on a new topic...even though hulu is dope...
umm....whats your favorite color!!!((welcome back to elementary school!!))
I like yellow.hahah!!

I recently got a very unexpected call offering a job (for my 'residency' or 'internship') while waiting on a response from a place I had just interviewed. Unbeknown to me, 20 mins before I got that call en email had been sent telling me I didn't get the one I had interviewed for. I spent about an hour toiling over which I would take if I got offered the other, then discovered the email. Choice made.




I like dark colors, blues, purples, greens, burgundy, browns, etc. No real single favorite.

Blue and red lol.

I'm just starting to realize that my diverse college education up to this point (talk about a true hodgepodge of courses, educational experiences, and professional endeavors...I'm very....Shawnesque in that regard...) and the path I'm on now could very well lead me in a direction I never expected...

...but I'm mulling over the idea of seeking certification as a special-education teacher. The idea of working with kids with special needs, finding ways to excite them about things like earth science and physical science, and even math...to show them that they can do it -- to show others that, too...I just, kinda outta nowhere, find that thought very inspiring and exciting.

ohhh!! that does sound exciting!!

Glad to know I'm not just in my own little world where things sound like a good idea to me...though that does happen a lot sometimes.

It probably sounds odd, but I don't think I could teach "mainstream" students (though I hate that kinda terminology....), but I could totally see myself working with kids who have been identified with a variety of special needs.

...oh, and I can see myself taking the win, too.

That's a very difficult, yet rewarding field. I work with kids with hearing loss (sometimes, sometimes it's adults with hearing loss, depends on my clinic...) and some of them can be multiply involved (about 40% of kids with hearing loss have co-morbidites). I also worked for a few months as a substitute paraprofessional in a school district, often working as a one-on-one aide with mainstreamed kids in their classroom. I enjoy it, but couldn't imagine doing it day in and day out for years (which is one of the reasons I'm currently torn between wanting to eventually work in pediatrics or adults in my area.)

I also have always wanted to teach, but have come to the decision that for me 'teaching' will be eventually down the road, in a college or university... teaching my profession to upcoming audiologists (and taking would-be speech pathologists and 'showing them the light' if it is right for them--it was for me.)

Best of luck on the decision making... as I said, life has a funny way of presenting opportunities to you and helping you make the right decision. Hopefully your intended path becomes clear to you, like mine so recently did for me (truly, I was given a job offer for a job I had inquired about, but didn't apply for.)

((randon but..))
Ever since I can remember, I've always thought t would be funn to be an intiror designer!!
and i have also lately been thinking about taking the winn too and i have now gladly presued it!!

I've always totally admired artistic, creative people. My creative juices don't tend to flow toward that area...my very bacheloresque apartment would be a testament to that!



That's just a wonderful thing indeed. Congrats on that. And thank you for the good wishes. I just look at some of the experiences I've had, and it saddens me to think that there are some kids out there whom people think wouldn't be able to excel in similar situations. I've always hated to see people be marginalized for any reason, but especially because of physical, developmental, or learning challenges.



Alas, I think that win's safer with me. Let me hold on to that for you.

Thanks!



Hmmm... I don't know how trustworthy you are either... I *clearly* don't know enough about you... being an online stranger and all

The Winner!

I just spent nearly an hour typing up a "25 Random Things About Me" meme... what a useful, productive thing... yes?

Those have been going around something fierce on Facebook lately. I finally gave in and did one because I was tired of getting notification after notification about being tagged in one.

PsychFanCNY-My sister is finishing up her masters this May in Special Education. She cutrently teaches fifth grade, but I understand what you're saying, it is quite the inspiring thought.

Funny, I did it because I was sick of seeing them and *not* being tagged...

Yeah, that's why I did one, too. Now my friends keep tagging me back, but I don't feel like coming up with another 25 random things about me. Don't get me wrong -- I so could. I'm good at sharing random facts.



That's fantastic...best of luck to her! I'm going to give this a lot of thought, but it's definitely something I'm thinking about pursuing. So many states have started initiatives to enable mid-career professionals to change direction and to use their experience to teach others. My academic degrees to this point don't directly translate to teaching anything specific, but in a lot of states, I'd qualify to teach special education...and as luck would have it, I think that's where I'd feel the most rewarded, too. Whatever I end up doing, though, I definitely see myself volunteering to help kids, even if I don't end up in the classroom.



