This mandatory eLearning course consists of a dull-voiced man reading to me the words that appear on the screen. I may explode.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Zenkitty - Nov 13, 2013 6:07:12 pm PST #11886 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Kat - Nov 13, 2013 6:16:23 pm PST #11887 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Zenkitty, that is almost ALL of the PD I attend at work. It's thrilling.
My nose is SUPER runny (which is no good).
One of my students asked me to read her personal statement. Roughly half of it was about how her AP English Lit teacher (AKA me) is so mean and hates her and yet she has soldiered through and learned from it how to be more independent. It was such a passive-aggressive gambit, like RL trollbaiting, almost. But I corrected it and handed it back. Then today, I realized the really troubling part was paragraph 2 where she talks about how she craves attention, how she befriends teachers so she can get All the Help even when she understands. But I feel like I can't be the one to point out how this might be a bad tack to take with admissions people. Also, I feel like it's self-aware and honest. So I dropped it in someone else's lap.
brenda m - Nov 13, 2013 6:35:04 pm PST #11888 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Good lord, Kat.
Sparky1 - Nov 14, 2013 2:57:38 am PST #11889 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Happy Birthday to Sox's daughter, I!
One of my niecephews is going through the college admission process and at one of the interviews she was asked what hardships she'd overcome [to be in a place to apply to the highly selective college]. She blinked and told them "none." Her parents are upper middle class college professors, she's had all sorts of enrichment programs, she gets along with her brother, etc., etc. Then she added that she was, actually, a bluegrass musician who was missing a tooth. Which got her a laugh. I can't imagine how many times the interviewers hear stories of hardship that are about how a student didn't get the grade s/he wanted, etc., so I hope my niece's answer was appreciated for its self-awareness.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2013 2:58:12 am PST #11890 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes. Edit: That was for Kat, but generally applies!
hippocampus - Nov 14, 2013 3:10:11 am PST #11891 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Happy Birthday to Sox's daughter, I!
Tomorrow! Though I sometimes forget, because the 14th and 15th are a total blur.
Then she added that she was, actually, a bluegrass musician who was missing a tooth.
With that niecephew, a hardship answer might have been "I am not President, yet." But she gave an excellent, honest answer.
brenda m - Nov 14, 2013 3:16:06 am PST #11892 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Theodosia - Nov 14, 2013 3:24:04 am PST #11893 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"
Oven Repair Guy is coming over at 2-ish. Which means that I've got to get the kitchen shiny and presentable. Especially the floor which is my least-favorite part.
Sparky1 - Nov 14, 2013 3:24:09 am PST #11894 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Tomorrow!
My phone told me today. It lies.
Pix - Nov 14, 2013 3:53:38 am PST #11895 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
msbelle, I'd never used Elfster before, so I'm still figuring out how to add things. Right now my list is just stuff I could find links to, all of which are likely not appropriate for this exchange. I am planning to fix it today or tomorrow, but I don't want my gifter to worry that my list is too expensive right now.