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Comparative Literature, English/Scandinavian
Master's of Library and Information Science
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UC Berkeley, BA
San Jose State, MLIS
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BTW, thanks to folks who mentioned the way Disney caters to food allergies. That is really great to know! It makes me happier about trying to go in the fall.
There is no way I could go to Europe for what I would spend at Disneyland. But I live in CA and have relatives in Anaheim to crash with (relatives with season passes!). My parents used to take us every year because it was easy and cheap--we lived in Bakersfield and my great-aunt lived in Anaheim. We always went for one day--it was in the days before people took multi-day trips and stayed in hotels and stuff.
When I went with my husband 10 years ago, I fully expected to hate it, but we had a ton of fun.
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I'm not a huge Disneyland person. We went a lot when I was a kid, and I liked it, but it was very different then! (I remember E tickets...) I did go with my husband once after we got married--he had never been there and we were in LA for a wedding. That was fun.
I'm not a Disney fan, and we don't buy the movies or anything. We have a few, but I really don't like the merchandise and won't buy Disney clothes or anything. There are a lot of places I'd rather go.
Even so, I'm thinking about trying to go this fall--our youngest is 5 and they really want to go. So I'm getting my version of fun out of the idea by buying Tinkerbell and Ariel fabric (which I normally wouldn't touch with a 10' pole, being anti-commericalism as I am) and planning dresses to sew. Maybe then they won't beg for $60 princess dresses, right? Hah.
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Oh, yuck. I'm sorry you're being put through this. I don't like these sorts of films.
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I understand how you want your husband to have a social life (I'm similar with mine), but it does sound like he's getting a lot and you're not. There's an imbalance, and it sounds like there aren't enough evenings at home. Not to mention--do you ever get to go out on dates?
It's not that all that stuff isn't good--it is good. But it sounds like you're missing out on some of the best stuff because too much good stuff is happening. The fact is that there are so many good things to do that it's easy to crowd out the best things. Your marital relationship is more important than weekly Bible study and men's group, even though those things are good. And church meetings are never as important as family.
After we had our second baby, we started having a date night every week. We have a reliable teenage girl and she just shows up every Saturday unless one of us breaks the appointment. Sometimes we just go to Target and get some stuff done, and sometimes we have dinner or a movie or something--the important part is that we're alone together. I really look forward to those evenings, and they fuel me up for the next week. They are very important to our marriage and I really feel it when we miss it for whatever reason. My husband says, "It's like attending church, but attending your relationship. Recharging your batteries."
So, anyway, I do understand how you're feeling, and I think it's totally legitimate. Maybe you just want to weather this period until those things are over and the baby's born and everything changes, and then see what to do. Or maybe you want to think about making some changes now. I hope that at least you'll take some time with your husband before the baby comes!:grouphug:
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For Indian movies, my very favorites are
Swades
Veer-Zaara
Lagaan
I just got Twilight Samurai and am looking forward to it. My mom said it was great, and she's pretty good with Japanese movies.
All time favorite film: The Secret of Roan Inish, which is Irish.
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In an earlier thread, Elaine wrote:
K&Rs Mom then added:Do not have a viking funeral, complete with flamage, in your bathtub unless you move the shower curtain.Do not put cuneiform tablets in the oven if you have used air-dry clay (not only do they melt, they stink).Now we need to add to the list. Please add your dire warnings about the dangers of homeschooling, learned through hard experience!
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I don't think you have a moral obligation. It might be nice of you, but you are in no way obligated. It would be perfectly fine for you to just say that you aren't comfortable with meeting her and leave it at that.
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OK, now we need a list of homeschooling warnings! I wanna hear more!
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Just as a side note: public libraries are public places that don't cost anything, and that means that libraries deal with a relatively high percentage of people with various types of mental problems. It is an unfortunate fact that librarians, who tend to be quiet, have to be able to deal with aggressive patrons who do turn nasty every once in a while. I've never heard of anyone going on a shooting spree in a library--but it would not surprise me at all.Now, if a shopping mall had a "no guns allowed" sign- I'm not sure I would support that. Someone planning to commit a crime would be more likely to go to the mall where law-abiding citizens would not be able to defend themselves. (I'm not talking about someone stealing the tip jar at starbucks, I'm talking about a shooting spree.)
Responsible gun carriers don't let their guns fall out, and they keep the safety locks on. While I'm not thrilled with the idea of people having guns in the library, the fact is that the sane, responsible people with guns should outnumber the criminals with guns. My husband carries for that reason, though of course he hopes that he will never use it. I don't really like any of it, but that's reality and I respect his convictions.
