Baer, get outta my head! *grins* Those tend to word juuuuust fine for all my pencilling needs, too.
The EPIC WIN Thread 2: EPIC HARDER!
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figmentPez
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Why not? Are they afraid you'll hide a cheat sheet inside or something?
figmentPez
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I live in the US, and I've taken many tests with mechanical pencils. The disposables, like Baerdog linked an image of, are #2 and work just fine for filling in scantron sheets.
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Oh, and Bic mechanical pencils are even certified by Scantron to work on their forms.
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Element 117
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Philosopher B.
I'll take like a big fooking pile of pencils to my tests. Once my Geography teacher walked by and said (while smiling), "Got enough pencils?" I said,"I hope so." I don't mind lending them out, though. Mostly because I'm drowning in them already.
Win: I just formatted all of the stories I've begun/worked on/finished so that I can print them sometime later this week. The total number of pages: 152. I can't believe I've written so much. It certainly functions to give me a little kick to the arse. A kind of "Look what you managed to do while you weren't looking! Now smarten up and write something you can sell!"
Baby win: I just bought a book at a flea market. Memorable Quotes From John Crosbie: The First 25 Years a collection of quotes from a Newfoundland politician. It's the most hillarious $2 I've spent in a while. The man is irreverent and steeped in wit: exactly what parliaments are all about. Admittedly, the book appears to be constructed to cast him in the most epic light possible. Heck, I get the feeling he compiled it himself. But I am totally okay with this.
Some choice cuts inside:
I figure this might not nearly be as interesting to you folks as it is to me, but I was rolling with laughter after reading through the pages of this book. God, I hope I get to meet this man some day. And I hope to stay on his good side, as well.
Baby win: I just bought a book at a flea market. Memorable Quotes From John Crosbie: The First 25 Years a collection of quotes from a Newfoundland politician. It's the most hillarious $2 I've spent in a while. The man is irreverent and steeped in wit: exactly what parliaments are all about. Admittedly, the book appears to be constructed to cast him in the most epic light possible. Heck, I get the feeling he compiled it himself. But I am totally okay with this.
Some choice cuts inside:
[In response to George Baker's questioning of the Minister's reading ability, the Minister expressed sorrow that Mr. Baker's library had recently burned down]
"He lost all two books, one of them before he finished colouring it. The other one was Playboy."
[In response to Opposition criticism of the Minister's protests of protectionist U.S. policies (May 20, 1988)]
"What is it you want? Do you want me to go down there with a machine gun?"
"The unemployment rate, the inflation rate are now single digit. What is a single digit? I hesitate to show you."
[Question Period (May 6, 1985)]
"Mr. Speaker, the honourable gentlemen, as usual, are straining at gnats. They are not very successful at straining at gnats. G-n-a-t-s. You would look it up in the dictionary under N, but it's G."
[On fisheries minister Romeo LeBlanc]
"He should find his Juliet and do to her what he's doing to the fishery."
[On Ed Broadbent and the NDP]
"The NDP are like Snow White and the seven dwarves except they haven't got Snow White."
[On not speaking French]
"I'm not even functionally illiterate in French."
"It's better to be honest and sincere in one language than a trickster, a twister and a twit in two."
[During the leadership race (1983)]
"About 99 per cent of the Newfoundland delegates will be supporting me, and if we find the other fellow he'll never make it across the gulf."
"He lost all two books, one of them before he finished colouring it. The other one was Playboy."
[In response to Opposition criticism of the Minister's protests of protectionist U.S. policies (May 20, 1988)]
"What is it you want? Do you want me to go down there with a machine gun?"
"The unemployment rate, the inflation rate are now single digit. What is a single digit? I hesitate to show you."
[Question Period (May 6, 1985)]
"Mr. Speaker, the honourable gentlemen, as usual, are straining at gnats. They are not very successful at straining at gnats. G-n-a-t-s. You would look it up in the dictionary under N, but it's G."
[On fisheries minister Romeo LeBlanc]
"He should find his Juliet and do to her what he's doing to the fishery."
[On Ed Broadbent and the NDP]
"The NDP are like Snow White and the seven dwarves except they haven't got Snow White."
[On not speaking French]
"I'm not even functionally illiterate in French."
"It's better to be honest and sincere in one language than a trickster, a twister and a twit in two."
[During the leadership race (1983)]
"About 99 per cent of the Newfoundland delegates will be supporting me, and if we find the other fellow he'll never make it across the gulf."
I figure this might not nearly be as interesting to you folks as it is to me, but I was rolling with laughter after reading through the pages of this book. God, I hope I get to meet this man some day. And I hope to stay on his good side, as well.
Cajungal
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They probably don't allow mechanical pencils on the off-chance that someone brings the wrong kind of lead or something... if that even exists. Honestly, I have no idea. The lead in a regular wooden pencil seems to be a bit softer, I found, after writing with one this weekend. But who knows? I don't care, as long as they let me teach.
