out of the mud and into the poison oak

[ajawa_took]

   In order to avoid toppling off the log and into a torrent of muddy

Comments

[rezoner]

"i doubt i'll ever get over my russian prejudice against ceylon teas"

Honestly, in Russia ceylon tea was considered one of the best :) (just for the sake of historic truth:))

[ajawa_took]

hmm, i thought it was Indian Tea With An Elephant that instilled in me the love for assam; go figure.

[rezoner]

There was also Ceylon(ian) Tea in a Small Package (and it was something high above, almost legendary)

[lowenheimskolem]

You should combine Shelah, Grothendieck, and your research problem and write a revolutionary thesis that three people in the world will understand!

Hmm, I don't seem to have any rashes on my skin, and I'm quite allergic to poison oak. Guess I got lucky.

[ajawa_took]

NO.

you wisely chose not to run, and thus were spared the thorny landing. or maybe it was just particularly evil stinging nettles that got me.

[lowenheimskolem]

Three would be quite an achievement. It is well known that, given almost any thesis, only one person understands it and only one person cares about it, and those are not the same person. :)