if nothing is said, then we can act like nothing happened.

finally, on the last day when i have any academic obligation to any important instiution, i get the kind of skillzzz i've wanted all these years.

--> 6 pages of nothing in an hour and 20 minutes (including "research"), which answered three different questions which i had read nothing about (that's why it's pages of nothing, duh).

man, where was this ( Read more... )

that i have 3 papers and 2 finals and 1 problem set due on thursday. the time is right for me to be desperately sad as of....about five minutes ago. good good, everything's on track. thank god. lest we get off track. motherfuckers. thank god lj lets you curse. i remember some long ago version of AOL where in chat rooms, if you cursed, it ( Read more... )

a 63-y.o. woman is pregnant in britain. the italian fertility doctor treating her explains his involvement: "She came here with her husband, the couple love each other, she is very slim, blonde and in perfect condition, she fits all the criteria for maternity."

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how is that netflix carries season 1 of "clarissa explains it all," "the adventures of pete and pete" and "punky brewster," BUTTTTT has no goddamn "Daria"??

and no, the daria movies don't count.

my advisor man liked the ba. in response to an email from me demanding that he acknowledge that he turned in his evaluation on time:

Luba,

I read the paper with interest and delight and sent in a glowing evaluation in the middle of last week. Happy to meet and talk it over.

Rick

awww, how sweet. and now, siam is on its way.

i sent my paper to my brother for his professional opinion. he called me in the middle of reading it to tell me that "it lacks a certain ambition." i feel stricken. i call my dad, who tries very hard to make me feel better. i ask if brother's paper was better than mine. my dad says, "your brother's paper was very high theory. he really created an ( Read more... )

Buying Potatoes
    [...]Avoid potatoes with cracks or blemishes, or any that show evidence of having been mauled by a spade--they will spoil more quickly. Squeeze the potatoes--or try to. They should be firm and not yielding. If they are at all spongy, soft, or wrinkled, they are old and beginning to rot.
    Do not buy potatoes tinged with green. ( Read more... )

according to Money Magazine, the #1 job in America (based on things like annual growth rates, compensation, stress, creativity, ease of entry, etc) is....software engineer. but don't lose heart, friends:

#2 is college professor.