Listening to: Rumors – a Sweet Adelines quartet
Reading: Summer Sisters
Weather: 65 and rainy in the morning, beautiful and sunny later
Trivia: Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
Cool word palliate [v. PAL-ee-ayt]
To palliate something is to reduce its intensity or violence. One can palliate the effects of a disease, the heat of a fire, or the depth of a depression. Another sense of the word is to cover for a mistake by using excuses or apologies. Example: "After trying several
medications, Lily was finally able to palliate her pain with a blended herb tea."
In ancient Greece and Rome, a pallium was a cloak. Later, it was a white band worn by high religious officials to show their rank. In the 15th century, the English adjective palliate (cloaked or concealed) was joined by a verb sense (to conceal; to shelter). Today, the verb form has shifted and the adjective is no longer used. We also have the related words pall [n. POL] (cloth cover for a coffin, obscuring layer of mist or smoke, gloomy atmosphere) and palliative [adj. PAL-ee-uh-tiv] (relieving symptoms without effecting
a cure).
Worn Out
This adult ed thing is going to wear me out. They’re as bad as the kids if not worse.
I have parents and grandparents of kids that I’ve had in class over the past few years. That was weird. I realize that I work in a small town, but it never crossed my mind that I’d be teaching their parents.
It’s an interesting group of people. A couple of them have some intermediate skills, and a couple of them have no skills. One is going to drive me crazy. He’s an older man and he spends the entire two hours humming under his breath or making other weird noises.
He’s also a button pusher. Not as in pushing my buttons, but as in pushing every button and clicking every icon on the computer. He was opening programs and applications that I’ve never seen before, then he couldn’t get out of them.
Bear in mind that the first words out of my mouth to everyone were: "Please don’t touch your computer, we’ll be turning them on together." Everyone but him I guess. I was ready to strangle him.
Another woman wants to learn how to type. Not my job, lady, that’s another class.
There’s also a married couple taking the course. She has some knowledge, he has none, so she get up and swats him every once and a while to tell him to pay attention.
I’d also forgotten that learning to use the mouse is problematic. I remember thinking I’d never learn to control it, as the cursor was moving everywhere BUT where I wanted it to go. It seems so long ago. I gave these folks some games to play so they could get used to moving the mouse. The hummer didn’t want to because he doesn’t like to play games.
Okey-dokey.
It’s gonna be a long three weeks.
I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the class, it’s just that I didn’t get home till 9.45. It’s such a long day. I don’t think I’ll stay through again. I need a change of scenery between regular school and night school.
I’m really tired today.
I had to baby-sit for Keith and Matilda tonight. They take a ton of energy. Keith needed help with his math homework (he’s in fourth grade), so as I’m explaining the concept to him he leans back in his chair, smiles, sighs, and says’ "I LOVE having an aunt who’s a teacher!"
It’s the little things that make a difference. I love that child.
I finally got my teacher certification renewal in the mail today. Three months after they cashed the check, and hours worth of phone calls and beaurocratic red tape. It’s good through 2004. If there is a God I’ll have no need to renew it again. I’ll be doing something else other than teaching.
The last of the numerology:
Destiny: 3
The Destiny number describes the life lessons that we have come here to learn. It reveals to us the path we must take, and the role we must play to fulfill our mission. Often our choice of career is based on this vibration, and if not, then it will manifest through avocational pursuits. We may attract people and experiences into our lives that mirror the traits of this number for us, so that we may develop into our highest potential. We don’t always welcome our life lessons, so it is a possibility that we may even feel an aversion to the characteristics of our Destiny number in other people, and we may ourselves act the opposite. In spite of the many ways we may choose to react to this force within us, we have been gifted with all of the talents and energy needed to fulfill our Destiny.
You are freedom loving and creative. You are drawn to all that is beautiful, luxurious and expressive, as these are inherent in your own spirit. You are here to express, to imagine and create. Optimism, confidence and focus of ambition are qualities to develop and use in order to live in accord with your destiny. You bring beauty, hope and joy to your world.
There are lovely thoughts and concepts in there, most of which I’ve already written about. I wish I was more focused in my ambitions.
But, you know, if I do bring hope, beauty and joy to the world, that should be plenty.
It’s a lot to live up to.
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