One of the biggest gifts my parents gave us was telling us we could go where ever we got in. The job my mom worked while I was in highschool was solely to cover college expenses and we did without a lot of the stuff my peers had in order for that to happen (no cable, no tvs or phones in the kid's rooms, no extra phone lines or call waiting, no cars for the kids, no expensive jewelry/watches/glasses, mostly clothes on sale, no annual lavish vacations). I hope to be able to give mac the same.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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 - May 01, 2009 3:50:17 am PDT #17570 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Theodosia - May 01, 2009 3:59:18 am PDT #17571 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I may have hated BU with a burning passion that still flickers many many years later, but going away to live in Boston, 200+ miles from my NJ suburb, is not a decision I shall ever regret.
Kat - May 01, 2009 4:26:44 am PDT #17572 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sparky! That's actually the best info about the community college system. I'm going to communicate that to her to relay.
Anyhow today is a new day. I'm taking L shopping for her costume for the school play.
Sheryl - May 01, 2009 4:39:07 am PDT #17573 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
The only limitations my parents put on where I could go to college was geographical. It had to be within 500 miles of where we lived. Still, that got me to Philadelphia and Penn, which was a great decision for me.
Sparky1 - May 01, 2009 4:41:04 am PDT #17574 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Here's her original comment, Kat, from this semester:
This week has been quite exhausting. Not just that I’ve actually had to work more than 2 hours per day, but we’ve had to turn away more students than ever. My Calc II class was full at 45, 44 showed the first day and there were 68 extras trying to crash. That was the worst, but the others all had at least 30 trying to get in. I’ve had emails, calls, tears, tears and more tears and all I can do is add one or two via lottery. It is only going to get worse with the budget cuts.
msbelle - May 01, 2009 4:44:20 am PDT #17575 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
sara: [link]
Lee - May 01, 2009 4:46:58 am PDT #17576 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I have that exact cart--it's my liquor cabinet. I really like it.
msbelle - May 01, 2009 4:55:14 am PDT #17577 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
and it could be painted white or stained darker to match the kitchen and next room better, like over a weekend even.
ION - FRIDAY! even if it is a cool, damp, unsunny Friday.
flea - May 01, 2009 5:05:57 am PDT #17578 of 30000
information libertarian
dear msbelle, please find me a set of wicker porch furniture.
msbelle - May 01, 2009 5:15:34 am PDT #17579 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
how far is alpharetta?