Weather hassles and school exam wierdness
Okay, someone tell me this is not cool.
My little corner of the world was supposed to have snow last night from 10 pm to 10am, accumulating trace to 3 inches. No problem. My house got about 2.5 inches and it burned off for the most part during the day...
Me: *Watching TV*
Dad: Some idiot parked next to your car in the middle of the road.
Me: Wha? Why?
Dad: I guess he's from up the hill and couldn't make it.
Me: ???
Dad: Have you looked outside lately?
Me: Oh no, not again... *Looks out the back deck to five inches of snow that was not supposed to be there!!!*
Me: @_@; WTF??
So we all spent about a half an hour watching little put-put cars and trucks (that have never had real mud on their tire flaps) try to go up the icy, snowy hill next to our house. I called Nemkess to see how things were going over the water. A half an inch of snow! XP It was funny to see the neighbor across the street park in his uphill driveway...and watch it sliiiiide sideways down the pavement. He got out, looked at his SUV blocking the entire path but not quite on the street, and left it there.
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Dad sent me this article today, too. He labeled it "Better start practicing!"
Japanese School Applicants Must Take Chopsticks Exam
POSTED: 10:51 am PST January 10, 2007
TOKYO -- Students need not apply to one Japanese high school unless they can demonstrate dexterity with a pair of chopsticks.
Successful applicants to the Hisatagakuen Sasebo Girls' High School in south Japan must be able to transfer marbles, beads and beans from one plate to another using just a pair of chopsticks, Kyodo News agency reported, citing the school's principal Junko Hisata.
New entrance requirements judge applicants' lifestyle habits through their handling of chopsticks. The exam must be taken by all applicants -- aged 15 or 16 years -- starting with those wishing to enroll in April, the start of Japan's academic year, the report said.
The high school caters to female students aged 16-18 years.
The move comes amid concerns that Japanese youth are losing touch with their traditional culinary culture and table manners.
Flower arrangement and a traditional Japanese tea ceremony are also part of the required curriculum at Hisatagakuen, founded in 1902 and known for its emphasis on discipline.
My little corner of the world was supposed to have snow last night from 10 pm to 10am, accumulating trace to 3 inches. No problem. My house got about 2.5 inches and it burned off for the most part during the day...
Me: *Watching TV*
Dad: Some idiot parked next to your car in the middle of the road.
Me: Wha? Why?
Dad: I guess he's from up the hill and couldn't make it.
Me: ???
Dad: Have you looked outside lately?
Me: Oh no, not again... *Looks out the back deck to five inches of snow that was not supposed to be there!!!*
Me: @_@; WTF??
So we all spent about a half an hour watching little put-put cars and trucks (that have never had real mud on their tire flaps) try to go up the icy, snowy hill next to our house. I called Nemkess to see how things were going over the water. A half an inch of snow! XP It was funny to see the neighbor across the street park in his uphill driveway...and watch it sliiiiide sideways down the pavement. He got out, looked at his SUV blocking the entire path but not quite on the street, and left it there.
***
Dad sent me this article today, too. He labeled it "Better start practicing!"
Japanese School Applicants Must Take Chopsticks Exam
POSTED: 10:51 am PST January 10, 2007
TOKYO -- Students need not apply to one Japanese high school unless they can demonstrate dexterity with a pair of chopsticks.
Successful applicants to the Hisatagakuen Sasebo Girls' High School in south Japan must be able to transfer marbles, beads and beans from one plate to another using just a pair of chopsticks, Kyodo News agency reported, citing the school's principal Junko Hisata.
New entrance requirements judge applicants' lifestyle habits through their handling of chopsticks. The exam must be taken by all applicants -- aged 15 or 16 years -- starting with those wishing to enroll in April, the start of Japan's academic year, the report said.
The high school caters to female students aged 16-18 years.
The move comes amid concerns that Japanese youth are losing touch with their traditional culinary culture and table manners.
Flower arrangement and a traditional Japanese tea ceremony are also part of the required curriculum at Hisatagakuen, founded in 1902 and known for its emphasis on discipline.