Well, I commend you for being so vigilant, but really...I'll be taking that win now. Thank you. And besides, you know what they say about strangers...they're just friends you haven't met yet. Well, I guess they also say that "don't talk to strangers" thing... but if we didn't do that here, it'd be an awfully boring board!

Random facts about me:
One, it's my birthday today, which automatically makes me a winner!

And, Two: I'm a nationally published writer. Don't laugh! I got my name published in the TV Guide Fall Preview issue in 2007, and TV Guide is a national publication, and I wrote the letter, ergo, nationally published writer.
(Okay, the truth is out: my fannish loyalty is divided between Psych and Eureka.)

Firstly, happy birthday! Secondly...that's awesome! I'm a former journalist, and I remember how good it felt the first time I saw my name and work in print...heck, truth be told, I always got a little twinge of excitement every time I saw my name and work in print, whether in a local paper or a national magazine, even after years of doing it.

And even though your birthday does automatically make you a winner, I'm afraid that I must claim this particular win. Hey, give me something, at least...it's not my birthday and I'm up to my eyeballs in a research proposal.

Hellooo everyone! I'm new around here and wanted to say hi and instead of selfishly starting a new thread to do so this seemed as good a place as any...and I WIN! lol

you must understand it was either this or the "James Roday is soooo hot!" thread (not saying i wont be making a stop by there later)

Happy Birthday! Unfortunately, that's such an amazing thing, I can't in good conscious let you have both the amazingness of being a birthday girl and holding this win.

Second, I enjoy Eureka! Very unique and quirky show that I finally tapped into fairly late in the game (thank God for TV on DVD and NetFlicks). Great little published piece there! I once had something accepted to be published in a creative writing publication... but was in high school and too cheap to pay for a copy for myself (seriously, I think it would have cost me $1).

I will give you this dollar in return for the win.

I'll let Winky_Cutto have the dollar...but I'll take the win. That way, I spread the joy. And Bethgreen still gets her joy because it's her birthday. So we're like a triumvirate of winners...but my win is most important, since...well...I'm claiming the win that is the object of this thread.

I'll take the dollar and the win, thank you very much... because I'm a greedy *itch that way...

Welcome! I hope you enjoyed your win.
I will share my last dollar with you and everyone else in exchange for the win.

Thank You!

i will take that dollar! (and the win) though i have a sneaking suspicion that it isn't really legal tender and may only be good in Santa Barbra (or the great state of Texas)

Sweet! Another dollar for my novelty-dollar collection! Granted, my collection solely consists of that dollar, but you've gotta start someplace....

...and I shall pick up the win on my way by, too. Yoink.

The jackal has arrived!!
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my computer was being stupid and it kept freezing when I tried to poast here!!
Sorry for the dely, I know yall missed me!!!
1. welcome to the board SporksUnite!! **btw--sporks...AWSOME!! ** hahahah!!!!!
2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETHGREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. may I pleeeeeezzzeeee have A RoDAY dollar??
You can have the winn...((wow!! I thought i would never say that!!)))
If i can have the dolar!!

Sry to post twice in a row..but i just had to proclaim my

200 POSTS!!!!

and premotion to enthusiast!!!

I often have a similar problem with these boards. The rest of my internet can be running fine... but sometimes these boards take *forever* to load, or refused to load at all... finally timing out after 5 or 10 minutes of trying to get on.

Not sure why... just is.

And congrats on the promotion.

gracious!! (( or however you spell it ))

So... I'm not really paying attention to the SuperBowl, but I have it on...

Did anyone else just burst out laughing when Bruce totally slammed into the camera trying to do a knee slide? He looked so shocked that the slip was so fast and far... and more than a bit apologetic to the cameraman (or woman) that his crotch slid directly into...

