Archive #16

marymageli wrote:I am sinking deeper and deeper into my swivel-chair.

and why, mary?

For All Homeschool Graduates

1. You went to school in your PJs.
2. Your biology lab consisted of assisting in your sibling's birth.
3. Your stacks of books to check out was taller than the librarian.
4. Your PE came from chasing little toddlers around.
5. Your school bus was a 9 passenger van.
6. You considered school work after lunch to be cruel and unusual punishment.
7. Your father ever told the check-out lady at Wal-Mart, "We're on a field trip."
8. Your social life was viewed by some to be one rung lower than that of a Benedictine monk.
9. Your teacher ever wrote your report card on a napkin.
10. You had to move dirty laundry off your desk before you could start school.
11. The signatures on your diploma all end with the same last name.
12. Everyone else in the world was referred to as "Non-homies."
13. Your Mother's wardrobe consisted primarily of denim jumpers.
14. Your first real date was on your honeymoon.
15. The word 'homework' sounded like a foreign language.
16. Your yearbook was also your babybook.
17. A snow day meant that you had to shovel the driveway after you finished your school work.
18. You enjoyed the pastime of watching public school kids walk home from school.
19. You had to look at the clock to see if you could call your public school friends yet.
20. You thought that "public-school-kid" was an insult of the highest degree.
21. Health class consisted of eating breakfast.
22. You had to decide what year you wanted to graduate.
23. You were always late but just called it "homeschooler time."
24. You can remember nearly every single day you went to public school.
25. The teacher could kiss the principal, and no one thought it was unusual.
26. You got to school and the teacher asked you if you've done all your chores.
27. You are one of the best people in the world!
28. Your friends talked about waiting in line for seven hours to try out the new roller coaster in town, so you went and waited five minutes on a school day.
29. Your school lunches contained any food item easily identifiable to a person without a microscope and extensive scientific knowledge.
30. You've ever listened to Beethoven and Michelle Branch on the same day. Not counting music lessons.
31. Gym class was actually a fun activity like swimming.
32. You're on a first-name basis with the clerks at the local bookstore.
33. The closest thing to a bully in your school was your slightly strange two-year-old sister.
34. Your friends complained about a hard day at school, and you had to keep yourself from giving them "that homeschooling smile."
35. You heard the phrase "socialization" and laughed because you had more friends and knew more people than your public school friends.
36. Your school dress code was: No Nudity Allowed
37. You didn't own a television
38. You were firmly convinced that high school causes brain damage
39. You slept in till 9 am on weekdays but got up at 7 am on Sundays
40. You have more siblings than sweaters
41. You knew what a 'Park Day' is
42. Your favorite author was Jane Austen, G.K. Chesterton, or P.G. Wodehouse
43. You have ever suffered through Saxon Math
44. All birthdays were school holidays
45. You have ever finished your schoolwork before breakfast
46. You taunted high schooled friends during finals week
47. You spent more than 2 hours each day reading and writing....voluntarily
48. You are 16 years of age or older and still have never been on a date
49. You knew what "Unit Studies" were
50. You had more than 2 science experiments going on in your room
51. You knew more than 1 Latin paradigm
52. You have ever spent the entire school day in pajamas
53. You regularly utilized words such as "malingering", "tedious", and "indubitably"
54. You considered sled riding phys ed
55. Your IQ is greater than your weight
56. You checked out more than 10 books each time you visited the library
57. You have ever attempted to teach yourself physics
58. When asked about your GPA, you said, "Oh, probably 4.0."
59. You had no idea as to what rock bands were popular then...but you could recite all of the stages of cellular mitosis (in order).
60. You believed that you were the most intelligent human in your age bracket within a ten mile radius.
61. You actually wanted to receive books on your birthday
62. Cleaning your room counted as Phys-Ed.
63. Your field trip took you overseas.
64. Shop class included watching your brother fix his car.
65. Your track meet was riding into town to race bikes with a friend.
66. Your mom wished you'd stop reading and do something else for a change.
67. Your bedroom was your classroom and your bed or floor was the desk.
68. You stayed up till whenever, and not because you were doing homework.
69. You could get days ahead in almost any subject.
70. You recorded, planned and graded your own school work.
71. You forgot about the minor holidays until you saw your dad sitting home in sweats or your public school friends asked you over the weekend what you did on your day off.
72. You didn't know what spring break was.
73. Your mom counted watching a war movie as history and playing out in the snow as PE.
74. You had more friends way older and younger than you than ones your actual age.
75. You read for fun

76. You know what the acronym “ATI” means; if you know there used to be an “A” on the end of it, you are really hardcore.

jonezn4Bones wrote:I have not had a real meal all day today. But, to do so would require grooming and actually leaving my apartment. I am weighing the hassle versus the gains and I'm not seeing anything but diminishing returns.

