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Renee's Scattered Brain
Good morning to you Paul. I still don't know why I'm up. I got up at 4:30 with Kurt because Kennedy was up. Now she's sleeping and I'm awake. i should clean and finish sorting the kids' clothes and such. But it's still dark, so I'll wait.I'm also a little irritated that I'm not getting any updates. I'll probably get 50 messages about posts I've already looked at eventually.
I've noticed that generally, GR tends to send out email updates every 15 mins or so. This is the cause of those annoying times when you load up the group page, have a look at all the new posts, and then get 10 emails telling you about comments you've already read.
if it makes you feel better its 3 am here and i still have 30 pages to read, im taking a little break right now before i dive back in, if i get three hours sleep i will be shocked, i've been reading for nearly 12 hours now. and i've only read 60 pages, because the first 5 were at work, and since 11pm i've been furious at the redundancy and inaccuracy of my so called text book.
Oh Lauren, how boring and tedious. I hate text books of any kind. I'd have fallen asleep long ago if I were you. I was terrible for doing the required reading in school.
we had our test and he only tested us on the first chapter, then we graded the test, i think i got an A on the first one, then we did lecture took a break and he gave us the test for chapter 2. we graded it and i got 100%, so he announced to the class that i broke the curve. i decreed it was because i am japanese, a joke that should have been appreciated had anyone actually done the reading. there was 15 pages dedicated to california segregating japanese students in public schools because they were racists bastards and the teachers talked about how good the students were, how dedicated and focused.says the girl who went to bed at 5:15am woke up at 8am, went to school bought the rest of my supplies needed for class for the semester, then finished the reading and doing my notations. nerd, nerd, nerd.
You may be a nerd, but you will take away more from that class than the rest of them. You won't waste a dime of the money spent, which is exactly what I'd do. I made sure my grades were good and I'd stay up as long as it took so that I would pass exams and write 'perfect' papers. It wasn't because I was a dedicated student, no it was because it was costing me a lot of money and if I failed, then I might as well just toss said money into the street. I'm big on not wasting money. I like to spend on the kids, but I have to be able to justify the spending. I'm pretty good at justifying.Oh, here Sparky. A publishing executive I picked up special for you. **tosses body into tank No one saw a thing. Right.
Words yesterday 3882. The rest of the week? I'll let you know when I figure out what the kids did with the book I keep track in. It's somewhere around here. Kennedy was writing songs in it, but can't remember yesterday so I'm on my own trying to find it.
i wish that i could use that justification but because i am old and poor, my tuition is covered by the governer's fee waiver program, and i got a scholarship when i was 17 that i never used, called the governor's scholarshare, from testing in the 99% in math. so i used that for my books and supplies and some financial aide to eat with.
I wish, I'm still paying the bastards...er I mean the banks. They are very nice, and understanding and - who am i kidding? They're sharks the whole lot of them.
Renee, that's just plain offensive to sharks. What's the difference between a shark and a banker?
One's a heartless predator who inflicts pain and suffering on his victims, usually attacking when they are most vulnerable.. The other's a fish.
If there are any bankers reading this - get a proper job. Get a life. And get out of my life.
Exactly. My loans are government, so I get a double whammy. Government banks. The deal here in Canada (when I went to college) was that if you were not able to find a job in your field within so many years of graduation, you could apply for the loan forgiveness program. Many of my friends got their entire loan forgiven. Me? Nope. I applied, they said no. No reason, nothing, and the interest went sky high. So I'd pay $200 and $199 would be tacked on in interest. The loan was only $14,000, not much really. I worked rather than taking more money out, only using loans for tuition and books.I bitched and called everywhere I could think of about the interest. Requested statements etc. because they were receiving more than $3000 each year from me and my loan was only going down by hundreds. After I began doing that, and being a general pain in the ass for them, the loan suddenly jumped down from 10,000-ish to 6,000. Interesting.
Anyway, I dream of the day I can shove the entire amount owing right up someone's ass.
i do invoices and reconcilliation reports.
That's what I used to do too, which is why I noticed the astronimical interest that didn't make any sense. When I gave them my figures, I've tracked my payments, interest and such on my own and showed them how it did not add up, the amount owing mysteriously decreased by over $4000. There was no explanation, no apologies, or anything. They started sending monthly statements showing the interest charges and my payments. Before I recieved a statement every six months, although I called constantly asking for monthly. Then they returned my Post-dated cheques, which was how I paid them (easier to remember), saying they were not enough. Excuse me? I called the government office that dealt with the loans and the girl I spoke to was very helpful. She informed me that the office policy was that any amount was accepted and they could not demand more than I was able to pay. She told me to stop payments until they were willing to work it out.
So far, they arent' willing. I send payments, but I still get calls and letters demanding a higher payment. We're talking $450 per month on $6000, doesn't make sense to me. Not when on $14,000 it was only $200. But whatever. I just send what I have and let them like it or lump it.
I don't like them either, now. I was nervous about it when I went to school, but I had no choice. I couldn't do it otherwise. I had no scholarships, no savings, so I had to do the loan.
Hey Sparky, look how big you've grown. Holy crap, we're going to need to expand that pool. Get those tentacles inside mister. You don't eat the person that feeds you. Here's a tasty morsel for you, and look, he's still kicking. Shush now, Sparky doesn't drag it out, you'll feel nothing in a few minutes. Good thing I taped his mouth shut, the whole place would wonder what the heck is going on in here.
