ugh, meara, she just met you, right? So's how she supposed to know if you are deep or not? WhatEV mang.

I am not deep enough for her. Which is fine, cause when I read her profile I was like "wow, she's too bullshitty pretentious for me"

Ah, yes, the naval-gazing pretentious "deep" and "spiritual" type. I guess it's better to figure it out right away than have it gradually reveal itself over multiple dates.

I think I figured out why I've been having such bad time management problems lately, especially at home. Part of the problem is that I need to actually USE a system like Getting Things Done or FlyLady's lists instead of just thinking about what a good idea it would be (and I spent an hour or two on project and task lists today).

But the big thing is learning to flow around interruptions. I'd gotten to the point where I hardly did anything while Annabel was awake. Then I realized the pattern. I'd be trying to pay the bills or respond to my critique partners or whatever, and Annabel would need me or just want to play, and once her attention drifted elsewhere, it'd take me forever to go back to what I was doing--all because over the years I got into the bad habit of going through this internet procrastination ritual of checking b.org, all my blogs, my email, etc. before going to work. And I do it EVERY TIME, no matter how recently I last checked them. So it's like half an hour checking blogs, email, DailyKos, etc., five minutes of work, twenty minutes playing with Annabel, half an hour checking blogs, five minutes of work before Annabel asks for a glass of milk, lather, rinse, repeat.

So now I'm trying to break the procrastination ritual. And I've gotten a ton of stuff done today, too. I just have to make it stick somehow...

Yeah, this was a semi-blind (from the internet) date. She was the one who originally contacted me. And I'm not sure if it was the mention of America's Next Top Model, or the flat-out saying that I'm really not that introspective, but....heck, I felt like the religion talk was appropriately not-shallow...

Whatever. Her shamanic journey will go on without me. OY.

Meara, don't let the "first/only dates" get you down. I feel your pain. Part of me is desperate to want a mate, and start to think "oo, if I..." then I realize, eh, she's not the one for me. Keep your chin up luv, we'll find our mates.

Sheesh, Meara - she sounds like a total pillock! With a pretty impressive combination of ego and lack of social skills, at that - just as well she's nice looking.

Still, anyone who doesn't realise that a sense of frivolity & enjoyment of pop culture is NOT, in fact, indicative of shallowness...more fool her.

Still, bugger. I feel the universe should be flinging hot chicks your way, damn it! You're owed some good karma!

Yeesh, meara.

t waves weakly

javachick - in answer to this:

Please tell me that this isn't actually possible? They do have audits of IP addresses or somesuch to prove their graduating students are, ya know, actually the ones taking the exams?

I haven't the slightest. I'm going to go with "Yes, it is possible" because students can log into the system from any computer, any where. I have worked from at least 7 states. What I'll probably do is have my sister watch me take it again. She didn't do any of the problems for me - I did all the work - and she told me if I was right or not. And if I'm having a problem getting a problem set up, she helps me get it set up.

Weekend with sis was good. Infection is departing like a good infection should. Found out my mother called my OBC to ask about the doctor that sis is seeing for the cancer, since they are in the same medical group and hospital. I have several conflicting feelings about this.

I work in on-line education and it is absolutely possible, and very hard to prove, as, as Aims says, students can log in from anywhere. The idea is that we're adults, and want to learn, so won't cheat. We are dealing with students sharing tests right now for an on-line class, and it is really difficult to prove.

We are dealing with students sharing tests right now for an on-line class, and it is really difficult to prove.

Remember that student of my sister's from last week who had the right answers to the other version of the exam and said he didn't cheat and copy off someone else, but was "lucky" and "guessed"? He showed up to the mediation with his mother and his lawyer. My sister ended up giving him last year's test to take immediately, and he got something like a 49%. She figures that's the last she'll hear from him.

He showed up to the mediation with his mother and his lawyer.

see how nice your sister is. I would have been looking for an airlock. or a pointy stick.