If I stay I fail to eat but enjoy my ABY family. If I leave I get a meal but don't get to find out more ugly things about myself. Hmmmmmmm. Such decisions . . .

Self-pitying you like very much. BoBo, we love you, don't doubt it for a second.

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:Kat? How old is Mister Wrong?

29

Nope - still gelatin. Need that 32 year old.

I know, I know... But easier said that done

I have confidence in you. It's worth the delays to get the good stuff.

thanks bojo Now, tell me how come that you are so positive and encouraging when it comes to other people and so negative when it comes to you?

Because I am me . .. and you are a nice person. I have a proven track record of failure. You have a young life where the best is yet to come.

marymageli wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:I have not had a real meal all day today. But, to do so would require grooming and actually leaving my apartment. I am weighing the hassle versus the gains and I'm not seeing anything but diminishing returns.

If I stay I fail to eat but enjoy my ABY family. If I leave I get a meal but don't get to find out more ugly things about myself. Hmmmmmmm. Such decisions . . .

Self-pitying you like very much. BoBo, we love you, don' doubt it for a second.

I concur

katarina wrote:

marymageli wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:I have not had a real meal all day today. But, to do so would require grooming and actually leaving my apartment. I am weighing the hassle versus the gains and I'm not seeing anything but diminishing returns.

If I stay I fail to eat but enjoy my ABY family. If I leave I get a meal but don't get to find out more ugly things about myself. Hmmmmmmm. Such decisions . . .

Self-pitying you like very much. BoBo, we love you, don' doubt it for a second.

I concur

Everything I do these days is self-service an yes Eww is the appropriate response to that.

Allo peeples

1. Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway

2. "Vacation" means going to Syracuse for the weekend

3. You measure distance in hours

4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once

5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

6. You stay in your house most of the summer because you aren't used to the heat

7. You drive at 55 mph through 10 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching

8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events

9. You install security lights on your house and garage but leave both unlocked

10. One of your neighbors constantly has bonfires

11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them

12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the supermarket at any given time

13. Your idea of a huge party is one with lots of cheap beer and some people you go to school with

14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow

15. You think sexy lingerie is silk pajamas from wal-mart

16. You know 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, cold, construction

17. It takes you 2 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town

18. At least 6 people that you see a day have beards and stains on the front of their shirt

19. Cows are just part of the scenery

20. You or someone you know has a car that sounds like a big truck and can barely make it 20 miles yet no one says anything about it.

21. At least fives times in your normal travel day you will pass or be passed by a beat-up, old ass car that has had an attempted pimping out, such as a brand new oversized spoiler on a rust covered trunk, spinning HUBCABS, or everyones favorite, the performance exhaust on a car running on barely three cylinders.

22. You know that the phrase, "Goin up ta," applies to going north, south, east, or west, up or down in elevation, and pretty much any other way you can travel.

23. The smell of freshly spread cow manure doesn't bother you.

24. Its perfectly normal for your life's aspirations to be working for the county.

25. Getting "dressed up" means tucking your shirt into your jeans and putting on clean work boots.

26. Holloween costumes are always designed around a snowsuit and winter boots.

27. You appreciate the delicacy known as Croghan Bologna, and serve it at all social gatherings.

28. On the same platter as the Croghan Bologna is a selection of flavored cheese curd, which you also love.

29. You know damn well that the verizon guy didn't walk through your town going, "can you her me now" because reception is, at best, limited.

