The Boast Post

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, I've opened a similar thread (Let's celbrate) before, but this one is better:
brag about your achievements (great and small) here.

Psychologists say it's good for you!
(clinically tested, not on animals though:lol: )


I read over 100 pages of Psychology today. Now my head is spinning and I probably haven't memorized much, but well, it's only for my general exam topic (don't ask about the special topic!).:idea:

[Shannanigan]

This morning we did the final rounds for the archery tournament. I had to leave early but the coach said he doubted anyone could catch up to me, and asked for my shirt size so he could order me the champion shirt :D:D:D

My best score: 50! (54 points is most possible in archery)

[SummerSolstice]

Wow Shannigan!! No wonder you're proud! :eek:

One of my professors gave me a **perfect** grade on my last paper, saying "I like this paper VERY much" and that it was "thoughtful, precise, and has such a good grasp on the major concerns". I was astoundulated!!! My first perfect paper grade!! (Being homeschooled through high school, my papers weren't graded numerically) Yaaay, me! :D

[higley]

Good job, guys!

Ummm, I'm reading a non-fictional book about WWII and it's not for a class assignment? x)

[RobinHood3000]

Finishing up a Literature project tonight of which I'm very proud. A sword and shield (with coat of arms) in honor of Banquo's Ghost from Macbeth. I'll post pictures when I'm finished.

[kathycf]

Nice work, everybody! Robin I would be interested to see those pics, so don't forget. I have a small achievement...I went grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and I did not scream or kill anybody, and managed to finish in about 30 minutes. (I hate grocery shopping. Actually I wouldn't mind so much if everybody else would stay at home when I go out)

[toni]

I am HAIKU-ing and Posting and Doing the laundry at the same time!:) Talk about multi-tasking...

[RobinHood3000]

As requested:

[RobinHood3000]

Last one...

[toni]

Wow:) You did that all by yourself? Great job, dude. :)
One question though, what do the the words engraved on the sword mean?

[kathycf]

Wow, that looks really cool! Ok, I get the Tartan on the shield, but what is the meaning of the other symbols ( especially the pig...)? And what does the saying on the sword mean? Sorry to be obtuse but it has been a very long time since I have read Macbeth.

[RobinHood3000]

"Nemo me impune lacessit" is Latin for, roughly, "No man wounds me with impunity." It's the Scottish Motto, as well as the motto of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, a chivalric order revived by King James II, grandson of James I (who was, of course, Shakespeare's patron at the time of Macbeth).

Most of the symbols are explained here. (http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm) If you have any other questions, let me know. The plant, by the way, is a yarrow flower -- it represents bitterness.

[Shalot]

Nice work, everybody! Robin I would be interested to see those pics, so don't forget. I have a small achievement...I went grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and I did not scream or kill anybody, and managed to finish in about 30 minutes. (I hate grocery shopping. Actually I wouldn't mind so much if everybody else would stay at home when I go out)

Hear hear! I just went out to the store looking for Thanksgiving themed items (such as a tablecloth and maybe a center piece or candle for the dinner table) and they had absolutley NO Thanksgiving stuff. They had Christmas and some Halloween clearance but no Thanksgiving. I guess no one is thankful :D. I hate the store. And in each store I managed to get the rickety old shopping cart that made lots of noise and was hard to steer. grrr :flare:

Oh I guess I should post a boast. Once a long time ago I scored a winning three point shot in a basketball game and my teammates gathered around me after the game. Isn't that sad? I haven't a memorable moment since then and it's been so many years ago!

[IamMissingaLink]

Wow Shannigan!! No wonder you're proud! :eek:

One of my professors gave me a **perfect** grade on my last paper, saying "I like this paper VERY much" and that it was "thoughtful, precise, and has such a good grasp on the major concerns". I was astoundulated!!! My first perfect paper grade!! (Being homeschooled through high school, my papers weren't graded numerically) Yaaay, me! :D


nicely done :thumbs_up

[IamMissingaLink]

Oh I guess I should post a boast. Once a long time ago I scored a winning three point shot in a basketball game and my teammates gathered around me after the game. Isn't that sad? I haven't a memorable moment since then and it's been so many years ago!

:) that's a nice memory. Sporting success is good becuase is so instantly gratifying.

[Madhuri]

Very well done Robin. :thumbs_up

Just out of curiosity, does 'R' mean Robin???

[SleepyWitch]

wow, nice work, Robin.
that heraldry page rocks! I've bookmarked it.

congrats on your grade, Sol :)

[Laindessiel]

I'd give an "A" for your project, Rob!

As for me, I'm reading Time Magazine while searching for some useful quotes on the web and copying them on my notebook at the same time answering tricky riddles and then posting on this forum! Wow. Talk about multi-tasking for me....never actually do that normally.

And by the way, KathyCF, what do you hate about grocery shopping? :) To me it's loads better than shopping for clothes; RTW shopping is the ultimate stress-loader! Grocering is my favorite form of shopping; picking the best brands, comparing prices, and buying lots of food! And it's the only time my mom and I agree with something *jokes!*. She's the best accompaniment when grocering.

[mtpspur]

When occasionally asked about my Air Force days (usually around Veterans Day) after all those years the one thing I usually think of is that during my assignment at Grand Forks AFB ND while working as Chief Clerk, Orderly Room for the 321st Civil Engineering Squadron (SAC) not one of the Humanitarian Discharge cases I wrote and submiited on behalf of my airmen was ever turned down. Now admittedly having one turned down is rare--does happen with Hardship Discharges but one fellow in particular wanted to get out to inherit the family business (jn California I believe) because his father had a year to live and I felt by the grace of God I contributed to that last year. Especially in light of my personal failure with my own father. It has given comfort over the years since.

[RobinHood3000]

Aww, thanks everyone. And yes, Maddie, the "R" is indeed the symbol of Robin, the Boy Wonder. Ostensibly, it's a symbol of Banquo's sidekick-ness, although it's been there since I built that shield, originally as part of a Roman Legionnaire's costume. Everything else was addid specifically for the project.

[Pensive]

Well done all of you!

Hmmm...what should I boast about? Did lots of things, lots of good, that it is difficult to think of one. :p

Anyway, the most recent occasion to brag about is when I got my English Society Sash a day before yesterday. English Society is one of the societies in the school, in which Presidant, Vice-Presidant, and Secretary are selected. Presidant from Grade 10, Vice-Preisedant from Grade 9 and Secretary from my grade. They have to along with the members of society, help in arranging school functions related to English.

Nearly, all the pupils in my class gave the exam, and out of them all, I got selected! I feel really good, though I know its probably not a great deal, just a sash, but still it doesn't hurt to feel good for yourself sometimes. :p

[SleepyWitch]

congrats Pensy :)
I'm sure you'll be a good secretary

[Shannanigan]

Robin: Duct tape is your friend! :D:D:D

Really awesome jobs everybody, 3-point shots, perfect papers, and thanksgiving shopping included! :D

Hmmmm...I've completed 2 out of the 4 term papers due next week, and I'm plowing through the 3rd...I'm amazed at myself for not being burned out yet...

[higley]

Good job, Pensive!

Robin, your stuff is awesome :D

[Pensive]

Good job, Pensive!


congrats Pensy :)
I'm sure you'll be a good secretary

Ahh, thanks!

But I don't think so that I will make a good secretary. I will have to take part in speeches and stuff, and it makes me wonder if I did not do the right thing by entering in the society test. I like to be a free person, not good in organizing stuff and handling responsibilities. :(

On the other hand, sash looks really cool. I was visiting a junior class and the little girls were asking me, "Baji, are you a star student?" :p

Heh, I felt good. :D

*Baji is an Urdu word which is a sign of respect for girls older than you.

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, I'm sure you'll do fine. In my experience, you soon learn to live up to your responsibles once you have them. Maybe you won't be a perfect secretary from the start but you'll grow into it :)

[Pensive]

hehe, I'm sure you'll do fine. In my experience, you soon learn to live up to your responsibles once you have them. Maybe you won't be a perfect secretary from the start but you'll grow into it :)
Yeah, I reckon so. :)

But still one likes to be free person, isn't it? :p

[kathycf]

Nicely done, Pensy. :)

Laindessiel, I used to have a store in my area that was open 24 hours. Since I had to get up very early to drive my ex-husband to the train station I used to go shopping very early...like 5:30 AM. Then it was ok, not a lot of people. I hate crowds and traffic and so on .... I guess I am a very nervous person. I do like finding bargains, however! :D
(you can call me Kathy, just about everybody does. :) )

[SleepyWitch]

i hate shopping for clothes! I get very impatient when I don't find what I want in the first shop I check and normally I don't want any of the stuff they have because I don't follow any fashions anyway. So I only go clothes shopping when there's absolutely no way around it.

another boast: I swam 3,000 m yesterday (120 single laps in a 25m pool). I cheated though, because 40% of it was crawling where I was supposed to do 100% breast stroke.
But seeing as I'm picking it up again after a long break, it's good enough :)

[Virgil]

i hate shopping for clothes! I get very impatient when I don't find what I want in the first shop I check and normally I don't want any of the stuff they have because I don't follow any fashions anyway. So I only go clothes shopping when there's absolutely no way around it.

another boast: I swam 3,000 m yesterday (120 single laps in a 25m pool). I cheated though, because 40% of it was crawling where I was supposed to do 100% breast stroke.
But seeing as I'm picking it up again after a long break, it's good enough :)

Wow, that is fantastic nonetheless. You are an athlete, Sleepy. I had not known that.

[Madhuri]

another boast: I swam 3,000 m yesterday (120 single laps in a 25m pool). I cheated though, because 40% of it was crawling where I was supposed to do 100% breast stroke.
But seeing as I'm picking it up again after a long break, it's good enough :)

120 laps, very impressive, I can hardly go for 4 laps in one go....he he he...... :D

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, I used to do this once a week every week but I've become very sluggish (due to the long term evil influence of English crisps and short term bother of Psychology exams :) )

[OZEED]

This week, I landed a major client that I've been working into. I'm really proud coz I've at this company for only three months.:banana: :banana: :banana:

[toni]

Wow, Ozzed! Congratulations!! Good Job!:)

Now this boast is for my lovely sister Laindessiel..
Yesterday she cooked a REALLY SUPERB LUNCH with the monggo beans! She really is getting better at her cooking skills!:):):)

If I gain unwanted wieght I should put her to blame...

