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[16 Oct 2005|07:31pm] |
forget i ever said anything.....
......it's only a matter of time now
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[13 Oct 2005|08:22pm] |
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the weather has been sucky all week.
yesterday, i convinced my friend's roommate that people in Ukraine grow pickles.
today the doctor casually mentioned that i might die if my meds don't work properly. well there's a chance. cross your fingers.
also, i got weighed when i was at the doctors for the first time in like 2 months. and its official. 102 lbs. go me.
( P.S. )
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| god bless the Onion... |
[08 Oct 2005|08:55pm] |
Report: Our High Schools May Not Adequately Prepare Dropouts For Unemployment
August 3, 2005 | Issue 41•31
WASHINGTON, DC—A Department of Labor report released Monday finds that America's high schools are not sufficiently preparing emerging dropouts for the demands of unemployment.
Enlarge ImageReport: Our High Schools May Not Adequately Prepare Dropouts For Unemployment
Future jobless Americans between classes at Oakes High School.
In a letter introducing the report, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao explained that schools routinely fail to impart dropouts with the critical lying- and sitting-around skills they need to thrive in today's jobless market.
"Our public high schools place too much focus on preparing kids for professional careers," Chao said. "This waste of resources leaves our dropouts, the majority of whom have no chance of ever finding a job, wholly unprepared to sleep till 1 p.m., or watch daytime television while eating ramen noodles out of an upturned Frisbee."
According to the study, America's weakest academic performers also drop out of high school without ever having learned to steal beer money from their housemates' change jars or wash their hair with bar soap.
"This oversight cannot continue if our kids are to become unproductive citizens," Chao said. "The future dregs of society are not being served."
Despite massive cuts in recent decades, some remnants of math and science instruction continue to plague many school districts. These courses, Chao argued, waste valuable time and money.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings defended the nation's public-school system.
"Educators do a lot to ensure that the most hopeless students slip through the cracks," Spellings said. "Arbitrary rules, irregularly enforced discipline, and pointless paperwork are just the first things that come to mind."
She added: "Easy grading encourages students to be sloppy and late handing in homework—a skill that makes future deadbeats very competitive in stonewalling landlords and bill collectors."
Chao said educators need to think outside the classroom and give kids some real off-the-job experience.
"Increasing suspensions and expulsions is a good start," Chao said. "Furthermore, scoliosis exams should be made more routine, so students learn to adapt to the all-underwear wardrobe typical of the non-working class."
Chao also suggested that schools hold more blood drives, which would prepare dropouts for visits to their local blood-plasma donation centers for quick and easy cash.
Some educators say the report paints too bleak a picture of schools' efforts to instill students with a lack of ambition.
"We are doing a terrible, terrible job," said James Dunham, the principal of HS 445 in New York. "We literally could not be doing any worse."
Dunham highlighted the fact that the hallways of his school are lined with vending machines that sell nothing but unhealthy snack products such as soda and potato chips, both of which acclimate students to the diet of a jobless lowlife.
Susan French, a spokesperson for the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers' union, said educators are superb role models for the unemployed dropouts of tomorrow.
Said French: "Students spend seven hours a day surrounded by adults who despise their low-paying jobs. If the critics out there know a better way to discourage a young person from entering the work force, I'd like to see it."
My fellow high school graduates, we have failed our country by failing to fail.
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[03 Oct 2005|10:06pm] |
found a note in my book....................
..............................if only
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[01 Oct 2005|06:23pm] |
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I'm trying to quit smoking as of 3:00 today. That coincidentally happened to be the time I finished my pack and had no money or time to buy another. But I've been meaning to do it for the past few days.
My mom gave me Peter's prescription for Nicotrol. Basically these gay little cigarette shaped things you suck on to get nicotine.
So not the same thing. Plus they hurt my throat and make my mouth feel weird.
Can I have a cigarette yet?
Didn't I suffer enough last night?
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| Shut the fuck up and pass me the jello shots |
[30 Sep 2005|08:42pm] |
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Oi, went to a party last night with my friend Corey. Jew frat. Saw ex-bf. Failed attempt to trip him, but successfully glared at him everytime he tried to talk to me.
Left around 1. It wasn't very fun. But then again that's what everyone says about that frat.
Went to Corey's room and we watched Clerks for a while. Now I love that movie as much as the next Kevin Smith fan, but the acting just does not do the script justice. I understand the point that it was supposed to be just regular people doing regular but fucked up things, but they did a poor attempt at acting "naturally". The dialogue is amazingly good but sometimes just hearing them say it makes me want to break things. So yea, I just ranted about that for a while. Meanwhile people kept knocking on his door every 2 minutes. Very annoying.
