Time for an update! Things have been busy on this end. Well, not so much busy as "vomit based." Last week, I was pretty much out all of the week with some kind of stomach *thing.* I was eating very little, and most of that was white bread, rice, and apple sauce. I was fairly pathetic. It sucked. As it is, I waste enough time...
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_pie_:
Who can resist a delicious pair of ta-tas?
toothpickmoe:
Your secret is safe with me, Pervotron.
Turkey Day survived, with flying colors!
Hope everyone out there had an equally fine one.
Today, I felt like a moral failure as a TA. I'd tell you more, but I'm embarrassed to even think about my crumminess.
Hope everyone out there had an equally fine one.
Today, I felt like a moral failure as a TA. I'd tell you more, but I'm embarrassed to even think about my crumminess.
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lordmuppet:
i had my last TA section today. glad to be rid of the fuckers frankly.
there's only three things i think moral failure as a TA could entail
1) indoctrination
2) sleeping with a current student
3) altering someone's grade without justification
which is it I'm curious now. Or did i miss one?
there's only three things i think moral failure as a TA could entail
1) indoctrination
2) sleeping with a current student
3) altering someone's grade without justification
which is it I'm curious now. Or did i miss one?
salome:
What happened?
Turkey Week!
I dunno that I'm a huge Thanksgiving fan, but I do like it. And we get to go home. Which is great. I really enjoy family gatherings: it's just me and my wife, my parents, my sister, my grandmother, my uncle and his partner. So it's enough people to be fun, but it's never a huge production. It's really casual. I'm psyched.
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I dunno that I'm a huge Thanksgiving fan, but I do like it. And we get to go home. Which is great. I really enjoy family gatherings: it's just me and my wife, my parents, my sister, my grandmother, my uncle and his partner. So it's enough people to be fun, but it's never a huge production. It's really casual. I'm psyched.
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toothpickmoe:
I'm certainly something, I'm just not sure what that is.
shard:
The "blow job on the train" argument was less funny then a little creepy, at least at the time. She was like, I dunno, 19? And he was in his late 20s, or looked it. Basically, for the whole two hours they sat behind us, they *fought.* About the blow jobs, about him sticking a finger in her ass (???), about her brother, about money, about where they were going to stay, about her mother. Just on and on. And it was a creepy, desperate kind of fighting that comes from hating each other and being together too long.
Sounds like good material for a funny script.
Is it wrong that I love this song so fucking much?
It's not even really the song - though it's wonderfully catchy. It's the whole song/video package. It just hits me in all right places.
I'm also going to stand up and admit that whlie I would call neither of Paris Hilton's first two singles *good* by any means, they *are* surprisingly catchy. They're like...
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It's not even really the song - though it's wonderfully catchy. It's the whole song/video package. It just hits me in all right places.
I'm also going to stand up and admit that whlie I would call neither of Paris Hilton's first two singles *good* by any means, they *are* surprisingly catchy. They're like...
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toothpickmoe:
Well, he is a real American hero. Those aren't too highly regarded these days. 
akirali:
2 things: Yeah I have cool toys. I have to make up for my total lack of social graces some how don't I? And how did you embed 2 youtube videos in your post?
In my department, we are doing a *load* of hiring this year. Which means, job talks. For those of you who actually work for a living, a "job talk" is pretty much what it sounds like. It works like this: When a spot at an university opens up, about a million people apply for the position (this is *not* an exaggeration by the way)....
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akirali:
I've never heard either of them. Yes,I'm sheltered .
akirali:
From now on he is officially referred to as "Bill Groundhog Day-Ghostbusting-ass Murray" 
It was a Good Day.
Sure sure not all the problems in the world are fixed. I'll see how this new Congress actually acts when the rubber hits the road before I pump my fist madly in the air or whatever.
But, for just a little while, I feel like maybe things can be *better.*
Sure sure not all the problems in the world are fixed. I'll see how this new Congress actually acts when the rubber hits the road before I pump my fist madly in the air or whatever.