[SleepyWitch]

weeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, guess who got an A in the oral Psychology exam although there were lots of things "they" didn't know and "they" got thoroughly grilled?
weeeeeheeeeee, have some mango juice everyone
http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/images/mango/allthingsmangoimagecopyrighted.jpg

[Taliesin]

Was in Latvia.
Survived!
And even managed to sing and enjoy ourselves!

[kathycf]

Congrats, OZEED Lain and Taliesin. (Is Latvia that bad?)

Sleepy, good for you. Orals are more difficult for most folks than written because they really put you on the spot. :thumbs_up

[Scheherazade]

(Is Latvia that bad?)

For an Estonian, maybe?

:D

[SleepyWitch]

what did you do in Latvia, Tal? Except sing and survive?

yep, Kathy, I find orals more difficult, too, because you can't waffle or the prof asks you unexpected questions.

[Shannanigan]

Yich...oral exams...not looking forward to my Spanish one on Wednesday next week...

Hmmm...I have not really accomplished much worth boasting except for not pulling all of my hair out yet with all of the schoolwork piled on to problems with coworkers going on...I can't wait until I leave for California on the 8th!

[SleepyWitch]

Hmmm...I have not really accomplished much worth boasting except for not pulling all of my hair out yet with all of the schoolwork piled on to problems with coworkers going on...
hehe, well that's good enough for a start :)
what kind of trouble are your co-workers giving you?

[Shannanigan]

Oh, well...this semester was a weird one for our writing center because our official Director was off-island having a baby. She was still "technically" our director but wasn't actually here to direct...so she trusted me and another tutor to direct ourselves and the other tutors...

needless to say, we slowly but surely started to relax some of the rules, and our co-workers then started to take advantage by taking random long breaks during hours they were being paid for, making excuses like they had someone to pick up at the airport, or they would come in late saying "well, nobody ever wants help with a paper this early anyway..."

It got a little out of hand, and neither me nor the other "co-director/tutor" have the power to warn, fire, or dock hours from them...then the school realized that our director was off-island and insisted that she designate a faculty member on island to take her place, which resulted in mass confusion and prevented us from being able to approach the problem of the carefree tutors...

I finally wound up writing a public notice for all tutors on the same day I posted that "boast" that outlined the university policy for student employees and restated that anyone diverging from the policy could lose their job...when they asked why I did it I said that we were going to be watched for the next few weeks while they find us a new director...

So, got that fixed and FINISHED ALL OF MY PAPERS!!! WOOHOO!!! (there's my boast :D)

[SleepyWitch]

wow, that sounds like a lot of mess!
when is your director coming back?

(another swimming boast: did 2000m the day before yesterday and another 2000m last night; I'm taking a few days "off" after the exam, so I had lots of time to go swimming)

[Therapy?]

oooooh boasting is good for you?

[SleepyWitch]

wow, congrats Therapy! that's a great score.


oooooh boasting is GOOD for you? And all this time I thought being modest was a virtue.....

Well I aced my BMAT (bio-medical admissions test) which automatically shortlists me for entry into UCL for medicine - I scored in the top 5% for one of the sections!
well, yes, it might be a virtue, but who said virtues are good for you? ;)

[grace86]

I FINISHED MY PERSONAL STATEMENT!!! In other words, I finished my application to my university! It was due today by 11:59 p.m. I am sooo relieved and excited!

[Petrarch's Love]

Congrats Grace, and I hope your application is accepted successfully!

[Whifflingpin]

Challenged by Sleepywitch, I took the test here:
http://similarminds.com/intdoor-verbal.html

And got this result:
“Your overall percentile is 97% which means you scored higher than 97% of the people who have taken this test. The internet population tends to be more intelligent so your percentile might be higher if the test taking sample was perfectly random.”

Am reminded of the saying "Little things please little minds."

(Of course, percentile is not very revealing - the test might previously have been taken just by 5 ten-year olds)

[kathycf]

Whoopie for me .A person who likes to read would almost be expected to have high verbal intelligence.

Your overall percentile is 94% which means you scored higher than 94% of the people who have taken this test.

Oh, I didn't mean to come across snotty or anything...just in a bad mood.

[SleepyWitch]

hehe congrats Whiffle. IF it is a valid IQ test (not some crappy online quiz thingy) and hasn't been taken by only 5 ten year olds your results mean that your IQ (at least the verbal one) is almost 130, 130 being the bench mark for gifted people. But of course you'd need to take a test on different types of intelligence and get an overall score of 130 to count as gifted :)

hehe, kathy, I talked him (? her?) into taking this test because of his/her hilarious acronyms in the the acronym game.

[Shannanigan]

I FINISHED MY PERSONAL STATEMENT!!! In other words, I finished my application to my university! It was due today by 11:59 p.m. I am sooo relieved and excited!

Congrats and good luck! God, I love the feeling of finishing something before a deadline :D

I have a boast!

I WON THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT AT MY SCHOOL!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I got a score of 254 total for six rounds. The highest score possible for each round is 54, and I averaged at 42.3! :D:D:D I beat all of the girls AND the guys. Woot! :)

[SleepyWitch]

wow, Shanna, congrats!
and congrats to you, too, grace. I hope you'll get accepted by the uni :)

[grace86]

Thanks guys!

Shann, that is great that you scored so high. Congratulations!

[kathycf]

I have a boast!

I WON THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT AT MY SCHOOL!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I got a score of 254 total for six rounds. The highest score possible for each round is 54, and I averaged at 42.3! :D:D:D I beat all of the girls AND the guys. Woot! :)
Awesome job, Shann. :thumbs_up
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/archery_bow_target_sc.gif

[Nightshade]

I FINISHED MY PERSONAL STATEMENT!!! In other words, I finished my application to my university! It was due today by 11:59 p.m. I am sooo relieved and excited!
Thats great grace make sure you keep a copy it makes an ace starting point for your cv:nod:

Congrats and good luck! God, I love the feeling of finishing something before a deadline :D

I have a boast!

I WON THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT AT MY SCHOOL!!!
YAY!:banana:so wheres the piccy of the trophey?? :brow:

my boast I didnt cringe once from the ball today at basketball practise ,,,I even scored a .... whats it called in basketball? 2 points!!
I am over coming my phobia of flying balls !!!:D:D

[RobinHood3000]

YAAAAAY, SHANN!!!! I'm so proud of you!! I wish my school had archery tournaments!!

[Nightshade]

ok second boast only its not a boast its a celberation and thanksgiving
the stupid php code finally works!!!!
well except that I cant find the note to tell me how to get an array to start from 1 instead of 0 but I know where I saved that on the uni computer!!

maybe I should make a backup of my computer now

[Therapy?]

wow, congrats Therapy! that's a great score.


well, yes, it might be a virtue, but who said virtues are good for you? ;)

Thanks!

hmm it said my message is too short, so i'll post this sentence

[dramasnot6]

i just got my exam results from the end of the year back. I scored top for Lit on the exam and now im top of the class!

[Pensive]

i just got my exam results from the end of the year back. I scored top for Lit on the exam and now im top of the class!


Congrats and good luck! God, I love the feeling of finishing something before a deadline :D

I have a boast!

I WON THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT AT MY SCHOOL!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I got a score of 254 total for six rounds. The highest score possible for each round is 54, and I averaged at 42.3! :D:D:D I beat all of the girls AND the guys. Woot! :)
This is wonderful. :thumbs_up

Congratulations! :banana:

[dramasnot6]

thanks pensive!

[SleepyWitch]

I've started writing a short story.
It's a whopping 15 A4 pages already.
It's got a beginning, a middle and en end.
All the characters are entirely ficitve, except some little mannerisms I copied from RL people.
Maybe I'll finish it by tomorrow or the day after.
= *great success*!

on the downside, I haven't done much else than write on the story *lazy Witch*

[Schokokeks]

I've started writing a short story.

Yay, that's great ! Come back when you're published, 'kay ? :p

Nej, seriously, congratulations for having written such a great deal already :nod:.

PS: It is scientifically proven and approved by many experts in the field that eating lots of chocolate cookies has positive effects on your creativity ;).

[SleepyWitch]

hehe
Schoko: It's come back to publish, not when you're published :)
I want to put it up on here :)

grrrrrrrr, i have to translate Kant into English. I wish I could boast I'd already finished the translation

PS: You have just volunteered to read and criticize my story :D

[Virgil]

I've started writing a short story.
It's a whopping 15 A4 pages already.
It's got a beginning, a middle and en end.
All the characters are entirely ficitve, except some little mannerisms I copied from RL people.
Maybe I'll finish it by tomorrow or the day after.
= *great success*!

on the downside, I haven't done much else than write on the story *lazy Witch*

OK, I forgive you for not starting Antony and Cleopatra. ;)

Are you going to submit it to lit net competition? Are we still doing that in 2007? I hope so. I've got a new story running through my head that I was going to try to write over Christmas time off.

[Shannanigan]

Awwww...thank you to everybody for all the congrats! :D I don't get a trophy :( because my uni is a little too poor for such extravagant spending, :lol: instead I get a t-shirt that has my name on it and says I won. Hey, free clothes that boast for me, I'm not one to complian! :D

I haven't been around much lately because of final papers and exams, this semester was a mess...


wow, that sounds like a lot of mess!
when is your director coming back?

(another swimming boast: did 2000m the day before yesterday and another 2000m last night; I'm taking a few days "off" after the exam, so I had lots of time to go swimming)

The director comes back next semester, which starts next month, thank God. My goodness that is a lot of swimming girl! I bow down to you....


oooooh boasting is GOOD for you? And all this time I thought being modest was a virtue.....:D

Well I aced my BMAT (bio-medical admissions test) which automatically shortlists me for entry into UCL for medicine - I scored in the top 5% for one of the sections!

