hoddesdon
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His last post was on January 22, although he has logged in since then. That must be a record. I wonder whether he is suffering withdrawal symptoms.
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His last post was on January 22, although he has logged in since then. That must be a record. I wonder whether he is suffering withdrawal symptoms.
FountainandFairfax
in a VAN down by the RIVER
Dyslexics of the world untie!
Scandic123
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Today I feel happy and kinda energetic. It's been an above average day with small but meaningful successes. I've also decided to try to be more positive in general. (long post coming through, don't have to read)
I originally dreaded this day because it started out with math, my hate subject, and the first half was certainly boring (I also don't get it all). But then we learned about something that can also be used in social science and I got it easily. There was still time left of the class, and I began working on an assignment for next week. After math I had two hours before the next class, and during that time I finished the math assignment and did most of the homework for the rest of the week, which made me excited in a way.
Then in social science, we were had to do an assignment in groups, which we ourselves should make, and I hate that. But this time was different. I was thinking of grouping with three guys, some of those I know the best, and they also thought of including me in their group, so we made a group. And one of them actually does what he's supposed to, always. We were given a lot of questions to answer about democracy in the Middle East, a topic that I know a lot about, and thus I felt confident when talking about it and I did it with ease. There is a presentation later, but as I said I'm confident with this topic. Then I was talking with our teacher about grades in another room, and I was happy enough about them.
Then in English class, I was feeling strangely energetic. When we were divided into groups for a task (by counting), I just turned around and asked one guy if he was in my group, and I haven't done this earlier. And he was in my group. I talked with ease in the group, although I kept quiet when we gave one of our answers. I was about to answer but I couldn't. Then we had to do some other tasks and read a text individually, and I almost finished.
Tomorrow, I have a presentation in Danish class about a book, but I know what to say and I won't forget it.
I originally dreaded this day because it started out with math, my hate subject, and the first half was certainly boring (I also don't get it all). But then we learned about something that can also be used in social science and I got it easily. There was still time left of the class, and I began working on an assignment for next week. After math I had two hours before the next class, and during that time I finished the math assignment and did most of the homework for the rest of the week, which made me excited in a way.
Then in social science, we were had to do an assignment in groups, which we ourselves should make, and I hate that. But this time was different. I was thinking of grouping with three guys, some of those I know the best, and they also thought of including me in their group, so we made a group. And one of them actually does what he's supposed to, always. We were given a lot of questions to answer about democracy in the Middle East, a topic that I know a lot about, and thus I felt confident when talking about it and I did it with ease. There is a presentation later, but as I said I'm confident with this topic. Then I was talking with our teacher about grades in another room, and I was happy enough about them.
Then in English class, I was feeling strangely energetic. When we were divided into groups for a task (by counting), I just turned around and asked one guy if he was in my group, and I haven't done this earlier. And he was in my group. I talked with ease in the group, although I kept quiet when we gave one of our answers. I was about to answer but I couldn't. Then we had to do some other tasks and read a text individually, and I almost finished.
Tomorrow, I have a presentation in Danish class about a book, but I know what to say and I won't forget it.
Graeme1988
Hie yer hence from me heath!
I'm worried that I won't be able to cope in a years time. My health is just deteriorating, my cerebal palsy slowly making my physical mobility less. And the possibilty and likelyhood of having Asperger's Syndrome.
Just makes me kinda wish I hadn't been born at all. I know that's not a very nice thing to say. But I just feel overwhelmed by all the issues I'm havin' to cope with on a daily basis. :sad:
Just makes me kinda wish I hadn't been born at all. I know that's not a very nice thing to say. But I just feel overwhelmed by all the issues I'm havin' to cope with on a daily basis. :sad:
:sad: Sorry to hear you have that working against you. Although I don't have any known/diagnosable medical condition (whatever the correct term is), my health has been slowly going downhill despite my efforts to improve it. So I can kind of relate. My body is beaten and battered, and can't seem to full heal itself no matter what I do. I'm still searching for answer. For that magic thing to fix me.
MikeyC
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I'm not sure if he's having withdrawals, haha, but he has certainly been quiet for a while. I only hope he's alright, whatever he's up to.
