~Off Topic Thread~

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

We are going through our annual "may grey" which will be followed by the "june gloom" so no sunshine for us here in not-so-sunny LA these past few day!.

One of the advantages of living in a place with near constant sunshine is that you don't feel guilty if you stay in and veg in front of the television when you have a nice day, because there will be another nice day soon and you don't have to "make the most of a nice day"

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Yeah that will be nice I've always been more of a doing things at home person than a mountain biking / hiking / sports playing person. I like a little bit, but I always feel guilty staying in during the summer not anymore

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah that will be nice I've always been more of a doing things at home person than a mountain biking / hiking / sports playing person. I like a little bit, but I always feel guilty staying in during the summer not anymore

Never thought of it like that before... dang that's a great idea

Not just that but I'll be out near the desert... 100+ days are so not good for sunbathing "hiking"

[Ban Hammer 13,283]

g'morning all.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

still have the headache, maybe it's not the sun after all.

Maven - I hope your papers going well. And by the way, you have to move to LA, cos we're going to be neighbours and hang out all the time

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

still have the headache, maybe it's not the sun after all.

Maven - I hope your papers going well. And by the way, you have to move to LA, cos we're going to be neighbours and hang out all the time

Of course I'm going, neighbour. I'm just being a hater right now.

The paper is going pretty well -- I've been given an extra week, which is a total lifeline. I've written 3 of the 5 sections now, then I have to do a list of recommendations which flow from the discussion. However, I've already started having nightmares about the conference. Last night I dreamed that two cars plowed into the lecture hall while I was speaking and ran over all these people... it was a bit gory. Bruce has said he'll help me get ready for it, but I am not expecting I will be awesome.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Bruce can totally help you with it, actors always know brilliant breathing excercises etc.

Sounds like your on the way though!!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

maven - your dream sounds like the one I have in moments of high stress where I dream that I failed high school. Sometimes I wake up and remind myself, yes I graduated high school, got into a good college and have a good job.

Nothing terrifies me more than public speaking. I took a course that was meant to improve it and the ladies teaching were so brutal in their assesment (apparently I disengage with my audience and am very cold) that I'm sure it only made it worse.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Robin -- it's TOTALLY one of those dreams. File under: remaining high school anxieties.

What's odd is that I am actually not too bad at giving interviews -- I did some media training last year (for some bizarre reason, held in a box at the Newcastle United football ground??? ) and I was really shocked at how easily I could handle radio and TV interviews. I still couldn't bring myself to watch the video of my efforts though... the video is in a box in the basement and if we ever own a VCR again I am taping over it. I sound fluent but I hate looking at myself on screen.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I did the video at this class - I can't bear to look at myself but even worse is the sound of my voice. I hate it - it's not the same one I hear every day surely? How can it sound so different on tape?

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

When you coming over dev? Bet I'll see you sneaking in to the John Snow!!

I've never really been that fazed by public speaking, but hearing my own voice back Eugggghhh!!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I sometime wish there was a function on VJ that would automatically direct you to the most outrageously idiotic questions across all the boards. It would save me a lot of time looking for them -- there are SO many sub-fora I never look at and I just KNOW there are some doozies in there...

(*runs and hides*)

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I'm coming today - leave for the airport in about half hour. Since the john snow is on the way from the office to the hotel, who can say what I might do?

maven - i don't know that you have to go looking to hard for those questions sometimes! (though I'm sure I asked a few of my own back in the day, TBH)

Edited May 8, 2008 by rkl57

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I'm coming today - leave for the airport in about half hour. Since the john snow is on the way from the office to the hotel, who can say what I might do?

maven - i don't know that you have to go looking to hard for those questions sometimes! (though I'm sure I asked a few of my own back in the day, TBH)

I know, but I'm trying to write this paper and I need to maximise my VJ time.

I wanna go to the John Snow.

Oh, and I had a few doozies of my own too... I don't even want to go into my I-864 agonies.

Edited May 8, 2008 by elmcitymaven

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I think being told to "read the guides" is a rite of passage at VJ