I don't know if you've ever looked through walkthroughs on the web for video games. I have. (; I don't considering it cheating unless you follow the whole damn thing, step-by-step, non-stop. Me? I use it to figure out what the fuck I'm supposed to be doing when I'm utterly confused. Like - where the HELL am I going right now? Where am I supposed to be? How am I supposed to make this work?! There's nothing! AGH! Oh. There is. Ha. In the words of KentuckyGirl, Eye'm DUM. (;

However, I've noticed that the quality of the walkthroughs is not the same between walkthroughs and sometimes not consistent within the SAME walkthrough. One will be great and then not give vital information but another will have that one piece I need but suck otherwise.

What the fuck? How is that even possible?! I just don't get it.

On the upside - I am no longer frustrated with Zelda. I'm rescuing monkeys in my first dungeon. Yay. I'm after a dark power I'm not supposed to touch, but I have to in order to defeat the Shadow King. At least, that's what the Being of Light told me.

Who knew?

(As a side note, I'm pondering a Zelda tattoo......)

Posted by: Pandora - 01.16.2008 - 6:32pm - Permalink - Comments (4)
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Why is it that American Idol isn't as amusing as it used to be? I was just watching the auditions for the newest season and it just - wasn't nearly as funny. Diz mentioned the same thing on her Pownce. That it just wasn't what it used to be. Though, I have to admit, watching it with a friend on the phone? Much more fun. ::snickers:: Nothing like spending two hours on the phone, MST3K-ing the American Idol auditions. Totally awesome. (;

Why is the 'the battery is really low' sound on my phone so annoying? >___< It's obnoxious, that's what it is. Ugh. I can't stand it. Shut UP phone! I will plug you in soon, so just - shut up!

I wish it would snow. Stupid Boston got all of my snow - again. It did snow here for a bit. It looked like a blizzard for about ten minutes or so. Maybe half an hour. The flakes were all whirling around in the air and it looked amazing and pretty. But - nothing stuck to the ground. How depressing. Dammit. Give me some snow, Mother Nature!!

I'm still sick. I've been sick since December. Someone make it stop. I'm tired of being congested and sick. )=

I've talked on the phone to the same person for at least an hour for four of the last five days. Is that weird?

Why do students think it is my fault when they fail a class? Why is it always 'what are you going to do about my grade?' Why isn't it 'what can I do for the future to avoid this happening again?' Blah.

Why can't the administration actually support the teachers? Why can't the administrators realize they are severely hampering my ability to do my job in an effort to make life easier for about five other people in the building? (When I say my ability, I'm actually talking about the majority of the classroom teachers.)

Why can't the county math curriculum people see the curriculum they've been working on for five years sucks ass and has dumbed down about four subjects so badly, I cannot even come close to saying I am preparing my students for the next higher level math? Do I need to beat it into them?

Why do people think six graders taking Algebra 1 is a good thing? Why do people not see that most sixth graders are not prepared for it? Hell, most seventh and eighth graders aren't prepared for it. Ugh. Blah.

Okay. I'm better.

This Brain Dump brought to you by the letter "F" and "U" and the number 13.

Posted by: Pandora - 01.15.2008 - 10:03pm - Permalink - Comments (2)
Posted in: Blog365, Real Life, Internet Life

I’m not feeling the blogging today, so you get a meme.  It’s a good meme, but still a meme.  Here it is! 
Unconscious Mutterings

1. Dream big :: Reach for the Stars
2. Competition :: Olympics
3. Torn :: Paper
4. Modeling :: Tyra Banks
5. Coaster :: Roller
6. Slut :: Tart
7. Spread :: Cream Cheese
8. Amanda :: Bynes
9. Romance :: Novel
10. Paradise :: Lost

Come play with me in the comments!  (=

Posted by: Pandora - 01.14.2008 - 9:51pm - Permalink - Comments (1)
Posted in: Blog365, Meme Me

Seriously, tired, tipsy Scrabble is the best. There is no other way to play that game. It must be done with three other friends, while tipsy and tired. Meaning, don't start playing the game until - like - 1am. And then! Play a second game after that. The second game? Everything is hilarious. You put the weirdest words on the board. And it's fine. No one minds.

I'm not sure I can play Scrabble any other way. Ever again. ::snickers::

In other news...
One of the friends I played tipsy Scrabble with helped me with Zelda, Twilight Princess. I was stuck on the stupid fishing. (At the beginning. The VERY beginning.) He told me I needed to not only pull back on the wii-mote, but also on the nunchuk. HORRAY! I'm finally past the dumb part. I got my wooden sword - which I had to give away to children! - and am now a wolf. How weird! (=

But. I'm happy to be moving forward in the game. Whee!

Tomorrow, exams start. I'm excited. The kids can't give me guff about shit and they have to be quiet for a full two hours and ten minutes. Awesome. Totally awesome. Maybe I'll blog from there. Muahahahahaha.

How was y'all's weekend? (=

Posted by: Pandora - 01.13.2008 - 8:07pm - Permalink - Comments (1)
Posted in: Blog365, Real Life

So, it's the weekend and I am less stressed than I was earlier in the week. I feel - better. (;
Thank you to everyone who commented or emailed me. It is really appreciated.

The internets <3's me!

WoW. (; Neat. (=

The semester is over. Exams start Monday. I am less stressed because it's all over. I get new students on the 23rd. Well, some new students. I'll have some that I've already had, but the classes will be different and I need that. I need a different mix of students. The current mix was making me absolutely bonkers. I was just - tired of it. Tired of all the crap. Yes, I'll get new crap, but - at least it'll be different crap, right? Right. I'm in dire need of different. The same old every day was making me want to strangle some students. They don't look too kindly on teachers who strangle students. The media would crucify me. That's because they've never been in the classroom and had to deal with some of this. Anyone who's actually had to deal with teenagers every day, all day understands the desire to strangle. (;

Yes, they are teenagers. Yes, I know they are self absorbed. But, at the very least, could they actually show me some respect instead of thinking I'm one of their friends they can argue with to get what they want? Hello? I'm an adult. You don't get to talk to me like that. I'm sorry, no. There's the door, get out. Come back when your mama done taught you some manners.

And sometimes... what you need... is a primal scream. At work.

Yes, I totally did that. It was awesome. Utterly awesome. Scared a student. And I didn't care. I felt better.

Oh, and to the mom who tells the school what her kid gets to do? Have fun with that when he's forty. Enjoy telling his job what he gets to do. Enjoy the laughter you hear when you try. I wish I could be there when it happens.

I <3 you, internets! *muah* !

Posted by: Pandora - 01.12.2008 - 10:36am - Permalink - Comments (0)
Posted in: Blog365, Real Life