Ahh, grade eight day. I happen to love it. For some reason I take joyful pleasure in shepherding kids around our school, and watching them get lost in our 2 and 1/2 hallway school. I love telling them that our "swimming pool" had needed to be chlorinated so we would have to skip that part of the tour, and telling them all about the "arcade" and the "bowling alley" in the basement- off limits today, unfortunately. And watching their faces as they see how much grease is on the pizza is priceless.
So, why didn't I stay today after playing music for them? Probably because I thought I would end up doing homework all day... what a laugh! I sure need to kick my butt into gear or my math grade is going to drop right back down to the fifties. My problem is that I do not have the focus for it. It doesn't make sense to most people: here's a girl who can practice violin for an hour and a half every day of the week, but cannot stand to sit down and answer a few problems. I just don't like math, that's all.
At least I stayed at school for the doughnuts.
Tiffy the Pink Fluffy Yellow Llama came from a long and complicated joke made up way back in elementary school by my friend Richard. It had something to do with a strange writing assignment from our incredible english teacher. And yes, it is possible to be a pink llama and a yellow llama at the same time. Just don't ask me how.
3 comments:
Haha, way to lie to the grade 8's about our school. :P But that is ok. The pizza part makes up for it. lol
I understand how you can play for so long but not do the math. Though for me make the hour and a half staring at a single object and just thinking for the whole time.
Though by the sounds of it math is your only problem course. I'm thinking the reason being that since you are an emotion person and numbers have nothing to do with emotion that there is a disconnect somewhere. My advice (worked for me, though I do not recomend it): Do whatever you have to do to keep your grade above a 50 and let all your other courses level out the average. Even if that means writing out stupid crap on your 'homework sheet' like 2+2=4 just to make it look like you did your homework to get the grade. And when the teacher isn't looking, make one of the -'s into a + on occasion. Only do it like once or twice for the whole course....but it is still enough to raise the grade a lot when the number is hovering near a 50.
Oh you sneaky devil! You actually change minuses into pluses?!?
Hmm... I think you're right about the emotional disconnect between my personality and numbers. I just can't seem to connect with it. Sometimes I feel like I've just given up, which is not good. For example, today HE went over last night's homework for the whole class period, and I hadn't done it. What I should have done was look at him, take notes, and make my way into understanding the concepts, but I didn't. I specifically said to myself "I'm not going to do this," and ignored him the whole time.
GRRR.
Well, I did change the negatives to pluses....but do not tell anyone. *shhh*
But on a different side, turning negative things (bad) into good things (plus) is what I do anyways....so why not in math? lol
Another trick to get through school (that most people miss): The notes are not the important part; the listening is. So long as you at least listen in class (difference between listening and paying attention) some things will sink in which helps out the grades slightly (how do you think I managed the occasional 80 on math tests with no studying?) and you will find the classes to not be as long. Now I am not saying do not talk to your friends in class, you could need that to relax a bit.
Works for me....and since we are both dramatic people I am guessing it will at least partially work for you. :D
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