*cough cough*

Having never kept a diary in my life, this is a foreign concept, but here goes...

My name is Melanie, i'm 23, and i'm a high school English teacher from Melbourne Australia.

The most common question asked when people hear of my profession is "Why would anyone want to teach teenagers? I was a shithead when I was a teenager..."

Blah blah blah. The true difference between high school and primary teaching is having to deal with piss and shit and shoelaces or teenage hormones. I'd rather hear crap coming out of someone's mouth rather than cleaning crap off of someone's bum anyday.

Additional benefits of high school teaching:
1) When I hit a truck on the way to work, the automotive teacher fixes my car for free!!
2) The art teacher offers to draw the tattoo I want on my back in permanent marker so I can decide if I truly want it
3) The maths teachers teach the math-illiterate like me that if I want to weigh my dog and it wont sit on the scales, the smartest thing to do would be to stand on the scales with the dog and then deduct my own weight! God i'm retarded at times.

Anyway, that's a little about me. I'm off to watch my friend's band Alison Lied. If anyone has seen The Breakfast Club, they'll get the name.

Cheerios,
Melby