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[ElvenEyes]

Cassandra~Sorry about all of this but you are being very smart in going to others. Advisors can be changed and you can always go above them without letting them know. I was an English major and had to do Direct Study during my senior year which basically comprised of coming up with a unique topic and writing a lengthy paper on it, much like a Master's Thesis. He hardly "directed" me at all, so I followed all the rules laid out, and went ahead with it after him approving the subject. I worked my butt off and then, 2 weeks before finals he failed me!! He said I had not interacted enough with him (he was NEVER around) and that my paper was redundant. lol He kept writing, in the margins, redundant, redundant. Sorry, but how "redundant" is that and how does that help me learn what is wrong with my paper? In the meantime all my other classes were A's or B's. I was supposed to graduated with honours and now this? I was in tears and so stressed out. I went to my dorm room, cried, screamed, brought it to another English professor to read who said it was an excellent paper and she brought the entire situation to the head of the English Department. He graded it a 94, and the next year that nasty professor was fired! And I graduated with honours, though my stomach was in knots until I had that diploma in my hand and NO one was going to pry it away from my hardworking fingers!! lol Gah, teachers think they know it all and get in ruts after teaching a specific class over and over again, always with the same books or with the same narrow view. It gets, well, redundant.

Hang tough!!

 

[LMD84]

Debi- Yep I am the same way I look at a slice of pizza and just smelling it makes me gain like 5 pounds

It's crazy how fast weight can be put on. I can eat two cookies and think it wont bother me and within one day I can't button my jeans again >_> I'm a big emotional eater

Slow and steady is definitely the best way to do it! I started weight watchers in July and its worked wonders o_o
You should definitely try Michael kors! I have one of his nude cream snake skin print bags

I'll definitely check out your blog! I base most of my choices now off blogs o_o I don't trust any MUA in sephora or any counter anymore >_> I went to the nordstrom trend show and I thought I was lucking in getting one of the national MUA for NARS to do my make up but he did such a crappy job He color matched me wrong and my face was orange AGAIN and I ended up looking like a hooker from moulin rouge

I wish I could keep smiling but...

I am officially having a super crappy day now

I had applied for graduation in September and I received an email from my advisor who has never liked me solely for the reason I ask too many questions. She would always give me attitude and be so damn rude. So, she decides to ask me how am I going to finish all of my classes? I told her I plan on finishing whatever is left in the summer just like I discussed with her. This morning right before my first class I read her oh so caring response back to me. She said to me that it is my fault I selected a May graduation which means I must finishing everything before May or make one of my majors a minor which means a December 2012 graduation. She told me herself what to select

I literally ran down 8 flights of stairs and all the way over to her office where I raised pure HELL

(I missed my first class because of this BS >_>) I am not going to be held back for one damn class and pay another 20,000$ for a semester that is BS

So, eventually my advisors boss came and talked to me and sorted everything out to where now I'm going to have to take one class in a winter semester for 2 weeks 6 hrs a day...

I told her I'm gonna go through it because I am not going to be held back when I am so close to graduating. My application is now approved according to her...I am very leery at believing anybody in this college now. I'm dreading going to see my advisor now for approval of my winter course

Both of them better not screw me over last minute because I will not hesitate to go to the dean...

*sigh* I hope everyone elses day was much better than mine

woah! i really hope that your day has improved since this has happened. i really hope you can sort it all out and that you can graduate when you want to. i don't fully understand how schooling works in the states (at uni here you all graduate at the same time) but it sounds so stressful. just remember to breathe and that the only way is up.

Debi your new coach bag is actually amazing! it is screaming fall and is such a fabulous colour!!!!

 

[User38]

^^ this is a really cute name..is the Bimbo thread gone for good?

 

[ElvenEyes]

^^ this is a really cute name..is the Bimbo thread gone for good?

We decided to upgrade! I think the Bimbo thread is still around but locked. I don't know about everyone else, but I have traded in my "I feel like a hooker" status to a more sophisticated "Embracing my inner shimmer" personality!

 

[shadowaddict]

Cassandra--I may have to give the Manic Panic a try. I'm not blown away by MUFE HD as a lot of people. I think it's beacuase of my oily skin. I can do as well or better with MAC Studio Sculpt or Studio Fix Fluid if it they had lighter shades.

