A student invited me to their improv class "final exam," which is a show at a downtown venue known for student/avant-garde work. Of course I said yes.
I asked two kids if they'd help me reclaim a couple wandered library chairs from a classroom. They were EXCITED for this and turned it into an ADVENTURE.
Another student stopped by the library solely to inform me that the robotics team won their district championship and was headed to state. No other reason. Just needed me to know.
Common Denominator: People who get SUPER EXCITED about whatever it is they are DOING and NEED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IT so you can be EXCITED TOO.
Band director texted me to ask if I'd work with his woodwinds again. He's a brass guy, and he's not as confident in his woodwind work as he is with the brass. Band director's way of dealing with his feelings of uncertainty is to avoid them, sticking others with the work. He knows this. He does not change it. This results in the woodwinds often feeling neglected (per the first chair flute), and me getting called to fix it so the band director doesn't have to change.
Freshman student, whom I usually like, signed in at the library during the break between lunch and fourth hour. When I asked where he was supposed to be fourth hour, he looked me dead in the eye and said "I don't have a fourth hour class." I happen to know every freshman has a fourth hour, so I looked up where he was supposed to be, sent him there, and messaged his teacher not to excuse his tardy.
When I told him that his teacher was looking for him, he said, "Hm. Interesting," as if nobody should be expecting him fourth hour. Bruh. We are eleven weeks into this semester. Your teachers know who you are. Stop it.
Common Denominator: People who try to turn a *them* problem into a *you* problem. Somehow it's even worse when they're otherwise likeable.
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