COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself.
Have full blown tonsillitis which is making me feel pretty rotton.
Not able to eat and even drinking is painful.
I hope the penecillin will kick in soon though.
Will pop in when I can but sleeping a lot at mo.
Hope Lola can't catch it!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What a small world! That's really neat When you teach a lit class, I'd be interested in what books you're using.

Are you teaching a full course load? -I have to ask, because my husband is so incredibly busy that he has zero free moments to spare. Even when he's at home for the day, he is constantly grading crummy papers. It's most of what the poor man does. He's had his nose to the grind so much, that I'm spending my free day baking as many of his favorite treats as possible, and I HATE cooking so that says something

I teach a few students, one to one, each for just 2 or 4 hours a week, mostly.
For grammar we use the government issue books which are quite good, but rather boring.
The literature is for university students and, unless they do their dissertation on and English novel, they don't read a book.
Many university literature graduates have never read a book in their lives, in any language, sometimes excepting 'The Quran'.
Literature involves short stories, poetry and theory rather than the actual book.
It's rubbish, the education system here is one of the worst in the world.
However, I do books with students who want to,"Animal Farm", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf", or "A Christmas Carol" for example.

 

[johnandjade]

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Today I was playing badminton and my friend accidentally hit me on the head with the racket

I think you need a bubble wrap onsie !!

 

[johnandjade]

Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself.
Have full blown tonsillitis which is making me feel pretty rotton.
Not able to eat and even drinking is painful.
I hope the penecillin will kick in soon though.
Will pop in when I can but sleeping a lot at mo.
Hope Lola can't catch it!!

hope you feel better soon miss womblyn

 

[Lyn W]

hope you feel better soon miss womblyn

Thanks John not felt this rough for years!

 

[spud's_mum]

Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself.
Have full blown tonsillitis which is making me feel pretty rotton.
Not able to eat and even drinking is painful.
I hope the penecillin will kick in soon though.
Will pop in when I can but sleeping a lot at mo.
Hope Lola can't catch it!!

Get well soon lyn!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I always liked this quote and must have interpreted it differently. When he says not to "think of the future," I always thought of it as not to worry/fret too much about it. Chill. Stop Stressing
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Your "future" discussions are reminding me of a quote that I LOVED from an 'alright' movie: "After Earth." I would own this movie simply for the discussion Will Smith poses in it. -He wrote the story, so good on him! Anyway, I LOVE the quote that fear can only exist in our thoughts of the future, a future which may or may not ever exist. Insanity! -Brilliant!

Such good stuff...

Feel free to tease me, but I have thought about this quote many many times. I even made my young son watch this part of the movie when we rented it. He's an older child adoption and has major trauma and fear associated mental health and behavioral problems. I actually think it has been helpful. -Couldn't let him watch the movie though. The monster aliens would scare him to death and I FEAR I would have a FUTURE of many sleepless nights

You are, of course, probably correct, Einstein was probably saying "chill", while knowing himself that this was not always possible for most, I still think he was being essentially light-hearted, though, and his second comment, "It'll come round soon enough", wouldn't relax most people!
Never seen the movie "After Earth", I'll have to think on the quote a little, but it is interesting.
The only time I babysat was a Halloween when i let the kids stay up with me most of the night and watch horror movies.
They had bed wetting nightmares for months!
Ooops!
I never got asked again.

 

[Lyn W]

Get well soon lyn!!!

Thanks!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Okay...I fear I may have made the Cold Dark Room a little too dark.
Here's some cheese...
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That's better!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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Today I was playing badminton and my friend accidentally hit me on the head with the racket

Owwww!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you sure it was an accident ???

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself.
Have full blown tonsillitis which is making me feel pretty rotton.
Not able to eat and even drinking is painful.
I hope the penecillin will kick in soon though.
Will pop in when I can but sleeping a lot at mo.
Hope Lola can't catch it!!

Poor Lyn!!!!!
Take it easy, rest lots and I hope you make a speedy recovery.
I think Lola will be okay, but be careful!!!
It's awful being ill and alone.

 

[Lyn W]

Poor Lyn!!!!!
Take it easy, rest lots and I hope you make a speedy recovery.
I think Lola will be okay, but be careful!!!
It's awful being ill and alone.

Thanks Adam
Yes keeping my distance from Lola!
I'd rather be on my own when I'm ill
I can be as grumpy as I like then

 

[johnandjade]

Thanks John not felt this rough for years!

radox bath with a few different ones, some music on then early night i sware by it.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thanks Adam
Yes keeping my distance from Lola!
I'd rather be on my own when I'm ill
I can be as grumpy as I like then

I like someone to be grumpy at myself!!!

 

[johnandjade]

chance of seeing northern lights here tonight I think, didn't know it was last night as well

 

[Gillian M]

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Today I was playing badminton and my friend accidentally hit me on the head with the racket

Good evening. Sorry for that, and wishes to get well soon!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

chance of seeing northern lights here tonight I think, didn't know it was last night as well

i've seen them a couple of times. (not here in The Cold Dark Room, though, or Morocco, either.)
Absolutely breathtaking and incredibly surreal.

 

[Gillian M]

Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself.
Have full blown tonsillitis which is making me feel pretty rotton.
Not able to eat and even drinking is painful.
I hope the penecillin will kick in soon though.
Will pop in when I can but sleeping a lot at mo.
Hope Lola can't catch it!!

Good evening Lyn, and wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good evening. Sorry for that, and wishes to get well soon!

Evening, Gillian.
Evening, Oli!!!!

 

[Gillian M]

Evening, Gillian.
Evening, Oli!!!!

Good evening Adam, Wifey, and Tidgy. How are you all? Fine, I hope.

We are well, though the weather is beginning to change with rain, and a sudden drop in temp. I took Oli for a walk when the sun popped up, but he didn't really enjoy it. I guess the sun wasn't hot enough.