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I have a friend who really believes in astrology. Not simply horoscopes but full charts & she truly believe that they show how a person is like. I find it astonishing that someone who dismisses all region as nonsense can believe in astrology - she might as well say that she believe in smurfs.
She finds it equally astonishing that I dismiss it as rubbish. To not end up in an argument which probably would end badly (we'd been drinking) we agreed to disagree but she said that she wants us to discuss it.
I have now idea how to talk to her about it & I'm not good at subtlety. I don't have much reason to not believe it except it's entirely unproven, requires 'faith' & it basically means that everything is pre-determined by stars alignment...
Does anyone happen to know of a website which eloquently sums up how/why it's rubbish...
There's some stuff advertised on TV & loads of versions in the shops - does any of them really keep the bugs out of your house without stinking the place down?
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28-Nov-2009 08:16
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28-Nov-2009 16:59
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i have a student (15) who has some very strange behavioural issues, chiefly that she does not intrepret body language or facial expressions very well. she is not able to express many emotions either, and often ends up exaggerating. i would say that she is like a small child mimicking her parents, badly. she is not well-liked and people are loosing patience. she is not malicious, and is genuinely bewildered as to why no one wants to be around her. it breaks my heart but she drives me nuts.
she has very prominent eyes and extremely thin fingers which always look bent--think 'golem' and you're getting there. does anyone know of a behavioural disorder with physical things like this.
we initially thought it was cultural, but girls from her culture have the same problem with her, and find her very annoying. the adults from her culture, especially her guardian, find her very str...
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28-Nov-2009 06:39
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My cousin's gf has a cat. Cousin called me to get a refferral to my vet- he tells me that this cat was in a bad fight a month ago- and hasn't been able to use one of its back legs for weeks now. Poor thing cant jump up, can't walk on it.. GF never brought it in because she said she couldn't afford to- but "maybe" if he finds her a cheap enough vet, she'll bring it in to get treated- or maybe get it put down- whichever is cheaper, she tells him. I asked where gf is now- out shopping with her friends, he says.
If she wan't afraid of me before today, she is now. oh well, cat has its appointment and will be treated by the end of the day today. GF is dating into the wrong family if this is how she treats her pets... she better hope my grandparents don't catch wind.. hell, I might tell them just to watch her squirm.
/end rant
Spent the day at the Royal Academy and walked home. On the way I went to the Wellcome Collection. I would HIGHLY recommend it for any history of medicine geeks and visitors coming to London. It was BRILLIANT and they do amazing cupcakes with a disgraceful amount of icing on top.
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/
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28-Nov-2009 02:21
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Websterella »
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28-Nov-2009 16:03
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1) My family is crazy. I love them. Aside from amazing food there was much hilarity.
2) A 21 yo told my BIL that I was very attractive and had a wonderful personality.
3) People who got in line at 3am or went to midnight sales or are spending today hunting bargains are nuts.
4) I'm going down for my mid morning nap.
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28-Nov-2009 01:00
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moraibia »
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28-Nov-2009 06:02
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I can't do it, well I can but not without having a massive coronary at the same time!
I'm organising an event for charity and it's driving me mental. People don't answer emails, act all laissez faire about details etc and say yeah i'll be there but then dont confirm etc etc. I have to liase with organisations and my 'team' are just pissing about.
Seriously how do you do this. Anyone who manages people or has a team under them any advice? Do you think you need to have some inbuilt talent to be a manager, I certainly don't have the gene and hate it immensely. I just want to yell half the time it's not that hard, just do it!! I just do not want this to fall apart at the last minute, because of my shitty managing skills.
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28-Nov-2009 00:59
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cybergal »
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28-Nov-2009 01:07
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cybergal »
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Somebody here had it as a sig line once.
It's basically saying: It's not it that I don't understand, just that I don't agree. But wittier, obviously.
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27-Nov-2009 19:55
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machiruda »
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28-Nov-2009 15:46
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Can you tell I really need one? (though I probably should blame last night's drinking with colleagues instead of my current workload like I tend to do - hmmm)
Anyway, what are your plans, what will you be doing? Any excitement, debauchery, adventures, etc etc?
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27-Nov-2009 19:35
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28-Nov-2009 12:44
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We had some bad news about my sister yesterday, she has to go in for surgery on Monday because she has bleeding through the nipple of the boob she has left. They can't tell if she has cancer again, so she has to have the milk ducts taken out.
Please can I have some vibes for my sister and also for the charity book sale I am organizing this weekend in aid of Cancer Research. I've taken over running it for the first time and it is alot bigger than previous years. I'm just hoping it's a success and we make lots of money for a very good cause.
If anyone has any spare good wishes I'd appreciate a few today - at 10am and 3pm GMT.
If today goes well I get to keep these shoes which I bought to assess the customer service, but can't afford to keep.
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27-Nov-2009 09:32
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sprite »
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28-Nov-2009 04:38
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we were watching 'britain's youngest sleepwalker' and missed the last 15 minutes because the kids all had to go to bed.
we saw as far as dad leaving for afghanistan.
can't use the 'rewatch' because we don't have realplayer on our system.
what happened? i was supposed to find out.
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27-Nov-2009 09:12
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darrio »
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28-Nov-2009 14:40
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