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I see that, once again, California is ahead of everyone...we've been using 'chillax' for about 5-10 years. No sunglasses needed, but a park or a beach works just nice.
Also in California: Santa Cruz Boardwalk, with the best arcade room ever. An entire wing of nothing but our favorite games from the 80s. I'll sit there and play PacMan for ages...but then the siren call of the pinball room calls my name. And the rest of the Boardwalk, too.
Methinks you need to come out here and claim your land, Lord Caldrail. Not that you'd be able to find many jobs, but you could also park yourself on a beach and let your mind go.
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You're right, Melvadius, that preparation is key. But those with test anxiety usually over-prepare, as they are so worried about failing that they cover every single possible angle, not just those that you lay out for them in a review packet. They display a high-strung nature normally, but that gets ramped up big time before and during an exam. And it doesn't matter what kind of exam it is...it's the pressure situation associated with the exam. These are people that will start to freak out on a small quiz...and God help them if there's a surprise quiz in class.
Test anxiety isn't about being a bit on the slow side, or about lack of preparation. It's about true, paralyzing anxiety, the kind that most of us don't feel on a regular basis. These people are incapable of relaxing their mind enough to take an exam properly.
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That was my weakness: huge stage freight, even when sitting at my desk. I had zero self-confidence, so when called on to give the answer to something, or when I had to give a presentation, I freaked. That changed my last year in college, as I gained more self-confidence, and my fear of speaking subsided completely. Of course, no one who knows me now believes me!
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Well, I think there's something there...that education methods have changed over the years. When we were kids, no one knew what ADD/ADHD, test anxiety, or other 'behavioral' issues were, and those kids were often dealt with. Those with learning disabilities like dyslexia (which is really an umbrella term for so many visual learning disabilities) were often just cast aside into the 'special kids' classes, which only held them back.
Test anxiety is something that, like I said, I was oblivious to before I started teaching. Either there weren't many people who suffered...or they coped in ways that weren't obvious (medication, for example). Another side is that many students in college try to 'go without' their special status...all through high school they are forced to get special help, extra time, etc., and they often feel like in college they have to try to go on their own. It's something I support them on, although usually they tell me what their learning disability is at the beginning of the term, so that I can work with them throughout and monitor them. Sometimes I end up telling them to go back to Disability Services for their special permissions...other times, I don't. It depends on the severity of the disability.
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Heh we get ours pretty much either from Alaska or Hawaii. Of course, we haven't been blustery, as you described in today's entry. And we're about to get rained on this afternoon, before hitting 80'F by week's end.
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Heh in parts of the US, you're free to bring home your own roadkill. It may not be the best of eats, but you can go for it.
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Heh it's funny how people are acting, too. At his home in Palo Alto (the next town over from me) there are people leaving flowers. The Cult of Jobs, as I've seen a few news agencies dub it, was big...I mean, yes, he was a game changer, and anyone dying in their 50s anymore is 'too young', but still it seems a bit much for my taste.
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Ummmm...perhaps your weather and mine here in Baghdad-by-the-Bay are connected? We were warmer than usual for October, then jarred into winter again, with cold storms the last 2 days. But starting tomorrow it's going back to normal: warm.
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Heh glad I inspired you! My iTunes is eclectic, to say the least. Perhaps I've been in a nostalgic mood lately, hence the 80s/90s synth-pop blast. Watch, that'll change shortly enough.
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The sexier traditions are best...then again, as a California hippie/surfer girl (hah), it's what we do best, and without worrying about social convention or stiff-upper-lip-edness. Just let your mind go, and your body will follow...go with the flow...yadda yadda yadda.
Regardless, it's the least that these wenches could do...after all, you *are* Lord Caldrail.
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I was searching YouTube for the a certain scene from Blackadder The Third...and then got lost in watching the episodes again. Great prezzie, that. Ink and Incapability, to be precise.
Regardless, glad to hear that you enjoyed your day, despite the lack of affection from young damsels. Besides, they're not that great...hehe
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Depending on the version, Minerva (and her Etruscan counterpart, Minrva) were not always war-like, and almost always known for her wisdom and dominion over knowledge, moreso I would say than Athena. She isn't quite as aggressive as the grey-eyed Athena; the exception, evidently, is the version revered in Rome proper. But she often controlled the realm of magic...I find that interesting. The funny part is, we know so many stories of Athena, much of it based off of Homer. One just doesn't get as much knowledge of Minerva...I wonder if she was as written about? Or if, because of her cult in Rome, and its temple being 'destroyed' (ok, ok, it was built over by the Christians and completely taken over), Minerva was just absorbed into the Christian Roman culture without remark? Now there's something to research....yay, another project. Like I don't have enough now
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GoC, you and I have the same plan. Although I don't know about the VW Camper...I guess for my age group, it's a Westfalia
One note: my favorite music of the era will always be New Order, Depeche Mode ("Somebody" and "A Question of Lust" are the most awesome examples of love and lust in music), Erasure (outstanding live!) and Pet Shop Boys...not to mention that U2 will always be part of the list. Talk about taking me back!
