Rage Against Schools

Agenda for 1.25-30.09

schoolrage — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:17:33 +0000

Personal/Home Items:

Air-conditioner filter 20x20x1

Clean bathroom

Call Dynamo Monday: money goes on car

confirm plans for Las Vegas

Academic Stuff

Sunday: finalize project management plan; read discourse analysis and precis; precis The World is Flat

Monday: work on vitae (for letters of rec); develop strategy for LGBT youth interviews; start revising undergrad thesis

Tuesday: continue revising undergrad thesis; contact Angela about mentoring stuff (how can I best help…) … BUY FOOD FOR CLASS!!!!!!!!

OBAMA!!!!

schoolrage — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:32:16 +0000

Como se dice? Como se llama? O-BAM-A

Mi presidente…. tu presidente…. O-BAM-A!!!!!!!!!!!

From the convention floor-Day 1

schoolrage — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:05:57 +0000

Okay, so most of the opening ceremonies are over. Rick Noriega gave a compelling speech, though I thought he lost some steam due to length. Chelsea Clinton visited us, and she was quite gracious in her support for Barack Obama. I am sitting with the SD7 delegation right now; it’s a bit hot in here, but everyone is pretty fired up. Is it possible for Texas to really go BLUE???? You would certainly think so in this room right now. I am really excited.

Oh! Our SD7 cacucus didn’t finish. So… after we are done here (I predict midnight)…. we get to reconvene. At that time, we will elect our national delegates and Presidential Elector.

And I get to serve on the Democratic Resolutions Commitee. We begin at 8am. Woot.

Texas Democratic Convention: Friday morning

schoolrage — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:22:43 +0000

Howdy folks!!

I figured this is an appropriate time to revive my blog. I am a delegate at the Texas Democratic Convention. Credentialing this morning was relatively pain free. It took about an hour to sign in to the Senate District 7 booth. Of course, I’ve been bombarded with folks running for National Delegate and other DNC/TDC positions.

I am attending issue caucuses this morning. I first intended to attend the TSTA caucus. It’s for teachers. But it was overrun by white, Hillary supporters. I was scared. So now I’m here at Texas Young Democrats. Later, I’ll be attending the Stonewall Democrats cacucus.

The bigger stuff happens later today. I will keep you posted.

GOBAMA!!

More Adventures in the Land of Staph

schoolrage — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:48:16 +0000

I’ve been lying about for two days. There’s still an incredible amount of fluid in the abscess, and it’s not draining. However, the redness seems more localized, which I think is a good sign. I got back to the UH health center tomorrow to get a referral to a plastic surgeon. I may or may not actually go; it’s a wait-and-see.

I’ve had no adverse reactions to the prescribed antibiotics, unlike the IV-debacle at the hospital. Though my urine is dark red–this is normal for one of my antibiotics.

I’m not attending or teaching classes any this week.

A Personal Update

schoolrage — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:27:55 +0000

Sunday, I noticed that the right side of my face was a bit tender. When I woke up on Monday, it looked like someone had punched me. Swelling continued throughout the day. I went to the health clinic at UH. They prescribed an oral antibiotic, and they strongly encouraged that I go to an ER.

I went about 1am this morning. It’s a huge abscess. The ER doctor was able to get it to drain a bit, but not much. They started me on IV antibiotics. Five minutes later, I was itchy all over, especially on the top of my head and in my armpits. I was having an allergic reaction.

They stopped the IV. Then the doctor doubled my oral antibiotic and prescribed me a second one. She also prescribed a topical ointment for staph.

Yeah, it’s a staph infection.

I didn’t teach today. I won’t teach tomorrow. But I’m worried: the abscess really hasn’t gone down yet. EEEP!

Obama Leads in Delegates, Even When Considering Uncommitted Superdelegates

schoolrage — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:10:34 +0000

CBS News reports that Obama has pulled ahead of Clinton, even when the support of uncommitted super delegates is figured in. According to CBS News estimates, Obama holds a razor-thin lead with 1,134 delegates overall to 1,131 for Clinton.

YES WE CAN: A Great Night for Obama

schoolrage — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:44:10 +0000

This evening, voters overwhelmingly picked Obama as their Democratic nominee choice in Louisiana, Washington, and Nebraska. This is a great night for those of us who seek real change in America. Obama narrowed the delegate gap tonight! Time to celebrate!

However, the Democratic Party will be fucked if it doesn’t do something quickly about this race: we simply cannot have a brokered convention.

I found the following NYT op article by Frank Rich interesting: Click here for article.

I invite you to click here for some motivation. Yes we can!

bell hooks

schoolrage — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:19:05 +0000

“Open your heart and expose.”

What if we were guided by this pedagogy? What if schools were?

Monday, Feb. 4 Last Day to Register for Texas Primary

schoolrage — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:47:55 +0000

February 4th is the deadline for voter registration in preparation for the March 4th Presidential Primary in Texas. Current polls in both parties suggest that Super Tuesday might not be the end of delegate race in either party. For the first time in recent memory, your vote in the Texas primary may actually make a difference!

Hopefully, all who are eligible to vote are registered. However, tomorrow is also the last day to submit any address changes.

This website will allow you to check your registration status:
http://team.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionVoter.jsp

You can change your address online, but you must do it on Monday. Go here:
http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/sos/SOSACManager

If you miss the change-of-address deadline, you can still go to your old precint to vote.

If you still need to register to vote, you are in a tougher position. Go here for the application:
http://www.sos.state.tx.us./elections/voter/reqvr.shtml

You will need to take the application MONDAY to your county voter registrar. For Harris County, that’s Paul Bettencourt. You can call the office at 713.368.2200 if you need directions on how to get there.

Happy voting!

Plow on,
schoolrage