I hate that your private school didn''t get rid of the "problem" students. At my daughter's school they kicked you out for anything like that. I don't know if your school did this but most of the private schools in my area make the students as well as the parents sign a code of conduct contract before school starts each year. Even if you get caught doing something like drinking or whatever off campus and nothing school related you're out. One girl got pregnant and as soon as they got wind of it they met with her and her parents and she was gone. I have to say they were really on top of that stuff. They would not have put up with any students picking on or anything like that to others. The kids that tried that were punished and warned and if it happened again they knew they would be out. The classes were kept at 10 or below students so of course that helped them keep a tight hold on things. As they damn well should as now the high school tuition is around $36,000.And that's not counting textbooks, uniforms and all. That's up 10 grand from when my daughter was there and we are still trying to recover. But it was totally worth every penny.

I hope you get all your stuff worked out for graduation. Your advisor sounds like a real bitch and I don't mean bitch in a good way either.


Debi--I searched through 2 more closets today and still no Michael Kors. I know hubby shoved it somewhere because there is no way I wouldn't have put it up in it's dust bag. I think probably what happened was I changed bags and left it out instead of putting it up right away. I'm wondering if it was when my siblings and I were going through my mom's stuff and clearing out her house after she passed away. I was in and out of town for several months. During that time was also when my son was in Iraq the first time. It was also my daughter's senior year and all the activities that goes with that. I was on auto pilot and didn't stop to do much around here but the very basics and my husband picked up the slack. I really hope I do find it because I really loved it.

And I cannot get the color of your new bag out of my head. I have several tops and things in that color. I just love it. When you said it was a bit darker than the pic I think I loved it even more.


Lou--Yes my ex MIL was corrected on my name many times. I don't know if she did it on purpose or she just had some issue saying it properly, but it was very odd. It always seemed that she liked me.

I am always on the lookout for that super concealer that has to be out there hiding in all the mass of cosmetics somewhere. Also haven't found that foundation that is pale enough, won't make me look like an Oompa-Loompa, keeps the oil at bay, doesn't get cakey around my nose area, that is matte but not look all flat like very dry dirt and while I'm wishing I want it to even out my skintone, make my pores invisable, my skin totally flawless and turn back time to no lines and keep it there. There's probably more I want but that's my short list Surely that isn't asking too much is it?

 

[LMD84]

Cassandra--I may have to give the Manic Panic a try. I'm not blown away by MUFE HD as a lot of people. I think it's beacuase of my oily skin. I can do as well or better with MAC Studio Sculpt or Studio Fix Fluid if it they had lighter shades.

I hate that your private school didn''t get rid of the "problem" students. At my daughter's school they kicked you out for anything like that. I don't know if your school did this but most of the private schools in my area make the students as well as the parents sign a code of conduct contract before school starts each year. Even if you get caught doing something like drinking or whatever off campus and nothing school related you're out. One girl got pregnant and as soon as they got wind of it they met with her and her parents and she was gone. I have to say they were really on top of that stuff. They would not have put up with any students picking on or anything like that to others. The kids that tried that were punished and warned and if it happened again they knew they would be out. The classes were kept at 10 or below students so of course that helped them keep a tight hold on things. As they damn well should as now the high school tuition is around $36,000.And that's not counting textbooks, uniforms and all. That's up 10 grand from when my daughter was there and we are still trying to recover. But it was totally worth every penny.

I hope you get all your stuff worked out for graduation. Your advisor sounds like a real bitch and I don't mean bitch in a good way either.


Debi--I searched through 2 more closets today and still no Michael Kors. I know hubby shoved it somewhere because there is no way I wouldn't have put it up in it's dust bag. I think probably what happened was I changed bags and left it out instead of putting it up right away. I'm wondering if it was when my siblings and I were going through my mom's stuff and clearing out her house after she passed away. I was in and out of town for several months. During that time was also when my son was in Iraq the first time. It was also my daughter's senior year and all the activities that goes with that. I was on auto pilot and didn't stop to do much around here but the very basics and my husband picked up the slack. I really hope I do find it because I really loved it.

And I cannot get the color of your new bag out of my head. I have several tops and things in that color. I just love it. When you said it was a bit darker than the pic I think I loved it even more.


