Sheep

[lathany]

OK - these last few windows are more on the Xmassy track.

I received my Open University course mark today. Turns out that the exam was much worse than I had thought, but that everyone else also did very poorly. So, despite receiving a (lowish) pass 2 mark for the exam, I have a distinction (something about grade boundaries changing at the discretion of the examiners, etc)!

I worked from home today, which was fine and I'll definitely be well enough to go in tomorrow (fingers crossed).

Comments

[floralaetifica.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

[adamsmithjr.livejournal.com]

Well done! Idiot examiners.

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

Why are sheep Christmas-y?

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

Oh, I figured it out. The angels coming down to announce the birth to the shepherds.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[lathany.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a great paper, which was some of the problem.

And many thanks!

[lathany.livejournal.com]

That was my guess too.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I've long been curious about that, as I suspect that even in Palestine the weather would be a tad brisk to be grazing sheep in the open overnight in the middle of December. Maybe a signal of Christ's birthday having moved from a balmier tme of year.

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

By 'eck, tha' nesh. (Translation: Goodness me, you feel the cold!)

Get thissen up on moors this winter - there'll be sheep. (Thissen = yourself).

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

I think I've heard that argument before, although I do wonder, how much do the sheep really care?

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Who can say: sheep are pretty inscrutable creatures.

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

That's one of those words, like "nonchalant" or "nonplussed" that people almost never use without the prefix.

I would imagine that as long as they haven't been recently sheared, the sheep probably don't care much. They've got all that nice wool to keep them warm!

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Your challenge: use all three without their prefixes today, in conversation.

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

I'll get back to you on how well I do. And what kinds of funny looks I get.;-)

[sumbitch.livejournal.com]

*confetti*

no matter how well or badly you did on an absolute scale, you have the incomparable comfort of being better than everyone else!

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Thank you!