Dave
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Remember in that other win thread where I said that I had 3 big projects coming where it would make or break me? I finished one last week and got a "Hells YES!" from my boss and VP. Today I finished #2 and got a "Holy crap, this looks EXCELLENT!" from my boss.
Part 3 starts hot & heavy tomorrow. If I can pull it off I am looking at a sizable promotion possibility.
Ladies and Gentlemen....FUCK YEAH!!
Part 3 starts hot & heavy tomorrow. If I can pull it off I am looking at a sizable promotion possibility.
Ladies and Gentlemen....FUCK YEAH!!
FI HIVE!
Just received my award for outstanding teacher for my college. In related news, I am tired of clapping for people's achievements.
This may seem odd, but... By August, I am going to lose my job!
Now the back story: I hate my current job and they are moving to Atlanta. I decided not to go and will take advantage of the consultants (Right Management) they hired to help me write a new, polished resume and land a new job. So, I may get a new job by August, but it may not work out that well. At least I will be out of this soul-crushing, dead-end job. Yay?
Now the back story: I hate my current job and they are moving to Atlanta. I decided not to go and will take advantage of the consultants (Right Management) they hired to help me write a new, polished resume and land a new job. So, I may get a new job by August, but it may not work out that well. At least I will be out of this soul-crushing, dead-end job. Yay?
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Element 117
Yay!. you have savings and a budget plan, yes?
Savings, yes, budget, not really, but it's one of the many things I will be working on with this company.
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Wasabi Poptart
My 4-year-old son is reading his baby sister a book - without one of us asking him to or suggesting it. :wub:
Cajungal
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Awwwww, that's sweet. 
As for me, I got my assignment today for student teaching. It's going to spoil me, I swear. I'm teaching at the University Lab School, second grade (just like I wanted! EEE!) The lab school children are little goddamn angels compared to the kids from the schools I've visited in the past couple of years. This experience might not prepare me for what's in store, but it's kind of nice to know that the fall will be just a tiny bit easier than this semester was. NO MORE first graders (thank GOD), NO MORE trying in vain to teach students whose parents just plain don't bother to drop them off at school sometimes because they're hung over or bailing their husband out of jail or something. It's not a perfect school, but man... this is good stuff. I can also walk there. No 30 minute commute like last year!
There's good and bad about this, but right now I am riding high.
As for me, I got my assignment today for student teaching. It's going to spoil me, I swear. I'm teaching at the University Lab School, second grade (just like I wanted! EEE!) The lab school children are little goddamn angels compared to the kids from the schools I've visited in the past couple of years. This experience might not prepare me for what's in store, but it's kind of nice to know that the fall will be just a tiny bit easier than this semester was. NO MORE first graders (thank GOD), NO MORE trying in vain to teach students whose parents just plain don't bother to drop them off at school sometimes because they're hung over or bailing their husband out of jail or something. It's not a perfect school, but man... this is good stuff. I can also walk there. No 30 minute commute like last year!
There's good and bad about this, but right now I am riding high.
Sounds like the same situation that my wife had when doing her student teaching block, she got to teach at the England AFB base school. She had spend the previous year observing and doing some lessons in the community and still has "war" stories to tell about it, amazing how screwed up some people are and that they really don't care about their kids. The base school was an entirely different world, you had a kid giving you a problem, you dialed an extension number and got their parent's commanding officer, and they were there quick to take care of their little hellion. (Really didn't have any that needed more than one call, but they KNEW the fact that their parent was just a quick call away.)Awwwww, that's sweet.
As for me, I got my assignment today for student teaching. It's going to spoil me, I swear. I'm teaching at the University Lab School, second grade (just like I wanted! EEE!) The lab school children are little goddamn angels compared to the kids from the schools I've visited in the past couple of years. This experience might not prepare me for what's in store, but it's kind of nice to know that the fall will be just a tiny bit easier than this semester was. NO MORE first graders (thank GOD), NO MORE trying in vain to teach students whose parents just plain don't bother to drop them off at school sometimes because they're hung over or bailing their husband out of jail or something. It's not a perfect school, but man... this is good stuff. I can also walk there. No 30 minute commute like last year!
There's good and bad about this, but right now I am riding high.
Good luck on the assignment.
Some months ago I suggested to a group of friends that we each assemble 3-4 movies that are important/special to us as individuals, and have a series of movie marathons where we watch each-other's movies.
After several months of talk, tomorrow night we have the first night. Since it was my idea, and since most everyone else is still trying to order the relevant DVD's, we're watching my movies tomorrow. Here is the lineup, and some justification behind each:
Manufactured Landscapes
I saw this documentary a few years ago and it really affected my worldview. I appreciate the 'go and see' aspect of Edward Burtynsky's life work, and even aside from that it's a great look at Chinese industrialization in such a way that it gets you to start asking questions, and wondering, rather than bashing you in the face with facts.
