Overwhelmed

My brain is full. I have so much floating around in my head that I can't get it all sorted out right now, so I'm ready to go home. The buzzwords of the day: podcast, mobcast, twitter, web2.0, 21st Century Learner, Moodle, Wiki, Blog, Photostory, digital digital digital everything. Some days I feel like I'm doing a good job, I've got a handle on some of this, and then something comes along that I'm totally unfamiliar with, something I have no idea how to use or what to do with it, and it seems everyone else is already on the bandwagon. Other times I feel like I'm on the cutting edge and I've figured it out and I can help others. That's a great feeling. I guess I just need to learn to take the new stuff and figure it out and hope someone else needs the knowledge I already have. I'm still sorting through the bazillion or so new links I have and trying to figure out what I can use and what is fluff. It's only June and I'm already burned out. I'm not looking forward to this school year. I need an attitude adjustment I guess. I'm really disillusioned in general with public education. I'm tired of being paid crap for a job that requires so much extra time and energy. I'm tired of society in general looking on educators as second class citizens and as insignificant. How do we change that? Do I even have the energy to try.

On a more personal note, the custody hearing is in a week.
I'm also still reeling from the sudden death of my dog on Monday.
I'm ready to go home and hibernate for a while.