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[04 Nov 2009|10:13pm] |
Wow, have any of you guys been checking out ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) egl recently? At the moment 8/20 posts on the front page are about Bodyline..
I mean, I like bodyline okay myself, but this is getting excessive. Never did I think that one day the community would be taken over by BODYLINE.. I remember when even their name was taboo in the comms..
It's really sad that with all of these efforts to revitalize the community, we're still only getting posts like this. =/
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[22 Oct 2009|06:00pm] |
Yay! I got 100% on my Sociology presentation/outline/critical analysis!! I blew that presentation out of the water!
He's a really, REALLY hard marker, so this is such an honour! I'm kind of wondering whose dick I sucked though, because my test grade from a couple of weeks ago just went up 3%. Weeeeird.
Will write moar later....
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[20 Oct 2009|08:24pm] |
Wowee, look at me posting twice in an hour. I think my journal is about to die from the sheer excitement of being used.
I just LOL'd at the conclusion of my article (I know, bad bad bad of me to still be working on it, but seriously, Cloud is so much more fun than sociology, regardless of how much I'm interested in the topic)
CONCLUSION:
"Despite the drawbacks of the state and employer-based approaches, any of the current health care proposals would improve the health care system. Social workers should support national health insurance as a reflection of their commitment to social work values, but they should not view other approaches as detours from this goal. Employer-based and state programs can be used as stepping stones to a national system."
In my words:
"The US health care system is just so fucking bad that you could pretty much do anything to it and it would most likely be an improvement."
In the words of Aqua Teen Hunger Force:
"You could poke him with a pillow and kill him"
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| SCHOOL RAEGGGG |
[20 Oct 2009|07:48pm] |
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Holy shit, you guys. I just got off the phone with a classmate of mine who is working on this project that we have to present tomorrow in our Sociology of Aging class and I'm totally horrified.
I had to explain to her that no, Google is not a reputable, peer reviewed, bank of sociological information. I had to explain to her what is due tomorrow when we get in to class, and that she should be a little scared because tomorrows two minute presentation and discussion panel is actually worth 15% of her final grade, so she shouldn't just "wing it"
And was sickens me the most is that a lot of this isn't her fault.
My teacher is fantastic when it comes to lectures and tests, and he incorporates a lot of neat technology into our lessons (clicker surveys, etc) but he is shit when it comes down to assignments. 45% of our grade comes from a presentation that involves critical analysis of a peer reviewed sociological article that somehow relates to a question that we have to answer in a paper worth 30%. The thing is that not a single person in class understands this, (I figured it out on Sunday) because the instructions he has provided are so convoluted and vague in all the wrong places.
I started writing my research paper for tomorrow a few weeks ago, and then found out that what I have to present is a critique of an article, (The paper is due on Nov 20) and even though we are listed as presenting in pairs, we are not allowed to present or work together. We do, however, work together on the final paper which must include references from the articles we are presenting tomorrow. Do you see the problem? I have no control over what my partner will choose to critique, or how poor her research may turn out to be, even though I am forced to use her article in my paper. She almost chose one about Native Americans suffering from AIDS.. excuse me, but how the fuck am I going to use such a narrow subject when I'm dealing with writing a paper from a structural functionalist perspective?
So my partner was printing out notes for her other classes tomorrow when I called her.
"Do you have your article picked out?"
"Nah, I don't know.. I'm just printing out notes. I couldn't find any articles" (just by searching "Elderly" and "Health care" into the Sociological Collection database, I managed to find 33,000+ articles)
"That's weird... Were you in the databases?"
"No, I was looking for "peer reviewed sociologicle article" in google"
I really don't know what the fuck she was planning on presenting tomorrow, and so instead I offered her a quick crash course in how to find the database, what an abstract is, how keywords, wildcards, truncation etc.. affect search results. How to narrow down results to recent information etc.. and forty minutes later she's on her feet.
I shouldn't have had to do that, because he should have fucking taught the class WHAT a database is, HOW to find peer reviewed research, and most importantly WHAT THE FUCK IS DUE TOMORROW... because she didn't know, I didn't know, none of us knew. The only reason I figured it out is because I'm so fucking nuts about getting good grades. I STILL don't know if my essay outline needs to be handed in with my critical analysis tomorrow, but seeing as how my partner hasn't even started her project, I guess that's something I can't do.
Sorry for raging like this. The instructors at my school so far have been fucking amazing. I'm so disappointed. Before you ask, I've asked him about the project three times now and each time he explains it, the class gets a bit more confused, and I end up finding out that this is nothing like what I thought we were being asked. Tomorrow will be hilarious.
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| Cloud for Bronwen |
[19 Oct 2009|12:31pm] |
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Ugh, life has been insane lately and I'm really tired with a big fucking migrane. I'm posting this here just to force myself to finish it. It's supposed to be for Bronwen's birthday but my computer crashed after I forgot to save after 5 hours of colouring, and I've started again from scratch.
( Cloud Strife )
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[27 Aug 2009|09:27pm] |
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I hate how the situation with my brother has caused me to jump to conclusions and automatically assume that he somehow has a hand in every tiny little thing that goes wrong in my daily life.
