Auleliel wrote:I feel excited/nervous. Tomorrow I am teaching an awesome science lesson involving observing snails, a gecko, and a turtle in their habitats, and I am sure the kids are going to love it. However, I will be observed by my supervisor while teaching the lesson, and I am a little nervous about that.
A little jittery feeling is to be expected, but you will do well. Just don't let the gecko use his cultured accent to try to upsell the students on bicycle insurance.
Savor Dam wrote:Just don't let the gecko use his cultured accent to try to upsell the students on bicycle insurance.
It's a leopard gecko, so it doesn't know anything about insurance.
As you can see, they are not at all alike.
What the geico gecko looks like:
What a leopard gecko looks like:
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Friend of mine's fiance is from the States, when we met up last year where I was staying on the coast, she couldn't get over the fact that gecko's were sorta viewed as pests, and were common as flies in KZN. Apparently the most common one here sells for $50 or something in exotic pet stores over there.
on US 441, the main drag that runs north and south past campus. It wasn't parked, it was traveling down the road itself, probably on it's way to The Swamp for the game against Tennessee this weekend.
Now, I've seen commercials where that thing moved on its own, but I always assumed it was shipped in by truck and then only used its own power to position itself wherever it was supposed to set up. I honestly didn't believe it was street legal. But it was tooling along on its own power.
I was very nervous this morning. At church I was unexpectedly required to play a solo on my viola (both the violinist and the pianist were absent). None of the music at my church is written for viola, so I had to mentally transcribe it as I played it, without the reassuring backup of other instrumentalists that I usually have playing with me. After church was over, everyone came up to me and said I did a good job. So now I feel somewhat proud of myself.
"Persevera, per severa, per se vera." Persist through difficulties, even though it is hard.
Proud Member of THOOOTP.
Buy my best friend's fantastic fantasy book! Pulse is also available here.
I've had a fun morning...been up since 5am but...yeah...
I'm off camping today for about 5 days at Wilsons Promontory with two girlfriends of mine and our kids. We're tenting it this time. The weather isn't looking brilliant but you never know with the prom and as long as the gale force winds don't blow down our tents it'll all be good! Hope to get some good photos and relax.
I'm...tired. Decided sort of on the spur of the moment Friday to go camping this weekend. Drove out to the Delaware seashore Saturday after Czech class, camped there last night, got up this morning and basically spent most of the day driving home. Oh well. Nice way to end the summer, anyhow...
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Lost four more staff to layoffs today. Started with 36 staff, down to 16.
The city is imploding. Collapsing in on itself. I just dont know how we are expected to function. So sad to see people with 20 years at the job just sent packing with two weeks notice.
Everyone is wondering if they are next.
The loudest truth I ever heard was the softest sound.
Hang in there! My friend Jim is coming back to work, after a month long vacation in New Mexico, very soon. He thinks he might know you-you're both in the "Rescue Mission" vocation in NYC, and there is hope. (or that's what I perceive of your vocations )
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danlo wrote:Hang in there! My friend Jim is coming back to work, after a month long vacation in New Mexico, very soon. He thinks he might know you-you're both in the "Rescue Mission" vocation in NYC, and ther is hope. (or that's what I perceive of your vocations )
"Rescue Mission" vocation
..........bleeding hearts. all hope was lost when DC37 and a couple of other unions declined to endorse Bloomberg for a third term. Layoffs started the next day. never mind all that, he needs to hire me, or at least date me.
The loudest truth I ever heard was the softest sound.
Magickmaker tells me that her friend, the kidney stone, has departed. No surgery will be necessary.
Me? Fine. I should be pounding 32 Czech prepositions into my aging brain -- complete with definitions and which case to use them with -- but I'm, um, not. Not right now, anyway.
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I'm tired. Today was a long day. Tomorrow will be longer.
"Persevera, per severa, per se vera." Persist through difficulties, even though it is hard.
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Tomorrow never knows, Auleliel! (Yes, I had to plug the Beatles.)
At church I was unexpectedly required to play a solo on my viola (both the violinist and the pianist were absent). None of the music at my church is written for viola, so I had to mentally transcribe it as I played it, without the reassuring backup of other instrumentalists that I usually have playing with me. After church was over, everyone came up to me and said I did a good job. So now I feel somewhat proud of myself.
As you should be. I'm fairly in awe, since I couldn't play anything to save my life.
"Persevera, per severa, per se vera." Persist through difficulties, even though it is hard.
Proud Member of THOOOTP.
Buy my best friend's fantastic fantasy book! Pulse is also available here.
Friend of mine's fiance is from the States, when we met up last year where I was staying on the coast, she couldn't get over the fact that gecko's were sorta viewed as pests, and were common as flies in KZN. Apparently the most common one here sells for $50 or something in exotic pet stores over there.
Hope to get some good photos and relax.
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It's a leopard gecko, so it doesn't know anything about insurance. 