Lou--Yes my ex MIL was corrected on my name many times. I don't know if she did it on purpose or she just had some issue saying it properly, but it was very odd. It always seemed that she liked me.

I am always on the lookout for that super concealer that has to be out there hiding in all the mass of cosmetics somewhere. Also haven't found that foundation that is pale enough, won't make me look like an Oompa-Loompa, keeps the oil at bay, doesn't get cakey around my nose area, that is matte but not look all flat like very dry dirt and while I'm wishing I want it to even out my skintone, make my pores invisable, my skin totally flawless and turn back time to no lines and keep it there. There's probably more I want but that's my short list Surely that isn't asking too much is it?

lol! i think we are both sercing for a product that doesn't exist... maybe we can find a magic wand instead?! lol!

 

[-Cassandra-]

Debi-Sad thing is I can't have mine changed

Which is why I hate this school so much >_> I made sure to get her bosses number though. Exactly they never tell you what is wrong with anything that your doing. If I made a mistake I would like to know what I did instead of get a dirty look. Last spring semester was terrible...my history was such a jerk he always graded really hard and would never give explanations why you were doing something wrong. Which drove my grade down to a D and what sucked the most is I was only TWO points away from a C- to pass the class and he wouldn't just give me a break and let me pass for those two points. It's because of that jerk off that I have the one extra class that my advisor wanted to give me problems about. Here the only way to complain about teachers is at the end of the semester they give us course evaluations and even then they don't care. I have one teacher right now for my American Foreign Policy class and its from 2:45pm-3:35pm he finds it appropriate to show up ALWAYS at 3pm or 3:15pm and always hold us over the time limit >_> and what is worse is he only leaves us with less then 15 minutes to do a quiz that has 5 short answers and 2 small essays. Which is BS BS BS BS

I'm just happy I don't have a midterm or a final with this idiot. Thank you! I'm gonna try my best to hang tough!

Saundra-Manic Panic is definitely the best they even have skin tone shades of ultra light foundations. I wasn't that blown away either =/ I hated the MUFE mat velvet it was like wiping clay on to my face. Being oily is definitely part of the problem , but its definitely because there is too much pink in it for you. It either needs a touch of yellow or needs to be perfectly neutral like the maybelline fit me 110. However, the maybelline fit me is a pain in the ass for oily skin. That sucker separated all over my nose and chin by the time I was done with school and that was about 4-5hrs only. I don't like CHANEL foundations either =/ none of them were pale enough , but now that perfection Lumiere is out there might be some hope in color matching. I was actually going to go swatch the new mac match master foundation sometime this weekend I'll let you know if the lightest shade matches me and if it turns orange on me. I'll search for perfection Lumiere too and let you know since both are good for oily/combo skin. Yep they never got rid of anybody

Kids would have "water bottles" that would be filled with vodka and would always go around the corners and smoke pot or god knows what else...and no teacher did anything about it. One kid was CLEARLY wasted one day when I was a senior and he kept telling the Spanish teacher to go to hell and then gave the principal the middle finger. His parents came and didn't even punish him they claimed that he was drugged. When I heard that I lol'd HARD Then there was the time when my now ex best friend would always love to disappear during lunch period making me think she got kidnapped and raped because she was a total idiot and would just walk around flirting with random creepers... but turns out she was just having sex in the boiler room

Ironically, even in college it is the same way. Full of cliques, partying, sex etc. Last week all the teachers in my classes were pulling out the school newspaper with the picture of this girl passed out on the lawn of the quad they of course had her face blurred out , but it was calling to the epidemic of binge drinkers on campus and how almost 15 kids in one month were sent to the hospital. I hope so too and yes you described her perfectly shes an ultra bitch and I pray she doesn't give me anymore problems when I have to see her on the 26th of October to discuss approval for a winter class and whatever else the hell she wants to annoy me about >_>


Lou-Yep my day has improved drastically!

After listening to The Blues Brother's album on my ipod I am in a much better mood. I can't help but smile when I hear Sweet Home Chicago

It actually depends from college to college. It's all administrative bureaucratic crap

It is very stressful, but so far I am relieved I got this initial problem sorted out so I can breath and focus on my classes instead of worrying about my graduation application.

