Gatorlec's posts

@MoodyBats: Lol. He's probably got the dump in an uprising.

@MoodyBats: Haha. Unfortunately, his revolution landed him in a dumpster.

@Millet: Omg. I'm gonna say that to her. She's probably going slap my bicep. xD
We wondered later that day, since she killed the grim reaper, does that mean she has to be the reaper now?

I like my sugar with coffee and cream.

My friend and I were at a coffee shop and one of the employees was decorating for Halloween and this skull fell off of a pole and it reminded me of when Janna was trying to pack away her Grim Reaper after Halloween and she accidentally snapped his head off trying to stuff him in a box.
I started laughing like a fucking fool because I remember being turned away from her and hearing it snap and spinning around to see her holding his head in one hand and his body in the other. The look she gave me was hilarious. And she just put him and his head down in the box and whispered, "God dammit!"
I would pay to relive this again. The look on her face was priceless.

Only Janna kills Death.

My mom had a stuffed leopard that my dad gave her when they were dating. I found him (the leopard, not my dad) in a cardboard box after we moved from Ireland. We were in Boston and my twin and I were lonely outcasts. I stole him (the leopard, not my brother) and wouldn't give him back to my mom. She stopped trying to get me to give the stupid thing back after she realized it was futile. His name is Zipperhead...because five year olds find stupid shit funny.

I still have him somewhere. And I got my late wife something similar. A leopard that she thought would be cute to name Buttonhead. You Know, like zippers and buttons. My oldest, Jaden, gave them a couple name: Zippy-butt.

Zippy-butt is still a couple and I still have the leopard lovers somewhere.

What's a fixer upper story?
I use Sims 4 to create people mad at solely to kill them...which seems very psychotic now that I read that back. Lol

Sorry about your Sim. : / That's kind of a pain in the ass. My Sims 4 is so glitchy. I don't know if it's commonly glitchy to everyone else. I almost want to frisbee the disk into a dumpster.

@Millet: I teach in a private middle school. It's kind of snooty and I've had kids threaten me with their lawyer father for giving them poor grades when their work deserved it. I took a year hiatus last school year because I had such a demanding health issue, that I wasn't able to work.

Aw. It sounds like she was a very lovely teacher. I'm sorry for your loss. As a kid, even just for a teacher, death is confusing and depressing. At that age, I don't mean confusing as in you don't understand what has happened. I mean confusing because you have so much conflicting and scary feelings that it's hard to keep up.

Lol yes! I always say "Tones are important. Use the wrong one and suddenly your mother is a horse!" And my students always find that amusing.
Haha! I love that waiter's reaction. People learning new languages are afraid of sounding dumb or accidentally being offensive, but I've found that you just have to take it in stride. Native speakers usually are excited that you're learning their language and don't mind mistakes. They get how difficult learning a foreign language is. I find this sort of attitude to be especially true with native speakers of languages that are often overlooked.

@Millet: Structuring my own responses in college was almost the premature death of my career. But I found a little book that had common grammar mistakes. It explains why it's wrong and shows you what's more appropriate. I like it a lot. I forced begged admin to order some copies for the students.
With the tones, I always say that it's important but I also say in the beginning to get as close to my example for their own vocal range. It is daunting to them and I try my best to be encouraging, not just "Right, wrong, pass, fail. Goodbye." And every Wednesday, I sit out in the hall and have them each come out one by one and say the vocabulary to me. I tell them how they are doing with pronouncing everything. Friday, it's the same type of thing but for a grade.

But, I'm sorry to hear that about your teacher. : ( That's sad.

I always have at least one smart ass who says that they can speak Mandarin in the beginning of the semester, so I say, "go ahead. Show me." Even though now that I'm in my 11th year of teaching, I know what's coming. "Ching chong ping pong ding dong ling ling." (Or something equally racist.) I always ask them to do so just to see what exact type of bullshittery I'm going to be dealing with.
I also let them pick seats in the beginning. It's solely for observation. I am always planning to assign them their seating later. But this way, I will see who I can and can't place near each other if I want to keep my sanity.

@Millet: Lol I guess I'm just a salty old bag. I seem to be the one who always has a lot of unpopular opinions. : P

I used to kind of like anime. It wasn't my favorite but there were some shows I got into. There are two people that just unfortunately were so terrible that I can't take it seriously anymore. And I know that I shouldn't let people ruin things for you but it's hard for me.

I love Mandarin. Everything about it is pretty to me. How old were you? I teach the 8th grade. So I teach 13 and 14 year olds.
I usually teach numbers early on in my class because it's simple (in comparison to what we'll be learning weeks in) and it's a good way to practice tones and stroke order.

@Millet: Can I say everything? If not let me be specific: I hate words like doggo, spoopy, bork, etc. I feel like it makes people look like 8 year olds.

I'm a recovering addict and I hate being sober. I'd rather spend my life drunk / high and unaware of everything.

I seem to have an unpopular opinion on these kinds of websites, as I absolutely loathe anime.

I can't stand Markiplier or PewDiePie and I wish I could go one day without seeing their punchable faces.

I'm ornithophobic and while I don't hate birds, they scare the crap out of me and I just don't see their appeal.
Art and pictures don't scare me but I can't be in the same room with one that isn't caged. And if I'm at the park or something and one gets too close to me, I have to leave because I get too anxious. My fear used to be worse and just a picture or video would terrify me but I've been trying my best to desensitize myself.

Babies and toddlers aren't my favorite. I love my kids and that's because I made them. If they were someone else's kids, I would actively try to get out of being asked to babysit. I feel sorry that I feel that way.

I'm not big on sweets. I have to be in a certain mood for them to be appealing. Give me 100 cakes, I'll eat a small slice. Give me 100 steaks, I'll eat until it kills me. Lol.

Maybe it's because I teach Mandarin, maybe it's because I hate anime with a passion, maybe it's both, but I often run into people who want to learn Japanese and I just don't understand why Japanese over Mandarin. But, like I said, it's because I'm biased as hell.

I can't think of anything else at the moment.

I have nothing against people who like these things. If these are things you're passionate about, that's awesome! Passion is great. Just, you do you, I'll do me. It's just personal opinions. : )

@nyreen: Lol okay. Don't ask for help if you don't want to hear other's opinions. You can get bitchy all you want but you can't make him do anything for himself. He has to do it and you can push and shove all you want but unless he takes initiative, nothing will change. I don't care if you don't like it, it's true and I'm not going to tiptoe and tell you bullshit that is untrue just so it doesn't upset you. Sorry not sorry. Thanks for wasting time.

@nyreen: Unfortunately, if someone doesn't see what is going on as wrong or a problem, they won't change it. You can't force someone to drop people out if their lives if they don't see the other person as an issue. Plus, Stockholm Syndrome is also used to describe abuse victims. It's a survival mechanism. I didn't know until recently that that's why I would bend over backwards for my father even though deep down, I knew he wouldn't ever give me the love I desired. So, I imagine that that's a big part of it.
Honestly, he really needs therapy and if he's not willing to work on it and it's hurting you as well and you can't take it, you may want to distance yourself.

In the end, he needs to make a conscious decision to help himself. Not you.

I thought this was going to go in an incredibly different direction.

I have a similar feeling with long sleeves. I can't wear them because I feel like my arms are being restricted and it makes me feel weird.

I've never worn clothes with a collar, but I imagine this to be a huge bummer, especially since you find dresses you really like.