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I need a name for when I become frazzled enough to lose any and all professional facade
An Australian professor came to my poster yesterday, with his grad student in tow, and gestured at me to proceed with the spiel.
Me: So the purpose of my thesis is to look at--
Prof: Are these patients on or off meds?
Me: ... o-off.
Prof: Sorry. Proceed.
Me: Um, as I was saying, there were a handful of papers
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On Icelanders Being Adorable
So Icelandair is fucking adorable. They give you Iceland spring water when you get on the plane, the pillows are printed with an Icelandic lullaby, and the head cushions have little language lessons embroidered on them ( Read more... ) -
Anatomy of a Canadian Manhunt
- dude shoots and kills 3 RCMP officers, injures 2 more in Moncton, New Brunswick and goes into hiding equipped with two rifles and a bow. Moncton is listed in the top 5 "Best Places to Live in Canada" and New Brunswick has the second-lowest homicide rate in the country, at 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2008 ( Read more... ) -
Faceplant
So I just got turned off at-home poles forever and ever.
I got sent a compilation of poledance fails.
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Things that make me feel good
In other news, Q has broken through the Wall, and him and his girlfriend are now a Thing and are working out Very Well. I'm very pleased with him.
MM: Q, I'm nervous about emailing that science communicator.
Q: You have good presentation, I believe in your ability to make a good first impression.
MM: If I get that far. You have much faith.
Q: Look ( Read more... ) -
It's like Olive Garden
Gingerbread: Hey. What have you been up to?
MM: Ruining lives. The usual ( Read more... ) -
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I went to a Meetup the other night. Before the event, I was asked to fill out an online questionnaire on my goals and values. I would then apparently be matched with 3-4 other people at a table who have similar personality traits ( Read more... ) -
Back to Xingyi
In Xingyi we've started putting together the basic punches into the form. The form which, by the way, isn't a kata, but simply the same move, repeated over and over while moving in a straight line. We learned Splitting Fist (metal) and Drilling Fist (water). Moving as a whole, it all begins to make sense. And the emphasis on what the dantien is ( Read more... ) -
Woohoo!
Now I'm getting texts and voicemails calling me a coward and a shit-starting asshole who's playing mind games because I'm totally just as guilty as he is.
Keep 'em coming, sweetheart. -
ALL OF THE THINGS
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