 

[LMD84]

oh my goodness!!! that is so different to the school and uni i went to! i am from a little village and you didn't really have people being naughty like that - drinking and smoking and such at school. sure at discos there would be the odd person that brought in a bottle of wine (or tried to!) but that was it. drugs were never an issue either. of course some kids did have sex but you never heard of it happening at the actual school. my uni is in the city where i live now and i used to go out and party a couple of times a week - and you certainly saw people take things too far - but i just stayed away from that kinda thing. i am also pleased to hear your day has improved!

i am super tired but can't go to bed until a video has finished uploading! doh!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Yeah, the world has definitely changed since I was in college! lol Some students were certainly sleeping with each other and a lot of underage students would find ways to sneak into bars or parties and drink themselves drunk. But we had very strict rules. One mistake and you were out. No trials. Just gone for good. So if you got caught you could say goodbye to your dorm room, your classes, your degree and everything you had worked for, not to mention your money! That kept the majority of students in line. We were also so busy studying that we didn't have time nor the energy to goof off or get in trouble. Only seniors could have their cars with them as parking was very limited, thus we could not escape our little town we were in! Life consisted of classes, meals, study, meals, study, sleep, classes, meals,....you get the picture. Hardly anyone had any money as we all paid our own way through college and no one even dated that much. It was much easier to just be friends with everyone. Only a handful dated and some of those married right after graduation, which was always sweet because they really were well-matched! Ah, those were good days! I still think, in spite of some very idiot roommates and teachers, it was one of the best times of my life! But I was ready to have my own room!! I needed my quiet space badly!

Today has been super busy and my husband is bogged down with work. But I got lucky! (No, not that way!) My ring that they were handmaking and remounting my pink sapphire and diamonds in was ready and it is just a heartbeat away from the mall, soooo...picked it up (will try to post pics tomorrow in the daylight) and got to Nordstroms to get the Porcelain Pink MSF and another Lightscapade with a little more veining. Really, most of them were pretty dull. But I will be content with what I have!!

Time to scoot into bed. So late again!!! New post on my blog, too, of a drugstore haul!

 

[shadowaddict]

Cassandra--Wow I cannot believe a school would put up with that kind of stuff, let alone a private school. You would think other parents would be raising some hell at the school. I definitely would have been there. Here in the public schools the kids will be kicked out on the "Zero Tolerance Policy" they would then have to go to court if it was an illegal issue like drugs or alcohol. They would then be sent to the alternative school which is actually held in the same building as the juvenile court. That kids that are in lock up can be taken to attend classes and then back to jail. If you are not in lock up the county does not supply transportation such as school buses so your parents have to take you or they need to make other arrangements. They want to make the parents get involved cause them some inconvenience. I'm pretty sure the kids are not allowed to drive there themselves as that is considered a privlilege.

I lived with my sister and brother-in-law when I was in college and my friends went to other schools in that area. So I didn't really hang out with other students except if I had an hour or so break between classes we would get a bite and chat. My friends and I went out to bars and danced. Usually Friday nights were just the girls having fun, no dates. The guys just got in the way of dancing with other guys Then Saturday nights were date night. The ones that had boyfriends went out with him and the others who weren't dating anyone exclusive would accept dates for Saturday. Of course there were exceptions when one or more of us would got out on a Friday night date. I guess that sounded like I was a "party girl" but I wasn't. We never got wasted, only a few drinks for the entire night. Nobody ever had to be helped out because they were too drunk to walk or passing out and certainly not binge drinking. I don't even get how that could be fun at all. I'm sure it went on but we were never a part of it or around it.

Then I got stupid moved back home and was going to go to school there. They didn't get my transcripts in time for me to start the next semester. And before I knew it I had a boyfriend and was engaged and did not go back to school and got married instead.

My mother was the one who talked me into moving back home. It was not my plan. My plan was to finish school and then figure out what I was going to do. My mom was rather selfish as she told me my sister didn't want her to say anything but that I was kind of getting in the way there. She said my sister and her hubby didn't have enough alone time with me living there. Of course I felt bad and at the end of that semester moved home. It was years later that I found out that none of that was true. My sister never said any of that and never even hinted at it. They liked having me around and a lot of times we did things together as I knew most of their friends. I'm not sure of my mother's motive except that she was very controlling and she never seemed to want my sister and I to be really close and have a good relationship. She wanted all the attention on her. I'm the baby of the family and I think she just didn't like that she wasn't right there in the middle of my life monitoring my every move and making me feel like I wasn't good enough. My mom and I were never close like a lot of mothers and daughters. I would never have told my mom the things that my daughter shares with me.

