Just Another Writer

Sometimes its difficult for me to come up with anything to write over here, because my head gets clogged with annoying questions such as, “Do Bloods eat at Burger King?” You see, in Cripspeak, “BK” stands for “Blood Killer”. So does that mean that all Blood gang members avoid eating at Burger King? The BK Broiler could be pretty offensive, right? If anyone knows the answer to this question, let me know in the comments. I’m really too embarrassed to ask the kids.

So, speaking of the kids, I’ve run into a glitch on the blog I set up for them. They are not too excited about having pictures taken of them in their gray alternative school uniform, nor are many of them tech-savvy enough to upload and email me pics. I’m finding out that there are actually teenagers who don’t have MySpace pages.

Setting up that site did have an unintended effect, though. I gave the kids my business cards so that they would have my work email address handy. Upon receiving the cards, the kids looked at me in awe. All of a sudden, I was transformed from their teacher into a mogul of undetermined origins.

“Where did you get those cards, Miss?”, one of the boys asked. I explained that the district had given them to me, but then showed them the VistaPrint site and how they could get free cards that looked way better than mine. As in, they could be Mr. Slick giving out their phone number now. This is what happens when teachers give dating advice. Ahem.

The next day, they were still talking about it. I can just imagine. The Crips and Bloods will now be identified by the color of their business cards. And The Southside 13…I think there’s a logo they can upload.

If you see this trend, just remember who started it.