Apr 21, 2009
So I have only been with this job for about two years and I have already decided to go for a change. Not because I don't like what I am doing. Nah, this is the easiest semester I have ever had and I can honestly say that I don't think it could possibly get any easier.
When I first started here I met two people who had jobs that for me would be the "dream job". Now they have left and their "job" which has been changed into one job instead of two, is open. I considered it at first and then dismissed it figuring there was no way I would get the position. But then my colleagues started coming to me.
"hey, are you going to apply for that position, it is perfect for you".
"I was thinking of applying myself but it really seemed to be your job".
"That job really would fit you, are you going to apply?"
So, I have applied. I am attempting to move from the teaching position that I am in now to a coordinator position that would be in charge of tutoring students and making sure that teachers are provided with the latest educational technology and ways to learn how to use it. After spending the last two years as everybody's favorite tech-buddy, I have to admit it would be nice to be doing that officially and with a leadership title to go with it.
The down side is that I would lose 4 vacation days. The upside is that I would be teaching one on one in every skill area. I would have the chance to work closely with several nationals but not be directly under them. My supervisor would be someone I already like and appreciate. And I would get my own office.
So I have applied.
Now, whether I actually get the job or not is still fully a toss up. They may not want me because I have too much English experience and not enough proof of tech experience. But even the big boss knows my name and has called me "one of the most flexible and adaptable teachers we have".
That being said, my supervisor also told me that she hopes I don't get the job because it would be a shame to lose me as a teacher. And that really is the risk. Every supervisor knows and likes me as a teacher, they particularly like "how we can give you something to do and know it will get done". I especially like being told that one of the supervisors wished she had a team of me, as that would be the ideal for her.
:)
I like being appreciated.
If I don't get the job, I still like doing what I am doing now. And I know that this supervisor does want to keep me in the position I am in.
I will let you know how it goes in a month or so.
Take care.
Late in 1993 I was a journalism major at a small school. That major and the fact that I worked for the local newspaper allowed me to attend several film screenings and first showings. I loved taking friends, and especially my boyfriend to a film for free and prescreenings. Most of the films were enjoyable and many were forgettable.
I was blessed with the opportunity to see a film that I have never seen since. The movie was called "The First Arabian Knight". It was an unbelievably different film in which one major character NEVER SPOKE. The strange thing was that the theater was almost entirely empty. Later when I told friends and family about the film, nobody had heard of it and nobody had seen it.
Several years later I saw a movie poster for a film called "The Thief and The Cobbler". It was the same film, but with numerous changes, cuts, alterations, and the character who had never spoke ended up speaking more than any other character. The Thief.
Recently I was doing some reading on Vincent Price and came back across the movie. Reading up on the film and its various releases, it seems that the movie that I saw, "The First Arabian Knight" doesn't exist. There was a release called "Arabian Knight" but I have seen it since and it is not the one I remember, in fact it is even more trimmed up than "The Thief and the Cobbler" version. It seems that the film that I saw so many years ago is an unreleased or undocumented version, also referred to as the original version.
I have seen all of the versions of the film, and I want to be as honest as I can, the version that I saw in that prescreening was incredible, unforgettable, and a work of genius that should be considered a true masterpiece. The fact that the Thief never spoke made the work even more amazing. The other versions feel...different. Not as good, not as well thought through, not as intensely experiential as that first film. It is like so many films that are altered for film audiences from the original directors vision, a damaged version.
A film that according to everything that I have found on the internet and elsewhere, doesn't exist. May never have existed. And I got to take my boyfriend to see it with me. We both walked out in amazement, talking about what an intense experience it was.
Eventually, I married that man.
If you ever come across that particular version, buy it. I promise it is worth it. A movie that deserves all the praise that I can give it. I wish I could find it again. You will know if you find it because the cobbler is voiced by Sean Connery, another reason I absolutely loved the movie.
I was blessed with the opportunity to see a film that I have never seen since. The movie was called "The First Arabian Knight". It was an unbelievably different film in which one major character NEVER SPOKE. The strange thing was that the theater was almost entirely empty. Later when I told friends and family about the film, nobody had heard of it and nobody had seen it.
Several years later I saw a movie poster for a film called "The Thief and The Cobbler". It was the same film, but with numerous changes, cuts, alterations, and the character who had never spoke ended up speaking more than any other character. The Thief.
Recently I was doing some reading on Vincent Price and came back across the movie. Reading up on the film and its various releases, it seems that the movie that I saw, "The First Arabian Knight" doesn't exist. There was a release called "Arabian Knight" but I have seen it since and it is not the one I remember, in fact it is even more trimmed up than "The Thief and the Cobbler" version. It seems that the film that I saw so many years ago is an unreleased or undocumented version, also referred to as the original version.
I have seen all of the versions of the film, and I want to be as honest as I can, the version that I saw in that prescreening was incredible, unforgettable, and a work of genius that should be considered a true masterpiece. The fact that the Thief never spoke made the work even more amazing. The other versions feel...different. Not as good, not as well thought through, not as intensely experiential as that first film. It is like so many films that are altered for film audiences from the original directors vision, a damaged version.
A film that according to everything that I have found on the internet and elsewhere, doesn't exist. May never have existed. And I got to take my boyfriend to see it with me. We both walked out in amazement, talking about what an intense experience it was.
Eventually, I married that man.
If you ever come across that particular version, buy it. I promise it is worth it. A movie that deserves all the praise that I can give it. I wish I could find it again. You will know if you find it because the cobbler is voiced by Sean Connery, another reason I absolutely loved the movie.