I hope things calm down for you. My daughter is getting slammed by long papers for almost every class. Biology is kicking her butt. She does like one thing about the teacher though. She likes that he doesn't use animals with anything he uses plants. It always seems like the ones who teach biology do not want to be teaching it. They want to be off doing something else. This guy wants to teach just Botany. One of the other students in her class said he had this same teacher before in botany and was great. I'm glad I was able to talk her into taking yoga. It seems to be helping her deal with the stress somewhat. It would probably do her good if she had it more than twice a week.

 

[-Cassandra-]

Lou-Yep it's a huge epidemic here in America Teen pregnancy is rampant and it's really depressing...I never judge anyone for the choices they make , but if girls as young as 12 want to make the choice to start having sex the least they can do is protect themselves no matter what or who the guy is. I despise guys who pressure girls in to having sex. It should be her choice only. What pisses me off even more is when guys think it takes too long to just put on a condom...

then they want to complain when they get the girl pregnant?

Its really hypocritical. If teenage girls and guys want to make adult choices then they better be prepared for the consequences that come along with those choices. Personally, I blame the media for glamorizing teen pregnancy because Britney spear's little sister got pregnant and that teen mom show.

Debi- Pretty much every Friday-Sunday if I go to the local grocery store around 5pm I can see groups of young girls and guys who I know for a fact they were definitely from my campus buying gallons of rum and vodka. O_O ooo you got Revlon colorburst glosses , strawberry is my favorite!

Saundra-They tolerated it because they didn't want to ruin their "pristine" reputation to the public. Every time there was an open house we would all get a warning to behave and not act insane by almost every teacher so we didn't scare off the prospective new students >_> Teachers who didn't give a crap about teaching would actually look like they had a pulse on open house days >_> I still to this day despise that school with a passion. Thank you I hope things calm down too this week was way too stressful but I am relieved it's the weekend soon and my fall break is soon too. Mhmm biology kicked my butt too especially the lab courses. Wow just plants o_o hes awesome! My lab teacher made us dissect all the typical stuff like the classic frog all the way to a HUGE grasshopper. The grasshopper dissection was traumatizing LOL we had to snap the legs off and my lab partner was the typical immature guy and would chase me around with the broken grasshopper legs O_O. The worst thing to dissect was during y senior year in high school was when I had to dissect a fetal pig... it was SO NASTY and really sad because I kept thinking about the movie Charlotte's web The guys in my class were so immature >_> they kept yelling out WILBUR WILBUR. If she has a fine arts credit to complete she should take modern dance if her college offers it. I took it and its FANTASTIC. It's all about breathing and stretching of every bone and muscle in the body. It was a big stress reliever for me when I took it and an easy A too.

 

[shadowaddict]

Cassandra--I would think if the school wanted to protect it's reputation then they would kick those kids out. At my daughter's school parents would be raising hell if that stuff went on and nothing was done. When you're paying that kind of tuition here in the south where things are generally cheaper they damn well better be on top of it. The local media is always trying to find "things" on private school and make a huge article about it on the news. The kind of school my daughter went to that was for above aveage students with learning differences is definitely hard to find. People relocate from many state to send their kids there or they will rent or buy a smal house or condo in the area and the parents would switch out which one was staying and the other wherever home was. There are also students from 6 different countries that have moved just so their kids can attend there. It really is top notch. We are still driving older vehicles because of the tuition. But when it comes to your kids what can you do.

The parents, mostly moms are very involved with volunteering and such. I was the chairperson for the fall fundraiser each year and also helped with other PTO stuff. I also volunteered with the theater program with helping with sets, cleanup, you name it. Most of the parents parents were quite wealthy, some with private jets and live in housekeepers, butlers, nannies and also had drivers. We were definitely not one of those but none of them were snotty or acted like they were better at all. I think because they had dealt with the same issue we all did, having a child that was very smart but was treated like they were borderline retarted. My daughter dated a guy that lived 3 houses down from Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman and his house made theirs look rather small and it certainly wasn't. But when you have your 3rd or 4th grader coming home from school every day crying for hours that she's the dumbest kid in the whole school and wished that she had never been born and she may as well be dead you move heaven and earth to help her and find a place she can not only feel better but actually thrive.

