Vix's Blog

[Classicblast]

They're foolish not to have you moderate you're a top notch guy.

[grape]

Thanks.

Well, I got my first taste of the dark side of real life.

I don't know if it's happened to you guys but, even with all effort and countless and sleepless hours I spent working and studying for programming, the teacher gave me an F in the class, I calculated everything and noticed I deserve at least a B or an A but he gave me an F. Not to mention like the rest of the class who also got an F. The worst part? Those that didn't even do anything got a B.

And the worst of it all?

To pass the semester we need 8000 pesos. So he can grade us on what we deserve.

I can choose 2 options.

Join with the idea and cooperate with 350 pesos to sum up with the money.

or

Actually take action and tell on the teacher.

Corruption I know, but just another thing I have to get through every day.

[farti1]

The teacher is making you pay for a good grade? If that is the case he needs some jail time!

[Classicblast]

Yeah I agree with Farti1 you should report this because grades are earned on the merits of good work not on how much you pay him.

It's hard to fight this battle but I think that's the only solution.

[Phil]

How can a guy take bribes for better grades? If you get 90% right it's an A, 80% is a B, 70% is a C 65 is a D and less than that is an F. How can he grade you badly if you got it right?

Don't settle for that Vix.

[Blastgirl]

How did that turn out Vix? That seems unfair that a Teacher is selling passing grades!

[grape]

On the update on what happened after:

We scared the teacher without doing anything. x3

There was a parents' meeting and then a classmate's mom made a joke to teacher about the issue, then another parent suddenly heard the discussion and he joined in making it a talk, after that there was a whole argument.

During the class, the teacher was called to the office. He came back in saying we could go early. For the last and final period, he gave me a perfect 10 (A+) for the super awesome calculator program I made for the final project.

Though that was last semester.

Now I have a new type of programming made for programming microcontrollers. It's really a lot of fun. I'm working on a robot. I'm loving this.

[Phil]

I think its great that you make such projects in school.

A robot to do home chores would be something really great.

[grape]

All new!

So I am back onto the forum, and posting on my blog.

I'm in University now, students skip college and go directly to University instead here in Mexico.

I got into the official IPN and I'm studying Electronics Engineering! If that is I haven't told you.

Well then, I finally got FL studio 9! I'm going to start using it for making backing tracks for guitar, and just plain fiddling around with. If you want to listen to what I've been doing with it, then just click here!

I guess that's all for now. Have a nice day!

[Phil]

Thanks for the update. I like this new avatar but I've like all the avatars you have made.

[grape]

It sure has been a long time, hasn't it? There is a lot to update I'm sure, but it's nice to stop by and keep up with old friends and acquaintances.

So here are a couple of things that have occurred since, well, a long time ago.

So I dropped out of the IPN as it wasn't what would give me what I had planned for. A year lost, yes, but plenty of time to prepare to get into the UNAM, a more prestigious university in the country. Secondly, I have taken up the sport of inline skating with a focus in freestyle slalom. It's a beautiful sport and has been helping gain a more positive outlook in life. I've been out for so much I've begun to see beauty in even the most mudane of things.
I haven't been able to move on much in my own endeavors such as drawing or music, but I haven't abandoned them. My attitude has changed a lot now that I am actually an adult. It's amazing to notice now that I had been growing up with you guys, as well as watching how the rest of you all have been moving through and expressing your experiences and stories on the forum. As Facebook and other social networks have taken over discussion and replaced it with status. I can't be sure what the future of the forum could bring. It is quite the mystery. It's been nice to catch up with you all. Peace.

[grape]

Hello, hello again!

In a way, this forum is a bit like a red dwarf. Once a shining star that has now depleted itself of it's primary fuel, but continues to live on with a trickling energy of light. Dim, but still alive.

This is Vix, or Grape, or DannickFox. The day's sure have gone by quickly and as I look back at my older posts I see I was quite the type. Perhaps with some things that do make me wince and cringe, but that was my younger self. A less informed, but trying type. I've matured plenty. Thankfully, I never let myself go too far to embarrass myself. It's a real shame Sodaplay died, it really started everything for me in internet communities. I'm 27 now, sure is amazing I've been around since I was 13. Crazy.

I continue to be a furry, and I'm sure I won't be leaving that fandom soon. I've become a better artist now, in a way. I've been able to draw anything I want without difficulty, which was my dream when I was younger. Year's sure have gone by, the next step to my life is a scary one, however. Seeing as the things that made me depressed and angry had a root from it all, which is something I know how to fix. The fix however, is going to be another big adventure to go through.

