The yearbook is officially done. Unofficially. I got the last two
pictures I needed today (a first grader and the nurse) and finished
up the class pages. I also send the last of the class pictures to
the parent I am working on the yearbook with. That was a bit of a
task because I was originally supposed to get pictures off of a
memory card but the card was broken. Instead, the first grade
teacher gave me a DVD that one of the paras had made from pictures
she had been taking all year. I was able to pause on the pictures
that featured more than one kid, screencap Windows Media Player
(thanks to Google because usually when you try to screencap Windows
Media Player you just get a black screen), and then cut out the
picture in Gimp. It all took awhile because I had to watch the
fifteen minute video all the way through, but I got it done and it
was kind of cool seeing all the kids.
The yearbook was again most of my day but I also got a start on
printing out all the MAP scores and graphs for the teachers. That is
kind of a pain, mostly because I need to print out stuff on the front
and back of a page and with anyone able to print to the lab, I
occasionally have to race other people. But I'll get it done.
Possibly tomorrow.
The middle school touring band came this morning and it brought back
a lot of memories. I was in the touring band in both seventh and
eighth grade, which I think was somewhat rare. At least considering
my skill. At least when I was in middle school, there were two
different band classes, the best class each year got to tour and I
somehow managed to get into the best band both years. Anyway, the
same teacher is still the band leader and he is just as crazy as
ever. He is actually one of the main reasons I started playing the
trumpet in elementary school, thanks to his visit to my school. That
and my interest in Louis Armstrong.
In letters with my friend she asked something about Disney characters
(villains and heroes maybe? Or favorite movie? I can't remember and
the letter is six inches beyond my grasp so I can't be bothered to
check) and I think I mentioned The Hunchback Of Notre Dam
because there was a song in it that I liked. And I was reminded of
this with the band today because they played a medley from the movie,
which I also played so many years ago when I was in middle school. I
don't think the song I like from the movie is in the medley (though I
don't recall the movie song) but I did really like playing that
medley.
At the end of the day the parent I'm working on the yearbook with
stopped by the lab to get my pages. At almost the last minute I
remembered that the first grade teacher pointed out one of the fourth
graders that was misnamed. I had noticed it but didn't notice it, if
that makes sense, and I nearly forgot about the teacher telling me
that. The problem came about when I had to shift all the kids on
that page over to accommodate a new picture. I shifted the name but
not the picture, or vice-versa. Either way, the picture did not
match the name, so I had to go back and shift every picture and name
over, insert the missing picture, and fix the names. I'm going to
double-check it again after I type this just in case I missed
something else because the parent is taking it to the printers in the
morning.
After school I got Chipotle and Jimmy John's and then came home.
After dinner I showed my mom and sister a few funny pictures and
YouTube videos, and then I spent the rest of my night reading Ender's
Game and watching more YouTube
videos.
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