Is it dumb to be vaguely disappointed with a basically good grade?

I've been doing it my whole life. Except in the last few years when I lowered my expectations because I started sucking.

Except in the last few years when I lowered my expectations because I started sucking.

Shush, you.

Val--that sounds like homework I should be doing! I need to take that up with my therapist on my next appt. Also the diary cards.

They're great, askye. They've been really helpful for me. My therapist and I once spent two hours disecting one of the chain analysis (what's the plural of that? I can't seem to get it right). We figured out stuff that we never would have without it.

Is it dumb to be vaguely disappointed with a basically good grade?

Nope. Not dumb at all. Remember my presentation for my Numbers class? I got an A, but 9.5 out of 10 points. I wanted to know where that .5 went. I think it's normal. Either that or a whole bunch of us are completely crazy.

I've got my hair dye now. I think I've decided to wait to dye it till tomorrow, though. I don't want to smell all dyish when I go to get my hair cut. It's one thing if the stylist knows that you dye your own hair. I think it's a total nother thing to do it the same day, before your appointment.

VW! INSENT!

Edit: oops, use board name. And possibly inside voice.

YAY! I hope it's what I think it is!

runs off to check

Poptarts:

Yay! It is! Nora, backflung.

Timelies. I still have very little focus, so I'ma just hug everyone who wants 'em and then wander off....

{{{{{{mah Bitches}}}}}}}

I'm having homemade hot chocolate mix issues.

Got Nonfat Instant Dry Milk, which dissolves best in cold water, cocoa which dissolves best in hot water, and artificial sweeteners which seem to taste better when added after the heating and before the drinking. So I figured, combine powdered milk and cold water in microwave-friendly mug; heat cocoa, No-Salt (for the potassium) and a bit of water til it gets all melty and combiney, then heat milk and add cocoa paste/syrup and sweeteners.

Gotta say, this worked better than when I used to put all the dry ingredients in a ziplock bag and shake it to mix it up, then add the appropriate amount to a mugful of hot water. The powdered milk form weird clumps. This was quite smooth other than a few beads of undissolved cocoa in the bottom of the cup.

But egads! what a mess. Martha Steward could cut a deal to get out early - time served at hard labor - if she'd volunteer to clean my kitchen right now.

The powdered milk form weird clumps.

I had the same problem! Sifting all the dry ingredients together helps immensely on the clumping. Also, I use Splenda and found out that a 1=1 ratio of Splenda=Sugar was way too sweet. I think a .6=1 ratio would be much better.

Woohoo, Juliana hugs!