She would probably love taking dance. She hasn't taken it since she was very young. She has talked about belly dancing the last few years but every time I offer to help her find a place and pay for it she puts me off. She doesn't like things too organized She is very much a free spirit and very creative. She took art appreciation last semester and loved and was an easy A for her. It entailed a lot more work that I would have expected but she loved it. She's taking an acting class this semester for fun and loving it. That also helps her stress even though there are a few papers and such. She loves theater stuff. She was taking a speech class but dropped it the 2nd week of the semester. The prof was a royal bitch. The first day of class she locked the door at the exact time class started. She didn't even give the students one day to find the classroom. My daughter was 2 min late so she was not let in. After the next couple of classes I told her she should just drop it. I could tell it was going to stress her so much that it would affect all of her classes. Apparently there are quite a few teachers there that do that. You just want to say hello this is college not high school.

I think my daughter will go ahead and stay there for spring semester and then transfer to where my son and daughter-in-law are finishing up their degrees. My DIL couldn't believe the teachers locking the doors. She said there were students in her classes that strolled in a half hour late and no big deal.

 

[LMD84]

sorry i haven't had time to read all your posts yet but i shall tonight when i am home from work! just stopping by to say i hope you all have a fabulous weekend! i am working today and am a staff member down so will no doubt be run off my feet! however i don't mind because I have next week off work! woo hoo!

 

[-Cassandra-]

That's how I felt too >_> I just couldn't understand for the life of me WHY they just wouldn't do their damn jobs

My theory is that if the parents would find out that this was the fault of poor supervision on the parts of all the teachers, principals etc that the parents would spread it around that no one should take there kid there. WOW I knew that teachers could be mean , but wow I had no idea THAT mean o_o I had one teacher for chemistry ( 5 hr class on Saturday

) and she would only give us a 5 minute break and the room was FREEZING because of the infinite loop the air conditioner was on. Granted it was spring and it tends to get hot here in Chicago , but it was way way too cold. She would make us leave all of our backpacks, jackets, hats etc. right next to her big desk. She did that to make sure that no one was texting in her class and to be sure that no one would be cheating during her tests. There are PLENTY of other ways to check if kids are cheating if the teacher actually has a pulse and is paying attention. Not stripping them down and letting them freeze for her own amusement >____>
She will definitely love it, if she loves art and theater she will most definitely enjoy modern dance if they offer it. I don't recommend Ballet though that will definetly be stressful I took it for a few years when I was much younger. Too much emphasis on form , while modern dance focuses on fluidity of the body.

Cassandra--I would think if the school wanted to protect it's reputation then they would kick those kids out. At my daughter's school parents would be raising hell if that stuff went on and nothing was done. When you're paying that kind of tuition here in the south where things are generally cheaper they damn well better be on top of it. The local media is always trying to find "things" on private school and make a huge article about it on the news. The kind of school my daughter went to that was for above aveage students with learning differences is definitely hard to find. People relocate from many state to send their kids there or they will rent or buy a smal house or condo in the area and the parents would switch out which one was staying and the other wherever home was. There are also students from 6 different countries that have moved just so their kids can attend there. It really is top notch. We are still driving older vehicles because of the tuition. But when it comes to your kids what can you do.

The parents, mostly moms are very involved with volunteering and such. I was the chairperson for the fall fundraiser each year and also helped with other PTO stuff. I also volunteered with the theater program with helping with sets, cleanup, you name it. Most of the parents parents were quite wealthy, some with private jets and live in housekeepers, butlers, nannies and also had drivers. We were definitely not one of those but none of them were snotty or acted like they were better at all. I think because they had dealt with the same issue we all did, having a child that was very smart but was treated like they were borderline retarted. My daughter dated a guy that lived 3 houses down from Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman and his house made theirs look rather small and it certainly wasn't. But when you have your 3rd or 4th grader coming home from school every day crying for hours that she's the dumbest kid in the whole school and wished that she had never been born and she may as well be dead you move heaven and earth to help her and find a place she can not only feel better but actually thrive.

