You have homework? Like what?
"If train A leaves Boston at 100 mph heading west, and train B leaves Cleveland at 60 mph heading east, how does that make you feel?"
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 21 Gunn Salute
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Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2005 2:30:09 am PST #2967 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
vw bug - Jan 11, 2005 2:42:45 am PST #2968 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
You have homework? Like what?
Well, each week I fill out a diary card (actually I do that each day), tracking different feelings and behaviors. Then, at therapy, we decide what other homework will be most helpful for me to do during the next week.
So, this week I'm supposed to make a chain analysis of a situation that went poorly (a specific situation, but I'm not gonna go into that here). A chain analysis is almost like a flow chart that tracks thoughts, actions, feelings, etc. in order so we can study the event/situation and see what I could do differently and look for patterns that need changing so I can start working on those.
Ginger - Jan 11, 2005 3:36:33 am PST #2969 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Gronklies. First-world gronk. The cleaning people, who come every three weeks because I can't afford to have them more often, are not supposed to come until after 9. They showed up at 8:15. I was dressed, but in the middle of making coffee. I was going to pick up a little bit more for them. Bleech.
Also, my tiara needs polishing and I can't decide between the diamond and the gold slippers.
vw bug - Jan 11, 2005 3:39:11 am PST #2970 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Ginger, go with the diamond. It seems like you could use the flashy pick-me-up.
erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 3:44:09 am PST #2971 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Hey, all... Any mathy Buffista who knows any trick for remembering the order of operation is cordially invited to share...for mom's new job. My mother uses the nail polish trick all the time for her nickel thing.
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2005 4:02:19 am PST #2972 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, all... Any mathy Buffista who knows any trick for remembering the order of operation is cordially invited to share...
Like do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction? I guess you could remember it in terms of degrees: an M.D. is cooler than whatever the hell an A.S. might be. Order of operation was so long ago it seems like second nature. A lot of it is just necessity: You have to do exponents and things in parentheses first, or you can't proceed, you know?
Topic!Cindy - Jan 11, 2005 4:04:41 am PST #2973 of 10002
What is even happening?
dcp - Jan 11, 2005 4:07:02 am PST #2974 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I was taught "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally."
Which is a mnemonic for:
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 4:08:49 am PST #2975 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, there was some mnemonic which she could only remember half of, which I pointed out means the mnemonic didn't really work.OK, I'll pass that on. I thought that was true, but it was 6:30 in the morning, math is not exactly automatic for me at the best of times.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 11, 2005 4:09:10 am PST #2976 of 10002
What is even happening?
erika, per a link from this page: [link]
A mnemonic is: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
P: Parentheses (innermost first)
E: Exponents (powers or roots)
M, D: Multiply or Divide (from LEFT to RIGHT)
A, S: Add or Subtract (from LEFT to RIGHT)
xposted, of course