UGGGGGGGH WHY ARE PEOPLE
This.
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Volans - Nov 20, 2020 11:20:24 am PST #43 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Atropa - Nov 20, 2020 11:32:47 am PST #44 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The politicalization of basic health common sense continues to horrify me.
As other people have said, that trope in zombie fiction about people hiding that they've been bitten, and that's how we get shambling hordes of undead isn't wrong.
Someone please remind me not to go hate/spite read something. I don't need be simultaneously pissed off and start up the chanting of the Brain Raccoons.
Laura - Nov 20, 2020 11:34:43 am PST #45 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Someone please remind me not to go hate/spite read something.
This has to be reserved for just the right moment. This is not that moment.
DavidS - Nov 20, 2020 11:47:23 am PST #46 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Here's a little bit of good news.
Matilda's been stressed and depressed dealing with online school since it started, and is currently taking a citywide test in Algebra (the earlier test in this series a few days ago wound up with her sobbing and in tears).
But we got her district assessment in Reading Inventory, and she's not only in 4 (Advanced), but her raw score is literally off the chart above 11th & 12th grade expectations.
Her Lexile is 1397, and the 11/12 range goes from 1185-1385.
Of course, in Math she's always Approaching Standard all year and manages to Meet it by the end of the year. She's never really recovered from the introduction of Common Core which taught her one thing which she holds as an immutable truth: she's bad at math.
Volans - Nov 20, 2020 11:56:11 am PST #47 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Yay Matilda!
Laura - Nov 20, 2020 12:02:30 pm PST #48 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Well done, Matilda! (and parents)
DavidS - Nov 20, 2020 12:05:10 pm PST #49 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I swear to god, online timed math tests in breakout rooms is a rancid ring of hell.
lisah - Nov 20, 2020 12:05:14 pm PST #50 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Matilda, my standardized testing twin from another generation!
I'm rethinking my rethought Thanksgiving plan (having dinner outside with my folks in DE). Maybe I can bring them food but w don't eat together? Sigh
sj - Nov 20, 2020 1:02:03 pm PST #51 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Matilda. I was always very good at standardized tests and not very good at anything that required studying.
Anne W. - Nov 20, 2020 1:06:56 pm PST #52 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Fortunately, we were planning on doing a very small (3 person) Thanksgiving anyway. Things are getting a bit scary here in MO, with many counties still refusing to issue mask mandates.
Yay Matilda on the reading scores!