Moon
This was a problematic movie for me to choose. I'm a huge fan of Science Fiction, and it's been good to see some awesome Science Fiction filmmaking in the last few years. I was very close to making this film District 9, but half of my friends have already seen it, and the other half were so grossed out by Wikus' transformation that they had to leave the theater before the movie was over. Moon more than fills the seat for great science fiction, and is one of those movies that none of my friends would probably have an opportunity to see otherwise.
Va, Vis et Deviens
Hands down, my favorite movie of all time. I can complain about a few technical aspects of the movie, and the pacing of the narrative, but the story hits me so hard that I forget all the problems. Truly there is very little to complain about anyhow, but I don't want to pretend like the film is flawless. The story of an Ethiopian boy who poses as a Jew to immigrate to Israel, it's major theme deals with coming to terms with one's identity. This movie is also significant for being one of the very first foreign films I ever watched (excluding Anime), when I attended the MUN Cinema Series in my first year of University.
After several months of talk, tomorrow night we have the first night. Since it was my idea, and since most everyone else is still trying to order the relevant DVD's, we're watching my movies tomorrow. Here is the lineup, and some justification behind each:
Manufactured Landscapes
I saw this documentary a few years ago and it really affected my worldview. I appreciate the 'go and see' aspect of Edward Burtynsky's life work, and even aside from that it's a great look at Chinese industrialization in such a way that it gets you to start asking questions, and wondering, rather than bashing you in the face with facts.
Moon
This was a problematic movie for me to choose. I'm a huge fan of Science Fiction, and it's been good to see some awesome Science Fiction filmmaking in the last few years. I was very close to making this film District 9, but half of my friends have already seen it, and the other half were so grossed out by Wikus' transformation that they had to leave the theater before the movie was over. Moon more than fills the seat for great science fiction, and is one of those movies that none of my friends would probably have an opportunity to see otherwise.
Va, Vis et Deviens
Hands down, my favorite movie of all time. I can complain about a few technical aspects of the movie, and the pacing of the narrative, but the story hits me so hard that I forget all the problems. Truly there is very little to complain about anyhow, but I don't want to pretend like the film is flawless. The story of an Ethiopian boy who poses as a Jew to immigrate to Israel, it's major theme deals with coming to terms with one's identity. This movie is also significant for being one of the very first foreign films I ever watched (excluding Anime), when I attended the MUN Cinema Series in my first year of University.
Callistarya refuses to let me post a picture of the wet spot
Sweet!
I spent a good portion of the day yesterday in a hammock, playing pokemon and drinking beer while listening to 3rd wave ska. I officially announce that summer has come to Oakville!
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Wasabi Poptart
So this morning my doorbell rings and it's one of my neighbors. She's a really nice older lady. I haven't talked to her in a while, so I was surprised to see her at my door. She says she came by to let me know there was a wallet on the ground next to the driver's side of my car. Weird. I decide I had better go look. It was my wallet! It must have fallen out of my purse last night when I came back from the drug store. No one touched it. Nothing was taken out of it. I am still amazed.
Just found out about a birthday gift I'm getting this year.
TICKETS TO DISNEY WORLD!!!
TICKETS TO DISNEY WORLD!!!
Dave
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October 26, 2010 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
Roger Waters - The Wall Live!
FUCK YES!! My wife gets Cancun, I get The Wall.
October 26, 2010 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
Roger Waters - The Wall Live!
FUCK YES!! My wife gets Cancun, I get The Wall.
North_Ranger
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I think I might be in love.
She's cute.
She's smart.
She likes nerdy movies.
She and I don't see eye-to-eye in all things, but we've always been able to discuss such differences.
She's a fellow Medieval actor.
She's a future kindergarten teacher, I'm a future English teacher.
And she actually seems to like me
She's cute.
She's smart.
She likes nerdy movies.
She and I don't see eye-to-eye in all things, but we've always been able to discuss such differences.
She's a fellow Medieval actor.
She's a future kindergarten teacher, I'm a future English teacher.
And she actually seems to like me
Twitterpated!I think I might be in love.
She's cute.
She's smart.
She likes nerdy movies.
She and I don't see eye-to-eye in all things, but we've always been able to discuss such differences.
She's a fellow Medieval actor.
She's a future kindergarten teacher, I'm a future English teacher.
And she actually seems to like me
North_Ranger
Staff member
Well, I did ask if she'd like to go see Iron Man 2 next week. Now I gotta try and get her to let me pay for her ticket, too (said she'd like to but can't afford it just yet) 
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makare
Im so happy to be home! This school year was a living hell. I am so glad it is over.
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