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Yesterday went very well.  The performance for The Shell Co. of Australia went exceptionally well. Had a bit of a chitchat with the audience afterwards.  Much interest was there.

Last nights class was wondeful.  Even though, like most new students, they would be a bit down on their progress (it's only been two lessons for them fergossakes) they are all doing very well, and picking things up quickly.  We don't expect them to get everything spot perfect immediately.  I ask all the students at the beginning of every new group of students "Do any of you know how to ride a bike?"  When they say yes I then ask "Did you learn in one lesson?"  When they say no, I ask "What makes this any different?"  Then they all feel much better about their progress.:)  Brenda and Seana are having fun this term.  It's ok to know the more complex moves, BUT its good to have a term where they brush up on the basics. 

Well, the new lorikeet has a name.  From watching the behavior of Archimedes and then the new ones responses, it seem the new one is a female. She seems to like shredding the cage bottom liner and and making a nest.  Since she has one bad leg, and tends to rest most of her weight on the good leg, she has earned a name:  Eileen. 

(pinched from rayjaysuyin)

My angst tastes like...

Black Licorice


Unique and difficult to place, your angst finds its source in something you keep hidden. You have something serious and possibly traumatic, but you try to hide it from everyone and just tell them to ignore you when you seem troubled, that everything's really OK. You might think that you have good reasons for not telling people, and some of them may in fact be true, but most likely a lifetime of keeping your secrets has led to a resolution fortified by rationalization that nobody else can shake simply because you never give them a chance. Ask yourself if it would really be that horrible to open up to others; nobody says you have to do it all at once, even. But you should at least try getting out of your shell a little. It's not healthy to internalize everything and conceal it. Anyway, if people really care for you, and they probably do, then they'll be loving and supportive regardless of any reason to the contrary. 
Find your angst's flavor


This particular one hit very close to home, especially concerning the last part. I truly did find out who my real friends where and who were just paying lipservice.

Ugh

I used my keen sense of intellect,and broadband connection, and got busy working on Wings' computer, only to find out he is having intermittent hd failure.  I told him to schedule a 'brain transplant' for his system and see if the info can be ghosted over. If I was still at my old job, I could do it myself. If it can't he really won't be losing too much data.  Of course this happens when the damned computer is only a few months past its' warrantee date. I told him next time, bully the person for an extended warrantee.