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eoe
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 09:49 am
Quite a tightrope but...having high achievers and rivalry between siblings brings a whole new set of challenges. Good luck.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 09:51 am
That makes sense.

Will be thinking of him at 5:30!
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George
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 10:02 am
Thanks, Soz!
(Cols O must be totally pumped about the OSU - Michigan game.)
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George
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 10:08 am
Hi, again, eoe!
As you see, I'm getting zilch done today.
We get T-Day and the Friday after as holidays.
So I'm taking three "floating holidays" Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
giving me next week off!
Today's motivation level is in the toilet.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 08:50 pm
George--

How did the interview go?
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George
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 08:56 pm
It went well. At the start she asked Nigel whether he was half-Asian. He is.
So is she. She said he reminded her of her brother. That connection
relaxed him a bit. It went for longer than he expected and the conversation
seemed to flow pretty easily.

He's walking around with the air of someone whose shoulders have been
relieved of a substantial weight.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 08:58 pm
George wrote:
Thanks, Soz!
(Cols O must be totally pumped about the OSU - Michigan game.)


I didn't see this before my "WMYST" vignette... oh yeah!!! I thought I was confused and the game must be today rather than tomorrow because everyone was wearing full regalia today -- a sea of gray and scarlet dotted with buckeye necklaces. (I'm a terrible Buckeye, I own absolutely no paraphernalia yet. If they lose tomorrow I bet I'll be able to get a whole lot cheap... heh...)

Anyway, it's pretty fun, I haven't had time to watch any games yet this year so feel pretty fair-weather about it but am going to try to watch tomorrow.

Hope the interview went well...!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 08:58 pm
George--

Good.

Not all dragons have claws and scales. Not all dragons breath fire.

Some dragons die very quietly.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 09:00 pm
Oh, posted two minutes too late...

That sounds promising!
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George
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2006 09:05 pm
Yes and it will make the coming applications and interviews that much easier.
I'm glad I never had to go through any of this.
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George
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 08:39 am
Hey Soz,
In a box at the top of today's Boston Globe:
"TWO BIG GAMES IN SPORTS
HARVARD/YALE | BC/MARYLAND"

I'll bet neither of those gets much ink in The Daily Dogpatch!
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JPB
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 05:35 pm
George wrote:
Yes and it will make the coming applications and interviews that much easier.
I'm glad I never had to go through any of this.


How long does he have to wait before he hears something more definitive, George?
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George
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 05:40 pm
He should here by Dec. 15.
So near yet so far!
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 05:42 pm
Hi George, Good luck on Nigel's apps. He'll probably do fine, but parents are supposed to worry.
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George
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 05:44 pm
cicerone imposter wrote:
Hi George, Good luck on Nigel's apps. He'll probably do fine, but parents are supposed to worry.

Thanks, CI.
Yeah, it's what we do best!
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JPB
 
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Reply Sat 18 Nov, 2006 05:45 pm
That's for sure!
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jespah
 
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Reply Sun 19 Nov, 2006 05:37 pm
Every time I see this topic, I think of this song by XTC:

Quote:
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
Were only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs this helping hand

And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work

We're only making plans for Nigel
He has his future in a British Steel
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed

And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work

Nigel is not outspoken
But he likes to speak
And loves to be spoken to
Nigel is happy in his work
We're only making plans for Nigel
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George
 
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Reply Sun 19 Nov, 2006 05:51 pm
I love it!
(My original plans for Nigel were to board him at Our Lady Queen of Peace
Military Academy, but that didn't work out.)
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Sun 19 Nov, 2006 08:43 pm
Quote:
(My original plans for Nigel were to board him at Our Lady Queen of Peace
Military Academy, but that didn't work out.)




He crawled out of the laundry basket, down the church steps and thumbed a ride home?
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 19 Nov, 2006 10:18 pm
Okay, George, what am I missing here? Our Lady Queen of Peace Military Academy sounds like an oxymoron.
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