Wow! Congratulations! That is really cool, you must be good ;)

[Shannanigan]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/archery_bow_target_sc.gif

Heehee...side comment...that's the same kind of bow that I used (recurve bow)...sorry, that amuses me :p

[dramasnot6]

I've started writing a short story.
It's a whopping 15 A4 pages already.
It's got a beginning, a middle and en end.
All the characters are entirely ficitve, except some little mannerisms I copied from RL people.
Maybe I'll finish it by tomorrow or the day after.
= *great success*!

on the downside, I haven't done much else than write on the story *lazy Witch*

i hope i'm not too late to give my congrats! :D Congratulations SleepyWitch! I'm sure it will be amazing.

[davoarid]

I just took my LSATs on Saturday, and I'm almost certain I've scored high enough to attend the law school of my choice.

(The only downside to this is that once in law school I will not be able to read as much literature as I like.)

[SleepyWitch]

OK, I forgive you for not starting Antony and Cleopatra. ;)

Are you going to submit it to lit net competition? Are we still doing that in 2007? I hope so. I've got a new story running through my head that I was going to try to write over Christmas time off.

it's way above the word limit :) unless we launch a long short story competition :)

[dramasnot6]

I just took my LSATs on Saturday, and I'm almost certain I've scored high enough to attend the law school of my choice.

(The only downside to this is that once in law school I will not be able to read as much literature as I like.)

Congratulations! I'm sure youll be able to read a bit on the side, and maybe learning about law will enhance your reading experience? Knowledge about almost anything helps in appreciating a text.

[SleepyWitch]

i stayed at univ till ten with a friend last Thursday to finish off an A0 poster about our London field trip.
when i came home i couldn't sleep till 2 a.m. and then I got up at 8, went to univ again to have to poster printed.
in the afternoon i went to a linguistics talk and it turned out i forgot whatever I knew about linguistics because my Education exams dragged on for half a year.
so i didn't know what the guy was talking about and felt miserable:bawling:
then I felt even more miserable and felt miserable about feeling miserable and then I kicked my own *ss and decided to do something about it and do some revision :)

[Shadowsarin]

Told I have a good chance of getting three A's this year in College. Though I doubt I will, I'm too laided back to get such good marks...

[mir]

i . . . uh . . . am almost finished with my book? got a good PSAT score? i don't know what to brag about . . . :p ooh, yes i do know - i'm a good boaster! :D

[Jean-Baptiste]

I want to add my boasts to the grand and commendable ones already on this thread. Congratulations everyone!

I recieved A's in all of my classes this term. I got 100% on my math final, as well as 100%'s on a couple of the regular tests. (My dad said I was in the wrong major. :lol: ) I got 100% on my biology test. I got 100% on the portfolio for all work completed in my fiction writing class. And I did pretty well in speech class. It's so much fun getting perfect scores! Perhaps that's only because it doesn't happen all the time. It would surely become very dull--any drawnout period of perfection. :p

[Nightshade]

Told I have a good chance of getting three A's this year in College. Though I doubt I will, I'm too laided back to get such good marks...

OMG you freak:p ( says the girl with 6 a levels :rolleyes: )

[SleepyWitch]

wow, congrats on your great marks Shadow and Jean-Baptiste! It's cool when hard work pays off :)

[Pensive]

Told I have a good chance of getting three A's this year in College. Though I doubt I will, I'm too laided back to get such good marks...

In A-Levels? I wish you best of luck. How many subjects are you taking?

Hmm...what have I got to boast about? Perhaps nothing. Things are getting worse, being fourteen doesn't feel as good as I thought it would be. :sick:

[mockingbird]

I got A* on my English Lit and Lang papers for my mock GCSEs :] And for my French I got A* too.

Haha it feels good to boast about THOSE... don't anyone ask about my other subjects please!

[alhara]

hey sleepy what are your views on secend hand stores, you can find almost anything there, from white leather leisure suits to flower print skirts with sequins, and it is almost always cheaper than going to the mall.

I survived another day with out being hit by a car walking around before sunrise in a black coat with the hood up walking in the street, when it is pitch black outside. (this is not an everyday thing it´s necessity if i can´t find my reflectors)

[SleepyWitch]

glad you weren't hit by any cars, alhara :)
second hand stores? they're great, especially those that sell 70s vintage clothes or dusty old suits that look as if an 80 year old communist has died in them, seriously :p Except i've never been inside one (store, not suit, I mean) because I can't even afford to buy clothes second hand, I never buy any.
(hm, does that count as a boast?)

[mir]

yay!! really excited!!!

i just got straight As on my finals and on my semester grade!! i thought i was going to fail the science test . . . :p

[Madhuri]

Good, Mir!! All are achievers here. :thumbs_up

[SleepyWitch]

congrats mir :)

[AimusSage]

Hey, I discovered something!

Anyway, I once airlifted twenty Elephants from Carthage that were stuck on Corsica after taking a wrong turn in the Alps!

[Madhuri]

I wish I had something to boast about...:( Never did anything commendable.

[Niamh]

I know this is probably silly but.... i'm finally better andI can finally go back to work on monday after being out sick for five weeks!:D personally i think thats something to be happy about. fingers crossed i dont catch anything between now and 5am monday!:banana: :banana: :banana:

[SleepyWitch]

i swam 2,000m last night. that isn't too much in itself but i already did 3,000m on Sunday. I'll try to go swimming twice a week now and do 5,000-6,000 metres a week.

my boss offered me to teach 4 tutorials instead of 2 next term :) so I'm going to earn double as much as before ;)

[dramasnot6]

i swam 2,000m last night. that isn't too much in itself but i already did 3,000m on Sunday. I'll try to go swimming twice a week now and do 5,000-6,000 metres a week.

my boss offered me to teach 4 tutorials instead of 2 next term :) so I'm going to earn double as much as before ;)

Congratulations sleepy! Staying physically and mentally very fit i see :D Whatcha going to use the extra money for? :)

[SleepyWitch]

gonna put it in my savings account and save up so i can travel again

[Schokokeks]

my boss offered me to teach 4 tutorials instead of 2 next term :) so I'm going to earn double as much as before ;)
Oh, that's really cool, Sleepy, I would love to have you as my tutor !!! (The tutorial I have to take this semester is an awful waste of time, mainly because of the tutor :rolleyes:).
I hope I'll be able to do this better once I'm advanced enough for the professors to let me do it :D.

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, just stick in there and make sure you get good marks and I'm sure you'll be a tutor in no time :)
(don't laze around as much as me!)

[Schokokeks]

...I'm sure you'll be a tutor in no time :)
(don't laze around as much as me!)
Looks like it worked for you all the same :p.

[Shannanigan]

Er...umm...I've managed to keep my head above the water so far this semester? (Though the waves keep threatening to change that with each class I attend...)

I like this thread...it makes me smile :D

[Schokokeks]

Er...umm...I've managed to keep my head above the water so far this semester?

Yay ! Congratulations, Shan !! :D
I think we students should start a "survived-the-semestre"-party ! I'm with you, in any case ;)

[Virgil]

OK here's my boast. I've been going to the gym three times per week for six weeks straight. Excercising for almost an hour each time. Doing cardio and some strength and stomach workouts. And since I was diagnosed with fatty liver, I've been eating smaller portions, minimizing alcohol and very few snacks. In six weeks I've lost 3 and a half pounds (1.6 kg). And I know it's even better than that. I've put on a bit of muscle, and muscle weighs like twice as much as fat. So not only have I lost weight, I've lost quite a bit of fat and replaced it with muscle. I can feel my pants are loose again!:thumbs_up

[RobinHood3000]

:thumbs_up Congratulations, Virgil! Nice work!

[SleepyWitch]

OK here's my boast. I've been going to the gym three times per week for six weeks straight. Excercising for almost an hour each time. Doing cardio and some strength and stomach workouts. And since I was diagnosed with fatty liver, I've been eating smaller portions, minimizing alcohol and very few snacks. In six weeks I've lost 3 and a half pounds (1.6 kg). And I know it's even better than that. I've put on a bit of muscle, and muscle weighs like twice as much as fat. So not only have I lost weight, I've lost quite a bit of fat and replaced it with muscle. I can feel my pants are loose again!:thumbs_up

congrats Virg, keep it up! do you still go swimming, as well? i think you said somewhere you go the swimming pool twice/three times a week?

what is a fatty liver?

[Adudaewen]

I lost 15 lbs, and I've done my yoga every single day for 2 weeks! Yay me! Also I am on my 17th day with no soda.
I was able to change my tire with out any male supervision too.

Banner week for moi!

[Virgil]

I lost 15 lbs, and I've done my yoga every single day for 2 weeks! Yay me! Also I am on my 17th day with no soda.
I was able to change my tire with out any male supervision too.

Banner week for moi!
Very good!! It's not easy to lose weight. Sugared drinks are bad for you. I read in a Nutrition newsletter than one should make it a rule not to absorb any calories from fluids. I guess that means water or diet drinks. (I do drink juice though.) We get enough from food.



congrats Virg, keep it up! do you still go swimming, as well? i think you said somewhere you go the swimming pool twice/three times a week?

I think you're confusing me with someone else. I've never gone swimming regularly. Perhaps i meant i would like to? The gym I just joined does have a pool, but I have not gone to it yet. I do intend to though, perhaps start shortly by adding a fourth day of exercise.


what is a fatty liver?
I talk about it on the chocolate lovers thread, here: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21819&page=4&highlight=chocolate, starting on post #52 and going for a page or so.

[Adudaewen]

Very good!! It's not easy to lose weight. Sugared drinks are bad for you. I read in a Nutrition newsletter than one should make it a rule not to absorb any calories from fluids. I guess that means water or diet drinks. (I do drink juice though.) We get enough from food.


It's true, they are really bad for you. I was drinking diet soda (haven't drank regular since I was a kid) but all the sodium was what was really hurting me.

[Schokokeks]

Wow ! Congratulations, Virgil !!!
I read that post of yours this morning and told my mother (who's also trying to lose weight) that I knew someone who'd lost 1,6 kg in six weeks through excercising (and NOT by trying to live on, say, cabbage only...). She said she'll now take you as a model :D.


The gym I just joined does have a pool, but I have not gone to it yet. I do intend to though, perhaps start shortly by adding a fourth day of exercise.
All right, the Ironman Contest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon)starts in October ;).

