Monday, January 09, 2006
· posted at 3:22 PM
Nursery Tales. I've read The Nanny Diaries, thumbed through Admissions, chuckled at sitcom jokes about the competition for preschools in New York, but I never thought it was true. Surely it was all exaggerated for dramatic/comedic purposes... People can't be that ridiculous... right?
Then I saw this job posting:
I don't know what makes me laugh more - the use of the word "I" in I will need to get in line the day before when clearly she means "not me...you" or the talking of strategies to keep warm. Because really, who better to know how to "rough it" in the cold than the pampered Park Avenue elite...
Then I saw this job posting:
I am signing my child up for nursery school at the Children's Aid Society on Sullivan street on Monday evening. As expected this is in high demand in Manhattan and I will need to get in line the day before registration begins.Seriously?
I am looking for a responsible student to stand in line from 11:30pm on Monday evening to 7:30am on Tuesday morning. I will have a lawn chair and sleeping bag available. We can talk strategy on keeping warm if you are interested!
I don't know what makes me laugh more - the use of the word "I" in I will need to get in line the day before when clearly she means "not me...you" or the talking of strategies to keep warm. Because really, who better to know how to "rough it" in the cold than the pampered Park Avenue elite...
Recent Posts
And then? No, no 'and then'! I'm always surprise...
A GPS for all time. In Movies and the Meaning of ...
I'm ideologically promiscuous. ~Louis, "Mu...
Ply Wars: Why is 2-ply paper softer than 1-ply?Whe...
Walden dreams, part II. I was at the public librar...
Walden dreams. People bug me some time. Everyone ...
There must be some Toros in the atmosphere. My fir...
Happy Tofurkey Day I spent my first Thanksgiving ...
Batty Koda: Are you sure?Zak: Positive!Batty: Onl...
PBS is launching a 6 part mini-series on global he...
Morning news
babie goose ryan
bluemouse
daves son
dawntaught
desiree
diorama
emily
escadawg
galveric
high entropy
invisible cube
jepgato
kyellow
lilly
mhuang
mogbert
nudream
starfish + coffee
verbivore
Archives
March 2004
April 2004
May 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
February 2005
March 2005
April 2005
May 2005
June 2005
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
January 2007
March 2007
April 2007
November 2008
And then? No, no 'and then'! I'm always surprise...
A GPS for all time. In Movies and the Meaning of ...
I'm ideologically promiscuous. ~Louis, "Mu...
Ply Wars: Why is 2-ply paper softer than 1-ply?Whe...
Walden dreams, part II. I was at the public librar...
Walden dreams. People bug me some time. Everyone ...
There must be some Toros in the atmosphere. My fir...
Happy Tofurkey Day I spent my first Thanksgiving ...
Batty Koda: Are you sure?Zak: Positive!Batty: Onl...
PBS is launching a 6 part mini-series on global he...
Morning news
babie goose ryan
bluemouse
daves son
dawntaught
desiree
diorama
emily
escadawg
galveric
high entropy
invisible cube
jepgato
kyellow
lilly
mhuang
mogbert
nudream
starfish + coffee
verbivore
Archives
March 2004
April 2004
May 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
February 2005
March 2005
April 2005
May 2005
June 2005
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
January 2007
March 2007
April 2007
November 2008