CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

Sleep well Bucket

[Page Scrawler]

Really quiet in here today. 

[Albert1434]

Yep it has been

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Page Scrawler]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

Hey, Bertie. 

[Albert1434]

So how is the food going?

[clochette]

32 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Really quiet in here today. 

Its the end of the semester for me so I'm quite busy.

Last night I worked on my part of a group project I had been putting off for days until 4.30am. Went to class at 10am and had an exam at 2pm. I let you imagine to state of the dark circles under my eyes . When I came home I had some leftover pizza despite he fact it was early then crashed on the couche until almost 9pm, woke up, slipped in my pj's and went to bed.

I can't wait for tomorrow evening when I'll be done with the first part of exams until the after the holidays. 

[Page Scrawler]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

So how is the food going?

With Max's eating habits? Much better. It's not an overnight process, but we're learning to eat smarter as a family. 

We had broccoli-cheddar and ham Frittata for dinner before going to the grocery store.

[Page Scrawler]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Its the end of the semester for me so I'm quite busy

Hey, Clo.  Certainly sounds exhausting.

[CassieQ]

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Really quiet in here today. 

HI PAGE!!  

[raven1]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Its the end of the semester for me so I'm quite busy.

Last night I worked on my part of a group project I had been putting off for days until 4.30am. Went to class at 10am and had an exam at 2pm. I let you imagine to state of the dark circles under my eyes . When I came home I had some leftover pizza despite he fact it was early then crashed on the couche until almost 9pm, woke up, slipped in my pj's and went to bed.

I can't wait for tomorrow evening when I'll be done with the first part of exams until the after the holidays. 

Hi clochette, You have my empathy and good wishes.  I completed my second degree about 15 years ago and remember how hard it was to meet deadlines and exams.  I hope you rest up during the holidays and don't have a lot of stress.  Good luck and best wishes.

Terry

[raven1]

Good afternoon from Chiang Mai! Sawasdee Khrup!🙏  Hope you have a great day.  Blue sky and a predicted 29 degrees Celsius  here in Thailand.  A bit cool, but it is winter here. 

[Headstall]

I just completed chapter 11 of my new story, but my eyes are too tired to read it over. It's been a long day. Good night, all!  

[Albert1434]

Night Gary

[raven1]

13 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I just completed chapter 11 of my new story, but my eyes are too tired to read it over. It's been a long day. Good night, all!  

Good night Gary.  Sleep well.

[clochette]

4 hours ago, raven1 said:

Good afternoon from Chiang Mai! Sawasdee Khrup!🙏  Hope you have a great day.  Blue sky and a predicted 29 degrees Celsius  here in Thailand.  A bit cool, but it is winter here. 

29° a bit cool?!  albert and his frozen feet will get a rise out of this

[raven1]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

29° a bit cool?!  albert and his frozen feet will get a rise out of this

The Thai people put on heavy coats, mittens, gloves and scarves during the winter season when the mornings and evenings are in the 18-19 degree Celsius.  They can't understand why I run around in shorts and short sleeve shirts during this season.  What was amazing to me is when they said that they were cold, they would grab my arm.  Their hands were cold!  They would then ask me why I was so warm.  Growing up in the Cascade Mountains, I guess both body and mind now have wired in responses different from my Thai friends. My other friends from Germany, Denmark, the UK and USA say the same thing.  How are things going with you?  Did you finish your exams yet?

[clochette]

5 minutes ago, raven1 said:

The Thai people put on heavy coats, mittens, gloves and scarves during the winter season when the mornings and evenings are in the 18-19 degree Celsius.  They can't understand why I run around in shorts and short sleeve shirts during this season.  What was amazing to me is when they said that they were cold, they would grab my arm.  Their hands were cold!  They would then ask me why I was so warm.  Growing up in the Cascade Mountains, I guess both body and mind now have wired in responses different from my Thai friends. My other friends from Germany, Denmark, the UK and USA say the same thing.  How are things going with you?  Did you finish your exams yet?

Yeah I experienced something similar when I went to Barcelona on a school field trip. It was in early March but it was almost 20°. When we arrived we saw people with heavy coats on but we were in tshirt and some even went swimming! 

Exam are... going. Another one today which is the last one for this week. It rised quite some problems as first it's a big class so this exam should have normally taken place on the official week in January but the professor decided to do it like those we take on class (there will be no official copy to write on we have to bring our own, there won't be enough space to leave one sit between people...). The administrationwasn't even aware of the situation. Plus yesterday we learned that the people who can't be present because of covid (being either positive or contact) will have 3 days to drop it online and so obviously will be able to use their notes and have way more time than our 2 hours). Thanks for asking. 

I wish you a nice day

[Page Scrawler]

6 hours ago, CassieQ said:

HI PAGE!!  

HEY, CASSIE!!  

[raven1]

54 minutes ago, clochette said:

Yeah I experienced something similar when I went to Barcelona on a school field trip. It was in early March but it was almost 20°. When we arrived we saw people with heavy coats on but we were in tshirt and some even went swimming! 

Exam are... going. Another one today which is the last one for this week. It rised quite some problems as first it's a big class so this exam should have normally taken place on the official week in January but the professor decided to do it like those we take on class (there will be no official copy to write on we have to bring our own, there won't be enough space to leave one sit between people...). The administrationwasn't even aware of the situation. Plus yesterday we learned that the people who can't be present because of covid (being either positive or contact) will have 3 days to drop it online and so obviously will be able to use their notes and have way more time than our 2 hours). Thanks for asking. 

I wish you a nice day

Oh clochette you just gave me a big belly laugh.  At 20 degrees our local pools are closed for the season.  When I was a child, that would be considered a heated pool.

It does seem to be a bit unfair, OK more than a bit that some students get more time than others.  I understand the adjustments for Covid, but in all fairness, they should be made available for all students also. I hope the administration learns about this and takes corrective measures to make this OK for all students.  To move an exam up and then extending the time for some students is just bad planning from the professors.  Unfortunately, I can understand that because it happened to me when I was taking university classes.  Hang in there.  Like I said before, take a well deserved rest over the holidays.  

Edited December 15, 2021 by raven1

[raven1]

Have you ever lost a story review??? It just happened to me when I wrote one for "Chrisis". That is so frustrating!  Now I need to calm down a bit so I can rewrite it to be best of my ability and failing memory.😡 Woops, My memory is definitely gone and not just failing.  I did the review on Boxed In: A Christmas story, Chrisis is on my next to read list.😊 Hope you all have a Boxed In Christmas with the one you love and who loves you.  You might see a few more of these if Gary's other Christmas stories inspire me.

 

 

Edited December 15, 2021 by raven1

[dughlas]

10 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Really quiet in here today. 

PAGE! HI!

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, raven1 said:

The Thai people put on heavy coats, mittens, gloves and scarves during the winter season when the mornings and evenings are in the 18-19 degree Celsius.  They can't understand why I run around in shorts and short sleeve shirts during this season.  What was amazing to me is when they said that they were cold, they would grab my arm.  Their hands were cold!  They would then ask me why I was so warm.  Growing up in the Cascade Mountains, I guess both body and mind now have wired in responses different from my Thai friends. My other friends from Germany, Denmark, the UK and USA say the same thing.  How are things going with you?  Did you finish your exams yet?

They do the same thing here in the southern US. 

[raven1]

Hi Dughlas! My Dad was from East Tennessee. How far south are you?

 

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

They do the same thing here in the southern US. 

From the South, can confirm.