Quick summary of last week

[flintlock]

This has been a rollercoaster of a week, thus the lack of updates. Here it is in brief. I lost $500 in work clothes to a bleach accident, lost 320GB of backed up memory to a freak accident, found a new hairdresser that does an amazing job and is willing to trim my beard, and booked an impromptu flight to Singapore in November to watch JAM Project

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[flintlock]

Sob, my clothes. I got to go out to a good dinner with friends, though, and my mentor bought me a couple of shirts as a late birthday present because of it. Still, those were my best shirts... ;;

I've never actually had a student with a physical impediment before. Just the ones with aspergers and ADD and the like. That's got to be a real challenge... I'm so focused on the psychology that I'd have a hard time, definitely. What other sorts do you have?

EO3! Did you preorder yours? They didn't offer the artbooks out in Asia, unfortunately, :(. No scans that I can find on the net either. Instead, I got a download with some ripped sprites from it. Some of the NPCs (like Hypatia) look really keen and I wish my Zodiacs could look as cool (and derpy). Alas. Mine is still Sandfire. I have two royals in my ranks: 'Princess' Illurie and Lord Dashwood. Illurie's not a real princess, but she was spoiled by Daddy Eberict. She's the real guild leader/successor. Dashwood is who I actually take on missions to do the ongoing narrative in my head... So far it's really fun and challenging! This game ramped up the difficulty a little for the first few floors, and sailing is keen. Be sure to have a name ready for your ship as well!

You're never online anymore :|

[sweetgreens]

It always happens to the best ones. :(

It is a challenge, because there are certain purely visual aspects of language and math. While I'm only supposed to help with assistive technology, questions come up related to schoolwork, especially with words that sound the same, since nobody uses braille anymore (except a few elderly blind people) and they just have screen-readers speak to them. Having a purely auditory experience instead of "seeing" through the fingers puts students at a grammatical disadvantage, I think.

I have two Kurzweil classes... There's a mix of ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, and organic brain injury there. I teach Smartpen to everyone who have note-taking problems (usually non-native speakers, low-vision students, and dyslexics), and JAWS (low-vision and blind students only). I also help out during lab hours.

I preordered my EO3! Got my artbook. It's really not that great, but I'll scan it in for you when I have a spare moment (might not be until Christmas).

I haven't had time to go online in over a month. I'm taking a full courseload in addition to teaching and helping my needy mother-in-law who has no respect for my schooling move into her luxury condo that she's complaining about - minuscule details aren't perfect or something. She also straight up STOLE my hats and shoes, AAGH. Says, "Let's trade!" I feel like I'm dealing with a middle-schooler instead of a 68-year-old woman). I also have a busy RL social schedule. I miss talking to you... Once Eileen is fully moved in and I get ahead in my schoolwork (HAHAHA, I'm barely staying afloat), I'll be able to go online for a bit.

I miss you.

Shit, I need to leave for class!

[flintlock]

Man, I thought I replied to this. It's late, though, and I'm knackered, and I ought to be in bed, so I'll just share something really quickly.

A thirty-year-old guy came over to the school to be tutored in formal essay construction. He's been out of school for eight years, so I'm guessing it atrophied, and he's looking to relearn and retain the knowledge. Came up against the wall because, after eight years, he decided to go back and do his Masters finally in History.

The real rub, though, and what makes him so interesting, is that he has Aspergers. So for my mentor and I, he's a fascinating case study because his being there allows us an insight of what our current Aspergers case will be like in over ten years. They have the same habits, the same problems in expressing logical process, the same mental ticks and issues. Even the same interest (History). The only difference is that this guy very openly discusses his condition, whereas I think Tim has been trained to not even mention it.

THEY EVEN DRESS THE SAME.

But it's nice. I don't have to worry so much about Tim; I don't often worry about him, but now I can put the small doubts completely out of my mind; he'll be fine.

Also? Totally don't envy you this whole having in-laws situation. It sounds like such a hassle. Looking forward to dinner when I'm 35! :3