aristophanes

So, that World History SAT was a good reminder of why I disapprove of schools in the first place, and I think the process has convinced me to stand by my avoidance of schools. Putting a time limit on learning and finishing them with tests so that one gets a sense of "now I'm done and have no more reason to learn about this" is...
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Studying still for that stupid World History SAT... I'm noticing how the whole institution of schooling and testing is discouraging to learning. This process whereby you have to learn something and then take a test on it basically creates a sense like now it's time to stop learning about this, you already ought to know everything (and shame on you if you didn't learn enough,...
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Well, my medieval shoes didn't work out They're not only about a size too large (I'm starting to think that all shoe manufacturers must have secretly taken everything up a size and made no announcement, because this year every damn shoe I've gotten in my usual size has been a size too big) but also, the modernized sole that's been made for ease of repair...
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Someone bought a copy of David Garrick... weird... I haven't sold a copy of that one in a year and a half.

So it looks like I've got a busy June ahead for me. I've got a World History SAT on the 4th, and then on the 22nd I leave for 2 1/2 weeks to Chicago to visit some friends and do some research...
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Apparently anxiety, worry, late hours and over-study are the causes of bad hair, according to this 100 year old book I got. I must have the worst hair ever.

I need to become one of those people who uses sleeping pills and caffeine pills (being right now, a person that uses neither.) I keep needing to work at night to do this book project of mine (it's the only time the house is quiet) but after a couple days, a couple hours' shift in my schedule has me tired at night and up all...
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Found myself on the front page of the newspaper again:

VOLUNTEERS TIDY UP FAIRVIEW CEMETERY


Side note: I am probably on the board of directors now (I think they need to have a formal vote or something but it sounded like anyone that wanted to be on the board was probably going to get a spot.)

My passport is expiring next month. It's going to be $110 plus all the shipping stuff plus 6 weeks or so without any ID at all to get it renewed, so, it looks like it's bye-bye passport, and I'll just get a state ID instead. I can squander the rest of the money on turnshoes, which seem like a great idea in the given context...
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My latest pointless project: a store that sells nothing but awful books.

Feel free to recommend the worst novels you ever read (but please stick to fiction -- otherwise everyone just tends to name stuff written by politicians they hate.)

Selections:

PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR. Written in script format, the work by the Marquis de Sade features multiple gentlemen, all of whom have penises...
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