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[Tofu]

Came over a couple of pictures of ye olde homeland, that I'm currently in, and want to get out of.
By that,I mean the pictures made me realize how incredibly deserted and empty Norway truly is.
It's a hollow shell of a country, and every single time I look out the window I get reminded of it.
I'm just being emo right now I guess.

I realized that I'm doing worse than I should at school, even though the fact is, I'm pretty smart. I get either 4, 5 or 6 at all tests( I think that's c,b or a for you "other" people. )
Although I have never once studied to a single test in my entire life.
Those 4s and 5s should be all be at a steady 6, but god damn it I'm to fracking lazy.

To top this off, the last pair of pants I have at my disposal have been ruined....yeah, I have no wearable pants.

[Itnetlolor]

It's my day off, and I woke up just an hour ago. At least I had one hell  of an immersive dream. Unfortunately, it was just another "real life" except I had my own apartment, roommate and everything I owned, and all sorts of things, and because I had things going right more of the time, it was absolutely boring; just another day; except in another dream.
 
Now I know I live for misery. Martyrdom = excitement I realized. Not  exactly the kind of news I wanted.
 

[Euld]

Tried to make sunny side up eggs today for breakfast.  Failed miserably, even broke one of the yolks before cooking.

Then I realized I forgot to make a lunch for work... and there wasn't enough bread to make a sandwich.

Then I got to work and realized it was my short day, so I didn't even need to make a lunch.

Big brother is having a rough day, his schizophrenia is flaring up.  He's also demanding to be cured and saying he's had enough of it.  Hard to reason with someone who demands a cure that doesn't exist and gets upset at anyone who admits there is no cure.

[Itnetlolor]

Tried to make sunny side up eggs today for breakfast.  Failed miserably, even broke one of the yolks before cooking.

Then I realized I forgot to make a lunch for work... and there wasn't enough bread to make a sandwich.

Then I got to work and realized it was my short day, so I didn't even need to make a lunch.

Big brother is having a rough day, his schizophrenia is flaring up.  He's also demanding to be cured and saying he's had enough of it.  Hard to reason with someone who demands a cure that doesn't exist and gets upset at anyone who admits there is no cure.

What kind of case of Schizo is this? Certain cures are possible depending on type. It's more a psychological thing, so it's more up to the person who has it whether to let it go or not. May not be a tangible cure, but it is an option. Unfortunately, I'll need more details to come up with a better idea.

BTW, what kind of case would be so bad that someone who has it would want it cured or removed? The only other reason I could think of is social reasons, or too much concern revolving around it by everyone around them. Otherwise, why not develop the flaw into a perk? At least, that's what I would do.

[Akigagak]

If he really, really wants it, maybe a placebo could work.

[Vector]

If he really, really wants it, maybe a placebo could work.

... Because everyone can get over schizophrenia if they believe it's not there ~

I don't even know what to say about this.  Good luck with your brother, Euld.  Hang in there.

[Euld]

Thanks Vector.  Yeah I wouldn't dare try a placebo, I'm sure it may convince him for a while that he's cured, but I'm pretty sure he has a real problem and it would come back regardless of whether he thought it was gone.  The official name of it is schizophrenia paranoia, he takes medication to help him function (his condition was bad enough that if medication were not possible, we probably would have institutionalized him :/).  He hears voices, feels things touching him that aren't there, has trouble with math beyond simple addition/subtraction/division/multiplication, is probably very forgetful (we often discuss the same things a few times a week, he acknowledges that we do that but insists the repetition helps), has trouble doing things on time and keeping a regular schedule, although he's teaching a class and working in a cafe now, so he's learning how to get around that. 

He used to believe demons are reprogrammed his family to ignore him (he'd get weird enough that we had no idea how to talk to him), would break things, flip out for no apparent reason, or was easily provoked to anger.  Now he's given up the demon thing (although he always asks me about it "just to make sure"), is relatively calm now but instead, he often starts crying out of nowhere, especially after he yawns.  I never ask why he cries, but the few times my mom did, he said "it's getting dark outside" and at a different time, "I miss grandpa" (that grandpa has been gone for... 15 years now?)

[Jackrabbit]

Oh my God I know I'm in a Prestigious Catholic Private College but Religion is a 75 minute lecture on why we should be good people. It's like I'm going to a Youth Group 3 times a week.

LET'S FOCUS ON THE HISTORY OF RELIGION, 'KAY GUYS? AT LEAST THEN IT WAS INTERESTING AND ACTUALLY MIGHT HAVE HELPED ME LATER IN LIFE.

[Leafsnail]

Our religious studies lessons were always about learning the size and shapes of various religious buildings and the names of religious practises.  It was, in short, mindnumbingly boring.

[Akigagak]

Our religious studies lessons were always about learning the size and shapes of various religious buildings and the names of religious practises.  It was, in short, mindnumbingly boring.

'Draw different types of crosses'?
'Make a poster showing the different religious symbols'?

Stupid Curriculum.

[Jackrabbit]

At least I'm not alone.

[Leafsnail]

Our religious studies lessons were always about learning the size and shapes of various religious buildings and the names of religious practises.  It was, in short, mindnumbingly boring.

'Draw different types of crosses'?
'Make a poster showing the different religious symbols'?

Stupid Curriculum.

Uhuh.  I wouldn't've minded actually learning about how people from other religions live, but no, it's far more important to learn a bunch of random words for Muslim practises and the exact layout of a church.

[Vector]

Our religious studies lessons were always about learning the size and shapes of various religious buildings and the names of religious practises.  It was, in short, mindnumbingly boring.

'Draw different types of crosses'?
'Make a poster showing the different religious symbols'?

Stupid Curriculum.

Uhuh.  I wouldn't've minded actually learning about how people from other religions live, but no, it's far more important to learn a bunch of random words for Muslim practises and the exact layout of a church.

... That's funny.  We had to learn how people from other religions live, and I ended up spending hours surfing the internet learning cathedral parts and words for different Catholic vestments >_>

[Akigagak]

I think it's like the fact that only WW2 history I ever got taught in primary was the Occupation, the main medieval history was only A) Castle Design, and B) the wars we won/were winning at the time (Hastings/Agincourt, but not anything where the French kicked our longbow-wielding arses). Children aren't taught things that make their country seem like the baddies/losers. So it makes sense that a Catholic school wouldn't teach the times when Christianity was used by dicks for selfish reasons.

Our religious studies lessons were always about learning the size and shapes of various religious buildings and the names of religious practises.  It was, in short, mindnumbingly boring.

'Draw different types of crosses'?
'Make a poster showing the different religious symbols'?

Stupid Curriculum.

Uhuh.  I wouldn't've minded actually learning about how people from other religions live, but no, it's far more important to learn a bunch of random words for Muslim practises and the exact layout of a church.

Same here, but all we learned is what the symbols looked like, and then we were given extremely vague meanings for them. Nothing about the reasons for that particular symbol. Or we were given a worksheet about crosses (Maltese, Celtic, etc) and how to draw them.

[JoshuaFH]

Do the British and French honestly still hold grudges against eachother?