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#91
chodessa said:
I concur.... the artist DVD idea is genius Sally.
I fought tooth and nail not to have I*ROD hang a tv over the fireplace... and for ONCE I won the battle.... but it was a hard fight. I think some men are as obsessed with tv's as some women are obsessed with purses. :D Go figure.
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OMG - I'm going thru this now.... for some reason it has to be on the wall over the fireplace... wth? I'm not so sure i will win this one.... any pointers?
 
#92
Pg - for me the tv location was determined by a few things:
1) we already had a hole in the drywall on one wall because of a plumbing "incident" so it was a no brainer to get the tv hung there since we had to have drywall repairs and painting anyways.
2) the cable outlet was on that wall
3) the fireplace in the family room is too high - we would have neck injuries if we were looking up that high.

Try it with a piece of bristol board first - hang it where the tv would go and make it the same size as the tv you are hanging there. Sit and look at the bristol board for awhile and see if your neck hurts.

Other options - if he insists on over the fireplace then insist on something to make it look nice.
http://framemytv.com/?gclid=CM-PgairyqUCFRNSgwodvDf2kw

this pottery barn one is nice (no longer avail) but maybe a nice carpenter type could take some pieces of molding and build a box for it.
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/chadwick-flat-panel-tv-frame/
 
#93
Man, I'm stalled out on knitting. I've spent the last 30+ hours dealing with ridiculous vendor issues making my servers cry. Now that I can sit I don't want to do anything. I even skipped out on a crazy work party. Our company parties are kind of legendary, but this one was only going to 9 and I'm tired. I heard Lil Jon was performing, but I'm not into him, so whatevs.
 
#95
Me too mt, we'd been scraping paint off the woodwork and repainting two rooms at one time for a month now and I was too tired at the end of the day for knitting. Right now I can't seem to find any interest in it but I'm going to a class this weekend so that should get me back on track. As sally said, some time to relax, you were making such good progress, it's going to come back.
 
#96
I wish I could knit. I really do. I used to be able to crochet and tat but my hands won't let me do much of anything. Even my handwriting is all but illegible. However, as far as knitting, I can cast on, I know how to knit and purl and the rest doesn't happen for me. My grandmother was knitting complex patterns/cables/multiple yarns/colors using color coded bobbins when she lost her sight. She became totally vexed with me because although I could sew, embroider etc, knitting was totally beyond me.

Is it possible to be learning disabled when it comes to this craft/art (dystextilis???). Maybe because I'm LD in math (dyscalculia) that's why I can't read notes or knit? Who knows..the mind is indeed complex.

As far as widescreen TV issues, we have them either mounted or placed on mounts in discreet places in the kitchen and den. Nothing in the living room though. I told him it would only be possible if he could climb over my cold and moldering corpse. Thank goodness all DH needs is a couch in the den so he can fall asleep while watching anything.
 
#97
Warning: Rambling Pointless Vent Feel Free to Ignore

I have been working 12+ hour days for weeks and there is no end in sight. This week is especially awful because my boss is out for the holiday and a serious family issue. Since this is legal stuff I can't delegate it (the other attorney in the office is in another practice area). I have 100 hours of work to do in 3 days and I DON'T WANT TO.

End of Rambling Pointless Vent
 
#98
md: I would be venting, too. In fact, I am venting. For me. For you. For all of us!

GB: how are you feeling, my dear?

sally: love the idea of a knitting elf. Our Buddy the Elf finally moved his lazy elf arse last night. Shall I say this morning... as mama was making oatmeal.

And Happy Chanukkah to all of the HHHotties who are celebrating this season!
 