Bronwen and I couldn't find the keys to our room and I barked out "DID MY BROTHER COME UP AT ALL TODAY? I'LL BET HE TOOK THEM!" to Robin, who had been home earlier.
The keys were in my purse.
*guiiiilt*
Thanks guys for your comments on my last post, and sorry I didn't respond at all to any of the comments. They meant a lot to me, but as Linda put it today, I just don't want to think about it anymore.
There's sooooo much that I have to post about (positive things, please believe me! We went on a mini-vacation to West Edmonton Mall and I have a lot of lolita photos to post) and I don't know where to start. We only have a few more days with Robin so I don't want to spend too much time on lj. The end of August always sucks, but it sucks even more when you've got to say goodbye to someone you love! <3
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[28 Jul 2009|09:47am] |
RE: War
So far I'm winning.
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| Contentment |
[25 Jul 2009|09:12pm] |
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I find it so hard to express the joy, the happiness and the peace that has been filling me all summer long. I feel so deeply thankful for everything I have in my life right now.
Linda got sick with pneumonia and bronchitis earlier last week, but she is so stubborn and she tried so hard to work. I was called in for almost 30 extra hours this week when she got too bad to come and her husband wouldn't allow her out of bed, I was really glad that someone stood up and told her that she needed time to recuperate.
I worked her Monday and tuesday shifts, my wednesday shift and though she said she would be back for sure on thursday, though I offered to work for her again because I didn't want her ending up in the hospital. She called me as I was waiting at the bus on my way to the mall to have lunch with Bronwen, and so I said "I'll be right there, get some rest" and worked 9 hours in a skirt and 5" heels.
I offered again on Friday, but I had worked over 7 days in a row and she was getting so depressed at home. I came in to go visit her to see how she was on Friday, and there she was looking beautiful as ever, and so much gratitude in her eyes. That made every second worth it. She even bought me a card as a thank-you.
I've been awed at how much I am loving having Robin here with us. She drove her mom to Fort Mcleod this morning at 6, and got back right as I was leaving to walk Bronwen to the bus stop. We jumped on her with hugs, and then I continued on our walk. It's so beautiful in the mornings with all of these gorgeous trees, and the sun streaming through the gaps in the leaves. Then I returned and Robin went back to sleep. She got up, and we had a great little conversation while browsing lj comms, which then turned into a fantastic three hour long political/ideological rant. The rant was interrupted by a girl from World Vision (we both found this slightly bizarre) and I signed up to take care of two little girls in Africa.
After that, I asked Robin if she'd join me for a walk around Henderson lake, we got Dr. Pepper Cherry slurpees and talked about everything from the ethics behind donating/selling plasma (and the differences between the US and Canada are on that issue) to planning Robin's dream wedding (Bronwen would make the cake!)
By the time we had reached the car, we had been walking for an hour or so and it was suddenly 6:30, so we went to pick up Bronwen and spontaneously decided to go swimming! We only had about 45 minutes before the pool closed but it was so great. We're going to go every couple of nights after Bronwen gets off work. We then went to Safeway to pick up some ingredients for dinner, and ended up with some lasagna and garlic bread. It's in the oven at the moment.
Robin is heading off to Nelson tomorrow and we were talking about how bizarre it is that we're all agonizing over the fact that she will be gone for FOUR DAYS. How will we ever survive?! It's like we're all married!
We may or may not be going to fire spinning tonight in lolita, but I actually haven't eaten anything aside from some jelly beans and a granola bar today (Not on purpose, It's just been such a busy day I forgot about my requirement for food) and I am eagerly awaiting my delicious dinner.
I am so happy. My legs ache, my back is cracking every five seconds and I'm extremely tired, but I'm happy.
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[19 Apr 2009|08:46pm] |
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I just checked my school email and I thought I would put this on my journal because it's just one of those things you want to remember.
( Letter from my teacher )( Letter from my teacher )
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[31 Mar 2009|11:01pm] |
THE PELLET IS DONE..
I will tell you how I did it when I get my mark back..
It was very grotesque.
Thank you everyone who told me to keep going!
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[28 Mar 2009|11:19am] |
AGGGGGHHHHHH
In one of my classes, our final project is to fully reconstruct a rodent's skeleton from an owl pellet. I have removed almost all of my bones from the fur, and after work I'm supposed to go work on it with a friend. So I packed it all up, and as I'm about to put it in a bag, I DROP the container and all of the bones go FLYING, most of them shattering on impact.
There goes 8% of my final grade.. but it should be okay, right? I am currently sitting at a 99% and this project really only is worth the 8. Do you guys think I should just not hand it in and accept a zero? I have asked to purchase a replacement pellet but the only day I'll be able to get that is Monday, and the project is due on Wednesday.
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[04 Mar 2009|06:59pm] |
I just dissected a 160 lb pig!
....And I kind of enjoyed it.
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[10 Feb 2009|11:54pm] |
Whenever I make a new LJ friend, I go through all of my old entries to see how embarrasing some of the stuff I've posted about is. Wow. o_o
This is why I never update this damn thing. lol.
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| WTF |
[10 Feb 2009|03:28pm] |
MY TOILET BROKE!!!!!!!!!
Water EVERYWHERE!!
I have a new toilet now.
What a weird day...
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