What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[BubblyShell22]

Well, to be fair, they kind of are role models in that people look up to them. Kids have looked up to Miley during her Hannah Montana days and young people have looked up to Justin Bieber for his music and his talent. However, the problem is that these stars don't remember that and just want to do what they want to do to get away from being a "child star" and seem more adult, which leads them to make poor choices. What they don't realize is that you can still branch out and be more adult without doing stupid and crazy things. Look at Demi Lovato who was also a Disney star and how she's branched out with her music. She hasn't done anything like Miley or Justin has. Yes, she had an eating disorder and other problems, but she got help and has bettered herself which proves that it can be done. I just wish Justin and Miley would wake up and see that they can still be grown up without being too extreme or taking drugs.

[blindturtle02]

lol Bieber! Isn't that kid getting deported? My mom always said he seemed like an ass. I gotta say, she's right. Maybe he'll learn from his Bieber Blow escapade and calm down. haha Who am I kidding?

[Jelly Bean]

Originally Posted by Leo656

It's ridiculous how that stuff happens so much. I feel bad for the girl when it happens but, holy sh*t, use your head. Of all the people any teenage girl could ever listen to, a teenage boy is the absolute worst choice. It's like Vanessa Hudgens. F*ck you kids think you're doin'?

these aren't teenage girls though, we are all at least twenty years old and they are still doing this. I know of guys who have been effed over by sexting (one guy sent a pic of himself blowing an anatomically corrent medical dummy as a joke, and it ended up on facebook--and the dude is straight!) but it is almost exclusively girls who get the brunt of the shaming and humilation in these situations that can ruin their life. I do not understand why more girls do not understand that we are more vulnerable to slut shaming and having our lives ruined if we are caught "acting out."

My friend whos asshole boyfriend sent a video of her stripping all over campus, she is looking into filing charges against her ex, but she is running into problems. 1. because she is not a minor so she is not protected by child porngraphy laws, and 2. because she made the video herself and sent it to him. It is so messed up! I feel horriable but at the same time I can't help but feel annoyed at the same time. What did she expect? I told her not to do it. Another thing that bugs me is that part of the reason she made the video is because she wanted to feel sexy and be admired. I don't get the logic behind this at all.

[BubblyShell22]

Well, that's what you get when you don't listen to reason.

What grinds my gears: That I have a MAJOR headache because we're supposed to get severe weather tomorrow and then get snow after that. So mad.

[blindturtle02]

Sorry about your headache, Bubbly. Yeah it's supposed to get colder here too. Guess I'll need to cook something hot this weekend.

What grinds my gears? Teacher certification laws are changing here in Tx. I have to pass two major exams by August in order to go on with my Internship. We were told we'd have 3 years in which to get everything done but apparently someone decided to play around with certification matters this year. These tests aren't available for me to read in braille save certain days out of the year. I can take them orally, and have already taken them once. Would have passed one save for one question that I missed. Just two points were all I needed. One of my classmates said she passed by the skin of her teeth. If she had missed just one more test question, she would have failed and had to retake it. Another person said she had to take one of the two exams around 5 times before she passed. They cost $120 each time, so they aren't cheap. Really hope I can pass both before everything changes at the end of August. You can't exactly study for tests like these. Although I've been hitting the books like mad because that's the type of student I've always been. They're multiple choice exams with none of those essay questions, but my word, the answers are just so tricky. You've got to pay extremely close attention to how the choices are worded and all that. Then there's the crux of the question hidden amidst subject matter which isn't relative to the question being asked. Gotta love that. I think I'm doing better on the practice exams because I know what to look for now, and really hoping I can knock these things out by late April/early May.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by blindturtle02

Sorry about your headache, Bubbly. Yeah it's supposed to get colder here too. Guess I'll need to cook something hot this weekend.

What grinds my gears? Teacher certification laws are changing here in Tx. I have to pass two major exams by August in order to go on with my Internship. We were told we'd have 3 years in which to get everything done but apparently someone decided to play around with certification matters this year. These tests aren't available for me to read in braille save certain days out of the year. I can take them orally, and have already taken them once. Would have passed one save for one question that I missed. Just two points were all I needed. One of my classmates said she passed by the skin of her teeth. If she had missed just one more test question, she would have failed and had to retake it. Another person said she had to take one of the two exams around 5 times before she passed. They cost $120 each time, so they aren't cheap. Really hope I can pass both before everything changes at the end of August. You can't exactly study for tests like these. Although I've been hitting the books like mad because that's the type of student I've always been. They're multiple choice exams with none of those essay questions, but my word, the answers are just so tricky. You've got to pay extremely close attention to how the choices are worded and all that. Then there's the crux of the question hidden amidst subject matter which isn't relative to the question being asked. Gotta love that. I think I'm doing better on the practice exams because I know what to look for now, and really hoping I can knock these things out by late April/early May.

