Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter 61*  

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.


msbelle - Oct 13, 2008 2:08:02 pm PDT #4407 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

We did not make the first possible earlier flight. In fact that flight may now have a mechanical, which doies not bode well for us making the second option. We are charging the computer in order to watch cartoons while waiting.


Jesse - Oct 13, 2008 2:15:10 pm PDT #4408 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just went to the Obama website to get some numbers to call, and they gave me 25! Too many, people! The last time I did this (Kerry? can't remember), they gave five at a time, and I often did more than one set of five, but 25???


billytea - Oct 13, 2008 2:16:55 pm PDT #4409 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Latin??? Seriously??? FAIL.

My mother loved Latin. When she did her education degree, she studied Latin too, despite opposition from the administration, on the grounds that it was being phased out of school curricula and she'd never use it. She had to go to another uni for that one course. (And when they checked her existing Latin abilities, they threw up their hands in horror at her accent and exclaimed "You went to a Catholic school, didn't you?")

I think she was really rather happy tha I did a year of Latin at Uni too.


Kathy A - Oct 13, 2008 2:21:46 pm PDT #4410 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I took two semesters of Latin in college, too. I had visions of going on for my PhD in medieval English lit, so I thought taking Latin for an elective was a good idea. After five years of Spanish, it was pretty easy, but I finally figured out that academia wasn't for me.


Calli - Oct 13, 2008 2:45:56 pm PDT #4411 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I took a couple of semesters of Latin in college, but I was awful at it. Russian was easier.

I had a serious craving for molasses cookies and then realized that all the ingredients were in the kitchen. The first batch just came out of the oven. Mmmmmmm.


flea - Oct 13, 2008 2:56:40 pm PDT #4412 of 10001
information libertarian

In Maureen Dowd's defense (and I can't believe I said that), she was playing off a big article the NYT just did about the resurgence of latin in popularity in public schools.

Also, I vaguely tangentially know the guy who did the latin part of the article.


Gadget_Girl - Oct 13, 2008 2:57:12 pm PDT #4413 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".

Well, good thoughts headed her way and teaching/patience ~ma for you, sweetie.

So much this, Pix, so much this.

:putting on my cranky bloomers and ranting:
All day I looked forward to having sushi for dinner and my day ruined the plan. I have resorted to the comfort of mac 'n cheese.

I hate the FCAT. It is evil and must be destroyed.

Teenage drama makes my job a nightmare. Drama in Drama is more than anyone can take. Hopefully tomorrow they will be "best friends" again and I can get everyone working.

DD yelled at kids today for having fun and decorating the front office for Halloween. He needs to be destroyed with the FCAT. (bonfire???)

There is a pervasive rumor going around, and heard from reliable sources, that next year we will not have planning periods at all but will teach 8 blocks all year, 4 per semester. The county sees this as a way to save LOTS of money. Plus they think it is working so well right now with the high school teachers teaching 7 blocks.

I want a job where I can read Buffista's during the day and talk about such wonderful subjects as grilled cheese, apples and cheese and the upcoming election.

I need a pedicure and don't have the time for one.

Hub's new job is great as far as being a day job, no weekends and manager title. He isn't making any more than he did as an operator at the coal plant and had a bad day today. His boss hasn't given him an indication when he can expect a raise and he found out today that the other guys doing the same job are only at mid-point on the pay scale. He can't get a solid answer on how to get a raise and how quickly he can expect to top the scale. He's doubting his decission to do the job and if he should go back on shift.

Exams are next week and the school expects us to call home on every student making a D or F and fill in a call log, that will be turned in. I teach Intensive English 3. The kids have low skills and many don't want to come to school. The calls would have to be made at 7am or after 3 plus if I do this at home I'll have to use my own cell phone.

I should do paperwork tonight as it never seems to go away. I'm too spun up from the day. Plus I really want to watch 'Chuck' as it amuses me to no end.

sorry for ranting and unloading.

/rant...but I'm leaving on my cranky bloomers...


DavidS - Oct 13, 2008 3:07:31 pm PDT #4414 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The county sees this as a way to save LOTS of money.

And lose a lot of teachers? That sounds crazy.


Gadget_Girl - Oct 13, 2008 3:10:27 pm PDT #4415 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".

And lose a lot of teachers? That sounds crazy.

They don't care. It it crazy, this has become the norm for this county.


msbelle - Oct 13, 2008 3:20:18 pm PDT #4416 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Didn't make it. Won't get in until after 11 and have to be at work by 8:30. Grump

Mac is vowing not to sleep on the plane.