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Hm, I've never actually read Matt Christopher, but he's the standard author to recommend for boys who don't like to read because they like sports more. I'd say get a couple out of the library and read them to see what you think--I know you don't have much time, but you can skim! They're enough of a "series" type that they'll all be pretty similar.
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Well, my good friend with severe allergies is moving into a new place, and takes it seriously enough that they're replacing everything with wood laminate instead of carpet. I've always heard that it does help a lot, but haven't much personal experience.
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Jenny, if you want to be an academic librarian, most schools are looking for someone with another Master's degree besides the MLIS. It's not necessary, but it's pretty expected that you'll have a specialty. (That said, I think I could probably get a part-time job at the local university library if I really wanted to, and I don't have a second Master's. But I live in a small city.)
There are lots of employment opportunities at a public library if you don't have the MLIS. Library assistants don't have the degree, but do a lot of the same work. (Our cash-strapped library employs only LAs in the children's room, and they're great--they may not have the degree but they have the experience!) And clerks have a pretty good time too, up at the checkout desk and all that stuff.
You don't get paid as much without the degree, though, and no one gets an MLIS for the money.
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Hi there! What you need is an MLIS, a Master's in Library and Information Science. It's often a pretty hands-on, practical program, and since a whole lot of people move into the librarianship field as a career change, the programs are frequently designed for evening and weekend classes, distance learning and so on. I was one of the youngest people in my program at 24, and a majority of students were in their 40's+.
So if you wanted to, you could probably start a program while your kids are still at home, depending on where you are.
I'm not familiar with Michigan schools, but Wayne State U. offers MLIS programs in Detroit, Oakland, and Macomb County. That's just from Google, so I don't know anything more about it. But maybe it will get you started.
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Enjoy the forest--it's the park in my town! We play in that creek, and the giant tree the Merry Men hang out in is now just a gigantic stump but it's still an icon.
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Thank goodness. I am so happy to hear that you have stopped the check!
Google "meat van scam" to see how common this is. Those guys were not honest--they were criminals--and they should be stopped.
Practice your script. "No. Goodbye." Close the door. Rehearse so that you are prepared next time!
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I edited too late, so am going to say it again. THIS IS A SCAM. STOP THE CHECK NOW--THEY ARE ALREADY AT THE BANK.
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I agree. Stop payment on the check, call the police, and find out if these guys had a license.
"Cheap" meat from a van is actually a common scam. They want you to think you're getting a "crazy deal," when in fact you're paying a high price for cheap meat.
A similar thing happens when a guy tries to sell you "great speakers" for cheap from the back of a van--he explains that the company accidentally loaded extra speakers up, and now he's going to give you high-quality speakers for practically nothing. In fact, he's giving you cheap speakers for more than what they're worth, and they weren't accidental extras either. (These guys usually target 20-something guys who not with their girlfriends, because women won't let their guys buy the crazy cheap speakers.)
Here's a description of the speaker scam. The meat scam is pretty much identical.
One meat scam story--These guys were selling bad meat, not just cheap meat. Sounds exactly like what you just had happen. They may have already cashed your check, so move fast!
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I've heard that you can get a sample DVD of Math-U-See from them for free. Why not get that and see how your 8yo likes it? It sounds like she might benefit from it.
I like Saxon; we are in 3 now and I'm quite happy with it.
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I'm a librarian, and I'd like to go back to working at a library. Preferably the children's room! Also I plan to sew a lot more.
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I'm not optimistic. Anne 3 was a made-up travesty, and it looks like this will be similar. The plot synopsis is nothing like what the books say--but of course, the books describe--very briefly--a life of deprivation, fear, and overwork, which wouldn't make much of a movie. :glare:
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Cold cereal or quick oatmeal. Pancakes and waffles are for Saturdays.
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Aaaah! That's the one I want! Quick, where is it? Are you David Sterling?I have sewn many dresses already. I still feel like I'm in the beginner catagory though. Thanks for the links! I didn't know that about european patterns (having to add the seam allowances), I think that might be too complicated for me. :001_huh:The japanese pattern book I'm selling is called "girly style wardrobe". I wish so badly it was in english!!! :confused: I love *everything* in the book. Ah well.
My sister can read Japanese.
How do you feel about traveling outside your country?
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Oh, I love to travel. If I had the money we would go all over!