Left Corey's room at about quarter to 3. But wasn't sleepy so got Corey to come outside with me so I could have a cigarette. We met this kid Ethan out on the steps. We were all talking for a while and then Corey went inside so it was just me and Ethan. Long deep conversations followed, during which I think he had about 10 cigarettes.
Finally got back to my room around 5:30.
Did not wake up today until about 2:30. Felt bad for missing 3 of my classes, but only for like 5 seconds. Decided to actually go to my math class. Basically spent the entire class getting ahead of everyone by 2 chapters. Took a quiz about some stuff they had been learning while I was doing that. Took all of 2 minutes. Left and made fun of the kids in that class in my head. How could they possibly have been confused enough to stretch out the lesson on slopes into almost 2 classes? I'm just wondering how people with such poor math skills got into this college, let alone graduate high school.
I guess some things just can't be answered. Now I'm just getting ready to go to AXP with my friend Kevin. Joe lives there and told me to come for their party tonight. Should be fun. Joe's a cool guy. How he gets me in for free. Can you believe they charge $5 to go to a party and get a cup? Ridiculous! But what can you do?
That reminds me. I need money for the train ride to HV tomorrow.
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[26 Sep 2005|08:17pm] |
Wow, my math class is super hard.
Today we learned that when working with functions, y=f(x) it doesn't mean f times x.
On a similar note, on the test we just got back I got a 107.62%. And many people didn't do well so she's giving them the opportunity to fix up to one third of their mistakes. She also made it out of 100 instead of 120. Someone please kill me. I'm dying of boredom.
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[14 Sep 2005|09:33pm] |
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Ok, so here's something that's really pissing me off.
Early last week there were rumors of a fire drill. And just as the rumors claimed there was a fire drill in my building around 3 in the afternoon. Now that was inconvenient but I thought 'what the hell, its necessary'. Approximately 2 or 3 days later, at 7:30 in the morning, the fire alarm went off. That was a tad more than just "inconvenient". That was down right aggravating and really pissed me off. However, when we were allowed to come back inside my floor smelled disturbingly like burning rubber. Mind you no fire trucks or anything were called out, yet they kept us outside for almost an hour narrowly making me late for my first class that day. So to cheer myself up I went and got a coffee coolatta while we were waiting (some people in bathrobes with shampoo in their hair) and got on with my day. So I dismissed it as just a stupid random occurrence and tried to forget about it.
And guess what just happened? Three guess. If you said the fire alarm went off again then you are right. You get what's behind door number 2, which is a big bitchslap from me from utter rage and frustration. Three times in less than two weeks is just a bit much. There have obviously not been any serious mishaps so can't they tweak the damn alarms so that they don't go off everytime someone burns popsorn in the microwave or something like that? Is that so hard???
Grrrrr......
On a more depressing note, AJ left for Germany today. He will be gone for 3 months. Why? What's a girl to do with recurring fire alarms and a boyfriend an ocean away.
*Sigh*
Study I guess. Speaking of which, I have a psychology class tomorrow at 10:10. Maybe I should read those pages in the current chapter like I've been meaning to all week. Not like it matters if I miss the class though. Its in a lecture hall with about 150 students so there's no chance anyone will notice and all the lectures are taped and put online. God bless technology.
Have I mentioned I have a possible blood infection?
Things are looking good for Po. *stabs self through the heart repeatedly with spoon within reach*
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lucky me, chad stein is friends with my roommates. and he lives in my building. and he just walks in and out of our room as he pleases. must refrain from murdering him.....
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| this is how we do it |
[24 Aug 2005|11:59pm] |
Wow, I haven't even moved into my dorm yet and I've already been invited to my first frat party. I guess that's what ex-boyfriends are good for. Not sure if I'll actually go though. Its only like 4 blocks away from my buildings but I'm wondering whether its worth the effort. And if it would be a good idea in the first place. Would be a nice place to hang out with some people. As long as I don't drink. Much. But I doubt I would anyways cuz they'll probably only have beer. And beer sucks. A Smirnoff Green Apple Twist might tempt me though.
Anyways, 10 tomorrow I will be unpacking like 17 boxes of stuff into my room. Which is apparently big. Can you say giddy?
I'm off........
