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tanada - 19 Aug 2006 06:13 GMT

All summer long, I have been plagued with QC, Huey, and Sonya trying to help
me on the computer. They would lay in front of the monitor and push the
keyboard off the desk, lay on the keyboard, try to climb on the monitor (a
think flat screened thing), knock the speaker off the desk (the other is
carefully hidden from them, I hope), and lay on the book case and stick
their noses and paws into whatever I was working on. Since I'm taking three
survey courses this semester, I will be on the computer a lot.

Well, As of Monday, no cats on the desk. Strange, I didn't do anything in
particular to chase them off. Tuesday, the same, and so on through the
week. I had to read about 200 pages of text and take notes which I do on
the computer since my handwriting is bad enough to confuse a doctor. No
cats helping out, only Rob and Amanda wanting to turn off all the lights so
that the lights won't glare on the TV while they watch America's got Talent.
Great. Well I got the work done anyway, and took my first quizzes today.
Did ok, I think.

I talked to the head of the math department about the math teacher who gave
me so many problems last semester. I wasn't the first to complain about
him, though I did tell him some stuff that hadn't come out before. I found
out that one of the other students, who got As for all the tests and did all
the homework, got a B for her final grade. That is even more unfair than
what he did to me. The guy is on probation for his conduct and will be
fired if the department gets more complaints. John, you could probably get
a job here teaching math if you want. One of his students told us that he
brought up Shania Twain, which is how he started with us last semester.

I am the only white person in my African American history class. I
introduced myself as the token white, when we were doing introductions. The
class was laughing with me, but I thought the teacher was going to come over
her desk and pinch my head off. We'll start digging into history on
Tuesday. I'm rather excited about it. Same with ceramics. I've never used
a pottery wheel before and am really excited about getting to design and
make my own mugs, bowls, and dishes and such. We've agreed that we want a
large potato chip bowl, and I am supposed to make a coffee mug for someone
on the faculty, but I don't know what else to make. Kitty food bowls for
sure. I'm open for suggestions. Yes, the glazes should be safe for the
owners. They are safe for humans to use for food and drink. I was getting
rather propriatal about my 25 lb block of clay that I had to buy for the
class. We were told that we'd probably go through 3-4 of them. Wow, that's
a lot of mud to sling around.

Cheers and purrs for all who need them. Again, I'll probably only be able
to be on here on the weekends and holidays. I think about the various
members of the group and their owners who need support and the owners think
and purr on a regular basis for those in need.

Pam S.

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Yowie - 19 Aug 2006 23:59 GMT

<snip school stuff> Sometimes I wish I could go back to Uni and do something
fun, like philosophy or sociaology or history or something, but it would
take too much time and cost *way* too much.

I'm glad that you can do it, and obviously enjoying it (well, except for the
math part)

> Cheers and purrs for all who need them. Again, I'll probably only be able
> to be on here on the weekends and holidays. I think about the various
> members of the group and their owners who need support and the owners
> think and purr on a regular basis for those in need.

Always good to see you, no matter when you 'pop in'

Yowie

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Takayuki - 22 Aug 2006 04:46 GMT

><snip school stuff> Sometimes I wish I could go back to Uni and do something
>fun, like philosophy or sociaology or history or something, but it would
>take too much time and cost *way* too much.

Many of the places were I worked had a tuition reimbursement program
of some sort, especially when the classes relate to your position.
I've been taking classes in the evening for a while now, and it's nice
learning from some of the real gurus in the areas that interest you.

I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)

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Helen Wheels - 22 Aug 2006 06:56 GMT

>><snip school stuff> Sometimes I wish I could go back to Uni and do something
>>fun, like philosophy or sociaology or history or something, but it would
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> I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)

Snigger... Last time I was at the vet's, the new receptionist said she
wasn't supposed to take my cheque. I asked her to check with the vet and
he said "it's fine - this is our local crazy cat lady".

