Okay...what would you do if you've heard something that you had no intention on hearing....would you let the person know, or do you forget about it?
I'm perplexed!?! It's not like I was snooping..I was in the bathroom and I heard everything through the vent...
After my guy was finished with giving advice to his friend about his relationship and career (the clingy-ness of his girlfriend) he tells his friend that he loves me to death, but he won't let me bring his career down! WTF!
I wasn't even mad, because little does he know the feeling IS mutual...but I was more surprised at the intensity of his statement...lol...you would think I was being clingy, but I don't cling! I don't even fuss that much...I definitely don't like to argue... but I'm known to bring it if provoked. I'm not one of those females who has to have their man with them every waking moment--I let him do his thing while I do mine. I'm far from insecure, therefore I don't have a trust issue.
I'm wondering-- is he 'frontin' for his friend because he thinks I can't hear him ( I think he had basement balls swinging....Its the manly statements about football and life that appear when he speaks to his guys when he is in the basement of the phone..lol)...or does he think I could be a potential threat to his career (as far as him keeping his focus)...
I'm gonna bust him out....I'm approaching him:) He needs to know...I have plenty of my own business to handle...plus any good woman would want to lift her man up not tear him down...
He's a dumb-a$$..lol
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Disorganized Rant....
It's such a tragedy...scratch that!
This is bulls**t!
Pure f**king madness the things are going on in Chicago. I'm purposely not including the mess that is happening in the other parts of the world because I don't have the mental capacity to even try to fathom the death and carnage that's happening in other parts of the world...
So what I do know is that I know Chicago! From what I know it's a terrible place to live these days!
I don't know if its me, but I'm sick of the following words:
This is bulls**t!
Pure f**king madness the things are going on in Chicago. I'm purposely not including the mess that is happening in the other parts of the world because I don't have the mental capacity to even try to fathom the death and carnage that's happening in other parts of the world...
So what I do know is that I know Chicago! From what I know it's a terrible place to live these days!
I don't know if its me, but I'm sick of the following words:
- tragedy
- travesty
- outrage
- community
- ministers
- outreach
- activist
- gang violence
- unintended target
- victim of mistaken identity
I'm so sick of hearing those words because some, if not all of these words are constantly used when we hear about killings..
Following those words I tend to hear the following phrases:
- the police aren't doing enough
- parents aren't doing enough
- the schools aren't doing enough
- they do this because of the music (rap or rock) that they listen too
- its because of the clothes they are wearing
- the bracelets on their arm represent this or that
- its because of their childhood
Sometimes I want to scream out...'if anybody was an expert...nobody would kill anybody! Why is it that people think they know all the answers...most times the people who commit these acts can't figure out a valid reason why they do some of the things that they do....there's no validity that's why.
Derrion Albert got a raw deal! It's so unfortunate what happened to him...I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the video...then when I I heard that a makeshift memorial was burned, I wondered what was going on these people's mind...insane perhaps..maybe...I don't know...
I like most people don't really know what goes on in a person's mind...I just hate to hear when everything is blamed on some one's subculture. What's good for one person may not be good for another....its a fact. Stop all of judgemental mumbo-jumbo people....
When listening to the radio earlier...a lot of people started calling in saying that the guys who killed Derrion did so because of the rap that they listen to...
What? Who makes this sh** up! Why is it only rap and rock that I hear... Why is it that a young boy doesn't hurry off skipping all the way to Alabama because he hears the song 'Sweet Home Alabama" ...they don't because I don't believe it the music..it has to do with that persons personality and/or mental status...Sometimes they just lose control and 'wild-out'...how do we know unless they tell us the music made them do it....
I'm a hardcore listener of rap....been listening to it for as long as I can remember, and when it turned negative I was still listening to it...I went to my first concert in the 7th grade at the UIC Pavilion...the rap stars was the group N.W.A. Rap didn't turn me into a killer...Rap doesn't make me feel less of a woman cause someone says b**ch...Rap doesn't make me want to go beat someone up...some of those songs have inspired me to be honest..
But..sometimes people are known for doing things they hear and see on the radio and TV. Paris Hilton had everybody running around with their dogs like fashion accessories...reality shows made looking like slutty like alcoholics cool...Paris again made it cool to be a dumb (acting) rich blond...Stars made it cool to have sex tapes...stars made it cool to adopt foreign children...Ellen made it cool to be gay...Rosie O'Donnell had a tougher time with it...Elizabeth Hasselback gives us her view like a veteran, but she another reality show bastard...Flava Flav...the ugliest man alive even got a chance to put that gross mouth and and surprisingly inflated ego to the test on televsion....Sarah Palin talks about ethics and shoots moose...Obama speaks of change...but he forgot about that when he called Kanye a jackass...Oprah had the whole world 'putting it out into the Universe...