Haha, nice one, buddy. :bigsmile:
These smaller successes, as you put it, can be more than enough to make us feel proud of ourselves, because we've managed to get through them without problems. To others, this seems like nothing, but I know that what you've done is everything. Well done. :thumbup:
Man, I'm sorry. Is it confirmed that your cerebral palsy is worsening, or do you still need a doctor to check?
Graeme1988
Hie yer hence from me heath!
Yeah, I was told by my doctor that my cerebral palsy was likely to worsen as I get older when I was 12 years old. Not exactly something ye want tae hear at the beginning of yer teens.
It's just started to become noticeable now I'm in my 20s - with my physically mobility become less, legs getting weaker. And the knee joint and lower-back pain.
MikeyC
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That's no good, man. Sorry to hear this.
Scandic123
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I think just had a minor heart attack. I was lying in bed when suddenly this huge spider wired down from the ceiling, and it's rare that I get as anxious and sweaty as just now. Phew, my dad just removed it, but now I'm skeptical of everything. (My day was still good though)
Opaline
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We made chicken tikka masala again. I also bought it from a good Indian place downtown, with some curried vegetables and bhajjis. It was so good and even better with their delicious chai. I decided I want to make chai at home and I want to learn to cook more Indian food. I can't imagine there's any kind of Indian cuisine I wouldn't like. Well, alright, maybe there is, but so far everything has been good. I want chaiiii. I just need to get some cardamom pods and star anise! And buffalo milk would be nice, but I don't think I'm going to find that around here... unless one of the many Indian groceries around here has some 
Only weird things is we've bought two bags of basmati in the past few months - both different brands - and they both smelled and tasted... musty. One was in a burlap sack and it tasted/smelled horrible, and the other was in a plastic bag and wasn't as bad but still kind of ick. Is basmati supposed to smell/taste like must? I don't think so...
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Only weird things is we've bought two bags of basmati in the past few months - both different brands - and they both smelled and tasted... musty. One was in a burlap sack and it tasted/smelled horrible, and the other was in a plastic bag and wasn't as bad but still kind of ick. Is basmati supposed to smell/taste like must? I don't think so...
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Opaline
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Nope, my sister makes it all from scratch. It's kind of involved but it's so worth it.
FountainandFairfax
in a VAN down by the RIVER
I have that "Team" song by Lorde stuck in my head.
So there.
So there.
Opaline
1
I wrote this for Spanish. I'm going to be reading it out loud to the class tomorrow for a presentation. I just wanted to share and if I'm lucky maybe a Spanish-speaking (and -reading) person will comment for me
Oliver Sacks nació en mil noveciento treinta y tres en Londres, Inglaterra. Cuando era un niño, le interesaba mucho la química. Sus padres eran médicos, y por eso desarrolló un interés en la medicina también. Cuando tenía dieciocho años, entró la Universidad de Oxford y se volvió un doctor. Él todavía practica medicina hoy.
A lo largo de los años, Dr. Sacks escribía un buen número de libros sobre muchos de sus pacientes. Muchos contiene historias de casos increíbles de personas que funcionan bien a pesar de sus enfermedades. Probablemente su libro más famoso está Awakenings, una historia sobre un grupo de pacientes catatónicos en el hospital Beth Abraham que se despertan cuando Dr. Sacks les dio una droga experimental. Hicieron una película lo sobre también con Robin Williams y Robert De Niro.
Uno de sus logros más importante es su contribución al estudio de música para el tratamiento de los trastornos neurológicos. Su trabajo con los pacientes catatónicos al hospital Beth Abraham fue la fundación del Instituto para la Música y la Función Neurológica. Su libro Musicophilia es sobre solamente personas con trastornos neurológicos que tiene una conexión a la música de alguna manera.
Oliver Sacks es admirable porque no sólo contribuyó al estudio de la terapia musical, pero él también hizo un impacto en el género narrativo médica con su compasión, la humanidad, y el detalle.
