... some student just e-mailed asking if it would be ok for her to miss the first two days of my summer class.
When I said it wasn't a good idea -- I got the expected result... whine, beg for notes etc --
grrr.... couldn't y'all wait until April at least?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
YES!!
D1 (one of my debaters from way back), transferred from BNCC to big-debate school. He came close to nationals finals a couple of times -- but didn't do it.
Now, he's coaching debate at a northwest state school, and his team is in finals at nat's.
I'm really freaking proud of him -- and, I'm sad that my surgery made me decide not to go to that nat's for the first time -- ever. He could probably use a bit of his debate-mom in the hall outside the final round.
Now, he's coaching debate at a northwest state school, and his team is in finals at nat's.
I'm really freaking proud of him -- and, I'm sad that my surgery made me decide not to go to that nat's for the first time -- ever. He could probably use a bit of his debate-mom in the hall outside the final round.
Friday, March 26, 2010
More on the "Real" Housewives...
... this time, the ones from New York.
Bethany -- sweetie -- I like you. You have a good head on your shoulders, you have a positive message about healthy eating and all kinds of other good things going for you.
What you need is an editor in your head. I just saw you tell the "Countess" what you think of her.
Take it from me, that kind of a move isn't a good one.
If you really don't trust her, think she's a snake etc -- turn her into one of the "non-people". These folks have a set of values and point of view that is so different from your own as to make them "non-people" -- because, clearly you are a person and they're different enough to be in some other category. Their "different" views make them act in hurtful ways -- and putting them in the "non-person" category is a move of self-preservation and nothing more.
It's pretty simple to deal with non-people -- you smile and nod, and don't trust them at all. They may talk behind your back -- and if they do that to your friends, then deal with your friends and not the non-person.
Interactions go no further than the polite "hi, how are you -- do you like the weather?" kinds of exchanges. Give them nothing to talk about -- and then when they make stuff up, you'll be able to defend yourself with the folks you care about. If -- for some reason that benefits you -- you need to invite them someplace, then do it. Don't invite them anyplace if your goal is to get to be friends again -- they'll never be your friends -- because, non-people are just too different.
So, Bethany -- put the "Countess" in that category and move on. Life is better when you only have real interactions with people.
Bethany -- sweetie -- I like you. You have a good head on your shoulders, you have a positive message about healthy eating and all kinds of other good things going for you.
What you need is an editor in your head. I just saw you tell the "Countess" what you think of her.
Take it from me, that kind of a move isn't a good one.
If you really don't trust her, think she's a snake etc -- turn her into one of the "non-people". These folks have a set of values and point of view that is so different from your own as to make them "non-people" -- because, clearly you are a person and they're different enough to be in some other category. Their "different" views make them act in hurtful ways -- and putting them in the "non-person" category is a move of self-preservation and nothing more.
It's pretty simple to deal with non-people -- you smile and nod, and don't trust them at all. They may talk behind your back -- and if they do that to your friends, then deal with your friends and not the non-person.
Interactions go no further than the polite "hi, how are you -- do you like the weather?" kinds of exchanges. Give them nothing to talk about -- and then when they make stuff up, you'll be able to defend yourself with the folks you care about. If -- for some reason that benefits you -- you need to invite them someplace, then do it. Don't invite them anyplace if your goal is to get to be friends again -- they'll never be your friends -- because, non-people are just too different.
So, Bethany -- put the "Countess" in that category and move on. Life is better when you only have real interactions with people.
You'd think I'd have learned...
... that when you give an inch, students will expect another foot or two.
From now on, my on-line exam deadlines are hard and fast -- and I don't give a crap if they were abducted by aliens, they aren't changing.
What I want to know is, how frigging hard is it to take an on-line quiz for which you have OVER two weeks? Also, how can you confuse 7:45 AM with 7:45 PM? One is pretty frigging early for a class, the other is pretty frigging early to go to the bar --
I think next semester I'm going to have TWO syllabus quizzes. One general one -- with the standard policies etc... the other with the major dates. Both can be easily aced by looking at the frigging syllabus and class schedule.
Grrr -- really, how stupid can you be and still find the college on a regular basis? I have to wonder... is this because their high schools just coddled them? Is it because other profs have been marshmallows? Is it because they just aren't that connected or concerned with school? Really -- I'd have to choose all of the above.
From now on, my on-line exam deadlines are hard and fast -- and I don't give a crap if they were abducted by aliens, they aren't changing.