#100
LOL!! As I was reading MD's post and nodding, looking at (I'm NOT kidding) the four linear FEET of portfolios and essay re-writes I have to grade, I was chugging from my SIGG one-litre bottle. Sally rocks :smooch:

Rant away, MD!! I'm at the point in the semester where I'm not even trying to sugar-coat the rolling of the eyes and exasperation with my students. Case in point (rambling vent, feel free to skip LOL) yesterday, after TWO CLASS PERIODS of going over the MLA works cited citation format in their text books, and reminding them a gazillion times to BRING their sources and text books, I gave them the class period (1.25 hours) to go to the computer lab and type up THREE (yes, a whopping, overwhelming THREE) citation entries. Half of them came back with one or two, and the other half brought back web citations with gigantic URLs in them... I got so frustrated I just lost it. WHERE does it say in your examples to supply the URLs??? Well, that's how I've done it in the past... Sure, but as I said FOURTEEN TIMES, the rules changed in '09. And I told you to use the examples in your books. So I ask again, WHERE does it say to use the URL?

I know this sounds ridiculous, but WTF? What's in the high school drinking water that NONE of them seem to be able to follow basic instructions. Do I need to start texting them? They simply don't listen, nor do they take basic responsibility for their own success or failure. One kid was absent the Tuesday before T'giving. Did he email me to find out what was due? No. This happens every day, a dozen times over. It's exhausting, and it makes me feel so old. I was in college/uni for TWELVE years. Never once did I ask a professor where her office was, since I knew it was on the syllabus or in the campus phone book. I get asked this question daily. And then they never show up.

The kid who was absent is normally a good student, but he's just bored with this paper they're working on... the full sentence outline is due tomorrow, and yesterday he STILL didn't know what he was writing about. Hadn't even chosen from the six prompts I gave them. So I say, sounds like you need to do some thinking tonight and come see me during my office hour on Wednesday. Oh, yeah. You're right.

He's got 14 minutes.

:mad::rant::cursing::censor:
 
#103
Today is indeed a day for rants, isn't it. Plus the weather in NYC is deluginous (made that up) :p.

Just got home. Egads..so many HS students truly don't grasp grammar/sentence structure/essay writing/critical and analytical thinking all across the board in every subject.

****e Jen. I try to catch them and train/retrain them b4 they get to college. Then I often have to deal with the same issues once they get there..and now I'm dealing with post grad. Many articles scholarly/non-scholarly on this topic. Perhaps you should assign them reading on that for extra credit?

A bright student who is apathetic and won't meet deadlines rankles me like a pebble in my shoe during a 5K walk/run. Annoys the crap out of me, can be painful, and there's little that can be done about it until the race is over. Does this duuude get why time is of the essence or does he think that because he's a good student you'll give him a pass?

It's tempting to give a pass if a student is bright but I often don't let them know I may be doing so until the finished essay/paper is handed in. Then if the paper is worthy, I explain why I'm giving a pass this time and this time only and I won't be sweet talked into anything in the future. Time management is a really big problem. My DS is the master procrastinator but at least he recognizes why he is doing so and things do get handed in on time.

Lu..thanks for the holiday wishes..although it so disgusting here that I can't light my outdoor Chanukkiah, even though the lights are similar to camping lanterns. Can't remember what they're called.

I feel a major migraine coming on so I may not post more today (except if HH answers my DM's on twitter re the sale)..I have to drive DD to the main USPO because she didn't realize her passport needs to be renewed..like yesterday. This refers back to the convo I had with Sally about parenthood. I swear I'm aging more rapidly than other women my age simply because of my kids. On the plus side, she's an honors student so perhaps that cancels out the stress she induced with the rest of her shenanigans.
 
#104
Jenn- ONLY 3 citation entries OMG they should be so thankful it's not more! Students are so lazy now a days. They have all this wealth of information at there fingertips and they don't even know how to use it properly.

Gingey- Do you decorate for the holidays? Inside? Forgive my ignorance...
 
#105
Yeah... only three. For a FOUR PAGE paper. I'm such a harda$$.:rolleyes: These are the dark days of the academic year... and Spring semester is harder because there's not enough time between now and then to forget how frustrated I am with most of them. Summer is great for that LOL. I think my crusade for the spring will be simply getting them to follow directions. I'm going to attach a sample essay to the syllabus and just NOT ACCEPT anything that isn't formatted correctly, isn't stapled (OMG don't get me started), and doesn't meet the page length. I think it'll cut down on my grading.
 
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