Soon as the episode ended, I called Uber. Unfortunately, the driver took 12 minutes, and I was just barely late to work. Thankfully, work wasn't terribly busy. The weather is improving - it was a bit misty and cloudy, but not too cold - and we're between holidays again. In fact, I spent an hour doing three online training courses. When I finished, one of the college boys was sweeping, so I focused on the carts.
After work, I bought water for later, then walked in the back to Tang Asian Buffet. Thought I'd do them in honor of Chinese New Year yesterday. They weren't that busy at 1:30. I think more people do dinner there. I watched the Olympic Women's Freestyle Skiing Aerials on TVs over the buffet counters while I ate salad, pineapple chunks, sweet and sour chicken, chilled mussels, green beans, rice noodles with vegetables, a spring roll, a cheese-filled wonton, two pork dumplings, seafood salad, spinach souffle, tiramisu (which was really more of a tiramisu pudding), and a tiny square of chocolate mousse cake. (Incidentally, I later found out one of the two Chinese ladies came in first, followed by the Australian woman. The highest the US got was fifth.)
Walked back to the Acme as the sun was peeking around the mists and read magazines until it was time to call Uber. This was the only time all day it didn't take forever to get one. They picked me up in 7 minutes and got me to the Thomas Sharp School right on time, with no traffic anywhere.
The kids were wild today. Somehow, I ended up taking the 7 kids at my table to the bathroom, plus four more who really needed to go. The girls were so nuts in the bathroom, they got water and soap all over the floor. One young lady valiantly tried to clean up the floor while the others skated on it. I finally told her that I appreciated the help, but we would leave it to the custodians.
It didn't get much better after lunch. The head teacher was busy with a visiting inspector, which meant the other teacher and I were frequently on our own with 20 bored kids who hadn't been on their playground in over a month. I tried reading to them at the book table in the cafeteria, but they all swarmed around me, and I had to stand so they could see it. They were even crazier in the library, running around and standing on tables and hiding under tables when we'd specifically told them not to. At least three kids bonked their heads and ended up taking ice packs home with them. We were in the library for so long trying to get the kids settled down, I stayed slightly later to help them clean up and get back to the cafeteria.
Had more trouble getting an Uber home. They didn't arrive for 13 minutes, and there was a little traffic around Collings Avenue and the White Horse Pike. No trouble after that, though.
Went straight into dinner and Match Game Syndicated when I got home. Jon "Bowser" Bauman and his big, wide mouth and sneaker-shaped bag returned this week. Small and sensible Arte Johnson was more frustrated about being caught between slightly dizzy blondes Joyce Bulifant and Eva Gabor. Eva just wished oil from the pipes over them wouldn't drip on her pretty blue dress. Gene eventually gave her an umbrella to keep the drips off.
Finished the night after a shower with more fifth season She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. While Glimmer tentatively bonds with a frustrated Catra, Entraptra and the others try to keep the Rebellion going. Adora, overworked and undernourished, takes a long nap...and follows a light figure who finally reminds her that they do have a way to save Glimmer that doesn't involve her sword. Entraptra may not be great with people, but she can "Launch" Adora and Bow into space in their stolen First Ones ship.
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