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[Stamatia]

Gabi wrote: "Stamatia, I was calling NE the Lurker, All this feminine froth was going on and not a peep from 'da boyz' Then all of a sudden, theres a little chirp. LOL
(I suspect we make them nervous when we g..."
Well Gabi my grandmother Dafni who was quite a formidable person used to say " Το φοβο μου να 'χουνε" when referring to her husband and three sons which roughly translates that she felt they were better behaved if they were a bit in awe of her. She was true female power looong before there was women's lib going around. I think she was on to something!

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Debs, pic from my reconnaissance trip today to the University. Had a good oul snoop around.

[Ken, Moderator]

"These boots are made for walking, and that's what they're gonna do... one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over Dub (lin)..."

Who is the photographer, one wonders?

[[deleted user]]

Just usual oul 'paparazzi'

[Savvy]

Joanie wrote: "Debs, pic from my reconnaissance trip today to the University. Had a good oul snoop around.
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Great picture Joanie! You'll blend in very well at the university!

What University is it? It looks so rich, studious and historical...U of Dublin?

U must be gettin' a little excited 'bout now...out snoopin' an' everythin'

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Can't wait Susane..really excited now.
yep it's NUI (National University of Ireland) beautiful Campus, plenty of illustrious past pupils!
amazing granite buildings but alas, soulness new bits added on aswell. will keep you updated swasivious sis.

[Stamatia]

Beautiful picture by the way!
(feeling more communicative by the minute here NE :) )

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Joanie?!! You're Joanna Lumley!!!!

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em..isn't she nearly 60 and.. ENGLISH!
uncannily alike..yeah right!
thanks for that sis!

[[deleted user]]

Hiya Stamatia,
Lovely to meet you..I'm an irish newbie here on a trial run..

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OOPS! my arse! take a lot more than that mot...

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

But.....it was meant as a compliment!

[Robyn]

I adore Joanna Lumley - I'd think it was a compliment :)

[[deleted user]]

Exactly! Gabi. Game set an match.

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Actually I think she's 'absolutely fabulous'
she did a great documentary recently on seeing the Northern Lights. Oh my..aurora borealis, you are truly celestial.

[Ken, Moderator]

Joanna Lumley? Sounds like a girl in my 4th grade class (meaning, I wouldn't recognize Jo-Jo if I fell over her).

[Robyn]

That is a shame - Absolutely Fabulous is a top comedy - she has done other things...



but as the champion of the drinking, smoking, drugging socialite with zero conscience and to hell with everyone, that character is hard to beat.

In real life though she has another side to her:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/81...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/...

[Robyn]

Hmmm quiet in here lately - is Duchess Deb not dazed or confused anymore?

Deb - You can upload Picassa (mine are from there) but you have to go into your picture in Picassa and enable 'sharing' - open the photo and on the right-hand side look for "Photo Reuse" - the default is "Do not allow reuse" so you have to change it.

Click on edit and there are 3 options - I chose Allow Commercial Use. Then you Right Mouse click and get the properties address. Remember to put the (img src=" on one side of the URL and "/) on the other side - but use < and > instead of brackets.



This is a picture of Shidu - a place a few hours by train from Beijing.

[Savvy]

Shidu is a beautiful sight Rob!

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Robyn...dazed and confused is not enough (last week of term....stunned and numb is more like it. Doesn't help to have a principal who.....no.....I'll email you!)

[[deleted user]]

Hiya chicken! missed ya. We sooo need a party..a literary theme..of course. xj.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

I know I haven't posted much lately....last term busyness plus a couple of other projects that sucked up my time. Just letting you all know that I am NOT leaving you....just going off on Year 6 camp in 24 hours time, for 4 days (yep, it's that time of year again).

[David]

Hordes of hormonal 12-year olds. Wry detachment is probably the stance I'd adopt.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

You got it....that and a tot of rum after lights out!

[Ken, Moderator]

Ah, the old teachers-sneaking-booze sequence. Harkens me back!