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[22 Aug 2005|02:20am] |
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Ok, so I can't decide whether to be sad or excited. First of all, just letting you all know that on the morning of August 25th yours truly will be moving into her "overbooked lounge" at Temple University. And while I know I should be feeling sad about leaving "my childhood" behind and, more realistically, all my friends (who are by the way all moving away too, some farther than others *cough* Tash *cough*). But somehow I can't stop being overwhelmed by excitement. I want to get damn Lower Moreland out of my life and far behind me. No more high school, no more living at home with tons of bullshit, no more "people who care" worrying over me and making sure every little thing is perfect with me. Sadly I do have to somehow try to fit in my monthly appointments with my psychiatrist. But I really don't see that happening with my schedule.
So I get to be free and do things on my own time. And not sit at home because I don't have a car. And have an enormous library right down the block from me. And take all the classes I'm looking forward too. Except maybe math, but it's supposed to be the "easier" one and luckily that's the one I need for both of my majors. (Just so no one doubts my intelligence my placement test said I was capable of taking any of the math courses offered)
Then there's the two friends I already have there. "Wink wink" Kevin and Corey. Don't ask why I call him "wink wink" Kevin. But they're both awesome from what I know already. Yes, notice the fact that they are both guys. During the orientation I tried to make friends with girls, really I did. I even got their email addresses and everything. I can prove it. But when it came down to actually writing them an email I just wasn't interested. So far pretty much all the people I know there are male. Help.
Anyways, that's just my stupid little post about moving. Most of my stuff is packed up already. I think I packed too much, but I couldn't stand parting with any of my books (fiction and nonfiction). All i have to do is go out with my mom tomorrow and pick up some last minute things and I will be done packing. I swear. No more than two more boxes. But that's cuz it's pillows and a blanket mostly.
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[07 Aug 2005|12:05am] |
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Ok so in exactly an hour and a half I will be on my way to Philly International airport to go to Mexico. Really the plane doesn't take off til 6 in the morning but AJ's mom doesn't want to drive us up there at like 3 in the morning. So we're gonna have a lot of free time at the airport. Now the hard part is figuring out forms of mischief that will amuse me without getting me arrested for "terroristic activities". Its bad enough that they charged each of us like $100 for a "911 security fee". Fucking Bush. I wish he'd go jump of a damn bridge or choke on a pretzel again. Anyways, so yup I'm off to Mexico for the first time. Go me! Don't know what to think because I've been getting mixed reviews. But I'm intent on enjoying it. Granted I will have severe coffee coolatta withdrawal since I've been having at least two of them everyday for the past month or two. We always go to the one where the regal used to be. All the employees know us there already. But they love us cuz I give them good tips.
Anyways (again), I'll try to find things that I might give to some friends. (Aleks has already requested a penis-shaped bowl) But we'll see how things go. We might be too busy to go buy stuff. Yea, busy.
So I must say farewell until the 16th. Leave me some loving on facebook or my email address if you know it. (hint: Samaela@inbox.com)
Much love,
the roaming knome (aka Po)
P.S. AJ has gotten me completely addicted to this damn rivers game. sort of mahjong (sp?) type thing. grrr.... how will i live without it?
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[29 Jul 2005|01:12pm] |
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Since I'm currently very bored and have nothing interesting to post about my life, here are somethings that have kept me from dying of bored recently:
These are books by the least qualified authors...
( Enjoy )
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[23 Jul 2005|01:44pm] |
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Ok so like I promised here's a post about my Temple Orientation....
I had to get there by 8:45 so I woke up at like 6:30 (ok so maybe I hit the snooze button a couple times, so sue me). When I got there it was incredibly hot but I found 1940 (the dorm everyone was staying in for the orientation and also the place I will be living in this year. Got my stupid Student Handbook which I had to take everywhere and a key to my room, which I shared with a girl named Jenn in my room and the adjoining room with Kaye and Sara. It took Jenn and me forever to find our room (W417) because a bunch of doors had no numbers on them. So we just tried our keys in a random door and it opened. Yay!
Jenn left almost as soon as we got in but then Kaye and Sara came and we talked for a bit. Then the three of us went to the morning meeting in some building I forget. The meeting was soooo long and boring. Basically information about security and campus services. There was a whole thing about the counseling center and all the reasons you should go there. They read all these stupid stories about people with eating disorders and depression and other stuff like that.
Finally it ended and we separated into small groups by the school you were in. I went with the Liberal Art kids. We sat on the grass nearby and introduced ourselves, our majors, and things we like to do. Some girl said she really liked running as she smoked a cigarette. I found that to be amusing.
When that was done we went on a brief tour of select buildings and I went to talk to a guy, Kevin, who also had criminal justice as a major. He wanted to do something with narcotic counseling or something. We started talking a lot and ended up hanging out together for most of the two days I spent there. We went to lunch and some student fair where I was asked to join a sport, get a credit card, and be a cheerleader (yea, right).