I did!!
and me too.
the comercials aren't really that great..espically not the 3-D ones.
Im watching psych instead of the game. But I look up every once in a while.
Murder?? anyone?? anyone??\
Multi-tasking!! (( talented like that! ))
funny

Yeah, I haven't noticed any great commercials, but I'm not watching them all that hard either... the 100 yard interception run was good football though. I'm not really rooting for either team... though I *like* to root for the underdog... which IMHO is the Cardinals

mee too.
7 17.wow.

Though I did enjoy the coke commercial that was just on... good music... from Peter and the Wolf I think...

I haven't been watching anything Super Bowl related tonight...I've had my head buried in the new grad catalog for my university -- they've introduced a new ciriculum for space-studies students in '09, and I'm trying to decide if I wanna switch to the new plan. I think I do. But mapping it out is making my head hurt...

...so I decided to go for something simple and claim a win.

Well... it did turn out to be an exciting game, but the underdogs didn't win.

I always hated trying to figure out curriculums and requisites, thank goodness it is pretty clear-cut for my program (and all laid out in a nice, easy to read table... as is: These are the classes you will take each semester.)

<------ stealthily takes the win

and thank you for the welcome. I too believe Sporks to be awesome! One day they shall overcome their stereotype as an "idiots" utensil and be seen for what they truly are - a beautiful marriage of Fork and Spoon designed to not only be ingeniously practical but to take up less space at the dinner table AND in the dishwasher! Can you think of a more perfect invention? (besides the toaster of course because toast ROCKS!)


*edited to add - winky cutto i do believe we have the same pineapple......

I too want to not only extend my welcome to you... but take back the win as well!

And, yes, it does appear we both have the same pineapple... I got mine from a Google Images search of "pineapple"

Winky you caught the promo right? I posted the link in the other thread, but it's right on www.usanetwork.com

I've seen the whole thing now... thanks to you! *So* awesome... though... when did James cut his hair? Have they already finished filming the entire season?

Hey that's where i got MY pineapple too! I just shrank and cropped it to make an avatar

Yes, they film from the end of April until about the middle-ish of October. They usually start in the middle of April, but with the strike it was pushed back til about the 29th if I remember correctly. They finished filming on October 11th. So they've been done for about three months already. They'll be back up in Vancouver in April sometime, as usual to begin season four.

Did I mention that I really really really love Psych, and know basically everything about it...including their filming schedule? That's not crazy right?

Umm.. crazy? They do say the only normal people are the ones you don't knew very well Does that answer your question?

Hey man, I just like to keep up with the goings on of my favorite shows

The man up there isn't meant to be gender biased lol. I just say man a lot, well I think I say dude even more and I'm female. Hrm...odd

LOL, nothing wrong with that... obsession is just interest taken really intensely...

Like I said before, I'm a slave to USA Network programming.

LOL, I'm really only a fan of Monk and Psych (as far as USA programming goes), but I also try not to become attached to new cable programming, given my lack of cable... as well as very little free time and multiple other shows that I watch as it is...

LOL, I am a TV junkie, but fairly equal opportunity. NBC, ABC, FOX, SciFi, USA, Discovery... there'd be more if I had cable and DVR (for example, TLC has a show or two I'd catch if I had it).

Psych, Burn Notice, The Starter Wife, In Plain Sight, Law and Order CI...yeah.

Psych and Burn Notice...I live for those.

24 and Law and Order SVU are my loves as well.

I started watching Trust Me on TNT last week and that premiere was good, so that's my Monday night line up.

I grew up watching David Letterman and Conan O'Brien. I aboslutely adore them, so I was them every night.

That's basically my seasonal line up, but I do watch a lot of tv. I'm not ashamed, it helps with my major. I'm big into CNN too.

I'm a bit more "average" I guess... often liking the shows that some love to hate..

Lets see, currently my list goes something like: Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, House, 2 and a Half Men, American Idol, Lost, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Flashpoint, Numb3rs, Psych, Monk, New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement, CSI, ER (just this final season), Criminal Minds,

Also, when they're on: Eureka, Survivor, Mythbusters, Top Chef, Project Runway, Stargate Atlantis (if it hasn't ended yet), Dancing with the Stars... Eli Stones was great...

There's probably a few others that I'll either never admit to (really stupid reality stuff) or that I've forgotten... but yeah, TV junkie here