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33 year-old female from Tigard, OR
"I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible." -Jane Austen

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January 28th, 2012

New Year Stuff

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm still around (not that I've ever been prolific with journals). For those who are curious, last year's resolution came out pretty well. I paid down a ton of debt, read a ton of books, lost some weight, and feel healthier overall. I even inspired my husband to join Weight Watchers with me, so that trend continues.

This year, I'm going to try to become more aware of my surroundings. I get lost easily, and I rely too heavily on a GPS to get me where I'm going. I've lived in the Portland area for over 20 years now, so my excuses are up. I have started studying maps and using a compass to help me learn which direction is north in all the places I most commonly go.

I also signed up for a defensive driving course. I'm not a terrible driver per se, but I don't drive all that often, so I tend to be over-cautious and often feel overwhelmed behind the wheel. I think that improving my confidence might help me hate driving a little less!

How is 2012 going for all of you guys? Can you believe it's already the end of January!?
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NAME
Robyn
OCCUPATION
LMS Administrator
BIRTHDAY
November 17th, 1978
INTERESTS
I work in the IT department for an online high school administering their learning management system. I'm a part-time grammar nazi and an eerie cross between your high school English teacher and the nerdy kid who used to sit behind you in class programming her calculator. I love everything to do with computers and/or gadgets of just about any kind. Building computers is one of my favorite hobbies especially working on my HTPC and Home Server. I love gaming and I divide what little time I have for it between the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. I also love gaming on my iPhone and Android tablet with all the cheap/free games available on those platforms. Score! I also read way way too much and now that I can carry an entire library in my purse or pocket I'm never without a book. I already have too many degrees (and school loans) for my own good. So stay in school kids. (But stay out of it once you have your degree!)
FAVORITE MUSIC
Showtunes and Rap. (Yeah really.)
FAVORITE MOVIES
A Fish Called Wanda Titanic Troop Beverley Hills Get Shorty Galaxy Quest Ever After You've Got Mail Noises Off Serenity (is it cheating to list Red vs. Blue?) I might have to add Avatar and I haven't added a new movie to this list in years!
FAVORITE TV SHOWS
I CURRENTLY WATCH: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart The Colbert Report Bones Leverage Heroes House 24 Medium Boston Legal NCIS Deliver Me Big Medicine and Dr G: Medical Examiner. MY OLD FAVORITES ARE: ER Scrubs Sex and the City Will & Grace Firefly Terminator Dollhouse Get Smart Mork & Mindy Bewitched Whose Line is it Anyway?
FAVORITE BOOKS
Holy Shisno I can't keep up with this section. Put it to you this way: I love Jane Austen and I was an English major in college. Books are awesome. YOU SHUD GO REED MOAR NAO!! [=^D
FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES
XBOX 360: Halo 3 Portal Rock Band 1&2 Tomb Raider: Legend Quake 4 Dead Rising. NINTENDO WII: Wii Fit Mario Galaxy Mario Party Metroid and Wii Sports. ORIGINAL XBOX: Halo 1&2 Outlaw Golf Brute Force Blinx Bloodrayne Alter Echo Splinter Cell 1 (the sequels have been disappointing). GAME CUBE Zelda: Windwaker and Metroid Prime. PC: Civilization Series Rollercoaster Tycoon? Who am I kidding. I'm not a PC gamer.
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Goldutchy
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Posted 1 month ago
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Hi there. I though I would just drop by to wish you a Merry Christmas and an exciting New Year. Things have been crazy here for us with 3 of my family having a birthday between Christmas and yesterday. We have birthday cake coming out of our ears! My son turned 15 on Christmas Day and managed to score an RT cap and Caboose beanie along with assorted Xbox games, so he is one happy teen. My little one turned 6 yesterday and is now complaining that she needs to have her birthday again because she didn't like being told off for being naughty on her real birthday. You have to love her reasoning. Anyways, take care!
BigVig
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Posted 2 months ago
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So you'd go for the iPad instead of the new Asus eee transformer or the new Asus brushed aluminum whatever it is?

I'm of course suspicious of Apple products because I can't lift the hood and mess everything up if I want to.

I need it to have wi-fi for connectivity, but other than that, I can definitely live without the cellular connection.
Goldutchy
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Posted 3 months ago
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Hi there, I have just been randomly surfing the RT site looking for someone unaffected by teenage hormones to converse with. Surprisingly I have found someone with whom I have things in common!!! I'm also teacher, though I deal with primary kids in Australia. I love to game with my teenage son, and although I'm currently classed as 'pretty much useless' I am ambitious about making progress. I am also an avid reader, mostly fantasy fiction. I won't make a random friend request - I hear you on that one, but I'm here if you want an Aussie buddy. Cheers!
ToolPackinMa
Posted 3 months ago
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Hey lady! How's it goin'? :)
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MotmahFinRo
Posted 6 months ago
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As you mentioned, the middle class has no really lobby groups--because we're too busy working and trying to get work just to survive. Historically the only real lobbying power the middle class has had is revolution, and if we default in a few weeks, I can't help but think we're bound to see people pulled from their ivory towers by their ankles.
JamesKryack
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Posted 9 months ago
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Hey! So I noticed you're from Beaverton, nice to see a fellow Oregonian! I thought you may be interested to know about a Rooster Teeth event based here, in Oregon! It's called RvBOR, and we'd definitely like to see you there! Any/all information can be found in the Oregon RT user group.
Elnea
PinkNobleSix
Posted 11 months ago
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In reply to PrincessNybo, #7:
...Our educational system needs to change from a fountain to a filter. People today are absolutely drowning in information. But where do you find good information, and how can you tell it's good? What are the sources cited by your sources? How can you tell whether or not they are credible? The definition of literacy is changing, whether we recognize that or not. …. The problem is that rebuilding our entire education system isn't easy to do, so nobody is doing it. That's why you get this reaction. So challenge your students to find a better table than the one you provided, from an online source at least as credible as the one in the library ...

I am with you 100% of the way. The other half of this assignment requires them to use the internet to look up drug interactions on drugs.com and rxlist.com. I also spend a fair amount of time in class explaining which online resources are reliable and which aren't.

However, I still insist they use the library for this particular assignment and this particular table. Otherwise there is no way in hell I can grade them because they could say, "Oh, the table *I* used didn't have that particular enzyme interaction on it." and then I would have no way of being able to standardize my grading.



KWierso
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Posted 11 months ago
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You bring up a very valid point.

But the real question is "who wants it that paid for my sponsorship that hasn't accepted my friend request on Steam so is incapable of receiving said copy of Portal."
Gavino
CAST & CREW
Posted 11 months ago
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That is a killer set up!
Elnea
PinkNobleSix
Posted 11 months ago
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Don't you just love buttons?

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