Oliver Sacks nació en mil noveciento treinta y tres en Londres, Inglaterra. Cuando era un niño, le interesaba mucho la química. Sus padres eran médicos, y por eso desarrolló un interés en la medicina también. Cuando tenía dieciocho años, entró la Universidad de Oxford y se volvió un doctor. Él todavía practica medicina hoy.
A lo largo de los años, Dr. Sacks escribía un buen número de libros sobre muchos de sus pacientes. Muchos contiene historias de casos increíbles de personas que funcionan bien a pesar de sus enfermedades. Probablemente su libro más famoso está Awakenings, una historia sobre un grupo de pacientes catatónicos en el hospital Beth Abraham que se despertan cuando Dr. Sacks les dio una droga experimental. Hicieron una película lo sobre también con Robin Williams y Robert De Niro.
Uno de sus logros más importante es su contribución al estudio de música para el tratamiento de los trastornos neurológicos. Su trabajo con los pacientes catatónicos al hospital Beth Abraham fue la fundación del Instituto para la Música y la Función Neurológica. Su libro Musicophilia es sobre solamente personas con trastornos neurológicos que tiene una conexión a la música de alguna manera.
Oliver Sacks es admirable porque no sólo contribuyó al estudio de la terapia musical, pero él también hizo un impacto en el género narrativo médica con su compasión, la humanidad, y el detalle.
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Srijita52
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I'm so sorry Graeme. I don't know what else to say.
Ithior
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I wrote this for Spanish. I'm going to be reading it out loud to the class tomorrow for a presentation. I just wanted to share and if I'm lucky maybe a Spanish-speaking (and -reading) person will comment for me
Oliver Sacks nació en mil noveciento treinta y tres en Londres, Inglaterra. Cuando era un niño, le interesaba mucho la química. Sus padres eran médicos, y por eso desarrolló un interés en la medicina también. Cuando tenía dieciocho años, entró la Universidad de Oxford y se volvió un doctor. Él todavía practica medicina hoy.
A lo largo de los años, Dr. Sacks escribía un buen número de libros sobre muchos de sus pacientes. Muchos contiene historias de casos increíbles de personas que funcionan bien a pesar de sus enfermedades. Probablemente su libro más famoso está Awakenings, una historia sobre un grupo de pacientes catatónicos en el hospital Beth Abraham que se despertan cuando Dr. Sacks les dio una droga experimental. Hicieron una película lo sobre también con Robin Williams y Robert De Niro.
Uno de sus logros más importante es su contribución al estudio de música para el tratamiento de los trastornos neurológicos. Su trabajo con los pacientes catatónicos al hospital Beth Abraham fue la fundación del Instituto para la Música y la Función Neurológica. Su libro Musicophilia es sobre solamente personas con trastornos neurológicos que tiene una conexión a la música de alguna manera.
Oliver Sacks es admirable porque no sólo contribuyó al estudio de la terapia musical, pero él también hizo un impacto en el género narrativo médica con su compasión, la humanidad, y el detalle.
I never learned spanish but as a kid I used to watch shows dubbed in spanish with portuguese subtitles. Also, portuguese is fairly similar to spanish.
Overall the text looks good to me. There are some things that don't sound very good to me but that might be because of the differences between portuguese and spanish.
Todavía: in portuguese, todavia means however. If that's the case in spanish as well, I don't know if it fits that sentence well.
escribía: seems like the imperfect past (?) and it sounds like it should be perfect past (?). Again, it could be a difference between portuguese verb conjugation and spanish.
contiene: sounds like singular, and you're talking about books (plural).
está: seems like the usual difficulty english people have, distinguishing the verb estar from ser, since they both translate to "to be". I think it should be "es" here.
una película lo sobre también: something doesn't sound good here, not sure what.
importante: I think it should be importantes, since you're talking about "logros", which is plural.
That's all from me. You should probably double-check what I said with someone else.
Scandic123
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"I feel good..." / happy right now. I finished making a piece, which I'm now satisfied with, and I uploaded it to DeviantART. I'm happy that I'm starting to develop a somewhat large fan base there and made many online friends. I almost always feel more confident and get higher self worth when on the site. Hurray for DeviantART!