What I want to know is, how frigging hard is it to take an on-line quiz for which you have OVER two weeks? Also, how can you confuse 7:45 AM with 7:45 PM? One is pretty frigging early for a class, the other is pretty frigging early to go to the bar --
I think next semester I'm going to have TWO syllabus quizzes. One general one -- with the standard policies etc... the other with the major dates. Both can be easily aced by looking at the frigging syllabus and class schedule.
Grrr -- really, how stupid can you be and still find the college on a regular basis? I have to wonder... is this because their high schools just coddled them? Is it because other profs have been marshmallows? Is it because they just aren't that connected or concerned with school? Really -- I'd have to choose all of the above.
Friday, March 19, 2010
I'm sure I've been watching too much TV when...
- I notice that the same actor plays Gibs (NCIS) father and Booth's (Bones) grandfather -- and I wonder if Gibs is Booth's father.... then, I realize he couldn't be, because Booth's dad was abusive, and Gibs would never be abusive -- So -- then I conclude that Gibs is Booth's uncle, and I feel better.
- While watching one Canadian home renovation show, I see mistakes that Holmes on Holmes (the Canadian contractor/vigilante) would go nuts about. I then wonder how long it will take before the house shows up on Holmes on Homes...
WE pay a lot of rent... at Cedric's Landing...
... especially considering our apartment's size and location.
One of the things we are supposed to be able to do is to buzz people in from the front door.
We have a code.
We tell them the code.
They put it into the box -- and it rings our phone.
The problem is that our apartment management is a team of morons.
They can't manage to make the door system work. Randomly, (according to them) it will reassign numbers etc..
The management morons can put up flyers telling us about the random pot-lucks they have in the clubhouse -- but, they can't tell us when our door code has changed.
GRRRRRRRRR
To top it all off -- I called yesterday and was told that the codes randomly change.
Today, Hubby looked up our code, it hadn't changed -- (but, they managed to delete his code), tried it and it didn't work.
I told the management morons this at 10 AM this morning and asked for a call back when it was resolved.
I had to call them back this afternoon.
When The moron who answered the phone called back, it was clear that she only managed to absorb the "Hubby's code has disappeared" part -- NOT the stuff that came before it about my code not working. I also told her to talk with the moron who answered the phone at 10.
When I -- kind of irritatedly, for the third time -- asked about MY code, the truth came out -- nobody had actually moved their moron asses out of the office to check out our problem. Now -- just before the second moron should be going home, I'm making her come over to look at it...
For the record, I'm putting our apartment name into the title just in case someone googles it... If you want a nice apartment, high rent and morons in the office -- move into Cedric's Landing.
One of the things we are supposed to be able to do is to buzz people in from the front door.
We have a code.
We tell them the code.
They put it into the box -- and it rings our phone.
The problem is that our apartment management is a team of morons.
They can't manage to make the door system work. Randomly, (according to them) it will reassign numbers etc..
The management morons can put up flyers telling us about the random pot-lucks they have in the clubhouse -- but, they can't tell us when our door code has changed.
GRRRRRRRRR
To top it all off -- I called yesterday and was told that the codes randomly change.
Today, Hubby looked up our code, it hadn't changed -- (but, they managed to delete his code), tried it and it didn't work.
I told the management morons this at 10 AM this morning and asked for a call back when it was resolved.
I had to call them back this afternoon.
When The moron who answered the phone called back, it was clear that she only managed to absorb the "Hubby's code has disappeared" part -- NOT the stuff that came before it about my code not working. I also told her to talk with the moron who answered the phone at 10.
When I -- kind of irritatedly, for the third time -- asked about MY code, the truth came out -- nobody had actually moved their moron asses out of the office to check out our problem. Now -- just before the second moron should be going home, I'm making her come over to look at it...
For the record, I'm putting our apartment name into the title just in case someone googles it... If you want a nice apartment, high rent and morons in the office -- move into Cedric's Landing.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Domino's knows me...
We decided that we'd have pizza tonight.
Dominos.com knew where I was when I went to the site.
I wasn't logged in.
I know it's because they have my IP -- or something -- but, it's still a little creepy that they know my apartment number.
That doesn't mean I won't eat the pizza "John" is making for me right now....
Dominos.com knew where I was when I went to the site.
I wasn't logged in.
I know it's because they have my IP -- or something -- but, it's still a little creepy that they know my apartment number.
That doesn't mean I won't eat the pizza "John" is making for me right now....
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