You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.

Willow ,'Get It Done'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Liese S. - Oct 15, 2010 9:02:34 pm PDT #29985 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

It was actually mild. It only delayed me about an hour, and while I was worried, I still managed to pick up my rental car and get checked into the hotel and everything. The flight was good, all the customer service was good, I skirted the security line, I got my seat changed to window, there was an empty middle seat. Really, the only thing that could have been better is not to have had the delay.

Well, it would have been better if my flight got here early enough for me to have seen the Blackhawks whomp on the Blue Jackets, but I take my victories where I can get 'em.

And yeah, regardless, thank goodness for pizza. And free wi-fi.


Liese S. - Oct 15, 2010 9:24:01 pm PDT #29986 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, and I forgot the facebook gossip I actually came over to post. I just got friended by a former student. I looked at his friends, and while I didn't find my other two students who were his buddies, I did find a girl. With their last name. And a baby.

So apparently my student is married and a parent. But they're twins, so I don't know which one is the babydaddy!


Burrell - Oct 15, 2010 9:24:32 pm PDT #29987 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Ah, well that's a much nicer picture. And as you say, pizza and free wi-fi are always good.

yipes, it's bedtime.


Lee - Oct 15, 2010 10:08:18 pm PDT #29988 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Before I forget to say it, Javachik totally rocks!

She left work in the middle of her busy afternoon to drive me to the doctor for my post-chemo shot today.


Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:00:38 am PDT #29989 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Burrell, absolutely! I have to get to Platine in Culver City on some Saturday soon. Sooner than soon, actually.


Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:02:56 am PDT #29990 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Given that we only have 11 more messages, (10 after this) if I broke Natter now, how long until we get a new thread?


sarameg - Oct 16, 2010 3:25:14 am PDT #29991 of 30001

You'll probably kill it before I'm back from market. Kinda chilly this morning. And of course, all my fleeces but the ugliest are catfur encased...


Ginger - Oct 16, 2010 3:42:24 am PDT #29992 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

But I can't figure out how to get them up and running on multiple choice.

I had a psychology professor who created tests for his classes that were designed to make students better at multiple choice tests. Studies show that the first impulse is more likely to be right than second guessing. His tests had an ungodly number of questions, some of which were rewording of previous questions, and the grading was based the number of questions you answered. Therefore, the more questions you answered, the less each error counted. The faster you tore through the test in the allotted time, marking your first choice and moving on, the better your grade.

I hope ita is sleeping.


Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:42:38 am PDT #29993 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Mmm... market. We haven't been to the farmer's market in over a month. Bad mommies.

I have to get to LACMA to see the fashion exhibit. There is a nice blog piece on the difficulty in fitting the mannequins: [link] Neat!


Kat - Oct 16, 2010 3:49:56 am PDT #29994 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Ginger, that's cool. I'm not a second guesser at all when it comes to testing. In Joy Luck Club one of the characters talks about how she plays chess -- she just sees the write move as if wind is moving across the board. I used to feel like that with tests.