[Phil]

That's how life goes. It progresses. I am now 47 years old. I could actually retire in about two and a half years because my time on the job and years old would add up to 80 at that time. My son Jason who was a lewisite member from the age of eight is now 21. My son Eric who was only a newborn is now 15. My daughter Emily is 11.
I joined lewasite in 2003 I was 32 years old at the time. It was not common at that time for somebody over 30 to be a member but there were a few. Mostly it was young teenagers. But Lewa put the form together and was looking for members. I guess classicblast knew him through the Constructor form and help them drum up membership to his own form. And here we are. Almost 15 years later. Due to more specific media forms like this are almost obsolete. But there is still some activity and there isn't much going on today but I check it out here and there

[grape]

Here I am again. Just checking in to see the forum. Activity has really dwindled and yet I still check in to see what's up.

So, it's going alright. I've just been taking care of myself and getting things in order. I'm at a point where I feel like I have everything in order but have no idea what to do in life. I'm on my way to my degree and about to jump into the real world. Being transgender is another challenge to tackle. Of course, I'm more comfortable with who I want to be but I'm am very afraid of how the world could treat me in the future. I'm certain that I'll survive but there will be hurdles. I very much hope things will go well.

I skate often in my free time and at times draw for fun. Sometimes I make a little money on the side from it, which has proven useful to me in various aspects. I wonder why I come back here sometimes. Maybe it's to catch up, or see if I have the chance to talk to an old friend, even if in one or two messages. Times have changed, the world has changed. The way things go in life are so unexpected which is something that both excites me and intimidates me about it. I just hope to be prepared enough in the future. I'm in great hopes that everything will be ok.

[Phil]

Mar 30, 2019 23:23:46 GMT -5 grape said:

Here I am again. Just checking in to see the forum. Activity has really dwindled and yet I still check in to see what's up.

So, it's going alright. I've just been taking care of myself and getting things in order. I'm at a point where I feel like I have everything in order but have no idea what to do in life. I'm on my way to my degree and about to jump into the real world. Being transgender is another challenge to tackle. Of course, I'm more comfortable with who I want to be but I'm am very afraid of how the world could treat me in the future. I'm certain that I'll survive but there will be hurdles. I very much hope things will go well.

I skate often in my free time and at times draw for fun. Sometimes I make a little money on the side from it, which has proven useful to me in various aspects. I wonder why I come back here sometimes. Maybe it's to catch up, or see if I have the chance to talk to an old friend, even if in one or two messages. Times have changed, the world has changed. The way things go in life are so unexpected which is something that both excites me and intimidates me about it. I just hope to be prepared enough in the future. I'm in great hopes that everything will be ok.

Life is about challenges and uncertainty. The challenges change with time but the need to deal with them doesn't.

Some 25 years ago I was working trying to establish myself, got married in 1996. My son Jason came along a year later. He is going to be 22 in just over a week. He will be finished with U of Pitt (Bradford Campus) Some of his decisions are not necessarily ones I agree with but like all of us he had to learn some things the hard way. Had he taken my advice sooner he might have not had to bear the heavy of it but like I said we live and learn.

My other son is 15 my daughter will turn 12 on the 30th of this month. Those are tough ages and even more challenging to me as their father. It is often the situation that they ask for advice on things and, well its not 1988 and the world is different from when I was in school and what might have been the right answer 30 years ago might not be today. Also might not be the same answer for all of us different people different circumstances and so on. But that's how it is. I am 47 years old and still plugging away otherwise.

[grape]

So, living life as a woman now has gone alright so far.

I feel so much better and people around me are so accepting. I feel like I've done the right choice in the friends I've had over the years and the right decisions in switching universities after deciding the first hadn't been for me. I'm right on my way to graduation. I just have to get some paperwork done and finish up a dissertation for the senior project but I'm so excited for what's to come.

I don't know how it's going to be for me in the job area but that's just something we're going to have to wait and see. The next step now is to have my name legally changed and I'll be set.

In another bit of things I got my ears pierced last month but they closed up yesterday because I got an allergic reaction to some earrings and took them out. Turns out they heal faster than I had thought. Whoops.

[Phil]

As long as you're content that's the only thing that really matters. Name changes are part of the transition. In today's world work and qualifications are the factors of a job not your personal background if you're good at your work your gender, age or whatever else doesn't matter.