But then I am very lazy, and not working is much easier than working.

At least in this case, 5 minutes' work on Friday would have saved him 15 minutes of me hovering and badgering. Plus, they're going to have to do it before they get to touch the balsa wood. So I think I've got the laziness aspect covered.

Well, I'll keep trying. I just know that punishment's not going to do it, but I have no idea what will. Perhaps my constant annoying supervision.

Also, I cannot get to those yahoo pictures at all, even from the front page. It is driving me crazy!

Emily, maybe you should show these kids Office Space, and at the end of the movie, tell them they're going to end up like Milton Waddams.

Of course, it's always the kids who are dead certain they're never going to work in an office -- they're too smart and creative, you see. They'll probably own their own companies, or be freelance consultants, or fix cars.

I sort of feel that I was a do nothing because I thought it was cooler that way so I am not sure anything would have motivated me, since I got good grades with fairly minimal effort. It might have motivated me if I got unacceptable grades, frankly.

This is me throughout high school and college, but I'm lazy by nature. I would work hard in class, because I had to be there. But getting me to do homework was like pulling teeth.

Hayden Panettiere's dress seems...well, she's just so cheerful. I think that alone should get her off a worst-dressed list. It's a horrible dress, though.

A lot of drapey stuff, which means you have to be uberthin, because the slightest bit of actual flesh is magnified by the satin cling.

Was that a peekaboo hole in the dress of the woman playing Calli from Grey's Anatomy? Naughty woman.

That guy from The Office (shut up--it's early and I have a cold and no brain) needed to do more than just wear a suit. He looks so terribly normal.

I was talking to the guy I plan to hide behind at this November wedding (he's going to be a groomsman, I just know it--totally fucking with my hiding plan), and he may buy a new tie for the wedding. He has the one suit, and the one sort of shirt, so the tie is the only place he gets to (and cares to) do anything interesting.

So. Not. My. World. I keep remembering more dresses I've never worn.

Happy Birthday, Lee!!

And Phoenix!

I do not like Heidi Klum's lipstick/dress combo. Or Marcia Cross' dress.

Now that I've looked at most of the photos in the bigger group, I have to ask... who is the photographer? Many of those pictures are not flattering. Regardless of outfit, most of those people could look much better.

When I had to motivate smart/uninvolved kids, I would play on that very attitude. I'd pull them aside and talk with them "We both know this is boring. We both know you won't need it (even if I thojght they would need it). However, if you do the work, you'll get a good grade, which will make all kinds of other things easier for you. Less nagging from me, for one thing." If the underacheiver was a warm-hearted kid, I might make them a mentor. "You will never need this stuff, but there are kids in the class who will, and I need you to keep your dislike hidden, because you will have an effect on whethjer THEY do the work."

Happy Birthday, Lee!

Congrats on winning the karaoke contest, lisah!

I got nothin' on motivating students from a personal perspective, but I know that my nephew is hoping to avoid having to take any finals this year by getting all As. If that motivates him, yay for bribing!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PHOENIX!

Gronk.