Random!!

Weelllll, How much is interest?

Todays been pretty fun!.....

I was singing this song in class today and my teacher got annoyed! Haha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHDtzeC_AU&ob=av2e

...because I know how college is, Gracie. It's hard enough for regular freshmans, never mind someone who is only 15 or 16.

Well, I cant be that much harder Momma CJ. Its only, like, a 2 year age diff. Plus if your 15 or 16 in college, your parents have to help you, so college might even be easier than 17 and 18 year olds.

Depends on how much risk you can tolerate. If you buy certificates of deposits in banks that are not already in receivership, a dollar on a hundred is probably possible if you look long enough. If you "invest" in Greek government bonds, maybe forty dollars on a hundred. For a really good return, Tsarist Railroad Bonds can probably be had at a really good return - if you ever see your money again.

My transition year -

I went to what I'd call a dolly college for the first year, though it had a good enough repute. It was essentially up the street, a nice girls catholic college and, for a change (see my previous rants) I even admired the nuns - they were very bright and I don't regret the year, essentially a transcript waste, but I learned from several classes. I left since the relatively small tuition was a no go re our income and I could get into the local biggie university (then called red - indeed my high school nuns didn't send students' transcripts there, the commie red place - I could now nail the principal). That was UCLA.

In the intermediate place - the chem teacher was superb, the zoology teacher taught my high school over again, and the english teachers were both great. You'll all understand that I got a D in Theology, which didn't accrue many points re grade average. Thing is, I still was a conformer then, I just messed up somehow re Brother Anthony or whomever. The present me would have challenged him. I just figured there was a Blue Book mixup.

I don't hate that place. They weren't, far as I know, the progressive nuns, like at Immaculate Heart, but the ones I knew were swift and interested in much. I'm glad I lived that, or I'd be more bitter re my odd high school. On the other hand, a friend's sister, a nun there at that college, before she was a nun, dated a major mag editor; later worked with Cesar Chavez some. Also was acquainted with Pinter.
Aka, intellectual - but I don't know her, just remember her as interesting. Part of why I didn't hate that school.


My point is, that year was a transition for me, before walking on to an immense campus with a student beehive and nothing at all in the world not open to me suddenly.

No you misunderstood me, Gracie, I am talking about the social aspect of college.
You know, for most kids, going to college means being away from their parents for the first time and they live it up - partying, drinking and all that good stuff that comes with it. When you're 15/16 and in college you can't do any of this and it will be so much harder to fit in and find friends since you cannot come along and party with them or hang out in pubs.

On the other hand, there is an element of people who you could fall prey to, who don't have your best interest at heart, and being so much younger, you probably won't realize it until it's too late. Believe me, there is a big difference in emotional age between 15 and 18, even though it's only 3 years chronologically.

Umm okay. Sounds complicated. I still dont really get how it works. Im having a brain fart I guess.

This was a smart thing to do, osso, a transitional year. It prepared you for
UCSD and I think that colleges today are far more rowdy than in your time or mine for that matter. UCSD here is far from being a party university but so many things have happened there, I would be worried sick if someone as young as Gracie would be there at 15.

Well, "max."

But yeah.

You're catholic? I thought you were atheist like me?! Whoa!

Catholics and nuns are strict!

Well, you wont 'fall prey' to people if you're smart. My friends are already 2 and 3 years older than me and they drink and party and stuff already and Im fitting in okay even though I dont do that stuff. I dont think college could be that different. And the difference in emotional age could be smarter if your mature for your age. Just because 18 year olds are older doesnt mean they're smarter or more mature anyway. A 15 year old and 18 year old could be on the same level.

Momma CJ, you make it sound like Im a little kid and Im not.

The first year wasn't on purpose. It was a close campus and relatively low tuition and we had hopes I could go to school more. I don't remember ucla coming up in household arguments, but as I've said elsewhere, we were a quiet family, father more worldly, giving up re mother.. most of the time, despair going on. I suppose that was the impetus for some of his and my talks.

I just remember - re my high school - this girl with good grades in math et al not having her transcripts sent to the bad place, not only that it was the red commie place, but that she wanted to be an engineer. I don't know which was taken as primary, but I remember her name as being shut down.

I missed whatever party stuff went on (working, working). Except for an odd New Years and a fish kiss - my first (other stories, and things improved later).

UCSD, gimme a break - that was being built so a later male friend could go there for post grad stuff in psychiatry. Not there when I lived in La Jolla in '64.

Is there some chance that you will be attending college at 15, Gracie? How has that come to be?

I think Gracie's got what she needs to handle herself. She certainly got way more than enough smarts to twist OmSigDavid into a pretzel.

I am atheist. Long time, near fifty years. But I have a history in getting there. I remember a lot of the various mees.

Haha! Fish kiss?

I wanna hear the story!

Yea. I skipped a couple grades. Im 13 now and I'm in my sophomore year in high school. I'll be 15 or 16 when I start college.


Thanks! David has some issues. He seems okay when he's not talking about guns, politics or killing people.

Think of immediate liver lips over yours.
As I said, things improved.

I was very lucky, my actual first lover was wonderful.




Personally, I think history has been entirely twisted by women who put up with insensate lovers to just get along.

Haha! Ewwww! 'Liver lips'