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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 21:34:48 GMT -5
Yup. I got a B in seventh grade, and I used to get straight A's. My dad went over it and was all "Looks good, as usual. Just wanna get that B up, maybe focus on that class a little more."
And that class happened to be English and grammar. Our original teacher was diagnosed with cancer or something, so we had a sub come in for the rest of the year. He gave me a B overall, probably because of a book report presentation I gave. Apparently, I said "and stuff" too much when I spoke, and Lord knows I should've totally been able to break that habit in two minutes. I guess that's what he figured, anyway, and he gave me a bad grade *shrugs* He was an idiot
*keeps working nonstop*
CARRION: *watches from his corner*
ME: *looks up* I'm not coming over tonight, so stop trying to seduce me from across the room
CARRION: ?!
ME: *laughs* Sorry. I've been working for the past half hour. I was in desperate need of a laugh
CARRION: *glares*
ME: *smiles and goes back to working*
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Post by Liz on May 20, 2006 21:41:45 GMT -5
Wow. Just.......wow.
Dear Lord *shakes head*
You think a B is a bad grade? Dang....
*bursts out laughing*
*shakes head, still laughing a little* I needed a good laugh too. *takes out laptop & starts randomly clicking around the internet, bored out of her skull* Sorry I can't be more entertaining. Just gimme a while. I'll probably be back to "normal" in a bit.
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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 21:48:55 GMT -5
He gave me a bad grade on the report. Overall, my grade for the class averaged to a B
*grins* Glad somebody else enjoyed that. I need a break
That's what I was doing yesterday. Dang, I was so bored I went on the exercise bike for fifteen minutes before I realized how uncharacteristic of me it was
*looks at calendar. freezes. looks again. eyes get wider* Uh oh.....*takes out school calendar and yelps*
EMBER: This is almost comical
ME: This is pretty damn bad.....I totally forgot I have a Coro paper to do before grades close, and I was supposed to try and go to a concert
EMBER: So.....go to one
ME: Yeah, in all that spare time I have
EMBER: Oh, please, so have plenty of spare time. When do grades close, anyway?
ME: *counts in her head for a few minutes* Um.....what's today?
EMBER: May 20
ME: .......so.......*mumbles*
EMBER: What?
ME: .....Thursday
EMBER: .......you've got to be kidding
ME: Yeah. I'd joke about this. AND I was supposed to email my teacher about something, too. I forget his email address! I'm such a mess right now!
EMBER: Someone slap her, quick!
MORI: Don't say that! There are plenty of people in here who would take that seriously!
TIDES: *was just starting to get up. pauses* .....wait, you were joking?
EMBER: *shrugs* I actually wasn't
HAZEL: No one slap her. The consequences will be worse if you do
EMBER: Good point
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Post by Liz on May 20, 2006 21:55:14 GMT -5
Ah.
Almost?
Oooh....man. Umm........*desparately searches brain for any kind of advice*.....................I got nothin'. XP Sorry. Just try not to worry so much. I mean, you said you had to TRY and go to a concert, right?
*quickly gets up in unison w/ Tides*
ME: .........*slowly sits down*
EMBER: *glances over & smirks* Exibit A.
ME: *smiles a little*
Huh. Every time I've slapped her, all I got was a "thanks". ^^
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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 22:02:29 GMT -5
Oh, whoops. I did say that. Let me rephrase the situation:
I was supposed to go to a concert for a paper that's worth I don't even wanna know how much of my grade. Now the concert's long past over, and I need to find another one to go to this week. Too bad the only person I can ask that might give me an answer is Josh
My friend and my character. This is heart-warming
This is no time to be cute! Can't you see I'm in uncharacteristic hysterics?!
MORI: Heh, that almost rhymed
ME: -_-
MORI: .........^_^;;;;;
Because I gave you permission
*paces nervously* Screw the forums, I need to find a concert to go to! Dammit, I used up all my rehearsal ones. See, you have to write three papers each semester for Coro, and you need at least one about a rehearsal and one about a concert. I've already done two rehearsals, and concerts are far harder to find and get a plan for. Maybe, if I beg, he'll let me do another rehearsal.....