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Only when our men don't follow our explicit instructions!
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Or Mrs of Clayton didn't allow you to take notice...we women have our ways of making sure our men behave in public
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Yeah, but you know how flies are...a bit dodgy
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Californians often will listen politely for a few seconds, then politely say "No thanks" before slamming the door in their faces. I noticed that Texans, on the other hand, often come to the door with a shotgun...one extreme to the other, I guess.
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I'm the same, and I've gone on record in saying that, although I love my cat because she is so sweet...my next pet will be a dog. I do better with pack animals, as a rule. Besides, they're fun to bring on trips to the park or the beach...cats, well, not so much. They don't exactly respond to a leash well.
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I love reading my horoscopes...in fact, I usually start my day by reading 4 of them. Just the conflicts of predictions alone will get a good chortle out of me. This morning one predicted that I would finally get recognition from my supervisor at work, while another predicted that I would be receiving a raise in salary today. Never mind that it's Sunday, of course.
One day recently the Google horoscope predicted that I would have massive, positive change in my love life, that my true love would make himself known to me that day. The Facebook one said that I would be having an interesting day in the romance department, but not necessarily a positive one. The Yahoo one said nothing about love...but I was to have a good day financially. What happened? My cat was in a very cuddly mood, and sales clerk at the grocery store flirted playfully with me. Yep, right on target!
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This reminds me of the first time my mom stayed at my apartment to take care of my cat.
Bella is an absolute sweetheart of a cat, but mostly towards me. She's incredibly skittish--also, she's part tortie, so she's a natural spazz. My parents got her as a kitten, but since I was the one at home most of the time, she attached herself to me, emotionally speaking. Cats are funny that way...many are comfortable around people that they see with regularity, but they have one 'master'...of sorts.
When my parents sold the house and I moved out, Bella came with me. My mom (and my dad) would come and visit, but seeing as how I lived in a studio apartment, there wasn't room for them to spend the night...nor the need, really.
I had to go away on a job interview, and so my mom came and stayed a few days at my place to take care of Bella. The story goes that Bella wouldn't go near my mom at first...until her food bowl was empty, and my mom went to go feed her. The pretty kitty took one look at what the new lady was doing, figured that my mom was fine, and decided to cuddle with her.
Then I came home 3 days later...and the new lady was uninteresting. 'Mom' was home
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Even if you say the word....Jehovah? *cringe* *duck*
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This is what I get for taking time off the blogs...had I just pointed my last couple of dates to this sensible information, things might have gone better. Instead, alas, this available woman has been disappointed yet again. I'm in serious need of a mid-late 40s silver-haired fox with a Lambo with a house and who is ready for a commitment.
Or, hey, there's the bar down the hill...lol
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It's times like this that I feel like I need to move to the Old World...we just don't have this entertainment over here in the Golden State or the Land of the Free. Sure, we have RenFests and other such festivals, but considering that the Pale People didn't even come over to this part of the world until many centuries later, well, the air of authenticity is a bit stale.
Yep, I need to take another stroll across the Atlantic. Time to find a better job...or a benefactor
(BTW, wonderful reporting, GoC!)
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It's times like this that I feel like I need to move to the Old World...we just don't have this entertainment over here in the Golden State or the Land of the Free. Sure, we have RenFests and other such festivals, but considering that the Pale People didn't even come over to this part of the world until many centuries later, well, the air of authenticity is a bit stale.
Yep, I need to take another stroll across the Atlantic. Time to find a better job...or a benefactor
(BTW, wonderful reporting, GoC!)
Hey, Chillax Bro!
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Feh, not hardly likely. He could run for Senate, but I have a strong suspicion that after the state of the State once he left office, it won't happen.
You can't stop us...you can only hope that the SiliValley geeks and Hollywood airheads stop multiplying...and that's not looking very likely. Thanks to Mr. Jobs and Mr. Gates, geeks have never had it so good!
On the other hand, I have dreams of running a winery.