Oh, I've given up on telling them not to text during class. It's just too hard for me to see from the front of the room what everybody's doing.

What's the hands up thing?

Trudy Booth "Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?" Oct 18, 2010 4:11:56 pm PDT

Well, we're now in that part of the year when I have to start using a lightbox. And trying to turn my hours around to wake up slightly before dawn so I can get every minute of light possible. Anyone else in that boat with me?

Ahoy. Except I don't have a lifejacket lightbox.

Barb, fantastic book review and wonderful kid! Way to go!

In other news, I e-mailed Doctor Girl yesterday and got a response this morning:

Well, that's promising, even if only on the friendship front.

"Why do you always go back? Do you have something waiting for you at the apartment?"

Uh, YES?

Have your return ticket and getaway money handy at all times.

And Passport!

Much fun as it sounds, I really don't know if I'd go PC. (And I'll be kind of surprised if your brother decides to.) This does not seem like a good time to start blurring lines you've drawn.

Tell them you're saving India for the honeymoon.

Laga is mean. Whether to Polter's Mom or Polter, I'm not sure.

My middle school prinicipal would make a loud noise (similar to a martial arts grunt) to get us to put our hands up - we kept them up and were silent for the last 3 minutes of lunch. My parents will be tickled to hear I'm trying one of his tactics.

PC, I say hold firm. Maybe confer with your brother behind the scenes? And I am glad Doctor Girl is in cahoots with you.

I am also in the mourning the sun but lacking a lightbox camp. I'm hoping that being out and about in the morning will make things better this year.

Maybe confer with your brother behind the scenes?

This was our conversation yesterday:

Me: How long is their little mini-vacation? A week? And aren't tickets to India even more expensive now?
Me: They're like $2500.
Me: For that, I could...not fight with my parents for a week.
Him: yeah its ridiculous

For that, I could...not fight with my parents for a week.

If you are trapped in India for week you will fight. You have done great standing strong so far. If you put yourself in a position where you have a solid week where it is tough to get away from your parents you will end up traumatized at the least. Given that it is a culture they know a lot better than you and have a lot more connections than you, I don't know how strong the pressure would get or whether it would cross the line to coercion. But even if all it does is leave you sobbing at night for a year, I'd would say it is worth avoiding.

P-C, stay strong!