EMBER: .......think about this for a minute
ME: ...right. What was I thinking? I'm gonna fail. Fail!
EMBER: Calm down. One F. It isn't the end of the world
ME: It'll be the end of my world! And if my world ends, so does yours! You can't be without me!
EMBER: Heh, watch me
ME: That sounded like a threat. I don't wanna watch you be without me! Cause then I won't be there! I need to live!
TIDES: .......*glances at Ember* Please?
EMBER: But she's being so entertaining
ME: *sighs* Tides, let me have my little episode first, okay?
TIDES: .......okay *sits back and watches*
ME: Where was I? Oh yeah, dying
EMBER: Very energetically
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Post by Emily on May 20, 2006 22:03:20 GMT -5
Ah you're not alone. I forgot my professor's email and I was freaking out, so I just asked for it... and he wrote it down for me. I still have it. *evil snicker* Oh and now my mom likes Hugh Panaro's voice as well. WHEEE. Oooh and another thing - I HAVE A CAR! I'm debating on whether I should name it Simon or Erik. Hmm. Maybe I can give it two names - like a first and middle name, but then it would need a good last name. Anyways, it's a forest green Ford Focus - and it's just perfect for me. (^)^ Erik: You should definitely name it Erik. (^)~ |
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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 22:07:36 GMT -5
I know I have it somewhere. I was just supposed to email him two days ago, and now I've probably missed some rehearsals that he scheduled. Oh well, I know the music, anyway
Awesome! I have.......a bike ^.^
I'd say Erik. Maybe Erik Simon.......something or other
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Post by Liz on May 20, 2006 22:11:34 GMT -5
Hiya Gen!
.......oh. Dang. Y'know, I have a concert on Thursday. Too bad ya don't live around here, huh? Oh wait.....your grades close on Thursday, so that wouldn't make much of a difference anyways. XP Sorry. I'll stop trying to be helpful.
I'm sure he'll be able to help.
*salutes* Anytime.
Aw, but it'll get your mind off your troubles.
*pats Mori on the back* Good try.
Not all the time.
I'm sure he'll be cool if you explain your situation......or come up with an elaborate lie. Whatever works.
Hey, you ain't the only one w/ school troubles. I'm failing both Economics and Creative Writing & I need both of them to pass my senior year.
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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 22:18:26 GMT -5
I'm sure he'll throttle me.
Heh. Throttle. It's a funny word
EMBER: She's lost it
Nothing can do that. My mind troubles itself. It's kinda annoying, actually. Anyway, all I can think is F. Y'know, I made another skin that was easier on the eyes, and white was a color I used a lot of. The hexadecimal code for white happens to be FFFFFF. Super, huh?
MORI: It actually just kinda came out
My situation is that I completely forgot. He's gonna kill me! He's gonna kill me with his face! He'll just glare at me and BOOM, I'll be dead!
And I can't come up with a good lie. I would without a problem if I didn't just have one week off from school XP
That's exactly why I forgot, though. If I were in school, I would've remembered to ask Josh about the concert I was planning to go to. Now I'm gonna have to ask him what he plans to write on my gravestone!
EMBER: *laughs*
ME: .......it isn't funny!
EMBER: Yes it is!
ME: Is not!
EMBER: Laugh. You know you want to
ME: .......*laughs a little* Alright, I'm calming down
EMBER: Not enough. Just laugh it all out. It helps. Sometimes.
HAZEL: You'd know this how?
EMBER: Well I laugh at you a lot, don't I?
HAZEL: *rolls eyes and goes back to reading*
It's different for me, though. I have this thing where it's just assumed that I get straight A's. Even the kids who I just met this year and still barely know me categorize me as that. And mostly it's true. People who can have know way of knowing what my grades are say "Yeah, but you don't have to worry about studying, cause you just get straight A's all the time"
They're mainly right. I rarely study. But we rarely have tests at my school
Did I mention my teacher's gonna kill me yet?
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Post by Liz on May 20, 2006 22:26:51 GMT -5
*agrees*
Nah. Worrying ain't gonna do anything, so why bother? You still got all of tomorrow off. Just watch a movie or something. Get your mind off of it. I'm sure you'll find some way to get your mind off it.