[Pensive]

You don't get more than 95% marks in your every monthly test. :D

And for those who have lost some weight (the weight they wanted to lose), congratulations! I, on the other hand, am looking forward to gain some more weight. I hope I succeed, but I just can't bring myself to eat energetic things. It's just the junk food which I mostly eat. :(

[Virgil]

Wow ! Congratulations, Virgil !!!
I read that post of yours this morning and told my mother (who's also trying to lose weight) that I knew someone who'd lost 1,6 kg in six weeks through excercising (and NOT by trying to live on, say, cabbage only...). She said she'll now take you as a model :D.


All right, the Ironman Contest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon)starts in October ;).

Thanks. But I must admit that my body has always reacted well to exercise. I don't know why, but I tend to get in shape faster than most. But I'm not there yet. I've been bad for around two years now, food, wine and couch potato, and it will probably require a full year to be where i want. I must say, I love going to the gym. In the past I've always exercised on my own with running and light weights i have at home. But having to go to a real gym that is only about a kilometer from home is great. I look forward to it. As to Ironman, FORGETABOUTIT, as we say in Brooklyn.

Good luck to your mom.

[Dreadnought]

Um, my NJROTC unit is the State Champion, and we're 4th in the nation as of last year?

I can do 176 pushups in two minutes?

:)

[Virgil]

Um, my NJROTC unit is the State Champion, and we're 4th in the nation as of last year?

I can do 176 pushups in two minutes?

:)

:eek2: No way! 176. Wow. That is incredible.

[Sancho]

Awe shucks, that ain't nothin'

I can do 2 pushups in 179 minutes.

[Madhuri]

OK here's my boast. I've been going to the gym three times per week for six weeks straight. Excercising for almost an hour each time. Doing cardio and some strength and stomach workouts. And since I was diagnosed with fatty liver, I've been eating smaller portions, minimizing alcohol and very few snacks. In six weeks I've lost 3 and a half pounds (1.6 kg). And I know it's even better than that. I've put on a bit of muscle, and muscle weighs like twice as much as fat. So not only have I lost weight, I've lost quite a bit of fat and replaced it with muscle. I can feel my pants are loose again!:thumbs_up

Cool Virg !! you can show us your then and now picture :D

[dramasnot6]

Awe shucks, that ain't nothin'

I can do 2 pushups in 179 minutes.

:lol: I can top that! I can do 2 ATTEMPTS at pushups in 179 minutes

[dramasnot6]

I've always exercised on my own with running

are you a fellow runner Virgil? How cool! We must start a thread for us LitNettian runners :p

[Shalot]

I got an A on my math test --- yay for me!

[Virgil]

are you a fellow runner Virgil? How cool! We must start a thread for us LitNettian runners :p

I used to run. I've slowed down the last two years. Not that I was a huge runner. I would run in spring, summer, and early fall. I would get up to 3-4 times per week and around 2-4 miles (3-6 km) each time. Occaisionally mix in sprints (interval training). I've seen you mention that you run. How much do you do?

[*Classic*Charm*]

Here's something to boast about-

I did gymnastics for 6 years and still can't do a cartwheel!!:brow:

Good thing reading requires little athletic ability...

[dramasnot6]

Congrats Shalot! Maybe i can get you to tutor me in Calculus :p

Doing gymnastics for 6 years would have taken a lot of time and effort! Inspirational will power there Charm.:D


I used to run. I've slowed down the last two years. Not that I was a huge runner. I would run in spring, summer, and early fall. I would get up to 3-4 times per week and around 2-4 miles (3-6 km) each time. Occaisionally mix in sprints (interval training). I've seen you mention that you run. How much do you do?

That sounds like a good amount Virgil! Interval training is tough, I have tried it a few times but discovered that it gives me cramps.
Ive been running for about 1.5 years now. Over the holidays I usually run 4-5 times a week, 3-6 miles each time. My last summer holiday I averaged about 17-20 miles a week, but i was bad and let that be my only exercise. Nowadays with school I can usually pull off 2-3 mile runs around 3 times a week and do a bit of walking,yoga and swimming as well to get some diversity. I could never find any exercise that topped running though, theres nothing like that high you get by the second mile. :D

[Virgil]

That sounds like a good amount Virgil! Interval training is tough, I have tried it a few times but discovered that it gives me cramps.
Ive been running for about 1.5 years now. Over the holidays I usually run 4-5 times a week, 3-6 miles each time. My last summer holiday I averaged about 17-20 miles a week, but i was bad and let that be my only exercise. Nowadays with school I can usually pull off 2-3 mile runs around 3 times a week and do a bit of walking,yoga and swimming as well to get some diversity. I could never find any exercise that topped running though, theres nothing like that high you get by the second mile. :D

That's pretty good Drama. I've recently come across advice that if you're interested in over all fitness, one should keep in mind a 3-2-1 rule. Divide your work out into 3 times cardio, 2 times strength exercises, and 1 times stomach (abdominal) exercises. So if you have an hour, it would divide into 30 minutes cardio, 20 minutes strength, and 10 minutes stomach. Once you keep the rule in mind, then you can vary it for what emphasis your currently want. Currently I'm trying to lose weight while keeping muscle tone, so I've shifted the emphasis by doing a 4-1-1. But once I lose the weight I may go back to 3-2-1 or perhaps go for 2-2-1.

When I did not belong to a gym, I used to do calisthentics like push ups (which are one of the best exercises one can ever do) or such for strength. You can probably find a book in the library on them, especially one geared for women. Then I also bought some light weights, just a few. You don't need to have huge set of weights to get in shape, but if you do the exercises strictly and slowly then just a few pounds are enough.

Also it is important that you strengthen the stomach. That's why it's included in that rule for every routine. The stomach is our softest part and it is where our center of gravity resides, so no matter what motion you do, you are ususally pivoting around your mid section. A firm gut stabilizes your body and takes pressure off your back. Many people with back problems probably got that way from having a weak stomach.

[dramasnot6]

That's pretty good Drama. I've recently come across advice that if you're interested in over all fitness, one should keep in mind a 3-2-1 rule. Divide your work out into 3 times cardio, 2 times strength exercises, and 1 times stomach (abdominal) exercises. So if you have an hour, it would divide into 30 minutes cardio, 20 minutes strength, and 10 minutes stomach. Once you keep the rule in mind, then you can vary it for what emphasis your currently want. Currently I'm trying to lose weight while keeping muscle tone, so I've shifted the emphasis by doing a 4-1-1. But once I lose the weight I may go back to 3-2-1 or perhaps go for 2-2-1.

When I did not belong to a gym, I used to do calisthentics like push ups (which are one of the best exercises one can ever do) or such for strength. You can probably find a book in the library on them, especially one geared for women. Then I also bought some light weights, just a few. You don't need to have huge set of weights to get in shape, but if you do the exercises strictly and slowly then just a few pounds are enough.

Also it is important that you strengthen the stomach. That's why it's included in that rule for every routine. The stomach is our softest part and it is where our center of gravity resides, so no matter what motion you do, you are ususally pivoting around your mid section. A firm gut stabilizes your body and takes pressure off your back. Many people with back problems probably got that way from having a weak stomach.

Thanks for the great fitness advice Virgil. I have read about the 3-2-1 routine before but have never fully understood the flexibility of it until now. I agree with you that a diversity in exercise is very important, as the three main components of fitness(strength, flexibility, and cardio) have a very strong relationship. In the last 6 months i have been doing 1-2 hours of yoga or light pilates a week, including abdominal exercises. I have never taken a liking to push-ups, even when I used to do tons of swimming and had good upper body strength. I think its important that you always do exercise you enjoy so fitness becomes truly for yourself and your well being, not just a short term attempt at losing enough weight to fit into a dress or trying to meet people at the gym :p(i have met people at yoga classes who take it just to do either of these things)

I think calisthenics have gotten a bad name of being the things that gym teachers screamed at you to do in middle school right before taking the humiliating showers. I am very interested in more modern exercise routines that incorporate mostly calisthenics like pilates, those are very fun in a group and easy to do anywhere you go. All you need is a pilates exercise tape and a few feet of flat floor around you.

[Virgil]

So, not only is our dear drama a precocious intellectual, but an athlete as well. :thumbs_up :) Are you really fourteen? :D What a wonderful young lady you are. Can I adopt you? You're the daughter I've always wanted. You're parents must be very proud of you.

I tried yoga on my own a few years ago, as a stretching routine before I went out for a run. I enjoyed it until I stopped, and then all of a sudden my muscles must have contracted and I had back pain for three months. :lol:

Yes I agree, one must enjoy exercises or they won't pursue it. The gym I belong to has a pool, and I'm going to start swimming again soon. Although I'm a poor swimmer, I do enjoy it.

[dramasnot6]

So, not only is our dear drama a precocious intellectual, but an athlete as well. :thumbs_up :) Are you really fourteen? :D What a wonderful young lady you are. Can I adopt you? You're the daughter I've always wanted. You're parents must be very proud of you.


:blush: You're too kind Virgil. I must inform you, that as much as I would adore to live in NYC, I would rather not subject a kind gentleman as yourself to my rather exasperating dark side.;)


I tried yoga on my own a few years ago, as a stretching routine before I went out for a run. I enjoyed it until I stopped, and then all of a sudden my muscles must have contracted and I had back pain for three months. :lol:

Yes I agree, one must enjoy exercises or they won't pursue it. The gym I belong to has a pool, and I'm going to start swimming again soon. Although I'm a poor swimmer, I do enjoy it.
That's really wonderful you choose to go back into swimming. It's the type of exercise that if you enjoy it, you can also have some fun getting back into it in a gradual way.

[Schokokeks]

Yepp yepp, our Drama is extraordinary, who hasn't noticed yet ? ;)

I don't think that I've boasted before, so here I go :D :
After having survived a couple of interviews and group discussions and a presentation, I was awarded the national scholarship I was applying for :banana: :D.

[Virgil]

Yepp yepp, our Drama is extraordinary, who hasn't noticed yet ? ;)

I don't think that I've boasted before, so here I go :D :
After having survived a couple of interviews and group discussions and a presentation, I was awarded the national scholarship I was applying for :banana: :D.

Fabulous!! Congratulations!!

