In college we got a credit for each academic class. For something like a phys ed class I think we would get a quarter credit with up to eight quarter credits counting toward the 32 credit requirement. So it meant something, but not much.
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
bon bon - Sep 26, 2006 2:50:25 pm PDT #428 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Strega - Sep 26, 2006 2:50:54 pm PDT #429 of 10001
Sean -- See, I think that's what we're supposed to suspect. But I'm convinced the gossip about the mysterious person who moved in and paid for a house in cash is about Hawkins. All the rest of it is basically dependent on that, but on the second viewing that line just leapt out at me as being a plot point masked as casual chatter.
Whoever bought the house had a wife, so the two bits of supporting evidence I'm waiting for are 1) for her to turn up, and 2) any encounter between Jake and Hawkins.
Me, too, and boy was I pissed about itKathy is me. I believe our HS requirement was 4 semesters, so at least after 10th grade I was done. I think I've blocked most of it out.
sarameg - Sep 26, 2006 2:52:27 pm PDT #430 of 10001
We had to take a year of PE in high school. Sucked. If we'd had some choice as to what we wanted to do (and had a pool) I wouldn't have minded. But it is really cruel to make budding teens run laps in 85 F and sunny and not give them time or facilities to shower! Way to go building appreciation of anything athletic and encourage stink-born mocking by their peers.
Aaaand I back on shots twice daily. Figured it was coming.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2006 3:09:04 pm PDT #431 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I had to take gym the whole time, I'm pretty sure, with a swimming requirement, which actually sucked, due to the 80s hair.
JenP - Sep 26, 2006 3:11:34 pm PDT #432 of 10001
Oh, lord, I'm glad we didn't have a swimming pool. I shudder at the thought. I think our PE was pass/fail or something. It didn't figure into our GPA, in any case.
sumi - Sep 26, 2006 3:13:09 pm PDT #433 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hee - Sookie and Michel arm wrestling !
brenda m - Sep 26, 2006 3:14:01 pm PDT #434 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We had gym as a graded class, too. The wording made me think that's not what the kid was talking about though.
We had the same. There were tests and stuff though, not just shooting free throws.
I think he means that the fact he ran track instead of doing homework should have gotten him a better GPA.
Consuela - Sep 26, 2006 3:18:34 pm PDT #435 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think he means that the fact he ran track instead of doing homework should have gotten him a better GPA.
Well, that's certainly the way TDS spun it; dunno if it's true.
sarameg - Sep 26, 2006 3:19:53 pm PDT #436 of 10001
I wore my hair long and straight in high school, so hair was not an issue. And swimming was the ONE athletic thingie that I didn't either hate or feel self conscious about.
Kalshane - Sep 26, 2006 3:22:57 pm PDT #437 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
We had to take gym all 4 years, including swimming, and had to pass it, but I don't believe it affected our GPA. Every semester we had to do swimming, track and weight-lifting (I hated the latter two with a passion because of the combination of exertion and monotony) and then did assorted other activities based on weather and grade level (softball, football, dodgeball, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, ice skating/hockey, bowling, etc.)
Girls didn't do football, wrestling, hockey or bowling and instead had aerobics, archery, (for some reason, the school thought giving weapons to teenage boys would be a really bad idea. Can't imagine why) badmitton and tennis.