Crabby

Well there's no point beating around the bush, today has been a pretty shit day.

Started off this morning with a casual spot of paranormal activity, my kettle fell off the side for no apparent reason.

Things then actually picked up a little when I had my 8 o'clock class, I was confident, the kids were chatty. All good on that front. And then 9 o'clock came. And so did just 1 student, out of 15. BRILLIANT! I'm so happy that the French teenager has shown so much interest in learning to speak more English. Great job on your enthusiasm, France.

Things got worse. I spoke to the mother of the children I am doing conversation classes for the other day (the ones who are like 6 years old) and essentially told her I can't do these classes anymore because I have no resources with which to teach them. She responded saying "Okay, I'll speak to the other parents and we will sort something out". I wanted the feedback on that and so today, went into her office to speak to her. It's generally known that she's a bit of a bitch but when I entered her office today, all she could say was "I don't have time to speak to you right now". I smiled shyly and backed away, fearful that she would breathe fire at me. I then made my merry way to the canteen to eat with my fellow colleagues and she was sat there, chatting and laughing with her friends, clearly very very preoccupied with what appeared to be stuffing her face. What a friendly dragon.

Next up, the least tactile insult I have ever received. Whilst happily minding my own business during lunchtime, a conversation began about a colleague's hair. She happens to have very long hair and said that she thinks it's "sensual" to have long hair. Fine, so far. She then went on to say she thinks short hair is ugly and is a thing for men. When someone pointed at me as if you say "you stupid bitch, there's a girl next door with short hair" she continued to push the knife in deeper by saying she doesn't think it's sexy at all. Way to play up to your audience, France.

To top it all off I just got back from shopping to find that my washing up liquid spilled in my bag, covering everything with what I can only describe as "lemon slime". Great job on your packaging, France.

Hopefully things will pick up later where I'm off to dine in a Nogent restaurant.

Apologies for a massive case of The Grumps today. We all have days like this.