She would probably love taking dance. She hasn't taken it since she was very young. She has talked about belly dancing the last few years but every time I offer to help her find a place and pay for it she puts me off. She doesn't like things too organized She is very much a free spirit and very creative. She took art appreciation last semester and loved and was an easy A for her. It entailed a lot more work that I would have expected but she loved it. She's taking an acting class this semester for fun and loving it. That also helps her stress even though there are a few papers and such. She loves theater stuff. She was taking a speech class but dropped it the 2nd week of the semester. The prof was a royal bitch. The first day of class she locked the door at the exact time class started. She didn't even give the students one day to find the classroom. My daughter was 2 min late so she was not let in. After the next couple of classes I told her she should just drop it. I could tell it was going to stress her so much that it would affect all of her classes. Apparently there are quite a few teachers there that do that. You just want to say hello this is college not high school.

I think my daughter will go ahead and stay there for spring semester and then transfer to where my son and daughter-in-law are finishing up their degrees. My DIL couldn't believe the teachers locking the doors. She said there were students in her classes that strolled in a half hour late and no big deal.

 

[-Cassandra-]

sorry i haven't had time to read all your posts yet but i shall tonight when i am home from work! just stopping by to say i hope you all have a fabulous weekend! i am working today and am a staff member down so will no doubt be run off my feet! however i don't mind because I have next week off work! woo hoo!

I hope your having a good weekend too Lou! Have a great day a work!

 

[LMD84]

so how is everybody doing? it has been silly hot here today which is so insane for october! plus the weather people are saying we shall have snow this month too - so weird! due to the heat i couldn't film as many videos as i wanted to because i was literally sweating the makeup off after i had done it! not good at all!

 

[JennsJewelz]

Hey everyone! It has been ages! How are all of you? I like the new thread name - very appropriate!

Jerome and I are finally moved in and settled and have internet! We love our new place - so much more space, and we've been able to put our own touch on everything! We're still waiting to get a couple of organizers to finish unpacking the last few boxes, but it was decent enough to have some of our friends over last night to have a little housewarming party I also finally got my Helmer, so I've been able to unpack and organize all of my makeup! I'll be getting my vanity Thanksgiving weekend, so I'll try and post some pictures soon

I've also started teaching French - I really love the people I'm working with and my students, so I feel really fortunate. It's not completely full-time, but it's definitely keeping me very busy!

I've missed everyone here so much - I'm excited to be able to keep up with Specktra again!!!

 

[shadowaddict]

Jenn--

We've missed you. Glad to hear from you and that you guys have finally settled in and doing well. We've missed you here.


I have looked at the Helmer online. I could use one or two of those. Yes please post pics. I wish we had an IKEA here. They have so many cool things but I think their shipping is kind of high.

 

[Miss QQ]

Hi Jenns! Missed you! Enjoy your Helmer! Which colour did you get? Did you get the plastic container that can fit inside the drawers? I got them and they are good for keep all the small items organised. The plastic containers were made for some other baskets but they fit in the Helmer drawers too.

shadow - I have 2 grey Helmers. I really like them because they keep my makeup much more organised, and they don't take up a lot of space. They are super pretty or posh looking, but they are simple and affordable. If I ever get sick of them or they rust/spoil, I'll throw them out.

Lou - How are you? It has been very hot here too! Hot and hazy, with rain sometimes. So with the lack of sleep, I'm having a bad throat and cold again.

 

[-Cassandra-]

Hey everyone! It has been ages! How are all of you? I like the new thread name - very appropriate!

Jerome and I are finally moved in and settled and have internet! We love our new place - so much more space, and we've been able to put our own touch on everything! We're still waiting to get a couple of organizers to finish unpacking the last few boxes, but it was decent enough to have some of our friends over last night to have a little housewarming party I also finally got my Helmer, so I've been able to unpack and organize all of my makeup! I'll be getting my vanity Thanksgiving weekend, so I'll try and post some pictures soon

I've also started teaching French - I really love the people I'm working with and my students, so I feel really fortunate. It's not completely full-time, but it's definitely keeping me very busy!

I've missed everyone here so much - I'm excited to be able to keep up with Specktra again!!!

I took french for 14 years. Thats the only thing I ever enjoyed about the college prep school I went to. They started us really early on foreign langauge (I was 8yrs old) and it was the only class I truly adored. What grade are you teaching?