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Lesley - 22 Aug 2006 11:47 GMT

> Snigger... Last time I was at the vet's, the new receptionist said she
> wasn't supposed to take my cheque. I asked her to check with the vet and
> he said "it's fine - this is our local crazy cat lady".

I ran into a friend of mine a while back and he told me his RPG group
had moved to a place I knew so I said "How did you find it?"

The answer was "In the games shop. They said the "Vampire" recommended
it, you know, her that buys all the "Vampire" stuff....Lesley"

It's probably better to be known as the "local crazy cat lady"

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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Cheryl Perkins - 22 Aug 2006 11:42 GMT

>><snip school stuff> Sometimes I wish I could go back to Uni and do something
>>fun, like philosophy or sociaology or history or something, but it would
>>take too much time and cost *way* too much.

> Many of the places were I worked had a tuition reimbursement program
> of some sort, especially when the classes relate to your position.
> I've been taking classes in the evening for a while now, and it's nice
> learning from some of the real gurus in the areas that interest you.

> I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)

I've done that (taken courses at my employer's expense, not been
introduced as a cat freak, although I'm sure that's coming), but as
generous as they have been, they draw the line at really interesting stuff
that unfortunately can't by any stretch of the imagination be considered
'job related'. That would include philosophy, religion, sociology etc.

However, I *do* have access to the University library, and access to a
wide range of public and semi-public lectures on all kinds of stuff, which
helps keep my brain active withough costing me money.

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Cheryl

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Yowie - 23 Aug 2006 06:11 GMT

> ><snip school stuff> Sometimes I wish I could go back to Uni and do something
> >fun, like philosophy or sociaology or history or something, but it would
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> I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)

We have that sort of scheme here at work, and I used that scheme to get my
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry). Now don't get me wrong, I love science and
chemistry in particular, always have, and am very thankful that my company
paid my tuition fees (before said fees became horrifically expensive, I
hasten to add. The scheme now pays enrollment fees, but doesn't pay for the
tuition itself -t hat has to come out of your post graduate income as an
extra tax).

But I can hardly see an organisation that makes steel, metal coated steel
and pre-painted metal coated steel shelling out for me to do a degree in
history, religion, sociology, philosophy, languages, anthropology or
creative arts, all of which I'd love to do. I also wouldn't mind going back
to finish my geology major, but sadly, the company I work for after several
mergers and demergers, no longer owns any mines and isn't interested in
mineral exploration, so geology is out too. The only subject I have a
snowball's hope of being sponsored to study is engineering. A fine
proffession, but not something I'm terribly interested in - I know far too
many engineers already!

Yowie

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 23 Aug 2006 08:08 GMT

> I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)

Tak, how did you manage that? How did they know this about you?

Joyce

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Takayuki - 24 Aug 2006 03:13 GMT

> > I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)
>
>Tak, how did you manage that? How did they know this about you?

It was a communications course, and introductions were a bit unusual.
Instead of introducing ourselves to the class, each person had a few
minutes to interview one other person, and would introduce the
interviewee.

The classmate who interviewed me said, "He's worked as a software
architect and is currently a project manager, but he considers his
real job to be taking care of his cat Betty."

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 24 Aug 2006 20:17 GMT

> >Tak, how did you manage that? How did they know this about you?

> It was a communications course, and introductions were a bit unusual.
> Instead of introducing ourselves to the class, each person had a few
> minutes to interview one other person, and would introduce the
> interviewee.

Oh, right. I've had workshops and classes where they do that.

> The classmate who interviewed me said, "He's worked as a software
> architect and is currently a project manager, but he considers his
> real job to be taking care of his cat Betty."

It was true, right? :)

Joyce

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tanada - 29 Aug 2006 05:42 GMT

>> > I remember in one class, I was introduced as a cat freak. :)
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> architect and is currently a project manager, but he considers his
> real job to be taking care of his cat Betty."

In my African American history class, I am the only white person. I
introduced myself as the token white. The class howled, the teacher looked
as though she were willing to come over her desk at me.

Pam S.

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