30. Your proud of your redneck-ness and where your from.

31. You can name everyone you graduated with.

32. You know what 4-H is.

33. You ever went to a party that was held about 20 miles down a deserted dirt road.

34. You used to drag "main."

35. You said the 'F' word and your parents knew within an hour.

36. You schedule parties around the schedule of different police officers since you know which ones would bust you.

37. You ever went or thought about going cow-tipping.

38. School gets canceled for a sports team going toState

39. You could never buy cigarettes cause all the store clerks knew how old you were.

40. When you did find someone old enough to buy smokes for you, you had to drive down country backroads to smoke them.

41. You never missed a Homecoming parade.

42. You still go home for Homecoming.

43. It was cool to date someone from a neighboring town.

44. You had a senior skip day.

45. The whole school went to the same party after graduation.

46. You can't help but date a friend's ex.

47. Your car is always filthy from the dirt roads.

48. You think that kids who ride skateboards are weird.

49. The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snotty" when it is just like your town.

50. Getting paid minimum wage is considered a raise.

51. You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as the "rich people."

52. The people in the big city dress funny then you pick up on the cool new trend two years later.

53. You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on your truck for your birthday.

54. On Fridays, anyone you want to find can be found at Main Street or the Dairy Queen.

55. Weekend excitement involves a trip to RiteAid.

56. Even the ugly people enter beauty contests.

57. You decide to walk for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask you if you need a ride.

58. Your teachers call you by your older sibling's name.

59. The closest "cool stores" are at least 45 miles away.

60. The local phone book has only one yellow page.

61. You leave your jacket on the back of the chair in the
cafe, and when you go back the next day, it's still there, on the same chair.

62. You don't signal turns because everyone knows where you're going, anyway.

63. You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one.

64. You have to name six surrounding towns to explain to
people where you're from.

65. Driving to the party on a four wheeler is quite normal.

66. The town population increases by one-third when the universities go on break.

67. When somebody says "Thats billy fucillo HUGE" you know exactly what they are talking about

68. You laugh your head off reading this because you know it's true and then forward it to everyone in your address book, which is actually half your town

jonezn4Bones wrote:
Because I am me . .. and you are a nice person. I have a proven track record of failure. You have a young life where the best is yet to come.

but now you can learn from your failures... I still have to make some

mary and Kat why are you up when it's heading for 3 am?

hey evi

Evi wrote:Allo peeples

Hi Evi- conquer the world again today?

jonezn4Bones wrote:mary and Kat why are you up when it's heading for 3 am?

'

Your fault I'm sure

lots of crazy peeps seem to be on here when they should be sleeping

jonezn4Bones wrote:

katarina wrote:

marymageli wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:I have not had a real meal all day today. But, to do so would require grooming and actually leaving my apartment. I am weighing the hassle versus the gains and I'm not seeing anything but diminishing returns.

If I stay I fail to eat but enjoy my ABY family. If I leave I get a meal but don't get to find out more ugly things about myself. Hmmmmmmm. Such decisions . . .

Self-pitying you like very much. BoBo, we love you, don' doubt it for a second.

I concur

Everything I do these days is self-service an yes Eww is the appropriate response to that.

see what I mean? you decided to comment only the negative part

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:
Because I am me . .. and you are a nice person. I have a proven track record of failure. You have a young life where the best is yet to come.

but now you can learn from your failures... I still have to make some

If I were going to have learned it should have transpired a long time ago.

mary, you still here?

Evi - lavish me with attention; lie to me and tell me you are super impressed with my sig.

jonezn4Bones wrote:

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:
Because I am me . .. and you are a nice person. I have a proven track record of failure. You have a young life where the best is yet to come.

but now you can learn from your failures... I still have to make some

If I were going to have learned it should have transpired a long time ago.

ok bojo, I give up

mary may have sunk all the way into her chair and gone to sleep.

jonezn4Bones wrote:mary may have sunk all the way into her chair and gone to sleep.

or the chair ate her

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:

katarina wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:
Because I am me . .. and you are a nice person. I have a proven track record of failure. You have a young life where the best is yet to come.

but now you can learn from your failures... I still have to make some

If I were going to have learned it should have transpired a long time ago.

ok bojo, I give up

Yeah! What do I win? What do I win?!?!?!

Polygirl wrote:

jonezn4Bones wrote:mary may have sunk all the way into her chair and gone to sleep.

or the chair ate her

True. Chairs have been known to turn on their masters.

Your sig freaks me out. That counts as impressed, right? If it didn't impress it couldn't do that.

jonezn4Bones wrote:mary may have sunk all the way into her chair and gone to sleep.

yeah... and I should follow her example. Good night everybody