SCORPIO—EXPERIENCE—”I base my view of reality on personal experience more than popular opinion. I honor and embrace the life lessons that are ever expanding who I am.” I have a migraine. It’s the first one in a while. I hate…
School & Book Notes
Note to self: WEAR SHORTS TOMORROW YOU IDIOT! It’s ridiculously hot in this room, and I have another class here tomorrow night. This whole building just doesn’t have good air circulation, period. I hate being cold, but at least in…
Homework
So we got some of my books today, and will order the rest at Border’s so I can use the 20% educators’ discount we get as homeschoolers. I have four chapters to read before my 6pm class, so I’d best…
Problems With the Schooling System
Fingers are pointed at various aspects of the schooling system—overcrowded classrooms, lack of funding, teachers who can’t pass competency exams in their fields, etc. But these are just secondary problems. Even if they were cleared up, schools would still suck.…
Too Many Changes
I must admit that I’ve tried to institute too many new habits at once. I’m not good at gradual anything, though. I really have very little patience in too many ways to count them. I always find it funny when…
Friday Frittering
I’ve never had a reason to walk into a Bath & Body Works store before. Now I know they carry Burt’s Bees products, so I do. shadowkatt got some in her Christmas stocking last year and has loved them, so…
Energy Request
I find it difficult to talk about money. I have big hang-ups about it. But I know I need to get over them, so… I’m trying very hard not to freak out about a money matter right now. There are…
Define Technical Communication
Assignment: Define “technical communication” using an analogy, in 20-30 words, as you would if explaining what you do at a cocktail party. Technical writers are mostly translators. We take complex information and explain it as clearly as possible, avoiding jargon…
Introvert Backlash
I am reminded, again, that I really am an introvert. After being at school for about 8 hours yesterday, I want to crawl into a hole and pull it in after me. I need about two hours of recovery time…