Here's my point...there are too many outside influences to blame bad things on one thing...my guess...is to start the search at home... (I'm being mean...probably contradictory...but that's what I believe, we are only as good as our human nature allows us to be).
Monday, September 28, 2009
Copyright and Fair Use
What I can say most about the two terms, copyright and fair use, it that I respect them. I respect the right of others to hold sacred the works that they create. Some of the great literary works, or some of the best albums around have copyrights--why? Its because someone has put their blood, sweat, and tears into a project that they don't want anyone else to touch. I agree with this process of the law and I'm glad that its around....for all I know, I may have something interesting to copyright one day.
Researching topics for papers and essays all require that I obey copyright laws! I try to be really careful when using the works of other people, it can get tricky if you are not familiar with the subject which is why I like the aspect of fair use.
Fair use is grand! I'm not sure if this makes me a nerd or what, but I've been moved to tears by the words of some people. Some of the simple things I've read, some of the simple things I've heard makes me want to include them into things that I write...
One of the favorite things that I like to say is "if you don't like me at my best, you don't deserve me at my worst"...Marilyn Monroe said that. If it wasn't for laws like fair use, I wouldn't be able to use that in some of the things I write.
I haven't much experience with either topic, therefore, in a nutshell that's what they mean to me.
Researching topics for papers and essays all require that I obey copyright laws! I try to be really careful when using the works of other people, it can get tricky if you are not familiar with the subject which is why I like the aspect of fair use.
Fair use is grand! I'm not sure if this makes me a nerd or what, but I've been moved to tears by the words of some people. Some of the simple things I've read, some of the simple things I've heard makes me want to include them into things that I write...
One of the favorite things that I like to say is "if you don't like me at my best, you don't deserve me at my worst"...Marilyn Monroe said that. If it wasn't for laws like fair use, I wouldn't be able to use that in some of the things I write.
I haven't much experience with either topic, therefore, in a nutshell that's what they mean to me.
Uneasy Feeling...
I can't sleep...I want to, but unfortunately my nerves won't let me. I still have some last minute touch ups to do various projects, but I can't seem to focus today. I have so many things that need my attention, needless to say I have no attention span...I'm suffering from a major case of brain freeze....my equilibrium is off and I need to get it together....fast..,
The title states that I'm feeling uneasy.....that would be correct. I'm feeling this way because I've let so many things get under my skin today which is unlike me. It started when I got the mornings paper--two teenagers were killed...another was beaten to death last week..then it just set off a chain of events in my mind; I haven't been able to shake it sense.....
Angst...fear...tiredness...
If it appears like I'm babbling, it's because I am.
There is no structure when you are are too tired to really focus....
It's puzzling me--
Why am I typing here when I have so much to do?
I'm not focused...
I'll get to it...no doubt..I always do.
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May 30th, my grandad passed...I miss him sooooo much~
June 20th, my niece was murdered...she passed a day before her 19th birthday.
July and August were uneventful....
This month, on Labor Day, my uncle dies of a heart attack while playing basketball....he was 45.
My friend CD was shot in his leg two days ago, just standing outside talking to friends....
I'm a pretty strong person...I grieve in my own special way...I understand what it means for life to go on...you have too, especially if you have so much to live for...but today.... Cant get these poor kids out of my mind, particularly because of how my niece was murdered....I'm overloaded with too much negative emotion...so I thought, maybe I'd blog about...maybe I'd feel better....I have to admit, I feel better than I did at first...
I don't like too much negativity. I need to regroup....
The title states that I'm feeling uneasy.....that would be correct. I'm feeling this way because I've let so many things get under my skin today which is unlike me. It started when I got the mornings paper--two teenagers were killed...another was beaten to death last week..then it just set off a chain of events in my mind; I haven't been able to shake it sense.....
Angst...fear...tiredness...
If it appears like I'm babbling, it's because I am.
There is no structure when you are are too tired to really focus....
It's puzzling me--
Why am I typing here when I have so much to do?
I'm not focused...
I'll get to it...no doubt..I always do.
