[QUOTE=Butcher]ugh! I've got STAR testing for 4 days starting tomorrow. On Wednesdays I get to sleep in an hour and a half more because school starts later. But not this week because of the testings, it's quite the downer. I sure do look forwards to Wednesdays and Fridays.[/QUOTE]

What's STAR testing?

It's standardized testing that all schools in America do, testing on English, History, Science, and Math. And the school boards look at the over all scores of the tests. The schools with the highest average score gets the most money, and the ones with the lowest get the least. So it doesn't hurt my grade in school at all, it's just to help rank the school up high so the schools can get more money, and there be less teacher lay-offs, stuff like that.

It's just a major annoyance.

What if the teachers are good but the students are just dumb? Do they still get laid off?? I see some flaws with this system...

You shouldn't really stress over that. I mean, it doesn't even affect your grades.

Yes that's a complaints that many of the teachers have about the STAR tests..

[QUOTE=blue3]You shouldn't really stress over that. I mean, it doesn't even affect your grades.[/QUOTE]
Not stressing at all, just lazy and would rather learn that take pointless tests. :-/ Anyways it was nice talking to you guys and MX today. I've got to go to sleep.

Alright then. Goodnight.

I have 2 weeks off :cool:

i'm onto my last week off now. i'm still working on my stupid French coursework and oral exam prep, i hate it so much.
but, at least i'm finished school forever on the 27th June :D

/eats last easter egg.

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]I have 2 weeks off :cool:[/QUOTE]
I have a week.

Easter holidays have just started here. Basically, there's no difference for me. It's kind of sad to see other Uni students packing and going home. I hate it that I have nowhere to go to. I'm stuck here eternally :upset:

And to give this post a cheerful touch: Does anyone here like Sudoku?

Hey Orestes, which Slough Feg album should I get first? I was thinking [I]Twilight Of The Idols[/I].

Stoic, why don't you have anywhere to go from Uni?

[QUOTE=Josh]Stoic, why don't you have anywhere to go from Uni?[/QUOTE]

Because Uni is located in the city I live so I never left home :upset:

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids] Hey Orestes, which Slough Feg album should I get first? I was thinking Twilight Of The Idols.[/QUOTE]

I started with Traveller and Twilight of the Idols was my second one. Any album would work really :)

[QUOTE=Stoic]Because Uni is located in the city I live so I never left home :upset:
[/QUOTE]
ah, i see.
i'm going to uni about 70 miles from home, if i manage to get the grades i need.

[QUOTE]I started with Traveller and Twilight of the Idols was my second one. Any album would work really[/QUOTE]
I already have half of Traveller, so I'll get the rest of that :)

[QUOTE=Josh]ah, i see.
i'm going to uni about 70 miles from home, if i manage to get the grades i need.[/QUOTE]

Τhis is definitely a motivation for additional effort. Good luck man :)

[QUOTE=Jono]I already have half of Traveller, so I'll get the rest of that[/QUOTE]

Do you like it?

[QUOTE=Stoic]Τhis is definitely a motivation for additional effort. Good luck man :)
[/QUOTE]
thanks.
if i get worse grades, i end up at a uni about 150 miles away, which is still a great place, but not quite as good a uni.
plus, it's not so much in the countryside. i'm not a huge fan of cities, i like to be out in the open.

I live at home too, uni is 20 minutes away or so. It's not too bad, at least I live in a good city, I don't think I'd like living in a village.

[QUOTE]Do you like it?[/QUOTE]
Very much :D

I live in the same city as JCU. It's a 30 minute drive from my house on a good day.

I go to school about 2 and a half hours away. It's nice but sometimes I wonder how much it would ease the transition when moving in and out if I went to school somewhere closer. Class registration today!

school's 40 minutes by bus, or 20 / 25 if i drive.
so, tomorrow i am going to see Scary Movie 4. i predict it will be crap, just like Scary Movie 3. although the giant ipod part could be entertaining, from what i've heard.

You crazy overseas people and your loopy semesters.

It's for next year! Nothing weird about that. Right?

Riva: you crazy aussies, and your aussie-ness :p

i pretty well finished my french essay :D just typing it up now, to make it easier to add more stuff into it.

NP: Judas Priest - Hell Patrol \m/

I really need to do some coursework at some point today.
I haven't done any work at all this holiday:(

NP-Helloween-Escalation 666

i've been putting off coursework and exam prep for far too much of these holidays, girlfriends are too much of a distraction when you're coming up to exams. thank god we don't get study leave, i'd spend it all at hers.

NP: Judas Priest - Night Crawler.

The only thing I have to do for class these holidays is learn Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box.

[quote=Apocalyptic Raids]The only thing I have to do for class these holidays is learn Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box.[/quote]
lucky you :(.

Turkey+Cranberry+Stuffing+Cress=Awesome

wtf is cress?


im drinking the BEST coffee i've ever had for the second day in a row :D
its some kind of cinnamon roll cappachino. Phenomenal!

I've been drinking some Kona coffee that my buddy picked up in Hawaii. Expensive as hell, but excellent.

[url]http://www.heco.com/images/recipe/0302_b_watercress_021403_1820.jpg[/url]
What do you lot call it?

I did a course learning how to properly make Coffee and stuff.

I have yet to put those skills to use though :upset:

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion][url]http://www.heco.com/images/recipe/0302_b_watercress_021403_1820.jpg[/url]
What do you lot call it?[/QUOTE]

We call it watercress. I figured that's what you were talking about with just "cress." What is it about the combination of turkey and cranberries that is so good?

watercrest doesnt look anything like that. Must be something different. Ive only seen those crunchy white things that they put in chinese food.


After looking at that picture, ive never eaten anything like that :confused:

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]watercrest doesnt look anything like that. Must be something different. Ive only seen those crunchy white things that they put in chinese food.


After looking at that picture, ive never eaten anything like that :confused:[/QUOTE]

It looks like watercress to me. I did a Google image search and it looks pretty much the same.

Mornin' all.

Day 1 without cigarettes went fairly smoothly. I made it till about 10 at night before i started fiending. My girl basically told me i was weak, so i sucked it up :lol:

[QUOTE=cjborton]We call it watercress. I figured that's what you were talking about with just "cress." What is it about the combination of turkey and cranberries that is so good?[/QUOTE]
It's one of life's great mysteries I think

[url]http://webpages.ursinus.edu/elweis/Mustainisms.htm[/url]
These are pure gold.