How are you finding Volpone?

[Rachy]

I got offers from all six Universities that I applied to :D

[Virgil]

:thumbs_up Great, Rachy. See not everything in life is bad. You just need to move on. :)

[Schokokeks]

Fabulous!! Congratulations!!

How are you finding Volpone?
Thanks, Virgil :).

I liked Volpone very much :nod:. There were so many intrigues and secret motives you really had to pay attention to who was fooling whom. What I found the most interesting point to the play is that I think Jonson might have raised the audience's sympathies rather for the avaricious and immoral Volpone than for his more decent antagonists, just because the former is so much wittier :p.



I got offers from all six Universities that I applied to :D
Congratulations, Rachy !!! :) Now you can consider your choice carefully. Where have you applied to and what will you be studying ?

[dramasnot6]

Yepp yepp, our Drama is extraordinary, who hasn't noticed yet ? ;)

:blush: Our cookie is just too kind and sweet :)


I don't think that I've boasted before, so here I go :D :
After having survived a couple of interviews and group discussions and a presentation, I was awarded the national scholarship I was applying for :banana: :D

Congratulations! No suprise here, you're the smartest cookie around! :D

[dramasnot6]

I got offers from all six Universities that I applied to :D

Congrats! Youre gonna leave a whole 5 universities sad to not have you :)

[Schokokeks]

Congratulations! No suprise here, you're the smartest cookie around! :D

Thank you, dear Drama :blush:. I'm already vain enough, though :p.

[dramasnot6]

Thank you, dear Drama :blush:. I'm already vain enough, though :p.

Youve been eating too many cookies laced with modesty :p

[Taliesin]

We played Shelock Holmbert in LARP and almost solved the case - that is - we said: it is either A or B, but since it seems that A has a slight motive, A is more probable. Actually it was B who was a gambling addict and killed so that it wouldn't come out that she had taken money from the restaurant budget where she was working, but since everyone who knew the fact were silent about it, and didn't say anything about it, we guess that it was best we could achieve.
Everything else was correct besides that tiny detail.

[Pensive]

I held back my tears, when I was feeling I wouldn't be able to live without having a fit of tears. And I survived. I survived better than I would have if I would have let my tears out.

Ummm.....I think it was something to boast about.....

[Schokokeks]

Youve been eating too many cookies laced with modesty :p
Oh no, I thought it was sugar icing ! :crash: :D


I held back my tears, when I was feeling I wouldn't be able to live without having a fit of tears.
I knew you were a very brave girl, Pensy :nod:. I hope you're feeling better now.
If you feel like it, come over here and we'll have some cookies freshly made by moi (to quote lovely Drama :)).

[Virgil]

OK here's my boast. I've been going to the gym three times per week for six weeks straight. Excercising for almost an hour each time. Doing cardio and some strength and stomach workouts. And since I was diagnosed with fatty liver, I've been eating smaller portions, minimizing alcohol and very few snacks. In six weeks I've lost 3 and a half pounds (1.6 kg). And I know it's even better than that. I've put on a bit of muscle, and muscle weighs like twice as much as fat. So not only have I lost weight, I've lost quite a bit of fat and replaced it with muscle. I can feel my pants are loose again!:thumbs_up

:( I have to unboast. :( I've put back half of what I lost. I'm still exercising but I've been eating larger portions again. Still my waist has not grown so it may just be muscle and natural water fluctuation. Still, I'm failing...:bawling: :bawling:

[optimisticnad]

Shocks you have to boast something too!

I have not grown an inch in the past decade.

Lol.

Ummm....I got 80% in this very very difficult essay-lots of my peers failed and no one I've spoken got more than 65%. So yayyy!

[optimisticnad]

I saved the world!

Well, I saved some little insect thing, no idea what it was, was on my clothes, normally i just kill them (sorry!) but today I controlled myself and walked to the garden and set them free! So I saved the...insect world!

[hockeychick8792]

I am in a high school honors biology class. Our current project is enviromental activism (plant a garden, clean up, etc) I SPENT 2 HOURS TODAY PICKING UP GARBAGE IN THE WOODS BEHOND MY HOUSE!!!

[optimisticnad]

hockeychick, Your much more brave than I am! And using your time more wisely...i still have not got round to vaccuming. Hey, when I've done that it could be something to boast here! ;-)

[hockeychick8792]

Vaccuming the cruelest of all chores next to cleaning your bedroom and dusting. That will defidently be something to boast about here!!!

[grace86]

I've been accepted to the university I applied to!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Schokokeks]

:( I have to unboast. :( I've put back half of what I lost. I'm still exercising but I've been eating larger portions again. Still my waist has not grown so it may just be muscle and natural water fluctuation. Still, I'm failing...:bawling: :bawling:
Oh, I'm sorry about that, Virgil. But isn't it natural that when excercising at first you lose some weight, but will gain a bit (not all of the lost amount, of course !) after a time ? Some kind of levelling off ?
I hope this has not done a lot of psychological damage... Keep it up :).

[Virgil]

Oh, I'm sorry about that, Virgil. But isn't it natural that when excercising at first you lose some weight, but will gain a bit (not all of the lost amount, of course !) after a time ? Some kind of levelling off ?
I hope this has not done a lot of psychological damage... Keep it up :).

:lol: No, no psychological damage. :lol: That is funny. Thank you for you encouragement.

[SleepyWitch]

maybe you put on muscles???? muscles are heavier than fat. also, when you exercise and grow muscles, you need more food because muscles use up more food.
heehee, i wouldn't count on it, though.
have you seen one of those doctors who can analyse how much fat, water and muscles your body's made up of? (what are they called????)

eat smaller portions! :):p
hehe, no offense, I had a tantrum myself this week because i still haven't lost all the weight i put on in England (2,5 years ago!!!!!!)

[dramasnot6]

I've been accepted to the university I applied to!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Congratulations! :D

[Schokokeks]

I've been accepted to the university I applied to!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Ooooh, that is veeeery nice, Grace :nod: !
Have a seat on the sofa, and tell us which uni and which degree, if you had to go there for interview, if it's far away from where you live now etc. *handing the cookies to Grace* :D.

[Virgil]

maybe you put on muscles???? muscles are heavier than fat. also, when you exercise and grow muscles, you need more food because muscles use up more food.
heehee, i wouldn't count on it, though.
have you seen one of those doctors who can analyse how much fat, water and muscles your body's made up of? (what are they called????)

eat smaller portions! :):p
hehe, no offense, I had a tantrum myself this week because i still haven't lost all the weight i put on in England (2,5 years ago!!!!!!)

Yes, I think I'm building a quite a bit of muscle. That's why overall I've been encouraged. I actually lost some weight while building muscle.

[Themis]

Something I need to boast about - I finally found out what a certain technical term meant! (And that is something to be happy about after the two days I spent agonising over it.) ;)

[optimisticnad]

Vaccuming the cruelest of all chores next to cleaning your bedroom and dusting. That will defidently be something to boast about here!!!

I finally got it done!!!!!!!!! My room is so spotless you can....do surgery here! But id rather u did it elsewhere :lol:

[Pensive]

Something I need to boast about - I finally found out what a certain technical term meant! (And that is something to be happy about after the two days I spent agonising over it.) ;)


I've been accepted to the university I applied to!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

*edit*

Congratulations! :banana:

Thank you, Schokokeks, for the cookies. They taste lovely! :D And what's new to boast about? Hey, I completed one whole plate of cookies made by Schokokeks all by myself! :p

[andave_ya]

I cut my hair shorter than I ever have before, to my jaw! And that's boast-worthy because I rarely do anything unpredictable. Meaning my hair has, until recently, only gone to shoulder length.

[Madhuri]

You guys are simply great ! :nod:

I envy you all. I havent made a boast post so far. I live in a messy room, I have no intention of cleaning it, and I have never ever done anything big, grand or great.

I should find something to boast about.

[Schokokeks]

Thank you, Schokokeks, for the cookies. They taste lovely! :D And what's new to boast about? Hey, I completed one whole plate of cookies made by Schokokeks all by myself! :p
Plus, you're still alive :D.


I should find something to boast about.
Maybe that you're the one Prince Schoko would carry off first of all Indian princesses ? ;)

[AimusSage]

Today I single handedly defeated the Giant Venusian Spider King in glorious combat!!!!! I found it hiding in my closet and smashed it with my newspaper. The evil king was cunning though, and while it managed to evade my first strike, it was not ready for the second deadly smash that ultimately splattered him on the side of the closet! :D

[Madhuri]

Maybe that you're the one Prince Schoko would carry off first of all Indian princesses ? ;)

Hmmm....Maybe? :brow:

First of all I am no princess, I am a humble peasant girl who wouldnt mind being swept off her feet by her Prince Schoko :blush:

Err....But, do you really have to carry me? Cant we walk, or take a taxi or something? I am very heavy, you see :p And from what I see in your picture, you seem to be a delicate prince :p :p Its Okay by me if you can, really :D

Btw, you dont plan to make a second or third sweep off? :p

:D

[Schokokeks]

Today I single handedly defeated the Giant Venusian Spider King in glorious combat!!!!! I found it hiding in my closet and smashed it with my newspaper. The evil king was cunning though, and while it managed to evade my first strike, it was not ready for the second deadly smash that ultimately splattered him on the side of the closet! :D
:lol:
Have you ever considered working in a kindergarden ? They'd love you :D.

[AimusSage]

:lol:
Have you ever considered working in a kindergarden ? They'd love you :D.
on the contrary, they would fear me :nod:

Have I ever told you about the time I walked by a kindergarten school and the children all started screaming?

[Schokokeks]

First of all I am no princess, I am a humble peasant girl
All right, you can tell this to all the other princes, but I'm not buying it ! :D


Err....But, do you really have to carry me? Cant we walk, or take a taxi or something? I am very heavy, you see :p
Pah, what kind of prince were I if I wouldn't even carry you off properly ? My armor might be a bit in the way, but ere I fly over, I'll practise some more ;).


