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Ah, my '80s heart beats on...
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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.
Cass - Nov 06, 2006 7:08:42 pm PST #8014 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2006 7:09:46 pm PST #8015 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Bah. I can't get to the Chicago elections website.
Do I need to find bring my voter registration card? I voted at the same place last election....
Kathy A - Nov 06, 2006 7:23:40 pm PST #8016 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think (and I stress "think"!) that if you have your state ID, they can use that to check against the voter rolls. I'd bring a utility bill to have a second proof of address.
My problem is that I have my (temporary) voter registration card, but still haven't bothered to go in and update my drivers license with my new address here in Wheeling. I'm bringing in both my cable and AT&T bills to back up the fact that I live here now.
Daisy Jane - Nov 06, 2006 7:31:03 pm PST #8017 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I have voted at the same place for the past 7 years, and I vote for everything. Those people check my ID for the rolls, but they know me.
Emily - Nov 06, 2006 8:13:02 pm PST #8018 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Middle school is not my bag, man.
DavidS - Nov 06, 2006 8:14:31 pm PST #8019 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Middle school is not my bag, man.
Maybe a different school next year. Maybe you need to come over to our house and drink copiously.
ChiKat - Nov 06, 2006 8:16:13 pm PST #8020 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Last time I voted, I had my voter card and they never looked at it. Picture ID was all they wanted.
Oh, Emily, I am so sorry. I'm not a fan of middle school either. Middle school math has got to be one of the hardest things on earth to teach.
Emily - Nov 06, 2006 8:33:31 pm PST #8021 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Middle school math has got to be one of the hardest things on earth to teach.
I really wouldn't know. The thing that's really getting to me, though, is how irrational they are. And I know they're only 13, but it's driving me crazy -- they break the rules and don't pay attention, I show them that I'm writing up a referral, they promise to be better, then they turn around and start talking to their friends again immediately thereafter.
And today one of them said that when they "do good," we don't do anything. Now, I do have to work on positive reinforcement -- it's something that I know I need to implement -- but at the same time, nobody gives us prizes for not breaking the law, you know? The reward is, you learn. That's what you get.
Right, sorry. Enough whining. It's just that they're careless and self-righteous at the same time, and the combination is really getting to me. I keep trying to figure out a rational way to respond, and there really isn't one -- I just have to go with the "because I said so" attitude, and it really doesn't come naturally.
Er. Did I say enough whining? NOW enough whining. Thank goodness for the long weekend!
aurelia - Nov 06, 2006 8:53:08 pm PST #8022 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I now know enough to definitely say I will be voting Green for the first time ever!
The guy who left his leadership position in the Socialist Party because he disagreed with their stance on Capitalism? (Sorry, that story makes me giggle.)
You've gotta love a town where Jerry "Iceman" Butler is on the ballot.
I still feel for my Jr High teachers. My math teachers were my favorites during that time, though.
aurelia - Nov 06, 2006 9:00:23 pm PST #8023 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My 8th grade math teacher had a contest. We were given a word problem (I remember there was a monkey) and told that the first 5 people to solve it would win a can of Coke. It took us two weeks to crack it but we were invested during that time. We could've just bought a Coke, but we wanted to win a Coke.