Don't worry about where I got him, let's just say he won't be missed.
So Word counts, I've been a naughty girl, not posting and barely remembering to keep track.
Sat. Aug. 29 = 1546 words
Sun. Aug 30 = 2103 words (good day) and some editing
Mon. Aug 31 = lots of editing and some reviewing for others and 2117 words. I did lots last night.(and I included my blog) Very tired today, but no big kids, just the baby and guess who gets a nap today!!
Tues. Sept 1 - Nothing but editing so far. And a review. Now, I'll try to be better about keeping track here. I did not find my notebook so last week's words are gone, I did however find a safe place for the new one. Let's hope no one finds it.
I <3 school! Yesterday I was sooo nervous I was naseous but I <3 school!
It took me a long time to figure out what <3 was supposed to be.
Oh, it all makes sense now. Darn it Daisy, just say love for all us older folk. i can't learn a new language now, there's no room in my brain.
but less than three is so much better than love! any way lol
I love special effects. I mess around with that too, nothing really cool yet. I've done some of the kids in cartoon that were really cute, but on mine not really. Why don't grown ups look good as cartoons? That turned out really good for a webcam. My webcam makes be look like I'm peering out from a bottle or something. My face is all distorted and the color is wierd. Maybe I should check the settings.
Oh goodie, now I'm going to spend way too much time there. Thanks.This computer is only a few months old too. The webcam is built in. It's never looked right. I'll check it out though.
I have a digital camera that I can use too, it works the same way. I should take it back and see if there is a defect or if I'm the defect.
Good evening Sparky, looks like the new pool is getting too small as well. You're going to have to stop growing, or I'm not going to have enough room for you. I've already had to stop collecting bodies, to accomodate your pool. A pool that smells very nasty by the way. Just so you know, you've got arms, care to clean it yourself? Don't eyeball me, it doesn't bother me at all....seriously stop staring at me. Here, parking violator for you. Listen, I know you like them kicking, but we had to run him over to keep him from getting away. Just eat what's put in front of you mister, or you'll have nothing.
That's better.
Ahh, did lots of writing last night. Got too much rest and despite feeling crappy, I couldn't sleep.
4481 words yesterday. I should get sick more often. Maybe not. Just maybe not so tired.
I had to go through and add everything, I've been forgetting that.
total 2009 = 287,100 words.
i wonder if it smells so bad because he lives where he poops?maybe we should install some sort of toilet or pump system to remove the waste.
Yeah, that might be a good idea. Anyone know how to do that? Anyone brave enough to work that closely to him? Sparky, would you allow someone to get rid of your stink? Is that a nod? Cause I never know really, it looks like you're nodding, but you're like floating so I could be wrong. Blink once for yes and twice for no. What? No eyelids? Crazy.
No, drugs are bad Daisy. Think happy thoughts. You'll be okay.
OK, I sent Artie in to install an undergravel filtration system. Added some plants (kelp) and changed the recipe for the synthetic seawater.Should smell better in a couple of days.
Great to see you're back to being so productive Renee, despite drugs and flu and ...
Thanks Paul. I've decided that I'm ignoring tired, crappy, and cranky. I'm going to get done what I need to and none of the other will stop me.I am really tired today though. My head feels awful. How long is the flu supposed to last?
Thanks Daisy, I love bears. You really are awesome, even if your teacher is a knob who doesn't know who is in his class and who cares only about the football team.I feel better already.
Well before I clean the house i'm going to make my sims fall in love and then experiment on them like lab rats!
yes yes they are expecially when you know the cheats!
Good morning Sparky, how's things today? Really? That good? We need to work on some kind of sign language, I don't feel comfortable with your nonresponsive stare. It smells much better in here, Artie is a good boy. Oh, does that back flip mean you concur? Or, is he good as in tasty? No, I dont' think you ate him, or Paul would have been having seafood for dinner. I should have known you and Artie would bond.
Good for you, and here's breakfast. Yes, I know he's kind of in pieces. Well, you see i got kind of angry and didn't think about how you like to rip them apart on your own. This is the jerk who left a half full can of pop sitting on the bench at the park, thus attracting every stupid bee for miles. One stung me right in the middle of my back, couldn't even reach it to rub the stupid stinger out. Had to get Courtney to do it. She seems to think that the stinger is going to suddenly develop into a bee and sting her as well. Had to threaten grounding just to get her to look at it.
Anyway, here he is. **dumps garbage bag full of moron into tank** See? Still tastes the same.
2807 words yesterday. Yay me. Now, back to work
Oh yes,they bonded wonderfully. I think it's a tentacle thing.BTW, Artie brought back a load of prisoners from Halifa. Feel free if you run short.
Oh good, this is a small town. I think people are starting to wonder. Thanks Paul.
Paul wrote: "OK, I sent Artie in to install an undergravel filtration system. Added some plants (kelp) and changed the recipe for the synthetic seawater.Should smell better in a couple of days."
How about some bottom feeders or algae eaters? That could help too.
Would Sparky eat them? Sparky, if we give you some little vacuums for your tank, can you be nice and make friends? THey aren't food. Is that a yes? I never know what he's saying.
If he eats them, just get him some more. If you have 20 in there at a time, there'll be plenty for eating and cleaning the tank.
That's true. Maybe we should throw more than twenty in there. It's a big tank.
Stops by to throw a couple of loose bankers to sparky.Have funs boys...
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