This started as a response, but then it got long, and wasn't the typical syncophantic BS that you see in LJ responses. Plus, I wanted to share my endless font of wit with that many more of you, as it is endlessly useful advice on the acquisition of pets vs working in an animal shelter ( Read more... )

So, many of you know my stance on organized labor.  For those of you who don't, pull aside someone who lives/lived in the honors house in the last 4 years, and ask.  They will say something like, "Oh daddy, don't get him started on organized labor."

Unfortunately for you my humble reader, I am thusly started.  As a graduate student, I am required ( Read more... )

I once was in a class where we peed in front of each other. It was a bonding experience; some of my closest friends were in that class. Ben Orasco beat us all with 1.15 liters in a 3 hour span. He went to Hopkins for med school; the two are surely related ( Read more... )

First, a public service. All must view this. This is from a bay area organization that promotes pedestrian rights.

http://www.walksf.org/images/rememberthekittens.jpg

This makes me giggle like a schoolgirl.

( And for those of you with some spare time... )

So I just read that cat stevens got his ass booted out of the states cause he is on the FBI crazy terrorist list. Read more here: http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040921_2320.html Gotta love it when folk singers are dangerous. Sure, they were always counterculture ( Read more... )

Alright, another quiz.

Take it, Take it now!

DrHibbert  and thucyditron were here this weekend.  It was a blast.  We went to muir woods (big trees), all over berkeley (quirky society and great pizza), the Metreon (Sony's mall), Union square (high-end shopping), and drove around the embarcadero (tourism).  We also made a, shall we say, detour, to coit tower (not the same as coitus tower.  Thats in the tenderloin ( Read more... )

This is gonna be a long one, but deal.

This is Orientation week.  we are signing up for grad classes and whatnot.  It's not too shabby, really.  I like the people I'm with, we have great equipment.  The librarian was complaining because we only had internet access and backdate copies to the beginning of time for 8 of the 9 major german chem ( Read more... )

A collection of small ancedotes to help start the TU schoolyear off right:

Allison enrolled in a english and a spanish class this semester.  We are watching lots of movies in spanish now as a result.  I figure I can quote rocky and hard target pretty well, so I can translate the parts that she misses.  For her english class, she is reading Ann ( Read more... )

Just watched Hidalgo.  I want to like that movie, but I can't quite get there.  It falls to a miserable script that was clearly drafted in crayon; heavier handed that Kostner.  Did like the set pieces, especially the well done if blatant rip offs of Raiders.  Perhaps some transistions, and less attack cats.

Allison saw ST:IV for the first time ( Read more... )