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[beauflow]

General Thoughts for today (and many days if i can hold it):

Everything will be ok,

things may not turn out how i want or expect them to

but some how, some way, everything will work out

[Nicks_Nose]

A few things worth thinking about

http://www.twosexygeeks.com/the-36-a...s-in-the-world

[beauflow]

Originally Posted by Nicks_Nose

A few things worth thinking about

www.twosexygeeks.com/the-36-absolute-best-things-in-the-world

lol that is great thanks Nicks Nose for that made a few moments of happiness

Yep! High fives from ice-cream cones! #1! Love 'em!!

I knew it was cool. I needed paint brushes and coffee. Fire up the cycle Johnny...only 2 days until you put 'er away anyways. Go make noise and get yer stuff done.

I am back. Not yet feeling my fingers on this here keyboard. It is 3 degrees C. Wind chill says minus 2. At 80 klicks or so the wind is...oh I dunno...damn feckin' cold. There was brief sleet...ok time to get the hell home...

Done got m'cawfee...done got some paintbrushes...done got some odd looks en route and done got a runny nose + the aforementioned friz fingers.

Poor bike...she made good noise [cold air compression makes 'er sound great!] but was maybe a little shocked to be woken up for this kind of weather. Doncha worry...just two more days...besides it's going up to 4 tomorrow and sunny ta boot! Just a couple more rips around town for shites and giggles. You'll be fine.

[Nicks_Nose]

Originally Posted by quizzickle

I knew it was cool. I needed paint brushes and coffee. Fire up the cycle Johnny...only 2 days until you put 'er away anyways. Go make noise and get yer stuff done.

I am back. Not yet feeling my fingers on this here keyboard. It is 3 degrees C. Wind chill says minus 2. At 80 klicks or so the wind is...oh I dunno...damn feckin' cold. There was brief sleet...ok time to get the hell home...

Done got m'cawfee...done got some paintbrushes...done got some odd looks en route and done got a runny nose + the aforementioned friz fingers.

Poor bike...she made good noise [cold air compression makes 'er sound great!] but was maybe a little shocked to be woken up for this kind of weather. Doncha worry...just two more days...besides it's going up to 4 tomorrow and sunny ta boot! Just a couple more rips around town for shites and giggles. You'll be fine.

It is 16 degrees here right now, quiz!! Bring her over here and ride her a while longer

Originally Posted by Nicks_Nose

It is 16 degrees here right now, quiz!! Bring her over here and ride her a while longer

Augh! Someone cut th' big rock adrift and she moored up in S. Carolina somewhere??? Dang blast and dog diggity damn...enjoy that Nicks! I'd be off to Stephenville for a run or out the bay maybe!

[CastlesInTheAir]

I hate when I dont speak my mind right then and there but I dont because I dont want things to come out wrong. But then I end up plagued with endless thoughts. Then, I think about bringing it up after the fact, but it just seems pointless to me to do that when I should have said it all in the original conversation. So I leave myself sitting here banging my head against a metaphorical wall. I tell myself next time I will speak my mind but ultimately I just end up doing the same damn thing.

I just do not understand this person I have had in my life for the past two years as a "friend". Its making me freaking crazy!

[Nicks_Nose]

I am in Brigadoon, I think....fog is rolling in and it is difficult to see across the bay.

[LadyShadow]

Feeling good today, going to attempt a workout even though I feel weak. Hope I will feel energized afterwards. Wish me luck!!

[CastlesInTheAir]

I think I need to deactivate my facebook for awhile. It seems to play into my insecurities and negative thoughts. But, sometimes it s good for the games and to pass the time....hmmmmm

It's all good Nicks...I'll take that fog any day too!

[Nammu]

Wanting to run, wanting to hide.

[beauflow]

that is sort of a different way than i look at it now---- just thought i would share 's

[Nicks_Nose]

I feel chilly...time for a coffee.

[radio_flyer]

Why are people so defensive when you ask them to "not" do something. AJ was making steak and cheese this evening and he makes it extra spicy. I suggested to AJ to NOT give Guinness, his dog, any of the meat because it is too spicy..

Well the renter goes on to say that he gave Guinness some of his chicken curry the other night and the dog did fine... SO I go to explain that Guinness is getting old and his stomach can't handly spicy food.. ANd the renter continued to say the dog does fine and spicy food doesn't bother him...He went on to say that his friend feeds his pitbull raw chicken necks..... not sure wht that has to do with anything....Guess if Guinness is doing so fine then why did he throw up earlier? rolls eyes

Dog isn't even the renters.. He is AJ's dog... Just asking him not to feed the dog spicy food and he gets all defensive...

Why this little stuff bothers me God only knows. ...It just does..

[IceCreamKid]

I am sick and tired of feeling forced to entertain my underemployed boss. If she were a man and hung around me as closely and as much as she does, I think people would talk. But as it is, I don't enjoy her company, don't want to talk to her about anything other than work; don't want to talk to her about work unless I must; and don't want her standing next to my desk as often as she does. She gives me a bad feeling and I find her interest in me overbearing and too personal. Her one-sided conversation is warped and unsavory and I'm sick and tired of trying to deflect it, overlook it or act like I'm not disgusted by it and her. I don't want to be her friend, her buddy, her confidante or her girlfriend. Why can't she leave me alone? What the heck is the matter with people?

