment: 'There seems to be a bit of a German theme, doesn't there?'
So managed to sort out pressies for Rachel and Mai. Will probably do most of my Christmas shopping once I get home for the holidays since I don't much fancy carrying it all the way back to Wales on the train.
Utterly forgot to go to SFFS, never mind.
We introduced Mai to the exciting world of Christmas crackers! She had never seen one before. And she told us about Thai New Year, when they get to squirt water at everybody. Only a week until out flat party! I am making the pastry for the mince pies, plus a chocolate Yule log.
Then Claire and I tidied the kitchen because the cleaners are coming tomorrow. It's silly really, but Claire doesn't want them to think we're messy.

Comments

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

~wonders why/how Llin got stuck kiddieminding in the first place~

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Well, the thing of it is that I like to do some kind of volunteer or charity work, to give back to the community, yadda yadda. While I was in the Upper Sixth I helped out with a lower school maths class and really enjoyed it. So I thought maybe I'd do something similar this year. Little did I know how different it was going to be - last year I actually got to help them with their maths and I felt I was really contributing something, doing something I was particularly suited to. Anybody could do what I do now, ie sit with the naughty children, try repeatedly to get them to shut up and do some work and fail because they know I'm not a teacher so they don't actually have to do anything I say. Maybe I can wangle out of it somehow..

[penguin2.livejournal.com]

~nods~

Thx for the explanation! I'm sure there's some other sort of community work you could do that actually helps the community :D