Btw, you dont plan to make a second or third sweep off? :p
Hmmm...here I would need consuling...Are men really like that ? :p

[Schokokeks]

Have I ever told you about the time I walked by a kindergarten school and the children all started screaming?
Err...a hair-do problem, maybe ? :p :D

[AimusSage]

Err...a hair-do problem, maybe ? :p :D
Maybe, but all I know is they all cowered in fear behind their teacher, who was just telling them about the benefits of brocolli. That evil woman, planting the seeds of evil in those young minds. Now that I think about it, I think the brocolli had already corrupted them, and that is why they all screamed. Those poor children...

[*Classic*Charm*]

Aw! That damn broccoli! That woman should be reading to her pupils, not scaring them with talk of vegetables!!:D

[Schokokeks]

Especially if it's the wrong ones (read: non-turnip) :D.

[AimusSage]

finally, people who understand the evil that is brocolli!

Turnips on the other hand, as the little Cookie was kind enough to mention, are the best and most valuable vegetable in the universe. Not only that, but they are the ones that will someday safe us from the oppression that is brocolli. :)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Especially if it's the wrong ones (read: non-turnip) :D.

Well, of course! That goes without saying:D

[Madhuri]

Pah, what kind of prince were I if I wouldn't even carry you off properly ? My armor might be a bit in the way, but ere I fly over, I'll practise some more ;).

Thanks for your assurance my sweet Prince. I feel safe now :D


Hmmm...here I would need consuling...Are men really like that ? :p

Yes, they are like that :nod:

[AimusSage]

Yes, they are like that :nod:
really really?

[Madhuri]

really really?

Many a times :nod: So, it cant be generalised, and I have to say good men do exist:)

[Taliesin]

Yay!
Seventh in the national mathematics olympiade. Plus, we made it into the next round where we shlal see whether we shall go to Vietnam for the international contest or not.

[Madhuri]

Thats a splendid news, Tal. Congratulations !! :D

[Virgil]

Yay!
Seventh in the national mathematics olympiade. Plus, we made it into the next round where we shlal see whether we shall go to Vietnam for the international contest or not.

Fantastic Tal. Best of luck. I was on my high school math team many ages ago, but I was not that good.

[Schokokeks]

I was on my high school math team many ages ago, but I was not that good.
Of course you weren't, given that you were on your school's team ! ;)

Congratulations, Tal !!!
What's your favourite branch of mathematics ?

[Isagel]

Yay!
Seventh in the national mathematics olympiade. Plus, we made it into the next round where we shlal see whether we shall go to Vietnam for the international contest or not.

Good luck! RPG and math can save you from the dangers and temptation of sports!

[Pensive]

Yay!
Seventh in the national mathematics olympiade. Plus, we made it into the next round where we shlal see whether we shall go to Vietnam for the international contest or not.

Hey, congratulations! :banana: This is really something to boast about. Here, I am struggling with these trigonometric ratios which is considered as some of the basic things of math. :p Anyway, good luck with the next round!

Ummm....what have I got to boast about? Oh, I finished the farewell poem I was writing!

[Schokokeks]

Ummm....what have I got to boast about? Oh, I finished the farewell poem I was writing!
Great, Pensy ! :nod:
Where is it ? :D

[SleepyWitch]

hey congrats Tal!

[Pensive]

Great, Pensy ! :nod:
Where is it ? :D

Lying inside my math book, perhaps feeling sad for those it is going to bid a farwell. Or perhaps eager to express itself in front of them, and to wish them a good luck with their up-coming life. Or perhaps indifferent, thinking that it is just another farewell poem, a poem which has to bid a bitter-sweet goodbye....

*edit*

I am supposed to be happy. Entering college for people must be a good part of life. :D

[Schokokeks]

Lying inside my math book, perhaps feeling sad for those it is going to bid a farwell. Or perhaps eager to express itself in front of them, and to wish them a good luck with their up-coming life. Or perhaps indifferent, thinking that it is just another farewell poem, a poem which has to bid a bitter-sweet goodbye....
Well, I meant, where is it here on the Forum ? ;)


Entering college for people must be a good part of life. :D
Yes, it is :nod:.

[Pensive]

Well, I meant, where is it here on the Forum ? ;)


Yes, it is :nod:.

In an Invisible mode. Just kidding. :p Actually, it's a bit personal (written for a group of people and has things in it they would like to be kept in the cupboard), otherwise I would have loved to share it, no matter how bad my poetry is! :)

[Scheherazade]

Yay!
Seventh in the national mathematics olympiade. Plus, we made it into the next round where we shlal see whether we shall go to Vietnam for the international contest or not.
Great news, Tal! :) Congratulations and best of luck for the rest of the competition!

It is always nice to see our little ones doing so well!

*sheds couple of 'motherly' tears*

[Schokokeks]

Actually, it's a bit personal ... otherwise I would have loved to share it, no matter how bad my poetry is! :)
You know, I asked because I like your poetry :nod:. But if this is personal, I'll just wait for the next :D.

[AimusSage]

You know, I asked because I like your poetry :nod:. But if this is personal, I'll just wait for the next :D.
And when will we start seeing your works? ;)

On an unrelated note, but very much on topic: Today I made a report in under an hour, that's the fastest yet. I was under some pressure, but I still felt proud that I was able to do it so fast. Preliminary feedback suggest it is quite good too. :D

Okay, so I was able to use my other reports as reference, it's still not an easy task. Typing as fast as I could. It was only a small report, 3,5 pages, and more of a summary of the previous reports. Now that I think about it, it isn't anything to boast about at all, I should have done it in less than 30 minutes. :flare:

On to the real boast of the day.
I woke up on time, even though I forgot to set the alarm! What a difference with yesterday when I managed to sleep through three classes before waking up and deciding it was no use to go and attend the last lecture of the day, since I'd only get in for the tail end of it. Fortunately, I didn't miss that much, as apparently, one lecturer overslept too.

[Schokokeks]

And when will we start seeing your works? ;)
I don't write, I read :D.


I woke up on time, even though I forgot to set the alarm! What a difference with yesterday when I managed to sleep through three classes before waking up and deciding it was no use to go and attend the last lecture of the day, since I'd only get in for the tail end of it. Fortunately, I didn't miss that much, as apparently, one lecturer overslept too.
Studious and hard-working folks, those Dutchmen :p.

Oh, and congratulations for your fast-typing record ! :nod:

[AimusSage]

I don't write, I read :D.
What a shame, you should try it! :nod:


Studious and hard-working folks, those Dutchmen :p.

Oh, and congratulations for your fast-typing record ! :nod:
Indeed we are hard working. :)

And thank you, it means a lot to me. :lol:

[Schokokeks]

What a shame, you should try it! :nod:
Thank you for your confidence in my skills, but I fear you might be deluded :). I'm terribly impatient with myself, and if something doesn't come right after the first (second, at least) try, I'm put off it :(. If, one day, I'll surmount my fear of "not-knowing-where-and-how-to-start", I will send my first written piece to you first :nod:

[Nightshade]

My boast --- I went to the shop with money and I resisted Pringles!!
Yay for me!


---silly I know but thereyou go my greatest weakness has always been pringles I can smell them 2 rooms away.

[AimusSage]

Thank you for your confidence in my skills, but I fear you might be deluded :). I'm terribly impatient with myself, and if something doesn't come right after the first (second, at least) try, I'm put off it :(. If, one day, I'll surmount my fear of "not-knowing-where-and-how-to-start", I will send my first written piece to you first :nod:
Okay, sent me something by the end of the week :)


My boast --- I went to the shop with money and I resisted Pringles!!
Yay for me!


---silly I know but thereyou go my greatest weakness has always been pringles I can smell them 2 rooms away.
How I love pringles, Paprika are the best, so delectable.

Ahem, as for boasting, last week, I became a mod on this great and wonderful forum, and today I pushed this red button and the entire forum disappeared. :Confused:

Did you know I can predict the future? :)

[Niamh]

Okay, sent me something by the end of the week :)


How I love pringles, Paprika are the best, so delectable.

Ahem, as for boasting, last week, I became a mod on this great and wonderful forum, and today I pushed this red button and the entire forum disappeared. :Confused:

Did you know I can predict the future? :)

weird... as i came in here and read your boast... litnet actually disappeared on me! I had to refresh and sign back in!(actually not a joke!) do turnip kings have weird magical powers that make what they say actually happen!

[Bakiryu]

I cooked something and nobody died! or chocked! *Althought a few people turned purpled for a few seconds*

[Nightshade]

Yay Bakiryu, ! Dont you just love cooking , I know I do!

Paprika aimus, please... thats just paprika :sick: if you want paricka roast some potatoes and add the spice...no sourcream and onio is the best:nod:

[AimusSage]

do turnip kings have weird magical powers that make what they say actually happen!
Maybe... :p


Yay Bakiryu, ! Dont you just love cooking , I know I do!

Paprika aimus, please... thats just paprika :sick: if you want paricka roast some potatoes and add the spice...no sourcream and onio is the best:nod:
Very good too, but the pringles paprika are just the best,the lays paprika for example pales in comparison.

and roasting my own potatoes is way too much work when I'm watching a film.

[Niamh]

Can you still get the Paprika Pringles? they are my favourite but i havent seen them in years!

[Nightshade]

echh well to each his own I guess but parika is so ordinary mind you I tell you what is fantatsic but Ive never seen them anywher but egypt chili and lemon crisps. If you ever vist egypt make sure you try "chipsy shut-ah wee lay-moon"

[Bakiryu]

Yay Bakiryu, ! Dont you just love cooking , I know I do! :

Oh, I love cooking, (since i don't have to eat what i cook :lol: )

(Main ingredients: tabasco sauce, more tabasco sauce, red pepper, black pepper, and cayene peper! :flare: :bawling: )

:lol:

[Nightshade]

ah right your like my sis then, she eats jalapeno peppers like fruit :goof:

[Bakiryu]

<3 jalape&#241;o. (People cry when they eat my food!)

[Niamh]

note to self... dont eat anything cooked by Bakiryu

[Nightshade]

people arent stupid enough to try hers.... :D :p

But Ive seen people break down in 'macho' competions with her while she is just cooly enjoying her jalape&#241;os and these boys and occasionaly men have had to run off to thebathromm or burst into tears with the pain.

:D:D But I just love baking and cooking generally I have a mother hen gene which includes the feed'em mentality.

