Couch 250: An August Couch

Lemoncake · Aug 16, 2024 at 12:19 AM

Well done on the exercise Lost.

You’re making good progress.

LostOnTheTrail · Aug 16, 2024 at 01:50 AM

I appreciate that, Cake.

Thank you so much.

ChickenNoodleSoup · Aug 16, 2024 at 08:01 AM

First week of teaching physics in high school impressions: youngest ones are around 16, oldest around 19. Even though you can feel the shift in maturity, I'm amazed at how based and mature all of them are. I also find it hilarious how almost all of them want paper handouts for inclass exercises instead of online. As a person born in 1993, any piece of paper seems so superfluous, even though I can see why it exists. I think it's great though, from my indiviual tutoring students I've heard it helps them concentrate, since the device is not involved.

Overall definitely the most fun I've ever had doing a job so far.

LonesomeTonight · Aug 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ChickenNoodleSoup

First week of teaching physics in high school impressions: youngest ones are around 16, oldest around 19. Even though you can feel the shift in maturity, I'm amazed at how based and mature all of them are. I also find it hilarious how almost all of them want paper handouts for inclass exercises instead of online. As a person born in 1993, any piece of paper seems so superfluous, even though I can see why it exists. I think it's great though, from my indiviual tutoring students I've heard it helps them concentrate, since the device is not involved.

Overall definitely the most fun I've ever had doing a job so far.

Glad you're enjoying it! I prefer paper handouts for something like that, though, uh, I was born considerably before 1993

LostOnTheTrail · Aug 16, 2024 at 11:06 AM

There's a link between physically writing something down and retaining it, supported by research.

I can see why using devices would be distracting as well.

Couch Workout Club day 18

Three sets of core exercises, and a walk around a Japanese garden.

unaluna · Aug 16, 2024 at 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

There's a link between physically writing something down and retaining it, supported by research.

I think that has more repercussions than people realize. Ie, why people are so effing dumb nowadays!

Have you seen those men on the street you tube interviews in the u.s., where they ask , if you were born five years ago, how old would you be now? And people answer with their own age.

LostOnTheTrail · Aug 16, 2024 at 11:41 AM

I haven't, and that is a sobering thought.

comrademoomoo · Aug 16, 2024 at 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

I think that has more repercussions than people realize. Ie, why people are so effing dumb nowadays!

Have you seen those men on the street you tube interviews in the u.s., where they ask , if you were born five years ago, how old would you be now? And people answer with their own age.

That would be me (and I am not even ditzy cute, hard as you might find that to believe). Perimenopause is doing something to me.

unaluna · Aug 16, 2024 at 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

That would be me (and I am not even ditzy cute, hard as you might find that to believe). Perimenopause is doing something to me.

Topamax did that to me, altho it kinda corresponded with perimenopause, now looking back. I couldnt even guess Wheel of Fortune puzzles any more until i reduced my dosage. I love benchmarks like that. "Doc, it hurts when i do this!" "Well don't do that!"

atisketatasket · Aug 16, 2024 at 02:16 PM

I am reading a book (Severance by Ling Ma) with a scene in which an immigrant couple is living in a dismal rental.

One of the things that makes it dismal? Precious Moments figurines. SD’s favorites!

stopdog · Aug 16, 2024 at 02:51 PM

One of the hardest things I ever did as an attorney was sit through a slide show of the precious moments chapel with a grieving mother who, for reasons of her own, found me comforting. My natural subdued affect came in quite handy for practicing the sort of law I did.

comrademoomoo · Aug 16, 2024 at 02:59 PM

What are precious moments figurines and precious moment chapel?

LostOnTheTrail · Aug 16, 2024 at 03:04 PM

TW for child loss/abuse.

This video is a thorough explanation.

unaluna · Aug 16, 2024 at 04:27 PM

An inlaw of an inlaw has a whole glass curio cabinet filled with these things. Honestly it looked like a pro lifers worst nightmare and scared the heck out of me that they didnt see that. Maybe they did. Idk.

LonesomeTonight · Aug 16, 2024 at 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LostOnTheTrail

There's a link between physically writing something down and retaining it, supported by research.

I can see why using devices would be distracting as well.

Couch Workout Club day 18

Three sets of core exercises, and a walk around a Japanese garden.

Interesting, as one of the study methods I used for some college and grad school exams was rewriting some of my notes--seemed to help much more than reading them over.

And walk around a Japanese garden sounds nice.

LonesomeTonight · Aug 16, 2024 at 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

An inlaw of an inlaw has a whole glass curio cabinet filled with these things. Honestly it looked like a pro lifers worst nightmare and scared the heck out of me that they didnt see that. Maybe they did. Idk.

My grandmother went with Hummels, which are maybe also a bit creepy, but nowhere near the same level.

unaluna · Aug 16, 2024 at 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

My grandmother went with Hummels, which are maybe also a bit creepy, but nowhere near the same level.

Yeah i think it was the overstuffed cabinet and the ones that didnt fit lying on the surrounding furniture like where the dog could get them. Honestly it was like walking into that Tom Cruise futurama movie.

I hope i dont have a nightmare about it. It was like 30 years ago.

comrademoomoo · Aug 16, 2024 at 05:15 PM

I don't know what to say about Precious Moments. The video said the chapel is not ironic but I am having a very hard time accepting that. Are Precious Moments harmless? They gave me a headache. I guess people will do what they will do when their child has died, but this seems regressive. Is regressive harmless? I don't even know anymore.

atisketatasket · Aug 16, 2024 at 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

I don't know what to say about Precious Moments. The video said the chapel is not ironic but I am having a very hard time accepting that. Are Precious Moments harmless? They gave me a headache. I guess people will do what they will do when their child has died, but this seems regressive. Is regressive harmless? I don't even know anymore.

I think someone on the Couch yonks ago had an intake with a therapist who had shelves full of the things and decided not to see the person partly because of them.

Heck, it might have been me.

LonesomeTonight · Aug 16, 2024 at 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I think someone on the Couch yonks ago had an intake with a therapist who had shelves full of the things and decided not to see the person partly because of them.

Heck, it might have been me.

Was it Chihiro maybe? Wonder how she's doing?

Though perhaps it was you and you blocked it out to protect yourself.

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Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,955 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	Aug 16, 2024 at 12:19 AM #101 Well done on the exercise Lost. You’re making good progress. __________________

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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,959 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.9k hugs given	Aug 16, 2024 at 04:27 PM #114 An inlaw of an inlaw has a whole glass curio cabinet filled with these things. Honestly it looked like a pro lifers worst nightmare and scared the heck out of me that they didnt see that. Maybe they did. Idk.

comrademoomoo Grand Poohbah Member Since Feb 2019 Location: Toodlepip Posts: 1,838 5	Aug 16, 2024 at 05:15 PM #118 I don't know what to say about Precious Moments. The video said the chapel is not ironic but I am having a very hard time accepting that. Are Precious Moments harmless? They gave me a headache. I guess people will do what they will do when their child has died, but this seems regressive. Is regressive harmless? I don't even know anymore.