Morning all yes there is a time when too much is not enough.
I have tried everything to help me with this computer thing ,Ive bought the "Idiots" guide, downloaded all the freebies,poured over whatever notes I have been able to take but its no use.
Theres just a block there oh in theory I know most of it but put me in front of the screen and it all becomes gobbledegook"
Its kinda similar to when I was learning to drive in theory i could have driven a forty footer i poured over the manuals learned the mechanics of every part of the car,knew the rules of the road back to front but I couldnt do that most important thing to get me mobile like turn the frickin ignition key!
Now I dont know if anyone is actually reading this but if you are and can help in any way HELP,
I envy the young peoples approach to this whole techno thing and IM not ashamed to admit that this old fogie is beat.
feel free to e mail me or reply to this blog ,or simply just say hi in class .
No offer of help will be refused the time for pride and ego is long past !
I dont know if this passes Colin's criteria for touching on the personal but to be honest I dont much care I dont want my inability to get on top of this to affect the class results as a whole cos at the moment I feel like a liability .
Thats enough of the "Pity Parlour " for this day, too much may be not enough in my case but maybe just maybe a little bit will prove to be just the job!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
things i do in the middle of the night!!
just on the offchance that someone is actually reading these blogs have you noticed that they are all written at really weird times?
so just in case you think im some sort of a nut who never sleeps (or worse) the answer is much simpler and pretty boring.
I have to plug myself into one of those miracles of modern medicine and technology on a 4 hourly basis to help with my wonky breathing.
what i can say is what used to be a really tedious exercise has become so much easier i dont feel so alone in the wee small hours cos thanks to our modern miracles of technology (the puter and the talented mr.cooney)i can talk to you all.
maybe if i keep this up i may actually be able to do the o.l.p.r. module! it wont be for the want of trying.
So mystery solved if theres anybody out there who really gives a monkeys lol.
so just in case you think im some sort of a nut who never sleeps (or worse) the answer is much simpler and pretty boring.
I have to plug myself into one of those miracles of modern medicine and technology on a 4 hourly basis to help with my wonky breathing.
what i can say is what used to be a really tedious exercise has become so much easier i dont feel so alone in the wee small hours cos thanks to our modern miracles of technology (the puter and the talented mr.cooney)i can talk to you all.
maybe if i keep this up i may actually be able to do the o.l.p.r. module! it wont be for the want of trying.
So mystery solved if theres anybody out there who really gives a monkeys lol.
"DYING TO WIN"?
Hi folks ,in the course of some research I am conducting for an assignment on writng skills looking at the need for addiction treatment centres in ireland i came across some very scary stats concerning suicide in the student population.
What on earth has rthat got to do with "blogging"? you may ask well bear with me and i will explain.
On admision to college these days all students are given an I.D. that enables them to log on to various college sites,then in the name of research they may have to refer to various internet sites,depending on the key words entered they find themselves being bombarded with pop ups directing them to the various gaming sites and casinos on line.
So what?you ask well the stats show that a growing number of students are becoming addicted to these sites,after initially playing the so called "free" games then then progress on to becoming members of the on line casinos.
what starts aas a simple ,normal and accepted passtime can in certain predisposed people lead to full blown addiction and all the misery that comes with it.
Addiction by its very nature is insiduous (it creeps up on you slowly)but before long some of these victims are paying a price.
the stakes may be high but the price is infinite.small stakes soon increase as you chase your money,you start borrowing,bills dont get paid,books for the course you were so proud to be accepted on to dont get bought,you go hungry in the hope that just one win will restore you to financial liquidity not so..... the cost now extends to other areas of your life,you dont sleep,skip class,become a loner stuck in front of a screen chasing the gambling dragon.
Now the cost is no longer just about money,your brain is mangled ,your emotions all over the place,of necessity you become secretive you start to lie to your friends and family .
The physical effects of what is now a full blown addiction become obvious,you stop buying all that street cred gear,you dont shave (cos you dont have the cash for blades)so you grow a beard in the name of your "indivuality" if a girl you stop wearing make up getting your hair done etc.
You may physically become ill through neglect.
Not a pretty picture is it?
And so it continues with the possibility that you finally make it onto that stats list another wasted life another sad loss to family ,friends and society.
So a word of warning before you take that first step or make that first click Think .
This is the best time of your life a time for fun craic romance being "part off".
Its a time of laughter, great hope,and aspirations.
Dont become another statistic on that list of those that are literrally !Dying to win".
What on earth has rthat got to do with "blogging"? you may ask well bear with me and i will explain.
On admision to college these days all students are given an I.D. that enables them to log on to various college sites,then in the name of research they may have to refer to various internet sites,depending on the key words entered they find themselves being bombarded with pop ups directing them to the various gaming sites and casinos on line.
So what?you ask well the stats show that a growing number of students are becoming addicted to these sites,after initially playing the so called "free" games then then progress on to becoming members of the on line casinos.
what starts aas a simple ,normal and accepted passtime can in certain predisposed people lead to full blown addiction and all the misery that comes with it.
Addiction by its very nature is insiduous (it creeps up on you slowly)but before long some of these victims are paying a price.
the stakes may be high but the price is infinite.small stakes soon increase as you chase your money,you start borrowing,bills dont get paid,books for the course you were so proud to be accepted on to dont get bought,you go hungry in the hope that just one win will restore you to financial liquidity not so..... the cost now extends to other areas of your life,you dont sleep,skip class,become a loner stuck in front of a screen chasing the gambling dragon.
Now the cost is no longer just about money,your brain is mangled ,your emotions all over the place,of necessity you become secretive you start to lie to your friends and family .
The physical effects of what is now a full blown addiction become obvious,you stop buying all that street cred gear,you dont shave (cos you dont have the cash for blades)so you grow a beard in the name of your "indivuality" if a girl you stop wearing make up getting your hair done etc.
You may physically become ill through neglect.
Not a pretty picture is it?
And so it continues with the possibility that you finally make it onto that stats list another wasted life another sad loss to family ,friends and society.
So a word of warning before you take that first step or make that first click Think .
This is the best time of your life a time for fun craic romance being "part off".
Its a time of laughter, great hope,and aspirations.
Dont become another statistic on that list of those that are literrally !Dying to win".
Thursday, November 8, 2007
"aliterally rib cracking laugh"!!!!
well it could only happen to me,came out of exam yesterday feeling chuffed that it went well,got chatting to a mate ,started laughing at what he was saying had a small coughing attack (i suffer from a lung condition)and wham gopt stuck to the ground with a pain ,yes folks i have a small stress fracture of one of my ribs!!!how mad is that?
Apart from the pain my already suffering pride has taken yet another knock,my teenage son (with all his wordly knowledge)gave me no sympathy,just smiled in that irratating way teens have and said "That's it mum guess you now officially a "WRINKLY".
I guess from here on in my profile should read "dont drink,gamble or fornicate,eat very little so therefore Im a real cheap date,and please be gentle with me cos I break easy!!!!!
Ah well the couch beckons,the cocoa is ready and the furry pyjammies are warming on the radiator....................to sleep perchance tp dream?
Apart from the pain my already suffering pride has taken yet another knock,my teenage son (with all his wordly knowledge)gave me no sympathy,just smiled in that irratating way teens have and said "That's it mum guess you now officially a "WRINKLY".
I guess from here on in my profile should read "dont drink,gamble or fornicate,eat very little so therefore Im a real cheap date,and please be gentle with me cos I break easy!!!!!
Ah well the couch beckons,the cocoa is ready and the furry pyjammies are warming on the radiator....................to sleep perchance tp dream?
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