But, for just a little while, I feel like maybe things can be *better.*
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toothpickmoe:
Wouldn't that be nice?
subrosa:
Corruption in Chicago local politics? Quelle Surprise!
I both love and hate Election Day.
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shard:
I can't wait until the subpoenas are handed down.
If you want to play games....
http://video.movies.go.com/sincity/
If you want to play games....
http://video.movies.go.com/sincity/
somuchrain:
have you seen this picture?
http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/2006108rr_santorum_concedePJ_580.jpg
i've seen zombie babies that weren't as scary as santorum's family on election day ....
http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/2006108rr_santorum_concedePJ_580.jpg
i've seen zombie babies that weren't as scary as santorum's family on election day ....
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_biblia_:
glad to hear that they like it.
toothpickmoe:
Indeed it would. I'll get to work on a script.
What's even better than Grading?
Dealing with huffy undergrads who think that a "B" is a bad grade.
Little fuckers.
Dealing with huffy undergrads who think that a "B" is a bad grade.
Little fuckers.
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akirali:
It's odd, because he totally nailed everything I don't like about Morrison. And strangely enough, it's all what I see as my weakest aspects in my own writing. 
dingoes8:
If I get a B in any class this semester, I will be very happy.
When it comes to politics, I consider myself a realist. By which I mean, I accept that politics can be dirty, petty, and primarily driven by self-interest. Politics is about power, and it's a *game*, and you have to respect people who play it well. Fine. Fair enough. (Note: My politics are still idealist - I want good things to happen. But my approach to...
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toothpickmoe:
It's good to see there are still those out there that think the media still feels it has some sort of obligation to the people to keep us informed. Sadly, I feel it turned into a version of the entertainment industry a while ago.
As for almost spoilering my all the time, it just means that we both have excellent taste in film.
As for almost spoilering my all the time, it just means that we both have excellent taste in film.
Random stuff:
If you think about it, *pickles* are just *zombie cucumbers.* That is fucked up.
Last night, the wife and I headed out for French food. And it was tasty. I heart rack of lamb. We ate at a fairly fancy place, breaking the "three digit barrier" on the bill (Re: Spending at least $100 on the meal). This isnt something we do often,...
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If you think about it, *pickles* are just *zombie cucumbers.* That is fucked up.
Last night, the wife and I headed out for French food. And it was tasty. I heart rack of lamb. We ate at a fairly fancy place, breaking the "three digit barrier" on the bill (Re: Spending at least $100 on the meal). This isnt something we do often,...
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toothpickmoe:
Can't read your Prestige entry because I don't want anything ruined.
akirali:
Re: The Prestige.
It was a multi-layered film. On one level it was about the way revenge and obsession can ruin you, but it was also an examination of the structure of the trick (Pledge, Turn, Prestige). It's definately a film that benifits from repeated viewing. Also, was it a cloning machine or a quantum rift? I got into a discussion about this after the film.
It was a multi-layered film. On one level it was about the way revenge and obsession can ruin you, but it was also an examination of the structure of the trick (Pledge, Turn, Prestige). It's definately a film that benifits from repeated viewing. Also, was it a cloning machine or a quantum rift? I got into a discussion about this after the film.
Dear God - I Hate Grading .
It's not just that it's work, or that it's particularly awful work. But, really, what is the difference between a B and a B+? And goddammit, you better know - because you will get someone who comes begging for a better grade, and you need to be able to defend what you did.
Here's an interesting fact (OK...
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It's not just that it's work, or that it's particularly awful work. But, really, what is the difference between a B and a B+? And goddammit, you better know - because you will get someone who comes begging for a better grade, and you need to be able to defend what you did.
Here's an interesting fact (OK...
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toothpickmoe:
Glad to hear you feel that way. I'll consider this a handshake.
toothpickmoe:
Gotta love capitolism.