Laura!

Ask and ye shall receive.

Anyone seen the gothy Harry Potter boy? Cause if asking about him summons him, I am all for it.

So, you know when historic things happen and gentrification trashes classic clubs? Yeah, that sucks.

So, when that happens sometimes people drop by CBGB to look around and say good-bye.

And sometimes someone overhears that there is going to be a press show the next day before final show...

And every now and then, since that person had actually been really nice to the guy at the door (and just asked to come in and look around instead of giving him ENDLESS grief about trying to get on an IMPOSSIBLE list) the door guy tells her all the specs for the people with press credentials.

Now, if that sweet someone is a BUFFISTA she has a friend with press credentials and a fondness for punk who gets up at the crack of dawn and drives to NYC and gets them into the pre-show.

So...

Yes...

Someone just got back from seeing Patti Smith with Victor and Lea. Let the mad mad jealousy begin.

::is madly jealous::

hey Laura, nice to see you. How are the boys?

completely ignores Trudy not jealous at all ( honestly, matt would be way more jealous)

Usually, only wicked step-mothers take 4 and 5 year olds for jungle hikes. I kind of don't blame the mother. I might not send my 5 or 6 year old to a big city. Is it an overnight trip or justa day trip, Fay?

No no no! Year 4 and Year 5.

We are not Americans. We do not Grok your Grade system. In the UK system, you're in year groups - and this is regardless of ability. You're not 'promoted to Grade 2', you just automatically go up a year group because you're a year older. Our levelling system is a progressive continuum, so children's levels continue to go up and up and up as they stay at school and learn more stuff - but within any given year group, children will be working at a range of levels. Thus a child's writing may be at Level 2a, which could mean that that child is a clever 5 year old or a slow 8 year old.

So Year 4 = Grade 3, agewise (although academically, more like Grade 4, as we start a year earlier.) Not 4 year olds.

Also? Happy Wedding Day, Jars & Bloke!

She sees the camera and the person and wants to be petted and rolled around and to touch noses and to do Anything But Stay Still.

Ooh! Just like Mallory!

I think the UK system makes way more sense, up until the part where my DH didn't have to do any work as he went at university, just at the end. That's whack. Of course, being American, he did the assignments as he went, which both delighted and confused his advisor.

I dunno, maybe I'm just, well, me, but the jungle field trip sounds cool. Lots of children actually LIVE in the jungle, in villages and even smaller communities, and Basic Leech Defense is a valuable life skill (and they head for the warmth, so yeah, they are going to head for your underwear area if they can). I can't think of anything that squicks me more than leeches, and I spent many many days in the jungle (Constant Vigilance! Also, go first, as the motion alerts the leeches but they don't move fast enough to drop onto the first person). The only injury I ever got while trekking was a bruise on my butt from slipping while in a waterfall.

Waterparks are far more dangerous, as readers of my LJ will know.

Happy Birthdays to everyone I missed! And I missed saying Happy Friday the 13th and happy wedding to Jars and Bloke!

Happy!

Nicole and I are plotting what time we need to leave tomorrow to get her to the airport. Is an hour and a half long enough for our oh so impromptu stop at the Shrine of the Gothy Harry Potter chocolate store?

Oh, Trudy, that's so awesome! You couldn't have had better people to see it with, either.

Hi Laura! It's nice to see you.

Hi Fay! I have to explain the reverse here, try to convey how old you are when you're in such and such grade in America. Still don't quite get the translation for college here.

Raq, I did much the same when I was at university in Wales. All my professors were like, okay, you did the assignment already? Why? What am I supposed to do with this, I didn't want to grade until January!

Oh, Trudy! I'm so glad it worked out! Not jealous. Really. Just thrilled for you three.

Hmmmm...Cass, I'd plan at least two hours if there's gonna be a flirting stop.

Toto is being really goofy this morning. Sometimes he forgets his bone is to be chewed and not tossed around like a squeaky toy. This morning has been one of those times. So, he's been tossing the bone in the air, chasing after it, realizing it's a bone, chewing on it for a bit, then lather, rinse, repeat...until the bone landed right next to his squeaky toy, and he realize that was what he really wanted.

Warm wishes to those denied adequate heat. I still have plenty of hot sun to spare.

Laura, hi!

I'm not usually envious of Florida weather, but I've been cold all weekend. We went to Maine on Saturday. The cottage has no central heat and the electric baseboard heat is expensive to run. Our heat here was off, so when we got home, we were still cold.

No no no! Year 4 and Year 5.

Oops, my bad. I did read that as '4 and 5 years' or something. So year 4 and 5 would be children somewhere around ages eight to ten? I wouldn't take them to the jungle either, but mostly because I'd fear them.

You're not 'promoted to Grade 2', you just automatically go up a year group because you're a year older. Our levelling system is a progressive continuum, so children's levels continue to go up and up and up as they stay at school and learn more stuff - but within any given year group, children will be working at a range of levels. Thus a child's writing may be at Level 2a, which could mean that that child is a clever 5 year old or a slow 8 year old.

We had a version of this in the 70s, called social promotion, but we didn't do it well, and ended up with 12 year olds who couldn't read. We do have different levels within the grades, depending on the school system (and its funding).

I dunno, maybe I'm just, well, me, but the jungle field trip sounds cool. Lots of children actually LIVE in the jungle, in villages and even smaller communities, and Basic Leech Defense is a valuable life skill (and they head for the warmth, so yeah, they are going to head for your underwear area if they can). I can't think of anything that squicks me more than leeches, and I spent many many days in the jungle (Constant Vigilance! Also, go first, as the motion alerts the leeches but they don't move fast enough to drop onto the first person). The only injury I ever got while trekking was a bruise on my butt from slipping while in a waterfall.

I suspect it's me being me. I employ constant vigiliance by staying out of areas where I have to worry about things like leeches. /city slicker