Alisaura said:
Being nice is a good thing
I've got to call it a night or I'll sleep through softball tomorrow 
Have fun at softball! 
Alisaura said:
Has anything been decided yet about Sarah's school? I can't remember if you mentioned anything when you gave the recap before...?
I feel like since I haven't exactly been around here for months, I hardly know anything about you. You're into...geology?? I apologize if that's entirely wrong, but I recall something of the sort. 
So, the school board is saying that they're looking at alternate pieces of land in the same general area to rebuild on...although I'd be surprised if they found any....and meanwhile, everyone else is against them. As for the students, they kind of feel like they're at a standstill, like there's nothing tangible they can do right now. 
But as I said before, I'm SO impressed with the way they've conducted themselves so far. It's been inspiring.
VintagePunk said:
I usually read back on the threads now, since I'm not usually online with you guys during the week (stupid time zones! Plus no internet at work), so I guess I read more than I post. 
I did a bachelor's degree in Earth Science a while back, worked for a few years in boring jobs that had nothing to do with the degree (you can't do much with a geology degree without honours or post-grad), started to do a Masters in palaeontology (fossils and stuff), but decided after a year that I really wasn't passionate enough about fossilised molluscs to make it work. Now I'm just working in another boring job, saving up for my holiday in August, and trying to decide what to do with the rest of my life. I really hope the school board makes the right decision... I can't imagine the consequences would be very good if they insisted on bulling ahead. Especially if no one will sell them the land
Alisaura said:
I did remember this incident, it seemed so ludicrous that the school board would make that announcement so suddenly, when it was clear that the majority of everyone else was in favour of renovating at the existing site. And I was impressed by how you said everyone stood up together and protested, and by how your daughter was interviewed and everything
As for me, yes, I'm something of a geology/palaeontology geek
And learning bass :hear t:
There's my life in a nutshell! :lo :
I really hope the school board makes the right decision... I can't imagine the consequences would be very good if they insisted on bulling ahead. Especially if no one will sell them the land
Even if the classes seem boring, they're just a means to an end. At least that's what I keep telling myself. 
Now I'm trying to remember what you're studying... and I can't.VintagePunk said:So you're no longer passionate/excited about palaentology? Or is it just that school has sucked all the joy out of it?
I take it you're young with no ties? My advice would be to follow your passion while you can.
It'll be interesting to see how the school thing plays out in the next while. I *really* wish I had more time to be directly involved. There's a general meeting for students/parents/interested parties this Tuesday that I'm going to try to attend. It's just hard with all the work I have to do. There was one last week, but Sarah was writing her uni exam, and I was working...
Something Humanities-ish? (I'm probably way off!)
It felt bad to quit, but there wasn't much point making myself miserable and doing half-arsed research. And good luck for her exams too!
It must be late there!
Except for grad school, if I go that route. Which I probably will, I just need time off to work for a year or so. 
But I need to get to bed now. Alisaura said:Sorry for disappearing... you know when you pop out to the shops for a couple of things and come back with three bags full of crap you don't need?
Now I'm trying to remember what you're studying... and I can't.
I'm not sure I was ever passionate enough about palaeo to go the whole way, especially since it's such a small, competitive field. I always thought dinosaurs were cool, and I really enjoyed the few palaeo classes we got as undergrads, but once I started reading textbooks about the minutae of Mollusca and looking at huge piles of unidentified, 60-million-year-old scallops and clams and whatnot from a remote New Zealand island, it didn't seem like so much fun any more, and I could not get myself motivated to do anything.
Good luck getting to the meeting! It sounds like Sarah's doing a good job of getting involved for both of you
Alisaura said:Fair enough... I'm downloading Spanish lessons... Hola!
I may well PM you at some point ), I don't know squat. Yet!
Alisaura said:Goodnight VP!
Aside from the few Spanish words I picked up watching Sesame Street as a child, and listening to U2 more recently (
I've forgotten most of the Indonesian and German I knew too...
Well, I can count to three, and then say 14....
Alisaura said:
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bonoishot said:
Me and kat were talking today about how certaint tools can be quite ugly looking.
Some tools can be very useful though.
VintagePunk said:
OMG, penii are like the ugliest things ever!! Who would have thought they could be so fun! It's like a freak of nature.
Sad_Girl said:Bono's interpretive dance representing the drunken Pleban Girls Party:
VintagePunk said:
Thanks for staying up !!!!
Wild seems to be MIA, too.
OMG my posts last night.
VintagePunk said:
This is nothing, compared to the way we used to go through 2 - 3 threads per day. : olddays:
Sad_Girl said:
Fast and hard posting
