Kevin's Watch

we were just leaving for Melbourne but the car is dead. So we're waiting for roadside assist to come and see if they can figure out what the problem is. Bah!

sgt.null wrote:

CovenantJr wrote:

aliantha wrote:I wasn't guessin' so much as suggestin'.

Okay fine, not Dazbog, then. David? Daniel? Delonte?

My great grandfather's middle name was Disbrow. Could use that.

my name is Dennis.

Cag, you should totally name your kid after Sarge.

Hope things work out, Sea!

And happiest of birthdays to Cailette!

I finally broke down and took meclizine for the vertigo, but it makes me soo drowsy.

Seareach wrote:we were just leaving for Melbourne but the car is dead. So we're waiting for roadside assist to come and see if they can figure out what the problem is. Bah!

I had the same problem with my van yesterday , spring broke on the suspension and got it self stuck into the chasis of my van the breakdown guy took it out and advised me to go garage straightaway which I did and got a nice quote for £350 quid What a pain.
Hows your car Sea

Today my art teacher treated my entire class to dinner and drinks. I'm so buzzed right now...

Today was report card day for Beorn.
He did us proud again.

In a few minutes, I get to explain fractions to a co-worker. Otherwise, everything here is swell.

aliantha wrote:In a few minutes, I get to explain fractions to a co-worker. Otherwise, everything here is swell.

Good luck. Fractions is a difficult concept for the unenlightened.

aliantha wrote:In a few minutes, I get to explain fractions to a co-worker. Otherwise, everything here is swell.

That reminds me, a few days ago I decided to do a long division instead of just punching it into the calculator...and I was rustier than I thought.

Yes, I'm forgetting basic math skills. Next, I'll be sweating in panic over subtraction...

Why do you think I had the firm buy me a calculator?

Anyhow, it was easier than I thought it was going to be. The issue was converting rupees to dollars on a hotel bill. She didn't realize she had to use all six or eight decimal places of the conversion factor in order to get it to come out right.

I organized and ran an event in my res hall tonight, and only four people came. At least the four people who came seemed to have fun. It doesn't quite justify the amount of work I've put into it though.

Auleliel wrote:I organized and ran an event in my res hall tonight, and only four people came. At least the four people who came seemed to have fun. It doesn't quite justify the amount of work I've put into it though.

I'm sorry, holmes. I feel for ya. Hate it when that happens. What was the event, if I can ask?

Auleliel wrote:I organized and ran an event in my res hall tonight, and only four people came. At least the four people who came seemed to have fun. It doesn't quite justify the amount of work I've put into it though.

Offer free food. . . that usually helps draw college students!

Today was well. I finally got a frame for my print of Hans Holbein's Ambassadors, which I had acquired in London in 2006. It's going to look very good, I think, in a thin black frame and 3 mattes I picked out with the framer. The actual framing will take two weeks, and it cost a good bit (80$), but it's more than worth it to me.

Also need to get new strings for my guitar, as well as glue its bridge back on. The bloody thing...

Wyldewode wrote:

Auleliel wrote:I organized and ran an event in my res hall tonight, and only four people came. At least the four people who came seemed to have fun. It doesn't quite justify the amount of work I've put into it though.

Offer free food. . . that usually helps draw college students!

There was free food--chips and such. The event was dodgeball, which in previous years has been very popular. It was my contribution to the res hall association's week of events (I'm secretary), and we've been advertising for weeks. Oh well.

Auleliel wrote:

Wyldewode wrote:

Auleliel wrote:I organized and ran an event in my res hall tonight, and only four people came. At least the four people who came seemed to have fun. It doesn't quite justify the amount of work I've put into it though.

Offer free food. . . that usually helps draw college students!

There was free food--chips and such. The event was dodgeball, which in previous years has been very popular. It was my contribution to the res hall association's week of events (I'm secretary), and we've been advertising for weeks. Oh well.

Owlie...

Activities Programmer for the village I lived in for a decade at UF's graduate and married student housing was my most recent paid position. I organized well received events, like the annual Thanksgiving dinner that had 300 attendees each year, to busts like the Valentines night social for couples only (not bringing the kids was hard on the married students, although we were focusing on the single grads with that event. Unfortunately, apparently it is difficult to get "couples" to attend from the students who are single. )

From my perspective, I'll say don't take it to heart. All sorts of reasons could have prompted the poor turn out. There may have been a conflicting activity somewhere off campus, or even by another organization on campus, that drew more participants. It may have been the timing in the semester. It may have been the weather, if it was overcast or some such. There are multiple reasons.

Should you decide to organize such an activity again, and want to run ideas by me, feel free to PM me at any time...

Thanks, Menolly. I don't think I'll be doing this sort of thing again, mostly because it's the end of the semester and I won't be in the res hall association next semester. I'll keep you in mind though if I end up having to do this sort of thing somewhere else sometime.

our son's gf left him a few days ago. took the baby back to Vegas. so we are at different levels here.

but the girl was intolerable. the virtual dark cloud. in the end it was better that she leave. she was trying to be unhappy here.

still sucks that i have two grand children i can't be an everyday part of their life.

julie is really hurting.

but we soldier on.

sgt.null wrote:still sucks that i have two grand children i can't be an everyday part of their life.

julie is really hurting.

but we soldier on.

{{{sarge and Julie}}}
that truly sucks.

That sucks, Sarge. Hugs to you and Julie and your son.

I had such great plans for today. I was going to get up early and read the paper, then buy some plants for the deck, get a haircut, and clean the house. Instead I got up late, discovered I didn't have a paper (which often happens when I get up late -- I think one of my neighbors steals it if I'm not Johnny-on-the-spot to pick it up, arrgh), finished a knitting project that's been annoying the heck out of me, and spent way too much time online. Ah well, there's always next weekend...