She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.

Spike ,'The Killer In Me'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


SuziQ - May 31, 2013 10:52:40 am PDT #24346 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

He is retaking his second semester of Biology and Geometry. Math has always been a struggle for him, not because he doesn't get the concepts but because he HATES "showing his work".


Atropa - May 31, 2013 10:53:01 am PDT #24347 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Hey Buffistas who are cleaning out closets and such! If any of you have those twist/crinkle lace dresses that have huge skirts and (usually) come with an attached rayon slip that need a good home, please let me know. It doesn't matter what color they are, they're one of the few garments that takes black dye really well.


SuziQ - May 31, 2013 10:56:02 am PDT #24348 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

And he bites at both doing his homework and then remembering to turn it in. The computer program driven summer classes will offset that stuff, so I think he will have more success.


le nubian - May 31, 2013 10:56:26 am PDT #24349 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Suzi,

you might need to try extra positive reinforcement. If he gets a "c" or better on both courses this summer, then he gets to do XXX. You may think that's going overboard, but if positive reinforcement is a thing that works, maybe do more of it.


Strix - May 31, 2013 10:58:41 am PDT #24350 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Geo I have (obviously!) no suggestions for, but it seems to me like Bio would have a LOT of tie-in's to S&R. Some of it would be rote, but I would frame it in "How can you connect this to S&R?" Maybe the teacher would allow projects or extra credit that connects to search and rescue?


SuziQ - May 31, 2013 11:09:01 am PDT #24351 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Thanks le nub. That is the current plan. K-Bug's boyfriend wants to take him hunting this fall, so when he passes these classes he can take the class to get his hunting license. Plus he can earn his car back before his birthday with good grades. (Current plan is that he gets the car back when he gets his license, but can only drive it for ARP purposes - AKA Suzi's taxi service can go into retirement).


Consuela - May 31, 2013 11:09:48 am PDT #24352 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Wow, Suzi, your ex makes me want to kick him in the rear.

I just came back from my folks. Where things are... well, not good. Dad's sufficiently upset that he's staying out of the apartment, and he's taking a bus tour up to Martinez today. I'm going to bring him to my house for dinner and see if I can get him to sleep here (or at my sister's house where the spare beds are actually beds and not futons).


SuziQ - May 31, 2013 11:17:38 am PDT #24353 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Did you have your interview yet, Consuela?

KCD keeps doing things that just underline all the reasons I divorced him. We had a Memorial Day BBQ at his place on Monday. His wife was a delight, great food, nice conversation, all that. KCD sat inside on his computer 90% of the time. Anyone that came to brunch at my place in Alameda can probably picture the position since it hasn't changed.

CJ fought back with him a bit today. Calling him out for why he never finishing college if education is so important and hasn't that hindered his job opportunities. College and high school are different kettles of fish and all that plus he was disrespectful the way he did it, but in my head, I was all "Go CJ".


shrift - May 31, 2013 11:31:16 am PDT #24354 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

In the elevator this morning, someone visiting from another office asked me if I was a coworker. I said yes and told her where to find breakfast, but considering that I was wearing a zombie T-shirt, wearing ridiculous sunglasses I purchased in Vegas, carrying a purple messenger bag, and holding an Android phone, I'm not entirely sure why she needed to ask.


Jessica - May 31, 2013 11:34:33 am PDT #24355 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I was that kid in middle school - it wasn't that I couldn't do the work, but I was lazy and took shortcuts and lost homework or forgot to turn it in all the time. I'm sure it was incredibly frustrating to my teachers and parents.