what a dork

you mean, some people only have to go for SEVEN years? how'd they do it so fast?

so, school seems to be going well so far. i've only met 3 of my teachers, but 2 of them are really nice. the third, on the other hand, might drive me a little bit crazy. today she gave us a 10 minute lecture on why students shouldn't use the word "like" as much. my favorite point was her closing statement:

she said, "when you constantly use the word 'like' at inappropriate times, it makes you seem uneducated, as if you don't know nothing."

i almost started laughing, but when i realized she wasn't joking i miraculously held it in. how funny is that? please. i wanted to raise my hand and say, "it also makes you seem uneducated when you use double negatives."

but she's (like) the director of (like) the entire ota program, or (like) something, so i didn't (like) want to (like) piss her off on (like) the first day of (like) classes.

i might have a problem with her. and not just because of a simple grammatical error (i'm not that shallow...contrary to what some of you may believe)...but because she acted like (totally appropriate here) she was a higher authority than God and that irks my nerve. especially since after she congratulated all of us on being dressed so modestly and professionally, she then gave us a lecture on how we (the women) in class need to all wear padded bras because she doesn't want to see our nipples. spare me. i am NOT going to add a layer of padding to these babies. try looking at our faces for a change...perv.

***in response to andrea's comment*** i am going to OTA school. which stands for occupational therapist assistant. it's sort of like physical therapy, but where they stop, we pick up. they work on getting your body to work and we give it something to do. we help adapt equipment if you lose a limb or have a stroke or something else drastic. we design a more comfortable living space and help you learn to adapt to your surroundings. like shower rails, thick-handled spoons, extra-long bum scratchers...that sort of stuff. and we work on exercises that will strengthen you and increase your mobility. oh, and we were actually having a lecture on our uniform for our clinicals, which was mostly stuff like pulling our long hair back so it doesn't poke the patients in the eyes, and wearing close-toed shoes so we don't get our toes chopped off by a wheelchair. she added the stuff about the padded bras and specifically said that it was for our time in the classroom as well.***

so, that's my rant for the day. but am i justified? i think so. i just pray that she doesn't stumble across my blog before i get the chance to tell her this information to her face. which i probably won't do...hopefully she'll simmer down or i'll get used to her attitude. the end.