Humor in finest form...

Just a quickie -- I thought this was really funny:

"When you get a BS you think you know everything. When you get your MS you realize you know nothing. When you get your PhD you still realize you know nothing but it is ok because now you know no one else does either."

I found it on a Student Doctor message board. I don't think it's original, so hopefully I don't have to worry about copyright infringement.

Parenthesis Overload

quotient (def)- "the ratio of two quantities to be divided"
a.) proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole


As much as it gives me an ego-trip (wait, where'd she go???.....) to know I scored 132 on an online IQ site (and trust me, I could use the ego-boost sometimes!), I wonder if the whole premise of the thing (not doing in-depth research, and all) is that the test compares one person's intelligence to another's (this is measured by questions such as: "If you were given the letters 'G-F-N-E-A-L' and asked to rearrange them, would you come up with the name of an
: A) cat B) building C) city D) store ). Of course, for copyright purposes, I modified the question, but you get my drift.

I wonder (and I REALLY wonder -- so much, in fact, I went and looked up "Mensa" at the local library and picked up a book on their kind of brain teasers since I received an on-the-cusp of a Mensa-qualifying score on the particular test I took) how qualified this type of testing really is for measuring intelligence because it certainly doesn't measure common sense (in my opinion, common sense is choosing to do the appropriate thing for the situation at hand regardless of the level of pre-existing intelligence) and I have proven this. Who came up with this test, anyways? If you know, I'd be more than happy to let you do the research because I'm too busy avoiding my it-took-me-all-quarter-long-to-write-this-research-paper paper that's due in three days to do it myself. Go figure (refer to previous posts to see this pattern of avoidance in full effect! Go on, I dare ya'!)

But, for now, I shall continue my love affair with (parenthesis) and continue on my merry, having a 132-IQ-that's-readily-accepted-by-most-Americans-as-making-me-smart, score and smile all the way to my flash drive which holds the file necessary to determine this student's decision on "Will She or Won't She: The Student's Avoidance Procedure of Research Papers".

Time flies even if you're not having fun

WOW-- cannot believe it's been three weeks since I blogged. But then again, I can. It's been crazy during the week trying to (as always) balance motherhood, student duties, and recovery. But I do try my best. That's all I can do: pray and keep trying. But, with the exception of last weekend, it's been crazy on the weekends as well as during the week -- crazy good though.

The weekend after I came back from Yosemite from the Soroptomist International Awards Ceremony, I took my younger child to two California amusement parks, tickets courtesy of a family friend. All I had to do was come up with accomodations (which someone approached me about sharing, read: sharing the cost) and so it was set. Even though I had a Midterm in one of my classes the following Monday (meaning I'd only be able to study in the car, the hotel, and at the parks themselves) I went anyways. And, it was worth it. I actually took my book in with me to one of the amusement parks and I got an "A" on the Midterm, so who says you can't mix fun and work!!!

Last weekend, we had two BBQs to go to, plus a committee meeting of mine on Sunday. The Teen Challenge Program came and spoke at the church I attend, which was really cool to see. It's nice to see acceptance of mistakes on a grand level -- I can definitely relate to big mistakes and acceptance from others, and I and my children benefited from seeing the program participants doing well also.

So, I realize this blog entry is mostly about my weekends and not much about my weeks, but I am living a full life and happy to share it.

By the way, check out my new "Inspirational" music list. I needed the lift and hopefully you all will find it useful as well.