Well there ya go! That's a reasonable excuse.
*nods & looks over at Ember* Good advice. You sound a little like me. ........*grins* Did that scare ya?
Well there's your problem. Your standards are too high. I'm not saying you shouldn't try your hardest. I'm just saying that if you're expected to get A's all the time, you'll get stressed too easily & too often.
Why no, you haven't.
Sorry to leave you in your time of need, dudette. But I gotta go now. My dad's still bein' a jerk. I'll talk to ya tomorrow. *hugs* Good luck. And try not to worry so much. It's not that big of a deal. Everyone has school troubles like this. 'Night!
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Post by Emily on May 20, 2006 22:33:23 GMT -5
Mr. Bialystock just take a look
I'm not a crook
I'm just a schnook
the bottom line is that I stink!
I can't do it
You see Rio, I see jail!
I can't do it
I can't do it
'Cause I know it's gonna fail!
Sorry, random Producers moment.
Gah, I love Matthew Broderick too much.
Ahah that's it. I shall call my car Simon Erik Matthew. Good name. Sort of reminds me of Family Fued - "Good answer, good answer!" ::le sigh:: fun times in drama club....
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Post by EbonyStar on May 20, 2006 22:38:40 GMT -5
Can't. I've watched every good movie in the house over the past two days. Plus, I've got some journal entries to do, one of which is late as it is
Sweet. I've got a reasonable excuse, I'm a reasonable person. Now I just need a reasonable teacher and a reasonable schedule
EMBER: *rolls eyes* Hardly. I told you, I don't get scared
Never happened before. And they aren't my standards, originally. At least I don't think they were. I've been getting high grades since, like, pre-school, where they didn't even give out grades. Heck, in day care I corrected my teacher by telling her that my little plastic animal was, in fact, not a horse, but a tapir! I guess the whole "smart kid" thing just stuck. The worst part of this whole F ordeal is that it's not because I turned in a lousy paper. It's that I forgot altogether!
EMBER: Funny. I'd call that the best part
ME: .......how?
EMBER: Because then it doesn't hurt your reputation as being smart
ME: Yeah, it just creates my rep as being lazy or forgetful
HAZEL: In other words, "human." Calm down, already. You're giving me black hairs
TIDES: *laughs and shakes his head*
HAZEL: *glares* What?
TIDES: Nothing
ME: You two, stop being cute with each other! I can't think!
TIDES: Sorry. All this time, I had no idea it was my fault you weren't thinking
ME: .......ha. Ha. Ha.
Thanks. We had a talk a while ago in one of my classes. Student-led, completely free to say what you want, all about school and life in general that's related to school. It was for one girl's play, which I know is gonna rock. Anyway, my friend and I were the focus for a while because the girl wanted to know how it felt to always want to get A's (she said she neve felt that motivation, ever, and she didn't understand it, but not in a dismissive way. it was neat). I'm just reminded of that with this whole "Should I try or should I just take the F for once?"
I got a C+ on a project in seventh grade, too, and it shook me. Partly because I was one of my teacher's favorites (baaad memories)
I'm turning in, too. I need to start relaxing and focus on other homework to get my mind off of the homework I can't do but wish I could. Maybe I'll write. Whatever, I'll figure something out. Heh, we've got a huge tub of cookie dough in the freezer, too. That'll help.
G'night, everyone! *hugs and leaves*
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Post by Emily on May 20, 2006 22:42:53 GMT -5
Well I might as well go, even though I haven't contributed much, I have to read some more in POTO. It's just an awesome book! Probably almost as awesome as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Post by A Tear to Shed on May 21, 2006 7:24:31 GMT -5
Eeekers, I'd help Tara......but I can't. You know that. =/
I woke up this morning at 7:45 and couldn't go back to sleep.
That's wrong for so many reasons, one of which being that the window by the computer doesn't have a shade and the sun is shining RIGHT in my FACE because it's just rising up. *hisses at the sun*
I've been doing that a lot lately *hisses again*
Like a vampire. But...not a vampire. =D
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Post by Moonlight on May 21, 2006 10:13:57 GMT -5
Hello.
Woohoo. Nobody's here again. Well, I guess I'll wait then.
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