I Always Thought We Had a Connection

As teachers, we may not get company credit cards or underground parking or fancy conference rooms or business class travel, but I did discover one tiny little perk on Saturday: free upgrades on coffee at the local Borders. A former student, Megan, who likely just thought that I might still have some say when it came to her current grade point, gave me a medium latte when I had clearly ordered and paid for a small. I knew she wasn't confused by the sizing either, because Mark ordered a small and got a small.

It's not much, but it made my day. Even if she did think that I'd call her senior English teacher and report that Megan deserved a good grade this semester.

Maybe Reality TV Is More Real Than I Thought

My good friend just found out that her boyfriend of 2 years has been cheating on her, presumably the entire time. I was actually naive enough to think that this kind of thing only happened in movies, or on that really trashy reality show--that's a redundancy, I know--"Cheaters." Which, I've only seen once. Or maybe twice. But still, in real real life, I didn't think people were actually such jerks. And to make matters even worse, this all came out on Christmas Eve. I guess I can't complain about my Christmas being rough because I had to open presents at three different houses...