I know a kid whose parents spoke French and Spanish to him at home (his mother is French, his father is Spanish) and went to an English preschool. (At the point when he started preschool, his parents weren't sure whether they'd be staying in the US long-term, but they knew they wanted him to speak French and Spanish, so they figured that, if they did stay in the US, he'd pick up English from teachers and other kids and TV.) For awhile, when he met a new adult, he'd try French, then try Spanish, then give up if neither was understood. With other kids, though, he'd speak in English. It took him a while to understand that English wasn't just a kids language.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Jun 09, 2006 11:41:57 am PDT #1488 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jesse - Jun 09, 2006 11:48:25 am PDT #1489 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Turns out, ongoing credit fraud is NOT an awesome way to end your first week of work. FYI. In case anyone was thinking about trying it out.
sarameg - Jun 09, 2006 11:49:02 am PDT #1490 of 10002
Ah shit, more tangles popping up?
Jesse - Jun 09, 2006 11:57:27 am PDT #1491 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
One new account, that I actually think I saw on my credit report, and had on my to-do list, but hadn't gotten around to calling. Eh.
-t - Jun 09, 2006 12:09:26 pm PDT #1492 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ick. I was hoping you were done with that, Jesse.
I am not understanding the point system in the Group rounds of the World Cup and I can't find an explanation anywhere.
Allyson - Jun 09, 2006 12:12:13 pm PDT #1493 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
wrong thread
Jesse - Jun 09, 2006 12:15:19 pm PDT #1494 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I continue to be fairly zen about the whole thing, although when I called HSBC back and the guy right away asked for my social security number and mother's maiden name, I was like HELL NO. I did give him the SSN, but still.
megan walker - Jun 09, 2006 12:16:49 pm PDT #1495 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I am not understanding the point system in the Group rounds of the World Cup and I can't find an explanation anywhere.
You get 3 pts for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss. If there is a tie among teams in a particular group, it goes to goal differential (the total you scored in all three matches minus how many were scored against you), then total goals scored in all three matches.
msbelle - Jun 09, 2006 12:16:55 pm PDT #1496 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
bad monkey - [link]
-t - Jun 09, 2006 12:22:23 pm PDT #1497 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, megan. That's what I thought, but then the announcers confused me by saying "That should get them the whole 3 pts" for a second goal, making me think the goal differential came in earlier or something.