tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post7708884125301781817..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: And Again: Back to School!Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22847398639056187012014-05-17T08:56:55.701+02:002014-05-17T08:56:55.701+02:00It did worry me quite a bit, you know. I was findi...It did worry me quite a bit, you know. I was finding it so hard to stay focused and not let my mind wander. Of course this has a long prequel: I never used to sit down and study hard for school; if a subject didn't instantly "reveal" itself to me, I wasn't interested and simply didn't do anything about it. And when I WAS interested, I did not need to make much of an effort to get good grades.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31383038391691774732014-05-16T20:58:30.405+02:002014-05-16T20:58:30.405+02:00I can even now remember how difficult it often was...I can even now remember how difficult it often was keeping my eyes open during lectures at uni. I could no more attend lectures now than I could fly to the moon.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-72626782284008417402014-05-14T18:37:30.417+02:002014-05-14T18:37:30.417+02:00Actually, I felt closer to braindead than alive on...Actually, I felt closer to braindead than alive on the Friday evening :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19058567653342427232014-05-14T11:48:25.651+02:002014-05-14T11:48:25.651+02:00Well done on studying - it keeps your brain alive ...Well done on studying - it keeps your brain alive :) Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45937653532523522562014-05-14T06:50:39.304+02:002014-05-14T06:50:39.304+02:00You will have more to compare with my next post, T...You will have more to compare with my next post, Tracey, I have pictures of nearly the same places as last time, and they look a lot warmer this time around.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50060939183136937992014-05-13T15:39:43.678+02:002014-05-13T15:39:43.678+02:00The building looks lovely, glowing in the sun. I w...The building looks lovely, glowing in the sun. I went back and looked at the other post, and it is interesting how the pictures look colder somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-86030481994280370972014-05-13T07:10:01.475+02:002014-05-13T07:10:01.475+02:00Dear Kay, that is an interesting tangent - as all ...Dear Kay, that is an interesting tangent - as all language-related tangents are to me! I've also heard people say they are shattered, or washed out, and many other such expressions. They usually convey quite a good picture of what the tired person wants to say!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30008024149518250512014-05-13T07:08:31.042+02:002014-05-13T07:08:31.042+02:00Thank you very much, Mr. Pudding! I must have take...Thank you very much, Mr. Pudding! I must have taken that expression from my late husband, who often came home from work (he taught business English in morning and evening classes at a nearby language school) too knackered to cook, which is why he usually prepared our meals when he was home during the day.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81616432544908832212014-05-13T07:06:12.457+02:002014-05-13T07:06:12.457+02:00We had a professor for the same subject but with a...We had a professor for the same subject but with a different approach earlier on in the week. He was very good and kept everybody involved by asking questions - something the teacher on Friday never did. It does make a difference, doesn't it, when your mind is actively trying to solve a problem instead of just listening to someone telling you about all those problems.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27934728221089501742014-05-13T07:04:01.439+02:002014-05-13T07:04:01.439+02:00Vielen Dank, Friko!
Well, this is the kind of thin...Vielen Dank, Friko!<br />Well, this is the kind of thing that I enjoy doing but will also be glad when it is over. One or two years ago, I certainly did not expect going back to school at my age!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77323476286857740052014-05-13T07:02:53.108+02:002014-05-13T07:02:53.108+02:00Thank you, Carol! A few people usually fail some p...Thank you, Carol! A few people usually fail some parts of the exams, but I hope not to be one of them.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39654472421440033962014-05-13T07:02:14.113+02:002014-05-13T07:02:14.113+02:00Hello Jane and Lance,
yes, I did feel much better ...Hello Jane and Lance,<br />yes, I did feel much better after having given my poor little brain a good airing.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40843925631151885332014-05-13T02:10:53.294+02:002014-05-13T02:10:53.294+02:00Hey Meike!
I love that photo of the building in th...Hey Meike!<br />I love that photo of the building in the gold and pinkish light, I have seen the same kind of light when the sun is going down at Arabia Mountain and it lights up the stone in a way that is hard to describe.<br />It made me chuckle to see that you use the word "knackered", Richard has used that word for years and no one says it here. He also uses it as a Cockney rhyming slang... he will say he is "cream crackered" which rhymes with knackered, of course! I would say "tired" but my Dad would say "plumb wore out"!<br />Sorry, that one word just set me off on this tangent! Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-79759276904893211012014-05-13T02:07:10.940+02:002014-05-13T02:07:10.940+02:00It sounds as if you were once again a Grade A stud...It sounds as if you were once again a Grade A student! By the way I loved your use of the word "knackering" - not a word I would expect from someone whose first language isn't English. You used it correctly but the word normally has a working class informality about it. In general I find your written expression quite superb Miss Arian!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-64415354514516846002014-05-13T00:55:30.854+02:002014-05-13T00:55:30.854+02:00Interesting to see a bit of your classes and hotel...Interesting to see a bit of your classes and hotel. Best of luck for your course. I'm also sure you must have made the right decision to go out for a walk that last night, and clear your head...IT Security is such an important subject. I am sorry the expert was not a better speaker, but not especially surprised.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1212053286321999572014-05-13T00:46:48.678+02:002014-05-13T00:46:48.678+02:00Tapfer, tapfer!
I couldn’t do it anymore, even if...Tapfer, tapfer!<br /><br />I couldn’t do it anymore, even if I wanted to. But then I no longer need to earn my living.<br /><br />I knew there was something to be said for being a pensioner.<br /><br />All the same, good luck and I hope you enjoy your course.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61070269051281752362014-05-12T20:16:43.037+02:002014-05-12T20:16:43.037+02:00Good luck, Meike! But I'm sure that if anyone...Good luck, Meike! But I'm sure that if anyone can do it, you can! xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49482865045077348622014-05-12T20:15:21.349+02:002014-05-12T20:15:21.349+02:00Hello Meike:
A course as concentrated as this one...Hello Meike:<br /><br />A course as concentrated as this one appears to be, and particularly when one is out of the routine of academic study, can be very tiring indeed. But how good that you did not give in to sleep at the end of a busy and long day but took yourself out and about. We are certain that, whatever, you will have felt better for so doing.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com