the cyber world is nuts today ~ nothing is moving!

[In_The_Wind]

a friend sent me an email an hour ago

nothing ~

I sent myself an email just to test my account

nothing!


cyber world delay so far 1 hour & counting :wtf:

[Left_Winger]

1. Yeah, it's really quite boring today

:boring:

I'm almost tempted to turn on the TV.

Wanna have a conversation?

[In_The_Wind]

5. OMG don't do that!

TV will rot your mind

you start ~ what would you like to talk about?

[Left_Winger]

7. Well...

Tomorrow is the first day of school. I have been there all week preparing for the students. The only drawback is that I have a new room and I was only able to move in today. It is still so new, I do not have a PA system, fire alarm (they gave me an air horn just in case LOL!) or sprinkler system.
On the other hand, it will have certain positive features: WINDOWS!! I have been assigned to a room without windows for the last three years. I will receive a new computer with a flat screen monitor and a printer all to myself.
I will also have a light load as far as students go: One class of 25, one with 15 and one with 14. The average teacher in my school has 25-30 students per class.

[In_The_Wind]

10. The first day of school for you.Is it also the first day for the students?

Way back when I was a student school didn't start until the first Monday after Labor Day.

What grade level do you teach Left_Winger?

[Left_Winger]

12. I'm in the same age group

and we began at the same time of year so I was five for the first three weeks of school and seventeen upon graduation.

I teach high school German, levels 1-4. So I have students in grades 9-12. I am a historian by education, but there are so many of us that it is almost impossible to find a job in this field, therefore I make a living teaching one of my skills.

Which profession are you in?

[In_The_Wind]

14. ... same age group ...

have you been talking to my friends or did you do an advanced user name search on a 'tell us your age' type of thread.

fess up


Somehow I squeaked by on the language requirements in school but IF I was going to study a language ... it would have been German. I was studying psychology and it would have been interesting to read some of the original works by Freud, Karl Jung, Wilhelm Wundt and William James.

[Left_Winger]

15. Well...

I have some friends here... they told me what they estimated your age was... and we should be within 5-10 years. At this stage in life is that much of a difference?

On edit: I just had an anonymous someone donate a star to me today, so advanced searches have been beyond my abilities to this point.

About the donation:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3795923&mesg_id=3795923

[In_The_Wind]

17. that's very true

after you pass the late 20's age really doesn't matter that much



BTW you might want to look at this http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3795923&mesg_id=3796328

[Left_Winger]

18. I've also made the acquaintance of one of the people you mentioned

and she seems to be a very nice person. I explained that situation I described to you as I needed a neutral woman's POV concerning that issue.

[In_The_Wind]

19. I could tease you about it but honestly ~ I don't blame you.

There are a whole lot of nuts on the net ... if they're not showing up dipped in chocolate by my request from a candy company I don't want any part of them ~

[Left_Winger]

20. Yeah, I know, but...

I had working in a different part of the state for several years and didn't know anyone there. So I decided to try and make new friends in the area. I found it unusual to encounter a DUer in that remote part of this red (very red) state, so I took a chance, we began talking and then... CRIPES!

:scared:

BTW: What did you think of my Alice's Restaurant idea?

[In_The_Wind]

22. YOUR "Alice's Restaurant idea" was great but it was a clue to your age.

I do hope that you and the DUer were able to part as friends, no harm done and all that.


I know there are other DUers within 50 to 10 miles of me but I haven't met any of the local ones yet. Maybe some of them will come to the Woodstock meet-up.

BTW ~ I fixed that little no local DUer problem yesterday at lunch with a few of my friends. I did something that is not like me at all ~ I announced "This is my birthday month and it's ALL about me this month!" After they got over the *jaw drop* effect I said "If anyone ask - What does Joani want for her birthday tell them this... No gifts! Join DU ~ that's all I ask, that's all I really want."

[Crazy Guggenheim]

2. From California: I'm on cable and it has been slow for the past

three or four days.

[In_The_Wind]

6. cable connection ~ east coast

:thumbsdown: This has happened before but I wasn't expecting an incoming email that I knew had already been sent!

That's why I sent a test email to 2 of my accounts to test the system ~ it's not moving!

[bridgit]

3. sadly, the homogeneous/tabloid-ization of american life...

especically after the jackson trial, leaves little to discuss. oh shit!! Joani, i forgot to tell you; brad pitt dyes his hair!!! while, i should say, the fucking world is being blown & torn into shreds :shrug: or frittered away to the super-rich by the shovel full :thumbsdown:

[In_The_Wind]

9. NO ~ why didn't somebody tell me earlier! OMG OMG OMG Pitt dyes his hair!

*note to self* must fritter more shovels full

[In_The_Wind]

4. 2 hours and still 4 emails are missing in the cyber world!

[catzies]

8. Blame baby panda cams!

And baby panda cam watchers! :P

[In_The_Wind]

11. but I like baby pandas

and baby penguins too

[catzies]

13. I just meant there are so many people watching them, that could be it

I blame myself. :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

16. whoa ... you shouldn't blame yourself for that

or should we


were you drinking too many of these

[In_The_Wind]

21. Amazing 4 ( count em folks) 4 hours of emails lost in space!!!!

:wtf:

[In_The_Wind]

23. ~