Best of luck! I hate exams where they try to trick you on purpose. I've also run into a few online job applications like that over the years. The thing I've noticed about those is they'll say rate the following on a scale of 1 to 5 1 being definitely and 5 being not at all. They'll use that for like 5 or 10 questions then abrubtly flip it with 5 being definitely and 1 being not at all. I get that they are throwing in a personality test in there plus making sure you're paying attention but geeze this isn't the CIA. I've seen them do this for just entry level retail. They also accidentally weed out good people too. My husband applied for a job once where the GM desperately wanted him for that position, but because my husband filled out the questions from a manager's mindset vs an employee's it locked him out, talk about stupid. I'm just glad I don't deal with that anymore... Such a headache. I guess I got a little of topic...

[blindturtle02]

Oh not at all Dawnatello. I think the same applies in other jobs. Certainly sounds like that, anyway. Seems like the questions on such exams make sense to the creators alone. I'm wondering which teacher they let create such exams in the education field, as well as who designs those types of job applications in other fields. If the questions themselves are so blatantly deceptive, wonder what that says about the employers/teachers? Teachers who think this way shouldn't be allowed to run a classroom. I feel that an educators job is to instill a love of knowledge and a passion for learning in their students. Tricking and trapping may be applicable in passtimes such as hunting, but certainly not in the workplace no matter the profession. Imho, it's very counterproductive in the longrun. You're right about some good folks being weeded out as a result of such ridiculousness. Sometimes it feels as if the characters from Wonderland have stepped out of Lewis Carroll's stories and taken a crack at designing such exams and applications. haha The trial at the end of Alice seems like a decent analogy.

[BubblyShell22]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, BT. I wish you the best of luck in your exams and hope that you pass them with flying colors. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[blindturtle02]

Thanks Bubbly! I think I need all the crossed fingers, prayers, and positive uh vibe thingies I can get. haha! Certainly studying hard enough. Hope the weather isn't too terrible later this week. Those headaches can be quite frustrating, I know. Does Ibuprofen or Tylenol help at all?

[BubblyShell22]

Nope and neither does Advil which is what I take. Most of the time it makes it worse. And the weather's not getting better. Going to get snow tonight, tomorrow, and into Saturday.

[Leo656]

Aleve works best for my wife's migraines. Sometimes Excedrin Migraine if that doesn't work. She doesn't like how the Excedrin makes her feel though.

[AT-Man]

When people ask me if I'm left handed, when I use fork with my right hand. How does that make sense again???

[BubblyShell22]

I tried Aleve once and hated the taste of it, so I'll never take it again. Most people assume I have migraines when it's really more of a sinus thing. I still say it's from when they put oxygen on me when I had my eye surgery because that's when all of it started. At first when I had a terrible headache afterwards I thought it was the anesthetic, but after that, I just kept getting bad headaches. Ah, well, I just live with them and leave it at that, though sometimes, chocolate really helps.

ATM, yeah, that doesn't make sense. I'm a righty and no one has ever accused me of being a lefty.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Our PS3 died.... Has the YLOD issue. I had to work at for awhile but I finally retrieved my new Back to the Future disk, but still, I'm really bummed. Just put in that game to play it and then THIS happens! I guess I have to add a new thing to my list of stuff to replace! I just wish that it had been a cheaper system that went out like our PS2 or Xbox...

[Jester]

Self-aggrandizing glory seekers.

[Leo656]

Aww, I thought we were paaaaals...

Nah, I'm actually pretty humble. And dashing.

[Jester]

Professional self-aggrandizing glory seekers...er...wrestlers... get a pass

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Aww, I thought we were paaaaals...

Nah, I'm actually pretty humble. And dashing.

I believe he's hating on somebody else. I respectfully disagree, but we all have a right to our own opinions.

[BubblyShell22]

I think I know who Jester's talking about, but I may be wrong as always. It's hard to tell.

[Leo656]

I'm entirely out of the loop, I just felt like doing shtick.