Did I mention I made a pan of stuffed vine leaves last week that came out perfection, my first ever attempt I was SO proud, :nod: when I get back to manchester Ill get my flat mate to send me the piccy to share, course I didnt tip them quite right but still it was very yummy :nod:

[Bakiryu]

Macho spice-eating competions are fun (says the winner). There's something fun in watching grown men cry *laughts*. I'm trying to make my food less spicy thought. (Never cook spicy chocolate cake again! never!)

[Scheherazade]

Had 4 Ferrero Roches in the past 7 minutes! :D

(OK, admittedly, I am feeling a wee bit nauseous...)

[RobinHood3000]

...wow. That's nuts. A lot of nuts. :p

[SleepyWitch]

Had 4 Ferrero Roches in the past 7 minutes! :D

(OK, admittedly, I am feeling a wee bit nauseous...)

so where's the boast? are you trying to say you ate them exceptionally slowly?:D :D
Sleepy would manage 100g of chocolate in the same time :)

my new boast: i actually read a whole book (Dibs - In Search of Self by Virginia Axline yesterday and managed to squeeze in some research for my graduation thesis. took 4 pages of notes

[hyperinsomnia]

I got my report card today ^_^
twenty-one grades from 1(highest)-5(lowest)
All ones :D Yayy

[dramasnot6]

Congrats hyper! :) Thats fantastic. It is always wonderful to have hard work pay off.

Congratulations on the chocolate record Scher :p:D

[Schokokeks]

Had 4 Ferrero Roches in the past 7 minutes! :D
Great ! Wanna try that with 4 of my super-hyper-huge cookies ? :p


my new boast: i actually read a whole book (Dibs - In Search of Self by Virginia Axline yesterday and managed to squeeze in some research for my graduation thesis. took 4 pages of notes
Congratulations, Sleepy, self-discipline is key ! ;)
What's your thesis's topic ?

[Scheherazade]

so where's the boast? are you trying to say you ate them exceptionally slowly?:D :D
Sleepy would manage 100g of chocolate in the same time :)Oh, did I forget to mention that I had tucked 4 FR into four different corners of my mouth simultaneously???

:D
my new boast: i actually read a whole book (Dibs - In Search of Self by Virginia Axline yesterday and managed to squeeze in some research for my graduation thesis. took 4 pages of notes I read that one for my Counselling course couple of years ago. Interesting story. Did you read it for your school work?

[SleepyWitch]

Oh, did I forget to mention that I had tucked 4 FR into four different corners of my mouth simultaneously???

:DI read that one for my Counselling course couple of years ago. Interesting story. Did you read it for your school work?

nope i read it just for fun. my mum gave it to me to read in german when i was a kid and I remembered i liked it a lot, so i took it out in English from the library.

it was really interesting, except that it drove me nuts the way she echoed whatever the boy said. but apparently that's how play therapy works...

[SleepyWitch]

Great ! Wanna try that with 4 of my super-hyper-huge cookies ? :p


Congratulations, Sleepy, self-discipline is key ! ;)
What's your thesis's topic ?

erhem, well... it's to do with probabemes (something my prof has made up and isn't quite sure a) what it is and b) if they exist) and "Funktionsverbgefüge" (~support verb constructions), e.g. to raise an objection (vs to object) or in German "zum Einsturz bringen"
trouble is there are loads of different constructions that are all called "Funktionsverbgefüge", so i need to sort out which of them are relevant for my paper first of all

[Schokokeks]

erhem, well... it's to do with probabemes (something my prof has made up and isn't quite sure a) what it is and b) if they exist) and "Funktionsverbgefüge" (~support verb constructions)
Errr... great ! :D
I'll be off to make you some huuuuuge support cookies :D.

[SleepyWitch]

Errr... great ! :D
I'll be off to make you some huuuuuge support cookies :D.

thanks :)
yep. "great" was what i thought when my prof asked me "Do you know 'Funktionsverbgefüge"?

i hate German terminology.. Funktionsverbgefüge sounds like a bunch of auxiliaries to me, like "should have" or "must have been" ... my friend who's a tutor too thought the same!

[Madhuri]

:blush:

This isn't really a boast, but I don't know where else to post.

I bought this scooty today, only the colour is blue. I am really feeling like this :blush: while posting :p

http://www.motorland.ru/moto/12mc2004/img4imc/img/nova135.jpg

A shade lighter than the blue shown in this.

http://www.moto.cz/box/img/kinetic_nova3.jpg

A lot of my commuting problems will be solved now. I will need to practice riding it a little bit, then i'll be fine. I will take litnet members for a ride also, you just need to have your insurance :p :p

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, nice scooter Maddie :) congrats on buying it.


i went to univ by bike today (from my new flat which is much farther away then my old one)... it's about 15 km one way..
going there was great but coming back I had to battle against a strongish headwind. i felt like a zombie when i came home...

[megan_m]

I got 1st place in a lip sync contest on Friday.
After I practiced for an hour, and beat people that had been rehearsing for weeks.
It was pretty neat.

[dramasnot6]

Congratulations on the scooter Maddie! :D Looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun.

Congrats on your win megan.

[Pensive]

:blush:

This isn't really a boast, but I don't know where else to post.

I bought this scooty today, only the colour is blue. I am really feeling like this :blush: while posting :p

http://www.motorland.ru/moto/12mc2004/img4imc/img/nova135.jpg

A shade lighter than the blue shown in this.

http://www.moto.cz/box/img/kinetic_nova3.jpg

A lot of my commuting problems will be solved now. I will need to practice riding it a little bit, then i'll be fine. I will take litnet members for a ride also, you just need to have your insurance :p :p

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

This is a very fine Scootie! :)

[SleepyWitch]

I got 1st place in a lip sync contest on Friday.
After I practiced for an hour, and beat people that had been rehearsing for weeks.
It was pretty neat.

congrats :)
er, what is a lip sync contest?

[Taliesin]

Did our final essay on Saturday. It took three hours so we were a bit worried if we hadn't forgotten anything (the time for writing is 6 hours) but everything seemed okay. Well, we shall see in about two months.

Oh, and the topic was something like: Everything has a price, but a little has value.

[Madhuri]

hehe, nice scooter Maddie :) congrats on buying it.



Congratulations on the scooter Maddie! :D Looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun.



This is a very fine Scootie! :)


Thank you girls :blush: Need a ride to your school or university? Just let me know :p

Congrats Megan and Tal.

:D :D

[Bakiryu]

Right now, I'm in 6th period bussiness class. I've survived half a school day, only one period left! I still haven't stagered under the weight of my backpack. It's full of stuff, none of which I need for school and MOSTLY BOOKS!

[RobinHood3000]

congrats :)
er, what is a lip sync contest?I imagine it's a contest where people compete to see who can best lip synch to a song, as opposed to who can best sing it.

[Virgil]

She probably doesn't know what lip synch is. Lip synch is when you mouth the words to a song as if you're singing it. A contest then would be who best could make it look as if you're actually singing when you're just mouthing.

[SleepyWitch]

thanks Robin and Virgil :)
crazy Americans :)

[Pensive]

Did our final essay on Saturday. It took three hours so we were a bit worried if we hadn't forgotten anything (the time for writing is 6 hours) but everything seemed okay. Well, we shall see in about two months.

Oh, and the topic was something like: Everything has a price, but a little has value.

Oh my goodness, six hours are quite a lot! But then, it all depends on the word limit. What was the word limit for your essay?

[The Bookinator]

I just told a guy that I liked him today and now I'm wincing and waiting to see what the damage is tomorrow. (This is middle school, there is no neutral. Only extreme damage or complete victory- think war.) I'm just happy I had the guts and nerve to do so... Hope the essay went well Taliesin! It sounds like things went by smoothly.

[kathycf]

A lot of my commuting problems will be solved now. I will need to practice riding it a little bit, then i'll be fine. I will take litnet members for a ride also, you just need to have your insurance :p :p


Oooh! I want a ride, Maddie!
Congrats to all, especially Bookinator. That sort of thing takes guts, good for you.

crazy Americans
Silly Germans. :D

[Madhuri]

Oooh! I want a ride, Maddie!


Sure !! I have an extra helmet too, just in case someone asked for a ride :D

Where do you wish to go? :D

Btw, you do know I am still practicing :D?

This sales person at the showroom said he'll teach me how to ride, so he took me to a safe road, not much traffic, and gave me the charge saying "Okay, so I have explained everything now you can start." I was obviously excited and a bit nervous too about the controls, but, I said "Okay."

I had to press the break and push the start button, I did it several times and IT DID NOT START :eek2: !! Keeping my control (although at the back of my mind I was thinking "@#$ You gave me a faulty vehicle" :mad:) I asked him -- "Bhaiya (meaning brother) this is not starting, what could be wrong?" He very coolly said "You need to use the keys in the ignition" :lol: and I was like "Oh, Okay" :blush: :p

[kathycf]

Sure !! I have an extra helmet too, just in case someone asked for a ride :D

Where do you wish to go? :D

Btw, you do know I am still practicing :D?

He very coolly said "You need to use the keys in the ignition" :lol: and I was like "Oh, Okay" :blush: :p
:lol: Aw, don't feel bad, Maddie. I do stuff like that too. You will get used to that scooter in no time. I would love to see all the beautiful nature spots, and maybe some museums. Er, can't forget about a cafe, so we can sit and have soft drinks or tea and some snacks. Snacks are good. :D

[dramasnot6]

I just told a guy that I liked him today and now I'm wincing and waiting to see what the damage is tomorrow. (This is middle school, there is no neutral. Only extreme damage or complete victory- think war.) I'm just happy I had the guts and nerve to do so... Hope the essay went well Taliesin! It sounds like things went by smoothly.

Congratulations bookinator! That takes a lot of guts(i know too well the war-like,black and white nature of middle and highschool life). I hope everything goes well with you too! How could they refuse an intelligent,charming person as yourself? :)

[SleepyWitch]

this isn't really a boast, it's more like a YEEEEEEHAA HURRAY

my fave teacher has just asked me to teach a tutorial to go along with his advanced course :)
well, I can't do it this term coz I'm already teaching 4 tutorials for my current boss's foundation course, but I'm so happy he asked me straight away after they decided there would be tutorials for the advanced courses as of now.

maybe i can do it next term

[kathycf]

Good job, Sleepy! What type of coursework will be involved?

