Negative Brownie Points

First, a little background: We have a new computer class this year. Because the teacher who has this classroom is renowned for her inability to teach, we classroom teachers have to stay with our classes to assist her. Yeah, I'm not wild about this--I would instead appreciate the planning time, but I would stay with my class (even if I weren't forced to) rather than leave them with her. She yells and goes too fast and makes nonsensical statements as asides--you just gotta see it to believe it.

After today's experience, I had to say something to Boss, so I sent her this email:
"A positive comment:
The half hour I spend in the computer lab every week makes me appreciate all of the half hours that I don’t. "

She didn't find it to be a positive comment. But, I swear, it was the most positive comment I could find! (Somewhere I need to mention that I saw Julie and Julia and commented to Boss that I needed to be more like Julia Child--she was unflappable and never let setbacks get her down. I told Boss that I was going to work on being more positive. See--my email was a JOKE.) Boss wasn't upset with me (probably), but perhaps tired of acknowledging that that particular teacher is a thorn in our collective behinds. We did have a small chuckle about it, but I felt bad that I had let my negativity out. Gotta push that cork in tighter and put on a sunny face. Yeah, right.