Then we had a meeting just for the liberal arts kids where we talked about the core requirements for our degrees and picked out classes that we were considering taking. That went by pretty fast. During that we signed up for our advisor meeting the next day where we would actually pick our real classes.
More walking around and another meeting where we just sat around and watched BET on mute. At some point we went and checked out the gym. That was pretty cool. I might actually go some time.
The last organized thing was some stupid game called Who What When Temple where we basically had to look through the student handbook to find answers and be first to do it to win a prize. So of course I brought my Time and read while everyone else actually tried. We didn't win but the prize was a cup or something so I really didn't care.
Finally they let us go and do whatever we wanted to. Kaye, Sara, Jenn, and I met up in our room and decided to go to the Dunkin Donuts that was like two stores over from 1940. We found out it was closed and had to go to the stupid 7-11 which sucks balls compared to Wawa. The Slurpees were disgusting and possibly radioactive so I just bought a Frappucino. We went out into Liacouras Walk and sat around talking about random stuff like school and where we came from. Jenn actually told us a story of how her friend showed her a picture of her holding a bong and Jenn actually ask "What did you get that trophy for?". We died laughing.
Then Corey (I had met him earlier through facebook and we were in the same liberal arts group) showed up and I went off to talk to him nearby. Kevin came and brought his friend Jim so we all talked. Jim left a little later and Corey's friend Evan showed up. Evan looked about 25 but actually was about 1/2 a year younger than me. Grrr...
Evan left. Blah blah blah. A guy named Craig showed up and Corey called him Steve because we didn't remember his actual name. He was from Jersey and was very shocked by everything we talked about, especially me speaking Russian. We all hung out til about 12 when we realized how late it was. The campus is so well lit that it seriously looked like 3 in the afternoon at midnight.
Went back to my room. Our air conditioning wasn't working. Our bathroom with the toilet didn't have working lights. And Jen and Sara were already sleeping. Laid around til Kaye came back then fell asleep.
Woke up around 9 even though I had nothing to do until 10:30. Met up with Corey and Evan outside and we went to Dunkin Donuts (this time it was open hurray!) and I got a medium Coffee Coolata for $4.06 (around here it's $3.38, can you say ripoff?).
10:30 seminar on time management.
11:00 went to get my id picture taken. It looks horrible in case you care.
11:30 went with Corey to the advisor meeting. My advisor was very nice and I decided to do a double major of Criminal Justice and Psychology. Went a little overboard with my classes but I think it'll all work out cuz they're either on subjects I really care about or just easy.
Here's my schedule in case anyone cares:
Monday:
8:40-9:30 English-Introduction to Drama
12:40-1:30 Russian
3:40-4:30 College Math
Tuesday:
10:10-11:00 Psychology as a Social Science
1:10-2:30 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Wednesday:
8:40-9:30 English-Introduction to Drama
12:40-1:30 Russian
1:40-2:30 Russian Lab
3:40-4:30 College Math
Thursday:
10:10-11:00 Psychology as a Social Science
1:10-2:30 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Friday:
8:40-9:30 English-Introduction to Drama
9:40-10:30 Psychology as a Social Science
12:40-1:30 Russian
3:40-4:30 College Math
Total of 16 credits. We're not allowed to have more than like 17 or 18. Everyone else was complaining that they didn't have enough credits.
So a very busy schedule but I can live with it. Plus I somehow managed to have time on Tuesdays and Thursdays to go to a volunteer program for under-privileged kids from 2:45-6:00. I have to remember to send in my application soon.
The thing I like about my schedule is that none of my classes start before 8:40am and end no later than 4:30pm.
Final seminars of the day were Advising 101 and Computer Services during which I messed around online and finally got an email from my one mysterious roommate who no one has heard of until now. Somehow she was not able to use the Temple email thing.
Anyways, that's about it I think. Oh and it was disgustingly hot on Friday. I took a shower at 10:00 in the morning and by the time I walked from 1940 to the train station (all the way across campus) I was sweating to death with serious cleavage wetness. Ewww. So I had AJ come pick me up and drop me off at home so I could shower. Then I hung out with him til I was horribly exhausted.
But I'm very happy with the orientation and can't wait til I actually move in and start my classes. I know, I'm a dork.
34 days til I move in!!!!
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[22 Jul 2005|11:48pm] |
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just got back from my two-day Temple orientation. too tired to write about it now. hopefully will get to it tomorrow after i get back from work. ugh i dont wanna go!!!!!
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