[SleepyWitch]

Good job, Sleepy! What type of coursework will be involved?

it's a linguistics course for 2nd term students.
they have to read articles and give presentations in my bosses class. basically, they learn about the same things they did in the foundation course (phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics)in greater detail and also learn about some new topics.. (e.g. pidgins and creoles, different dialects and accents)
my job will be to revise with them what they did in class and answer their questions. that's what i do in the tutorial for the foundation course... but it might be different for the advanced course, seeing as they don't have a text book that they have to learn by heart, but have to read actual academic articles and gain a deeper understanding of the texts.
maybe I'll set them questions to keep in mind as they read the texts, so they'll be able to identify the main points and arguments...
hehe, well, that will be next term (starting October).. this term has only just started. it's the first week :)

[kathycf]

Seems like you will have your work cut out for you....that must keep you pretty busy.

[SleepyWitch]

yep, but it's a cool job because it helps me prepare for my exams...
probably I'll have to re-read some of the 2nd term texts for my graduation exams anyway :)

[Schokokeks]

Oh, congratulations, Sleepy !!! I would feel honoured to be tutored by you, I'm sure you're the right one for the job :nod:. And I'm not saying this just because my last term's tutorial was such a waste... ;)

[Bakiryu]

I remenbered to stop reading and eat!!! (Nobody had to force me.....or tell me to put the book down) yay! yay! yay!

[SleepyWitch]

I remenbered to stop reading and eat!!! (Nobody had to force me.....or tell me to put the book down) yay! yay! yay!

well done Baki :)
why don't you try eating and reading at once?


Oh, congratulations, Sleepy !!! I would feel honoured to be tutored by you, I'm sure you're the right one for the job . And I'm not saying this just because my last term's tutorial was such a waste...
.
thanks schoko. hehehe, I don't think I'm a great tutor, but I've seen worse.

why was your tutorial a waste?

[Pensive]

Congratulations Witch! :banana:

[hyperinsomnia]

Mmm reading and eating at the same time has often ended in disaster for me. Probably because I'm uncoordinated and try to eat yogurt while reading ^_^

[hyperinsomnia]

200 Posts! :banana: :smash: :D

[xosweetyxo33]

I've been an honor student since kindergarten

[xosweetyxo33]

200 post thats so cool i average 16 posts a day

[Taliesin]

http://www.imo2007.edu.vn/index.htm


Guess
who
is
going
to
participate in the International Mathematics Olympiade 2007 in Vietnam, Hanoi?



















Yes, it is us.

[SleepyWitch]

http://www.imo2007.edu.vn/index.htm


Guess
who
is
going
to
participate in the International Mathematics Olympiade 2007 in Vietnam, Hanoi?



















Yes, it is us.


hey congrats, Tal that's great news.

[Madhuri]

Congrats, Tal :thumbs_up

:D :D

[kathycf]

Congrats to 200 post counts, honor students and those who remember to eat in the midst of their reading. :D


International Mathematics Olympiade 2007 in Vietnam, Hanoi
Wow, very impressive. I always think I am doing well when I can simply make correct change when grocery shopping. Good for you!

[AdoreroDio]

Ooooohhh this place looks like fun....what should I brag about...hmmmmm....

I have been a straight A student (plus two Bs) my whole life- I'm a freshman in highschool now and am taking one honors class and two college prep.

[hockeychick8792]

I am finally getting around to writting my poem for English. Writers Block has been killing me!!!

[Schokokeks]

Congratulations, Tal, if that isn't something ! :) Do show us some pictures of Vietnam once you've been there :nod:.


thanks schoko. hehehe, I don't think I'm a great tutor, but I've seen worse.
why was your tutorial a waste?
Hm, I guess there were several factors playing into it. First, the tutor's didactic was very ill-thought out, if indeed there was to be any: we always started with someone's summary of the lecture, whose quality depended of course on my fellow students. After that, we had an opportunity to ask questions about just anything, but we seldom had any, just because the topic (intro to lit) was pretty clear. After this silence followed, well, an awkward hmm, what could we do now ?, which either lead to us doing a 3rd library ralley or exercises like Pick any book from the shelf and identify the narrative situation...
I guess the tutorial was fine and helpful for people who placed Shakespeare into 19th century Ireland (yes, there were some !), but most of us felt that it was just completely sense-free :rolleyes:. I would have loved to do some group work or discuss concepts instead of dully revising the stuff which I could have done in half the time at home. And not on Friday afternoon :D. Sadly, my linguistics tutorial this semester has started off in a similar non-promising way :(.
Sorry for the rant ! I'm pretty sure you do a better job :nod:.

[SleepyWitch]

Congratulations, Tal, if that isn't something ! :) Do show us some pictures of Vietnam once you've been there :nod:.


Hm, I guess there were several factors playing into it. First, the tutor's didactic was very ill-thought out, if indeed there was to be any: we always started with someone's summary of the lecture, whose quality depended of course on my fellow students. After that, we had an opportunity to ask questions about just anything, but we seldom had any, just because the topic (intro to lit) was pretty clear. After this silence followed, well, an awkward hmm, what could we do now ?, which either lead to us doing a 3rd library ralley or exercises like Pick any book from the shelf and identify the narrative situation...
I guess the tutorial was fine and helpful for people who placed Shakespeare into 19th century Ireland (yes, there were some !), but most of us felt that it was just completely sense-free :rolleyes:. I would have loved to do some group work or discuss concepts instead of dully revising the stuff which I could have done in half the time at home. And not on Friday afternoon :D. Sadly, my linguistics tutorial this semester has started off in a similar non-promising way :(.
Sorry for the rant ! I'm pretty sure you do a better job :nod:.
i see... but hey, summaries sound great... i hadn't thought of that... of course, my students summaries would run along the lines of "I don't remember" or "We talked about sounds" FULLSTOP, but it's a good way to get them started.... on the other hand... it's not, seeing as they come to my tutorial before they've read the text book, which means they only remember bits and pieces, but don't know how they fit together.... *ramble*

i usually do some excercises (e.g. transcription, morphological analsysis, syntax according to CGEL) and then revise stuff with them afterwards or answer questions as they arise from the exercises...

[Schokokeks]

on the other hand... it's not, seeing as they come to my tutorial before they've read the text book, which means they only remember bits and pieces, but don't know how they fit together.... *ramble*
I think this was the point why it wasn't as effective as was hoped. What annoyed me most was the fact that the attendence of the tutorial was obligatory, which might have been okay for those people with general problems (force them to their luck...), but half of us would have liked to never go there again after the first few weeks :rolleyes:.


i usually do some excercises (e.g. transcription, morphological analsysis, syntax according to CGEL) and then revise stuff with them afterwards or answer questions as they arise from the exercises...
Your giving your students exercises is a huge step ahead of what I've seen :).

[SleepyWitch]

I think this was the point why it wasn't as effective as was hoped. What annoyed me most was the fact that the attendence of the tutorial was obligatory, which might have been okay for those people with general problems (force them to their luck...), but half of us would have liked to never go there again after the first few weeks :rolleyes:.


Your giving your students exercises is a huge step ahead of what I've seen :).

well, I suppose it's easier to think of linguistics exercises than literature ones because in linguistics you can do all these analyses. so. e.g. every student can transcribe one or two words or analyse a sentence, whereas in Lit. they have to write essay-style answers in the exam, so you can't really split it up into nice little chunks...

[Schokokeks]

well, I suppose it's easier to think of linguistics exercises than literature ones because in linguistics you can do all these analyses. so. e.g. every student can transcribe one or two words or analyse a sentence, whereas in Lit. they have to write essay-style answers in the exam, so you can't really split it up into nice little chunks...
Yes, I agree that in-class preparation for the exam essays can't be done on a regular basis, but a mid-semester mock essay done at home wouldn't have hurt :).
Moreover, I think there are fun exercises for literature, although maybe they don't prepare you directly for the exam, but at least they might have served to anchor the knowledge of concepts, terminology, and so on. I'm thinking of 'who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire'-quizes on the books we read, a round of 'Tabu' for explaining the stylistic devices, 'pick one branch of literary theory and explain why you find absolutely crappy' etc.
But I suppose preparing all this would mean a lot of work...

[SleepyWitch]

Yes, I agree that in-class preparation for the exam essays can't be done on a regular basis, but a mid-semester mock essay done at home wouldn't have hurt :).
Moreover, I think there are fun exercises for literature, although maybe they don't prepare you directly for the exam, but at least they might have served to anchor the knowledge of concepts, terminology, and so on. I'm thinking of 'who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire'-quizes on the books we read, a round of 'Tabu' for explaining the stylistic devices, 'pick one branch of literary theory and explain why you find absolutely crappy' etc.
But I suppose preparing all this would mean a lot of work...

i see your point... about mock exams, the problem there is that if I set my students a 'mock exam' they will think I know what will come up in the actual exam. --> they'll learn the mock exam by heart and if there are different questions in the exam, they'll be at a loss.
plus, there are only so many questions you can set in the real exam, so I might actually hit on some of them and the boss(es) will be grumpy coz I guessed right and mollycoddled the students.
hehe, if/when you become a tutor yourself, you could have your students in one tutorial set a mock exam for those in the other tutorial. That way, they have to work with the texts and find questions themselves and you can't be blamed :)

[Schokokeks]

i see your point... about mock exams, the problem there is that if I set my students a 'mock exam' they will think I know what will come up in the actual exam. --> they'll learn the mock exam by heart and if there are different questions in the exam, they'll be at a loss.
plus, there are only so many questions you can set in the real exam, so I might actually hit on some of them and the boss(es) will be grumpy coz I guessed right and mollycoddled the students.
Oh, I see. Hadn't thought about this :).


hehe, if/when you become a tutor yourself, you could have your students in one tutorial set a mock exam for those in the other tutorial. That way, they have to work with the texts and find questions themselves and you can't be blamed :)
He he, I'll remember this :D.
Good luck with your tutorial, then :).

[Lioness_Heart]

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