Concerta and caffeine....evidently cannot occupy my body at the same time and get along. Caffeine therefore shall be banned from the premises. It's mild mannered cousin, tea, shall be permitted on occasion, as long as he doesn't invite his buddy...Large Teapot. Another potential troublemaker as evidence has shown.

I feel the need to be very, very quiet, so as to not wake sleeping babies, or giants.

-The wiser, still woeful, one day to be well,
-Fleeing Bellocq, Muse of the Mission District*

[Nicks_Nose]

It wouldn't hurt for me to cut down again on the soda pop. I drink decaf coffee, but drink lots of soda pop so I am defeating my whole purpose of decaf coffee.

All of this week and last week I have been frustrated with my inability to comprehend the material I am studying and by my obvious intellectual incompetency.

Among the numerous organizations I am active with, I am reading through some books provided to me to further my understanding of the organization, but, of course, as with all abstract and theoretical discussions, I can’t seem to understand a sentence in the books; it might as well be in a foreign language. Little else in this world is as unsettling for an individual like myself than failing to understand the basic principles of the material we are all learning, to be the sole idiot in a room surrounded by geniuses. Whenever I am told I am intelligent, that alleged ‘intelligence’ of mine is predominantly the memorization of useless and random information, which seems to be the extent of my intellectual capacity. It can be frustrating to put it mildly.

Furthermore, these last few weeks have seen unprecedented losses and mishaps in chess, which as some users here on PC know I am seriously competitive about. Last Friday, I had a chess match in the city between a member of one of the same organizations I am active with. I won the first round, and he absolutely eliminated me in the last round. He surprised me that he knew the move en passant, as few that I have met have known less obvious moves like that. How could I make a move as stupid as that, I wonder? It makes me think that whoever said the cliché and often paradoxical phrase, “Practice makes perfect,” needs to be hit over the head with a reality check, because I have been practicing and studying chess for a long time and still fail terribly at it. Yesterday, as I was in the mall, there was a large chess set and several matches being played in the centre of the mall, and I could see how much worse I am at chess than those players through watching their moves. Few people understand the nature of chess, the intellectual hierarchy that comes with it, and how painful it can be to lose at a game that is all about intelligence and psychology.

All of this - my inability to understand the study materials to my failures at chess in spite of the years of practice and studying I have done - makes me feel absolutely stupid and incompetent. I am nothing if not intelligent. What else do I have? I don’t have looks, love, a social life, money, degrees, accomplishments, nothing. What do I have to be proud of and be hopeful for if I am also stupid?

Such a failure.

Originally Posted by Mr. Venomous

All of this week and last week I have been frustrated with my inability to comprehend the material I am studying and by my obvious intellectual incompetency.

Among the numerous organizations I am active with, I am reading through some books provided to me to further my understanding of the organization, but, of course, as with all abstract and theoretical discussions, I can’t seem to understand a sentence in the books; it might as well be in a foreign language. Little else in this world is as unsettling for an individual like myself than failing to understand the basic principles of the material we are all learning, to be the sole idiot in a room surrounded by geniuses. Whenever I am told I am intelligent, that alleged ‘intelligence’ of mine is predominantly the memorization of useless and random information, which seems to be the extent of my intellectual capacity. It can be frustrating to put it mildly.

I think, I know exactly what you are feeling and going through concerning language comprehension. Abstract and verbose text intimidates me, along with writing filled with idioms and phrases. They perplex me. What the hell does, "Raining on your parade" or "Every cloud has a silver lining" mean? I feel I should know this. It is embarrassing, since I am in university. I don't even bother asking because I am too embarrassed.

My memory is superb for "completely useless" information and facts, but once I need to apply it I feel like a simpleton.

Literal interpretation is another issue I have. Last week it was evident in a lab. I walked out feeling like an idiot who had no right to be in university.

Didgee also feels she lacks intellect too.

[Nicks_Nose]

While I was in university, I had all of the understanding of the information in my head, and I can orally explain things, but, if I tried to explain things long term in essay form (and social sciences is all essay writing) then my thoughts got lost, the directions changed and I always had comments like "abstract" "re-write" "too wordy" "re-phrase" etc.

In economics class....I understood the theories perfectly. When it came to the equations, I could do the numbers in my head but I kept picking the wrong formula for the equations. I used the formula for compound interest to figure out depreciation.

Not to worry too much, Mr V. We are our own worse critics (after professors lol)

You are still an intelligent human being who understands more than many other people. There will always be others who still have better days or more knowledge of a topic than we do. However, it does not negate the collection of knowledge we still have. Just because I did not choose the correct formula in the depreciation question, does not mean I do not understand Macroeconomics as a whole.

[tokiwartooth]

I used verbose writing in my essays in my British Lit class and my teacher thought I was plagiarizing, so I had to re-write it using small words so that she didn't think I was stealing it from someone. I have no idea where she got that idea from. I've never plagiarized any paper ever. I never would, I would never risk getting caught and getting in trouble. I used to work for her at the same time I was working as a Nurse Aide. She's the same moron that went through work-study students like there was no tomorrow bc no one could stand working with her. She was an annoying, rude, hyper-critical jerk. She told me that I needed to be better prepared and conduct myself appropriately and professionally bc one day I would be getting a real job in the real world. I looked her dead in the eye and said I HAVE A REAL JOB. I mean what the hell was she talking about, I'd been working in the real world since before I'd ever started college! She said, well maybe you should find another work-study position, expecting me to say no I want to stay, but I said YEAH, maybe I should. She looked at me like I'd just committed a murder. Thanks Ms. Knott, for being a total jerk.