I think I've shared before that I'm working towars a BA in English with the goal of teaching at a two-year college. I've only started taking classes at the local university this semester. I have three classes (9cr) so maybe I don't have enough experience yet to fully judge just how good this college is, but so far I'm highly disappointed. If there was another college within a reasonable driving area I’d check it out. The biggest think I’m learning is how NOT to teach a course! Here...

Yep, after 35 years I finally got one. And you know what? I'm going to participate, if I can come up with the extra cash I need to invest. Here's my idea: I'm going to take six index cards and write on them: Here's my two cents Don't be so STUPID! Get a real job and make your own d*^n money! If I'm feeling really generous I'll tape two pennies to each one. I can't believe people fall for this crap. The only people making money on this scam are the ones that sell the pr...

Does anyone believe they mean anything? Any dream interpretors out there? 1. Babies anyone? I dreamed that babies were being born out a big belly, but it wasn't attached to a person. No legs in the way. I had a list that told me what gender each one was. I checked the list as every one came out. They came out feet first and if the feet were crossed it was a girl, if they weren't crossed it was a boy. There was one on the list that just showed "uhhh...?" on the list, mea...

I haven't been around for a while - again! Life gets busy I guess then slows down and here I am again. Thanksgiving was good. I have lots to be thankful for. Christmas was good. I got exactly what I wanted. New Year's Eve was fun, or funny, or pathetic. I'm not sure which. While my husband slept through the ball drop I was partying it up with a couple of neighbors. Me, 35, Dave, 56, and Sylvia, 75. We ate, drank, played cards, ate, drank, played cards and then toasted in the...

You know - the kind of word that sticks in your head. But ones that aren't usually used in everyday conversation? I heard my husband's favorite word on the news last night. It's not very common so It really stuck out. Malfeasance . He loves malfeasance, nonfeasance , and misfeasance . I like nonfeasance best myself. My favorites are tabula rasa and the much more common macabre . What's your favorite word?

I remember being very young and being in a strange hotel room with my family. I was on the floor in a sleeping bag at night with my teddy bear (a Paddington Bear) and took its paw and rubbed myself. I assume that it was to comfort myself in a strange place. I felt that I was being bad for doing it. Later when I reached my teens I would sped a lot of time in the bathtub touching myself. I also did it some in my bedroom too, but was always uncomfortable because I didn't have a lock on th...

I went to Goodwill and Salvation today. I love looking at the stuff...ok..junk. Sure, some of it is junk but there's just as much good stuff. I bought a pair of jeans for 4 bucks. Like new jeans that weren't even worn at the knees or arse. Most times I don't find any shirts or blouses worth buying, but I love the jeans. Some even have the tags on them still. I also like to look for skirts. I love skirts. There’s nothing like the freedom a skirt offers. I got a pair of sandals- ...

In preparation for making Christmas gifts I asked a friend what her favorite color is. She said she doesn't have one. Not have a favorite color? I thought everyone had a favorite? Am I just being childish? Mine is yellow. What's yours?

Monday Classes started at the local college. I'm taking six credits. Today was the first session of "Oral Communication for Managers." All of the other students are taking it as a requirment of a managemnt/marketing degree. I'm not going for a degree - just taking classes that appeal to me. I'm the oldest, besided the professor. I'm a good ten+ years older than all the other students. I'm OK with that - or at least I thought I was.... We had all the get-to-know-ya exercises. Two gi...

I'm a melancholy person. In general I think of the world in very dark terms. There have been times that I feel like I just want to die and get it over with. I don't feel like that now, but sometimes I worry that something bad will happen and I'll be that sad again. A few years ago I took a bunch of pills and ended up getting my stomach pumped. Everyone thought it was a suicide attempt but it really wasn't. I just wanted to be numb. I didn't want to deal with my emotions. How about...

I've read that the key to increasing your keyboarding speed is to type words not letters. I'm working on it but it's hard. It seems like instead of reversing a few letters I type a completely wrong word, which I think is worse. I took a test here Link Here are my results: Test Name: Strategic Alliances with Competitors Gross Speed 68 WPM Errors 30 words Net speed 58 wpm How about you?

OK folks, back to the real world. What do you do for a living?

I'm electrical engineer. It's all I ever dreamed of doing. Unfortunately I'm currently working as a packaging engineer. It sucks. Boooring...boooring. As a result I don't do my job. As a result I don't get good performance reviews. As a result they won't let me have an electrical engineering job until I improve my performance. Change will require me to move on to a new company. Right now that's not going to happen. So that's my story. What's yours?

Personal things - not world peace (thought that would be really good right now) Me: 1. To have my grandmother back for any amount of time I could get - one year - one month - one day - even one hour. At 69 she went to have bypass surgery. I wasn't there. She didn't make it through. I don't have many regrets in my life, but not being there that morning is at the top of the list. 2. That my husband lives as long as I do. 3. That I could have had a child. How about you?...