Anyway, good to see you back in the STREAMS section here. I wrote a long and meandering New England States about Thanksgiving this a.m., but I pulled it for some work.

Are you doing anything different this trip, or is it so regimented and traditional you could chaperone in your sleep?

[Carol]

Debbie, you are a brave lady. I never wanted to do the field trips when my kids were little, I made my husband go instead.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Free at last; free at last. Thank God I'm free at last!!!!
No more school til February....yeehah!!!

[Ken, Moderator]

Envy, thy name is New and England (though I get an 11 day vacay beginning Christmas Eve -- or in my case, Christmas Adam).

[Carol]

NE ,School is not out until 24th of December, that is late. I think school is out here December 21st-Jan.4th.

Good for you Debbie, Are you going on a cruise?

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Nah....too tired! Still got all my Christmas shopping to do, and my son's birthday in 2 days, and then I have to prepare for a change in teaching level....7 year olds next year instead of 10/11 yr olds! Also, teachers can't afford cruises!!

[Ken, Moderator]

That's right. We're poor. And 7-year-olds! I hope you're in nurturing mode!

[Carol]

How old is our son going to be? Have you taught 7 year olds before? They are work, but a lot of fun also. They still are in awe of teachers. They are not jaded creatures yet.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Where to start.....
The son will be 23...he and his girlfriend are coming over the hill for a birthday dinner with family....still trying to decide what to cook
I have been moved to the middle area of the school because there is a particularly tough bunch of Year 3 boys....I am obviously the school rottweiler! I don't think any of them are in awe of anything. I teach in a low decile school and some of these kids come from family backgrounds that are close to feral. They are not only jaded, but overtired, underfed and barely loved. However, they will be slightly easier than some of their older brothers and sisters I have been teaching lately!! I plan to like them into submission.....that and open their eyes to things they didn't know. If I can clear away a little of the fog of ignorance they live in I'll be happy.

[Carol]

Debbie I appreciate the job elementary teachers do. You all set the tone and love of learning for a child. I feel the grade school teacher is very important as all teachers are. I know from first hand experience, my son had wonderful teachers, my nephew had a teacher that almost killed his love of school. I think most teachers deserve medals, especially if you teach in a depressed area. Good luck with your endeavor and love the crap out of them.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

You're a pearler!

[Carol]

Not me dearie you are. Happy Holidays.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

"Miss! How do you write 22?"
"Miss, I wet my pants".

They are cute, after a fashion, but I like feisty and cognitively aware! Still.....a change is as good as etc.
I went out to my daughters place this arvo to watch a DVD with her....we got 15 minutes into it and discovered that her pedigree Airedale bitch had escaped onto the farm! A very tense half hour later, after combing the roadsides in my car, and then roaming farm tracks (on the 4-wheeler farm bike....me perched on the back) and splashing through 2 foot deep puddles composed mostly of cow sh**t, we found her in the shade by a creek 3 paddocks away chewing on something dead. BOY was she in trouble!!! My daughter in a rage is a sight to behold! Wonder where she got it from? Must have been my Irish great-grandmother!

[Carol]

LOL away you go.

[Ruth]

I'm trying to envision a four-wheeler bike. Not having much success.

[grebrim]

google "quad"

[Ruth]

Oh, one of those. I was trying to see a four-wheel version of a regular bicycle.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

[Ken, Moderator]

Looks like fun, losing an Airedale!

[grebrim]

They look like lawn mowers on steroids, imho

[Carol]

Mini tractor

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Great fun when driven by an angry and upset 21 year old! Especially when you have your knees wrapped around your ears in an effort to keep the splashes of liquidised manure off your legs!

[Ken, Moderator]

So, Deb, are any of these New Zealand guys your neighbors:

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts...

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

I wish! No....they are based in Auckland.....and they are not actually New Zealands leading dance troupe (that would be the Royal NZ Ballet company!) but they are pretty good.......for a bunch of blokes!

[Robyn]

Not enough photos at that link NE

[Ken, Moderator]

At first I thought you meant "to recognize familiar faces." Now I get it (I'm a little slow, don't you know.)