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May 30th, my grandad passed...I miss him sooooo much~
June 20th, my niece was murdered...she passed a day before her 19th birthday.
July and August were uneventful....
This month, on Labor Day, my uncle dies of a heart attack while playing basketball....he was 45.
My friend CD was shot in his leg two days ago, just standing outside talking to friends....
I'm a pretty strong person...I grieve in my own special way...I understand what it means for life to go on...you have too, especially if you have so much to live for...but today.... Cant get these poor kids out of my mind, particularly because of how my niece was murdered....I'm overloaded with too much negative emotion...so I thought, maybe I'd blog about...maybe I'd feel better....I have to admit, I feel better than I did at first...
I don't like too much negativity. I need to regroup....
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Will ruling hurt blacks' access to top schools? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education
Will ruling hurt blacks' access to top schools? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education
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"We believe there is no reason to eliminate race completely ... race should still be a factor if that's what's needed to ensure diversity and fairness in admissions policies."
Really...For real! A 30-year decree is all we need to ensure diversity and fairness in admission policies in Chicago! Be serious.....
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"We believe there is no reason to eliminate race completely ... race should still be a factor if that's what's needed to ensure diversity and fairness in admissions policies."
Really...For real! A 30-year decree is all we need to ensure diversity and fairness in admission policies in Chicago! Be serious.....
Constructivism
One of the five tenets of constructivism (the major concepts that students should understand) suggest that teachers structure their lessons around ideas that are broad ideas rather than expose them to small pieces of information known as the Top-Down teaching strategy. The website that I found, http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/lp_hs1.html touches on all of the tenets, particularly this one.
The lesson plans use “interactive Internet programs and resources that enable students to construct their understanding of the nature of earthquakes and their impact on the earth.” The use of Internet resources makes the idea of this being constructivist lesson plan positive. Virtual earthquakes (http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/geog/tectonics/witness/eye.html), Make your own seismogram (http://quake.geo.berkeley.edu/bdsn/make_seismogram.html), and Earthquakes: Eyewitness Accounts (http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/geog/tectonics/witness/eye.html) are a few websites that students are required to go to in order to obtain information and gain insight for their projects. Some portions of the lesson plans highlight the constructivist belief that contents should not be taught in a single realm, but it should be taught in relation to the entire world.
The units of the lesson plans are as follows:
· What is an earthquake?
· What are the causes of earthquakes and their effects?
· How are earthquakes measured?
· How do we get the magnitude and epicenter of an earthquake?
· How do we measure global earthquakes?
Through these lesson plans students experience the diversity of learning in subjects ranging in “earth science for earthquakes, mathematics for calculations and formulas, language arts for writing journals, reports, and presentations to the class; and geography for locating earthquake activities in the world.”
As we learned in our class, the brainstorming activities in these lesson plans gives students the opportunity to draw on previous insights and build on new knowledge – essentially giving the students the opportunity to solve the problems on their own.
The lesson plans use “interactive Internet programs and resources that enable students to construct their understanding of the nature of earthquakes and their impact on the earth.” The use of Internet resources makes the idea of this being constructivist lesson plan positive. Virtual earthquakes (http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/geog/tectonics/witness/eye.html), Make your own seismogram (http://quake.geo.berkeley.edu/bdsn/make_seismogram.html), and Earthquakes: Eyewitness Accounts (http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/education/geog/tectonics/witness/eye.html) are a few websites that students are required to go to in order to obtain information and gain insight for their projects. Some portions of the lesson plans highlight the constructivist belief that contents should not be taught in a single realm, but it should be taught in relation to the entire world.
The units of the lesson plans are as follows:
· What is an earthquake?
· What are the causes of earthquakes and their effects?
· How are earthquakes measured?
· How do we get the magnitude and epicenter of an earthquake?
· How do we measure global earthquakes?
Through these lesson plans students experience the diversity of learning in subjects ranging in “earth science for earthquakes, mathematics for calculations and formulas, language arts for writing journals, reports, and presentations to the class; and geography for locating earthquake activities in the world.”
As we learned in our class, the brainstorming activities in these lesson plans gives students the opportunity to draw on previous insights and build on new knowledge – essentially giving the students the opportunity to solve the problems on their own.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
I love those jeans!
My favorite pair of jeans are screaming...give me a d**n break lady! These jeans have been good to me...I've washed them over and over again, and they still have the same fit! The color has faded terribly, but who cares! I love them!
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