All you teachers need to do what my parents did: make your kids grade papers for you! Of course, this only worked because for mom, she was teaching first or second grade when I was in my teens. With dad, it gets a little more iffy because I was grading college students starting in my very early teens. However, just his 101 classes and I knew most of it by osmosis. (Still can't believe he let me!)
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
sarameg - Feb 11, 2008 3:49:10 pm PST #8913 of 10001
sarameg - Feb 11, 2008 4:05:11 pm PST #8914 of 10001
All the catfood I have that I can't feed my cats any longer is coming in handy in feeding my neighbor's cat. (Miss Louise, or more properly, her granddaughter who is staying with her/living there/I don't know, has a cat.) Their budget is really tight and she wasn't able to get more food tonight. So I gave away some more that was tucked into the back of the cabinet. I'd meant to drop it at a shelter, but this is as good a cause as any.
Jesse - Feb 11, 2008 4:05:29 pm PST #8915 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yay! I just got an email that a friend of mine had her baby at 4pm today. I was literally just wondering about them this afternoon, so she must have been in labor right then! Eight pounds, born at home, named Zoe. Yay baby!
sarameg - Feb 11, 2008 4:08:06 pm PST #8916 of 10001
Wow, Jesse! I like the name...
Man, it sometimes hits me that birthing babies is now a regular event in my circles of friends. And how that's..well, expected at this age, but gee, I'm that age!
Jesse - Feb 11, 2008 4:11:35 pm PST #8917 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I feel good that I have a little gift all ready for when they are ready for visitors! Although I already know that his family was planning on arriving en masse ASAP, which was not cool with her, so I'm sure it'll be a couple/three weeks, if not more.
sarameg - Feb 11, 2008 4:17:33 pm PST #8918 of 10001
Jesse, you'll have to check with her, of course, but it has been my experience that even with the influx of slightly-unwanted visitors, sometimes especially!, a welcome visitor is really really welcome. Even more so if you are the no-demands-does-stuff visitor (even if it is just hold the baby so they can sleep.)
Pix - Feb 11, 2008 4:27:10 pm PST #8919 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
All you teachers need to do what my parents did: make your kids grade papers for you! Of course, this only worked because for mom, she was teaching first or second grade when I was in my teens.Yeah, doesn't work so well for essays, sadly.
beth b - Feb 11, 2008 5:04:08 pm PST #8920 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Yeah, doesn't work so well for essays, sadly.
the cats grade the essays! they always sleep on the A papers
tommyrot - Feb 11, 2008 5:05:04 pm PST #8921 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.
...and throw up on the F papers.
sarameg - Feb 11, 2008 5:05:35 pm PST #8922 of 10001
Regardless of the vote I cast tomorrow (counting out those who've dropped out because I really liked Richardson though I doubted his chances and figured to toss my vote for principle) I think it might make me cry, because they are options I honestly & cynically never thought I'd have in my lifetime (at least, not since I was a wee idealistic thing cocooned in a nice dippy liberal environ.) And that's fucking sad. I'm glad my cynicism has been denied. And I hope it continues to be.