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Fucking fucking dumb fucking shit idiot... I fucked up today, hard. Something so retardedly stupid it shouldn't even... I don't even know how to finish that sentence.

I had a meeting with my current job/career counselor today, where we rehashed a few of the things we go over every time... What am I interested in (don't know, don't have any experience to formulate an opinion from), what am I cut out for, what can be reasonable to expect, that sort of thing.

There was a job listing for a substitute teacher of some kind, no specialization necessary, only real requirement was "some higher education", which is a vague enough statement to potentially be fudged.

This led to him asking some random questions with regards to basic competence and education, for the potential application of teaching young kids.

Started with a little chat about how I could probably teach English due to my command of the language (something I'm historically good at, but I can't substantiate. I know the right things, but I don't know how I know it's right), and after that was a quick question of my experience with math. I basically never got into any level of algebra (effectively just the concept of letters as unknowns/variables), but I at least knew the four most basic operations. "So you know your multiplication tables?" "Sure. Some better than others, obviously, but..." "So, like, 8x7?"

And I fucked up. I tried working it out, 3x7=21, 21+21=42... And I felt I was taking too long, which fucked up my organization of values, and I ended up answering "50" (forgetting which "side" of the equation I was working from).

"Fifty-...?"

Wait, shit, I goofed. Of course there were two eights left over, not just one (I'm not even going to try and show how I reached that conclusion, I don't know and don't really want to).

"58"


This was after he'd gone on kind of a ramble about how it's entirely possible to find something for me, because while I may not have the work experience or certificates of formal education, but if he may be so bold as to make such a statement; he could tell that I was a rather intelligent individual, and that my IQ likely was up there with the best of them.

So, yeah. Showed him, didn't I? Christ... I'm 28 goddamn years old, and I took way too long being way too wrong with 1st grade math. Nearly as humiliating as that time when I was a teenager and my dad pulled a pop quiz to prove that I was still at least partially competent at anything, and I ended up writing a 3 backwards.


The upside to this is that I'll probably remember what 8x7 is for the next couple days... Gotta look at the positives, yeah?

Im cat sitting a neurotic, 'dinty', sheltered, and pampered 7yr old today.

she is currently on a leash in the back.  eating grass and passively accepting the limits of the leash.  when I try to guide her to the drive she rolls over and eats crab grass.

its astounding how we just develop and accept these unspoken rules; often not even challenging them

Quote from: Th4DwArfY1 on May 03, 2018, 06:13:44 pm

We have a German Shepherd. She loves nothing more than to gnaw on my arm like it's a chicken bone. Thankfully, she is quite gentle (considering how powerful that blasted dog is) and has been from the start.

People still cross to the other side of the road when they see her coming though, no joke, so let that be my WTF.

Maybe because German Shepards are used as guard dogs?  I know Rottweilers get a bad rap (including not getting adopted from shelters very often) because they're stereotypically mean guard dogs.

Quote from: hector13 on May 02, 2018, 11:37:55 pm

What made you vote them at the time over me?

It does not escape notice that you ask me to provide people I find suspicious relative to you.

Quote from: hector13 on April 28, 2018, 08:01:44 pm

Also, as gambits go, this would be a poor one for scum to pull off, since I’d for sure be lynched D2.

Quote from: hector13 on April 30, 2018, 02:57:15 pm

I’m unlynchable guys.

I think I am interested in hunting toward other suspects while the day proceeds. I don't think I'm interested in aiding your defense.