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Polter-Cow - Feb 07, 2005 8:15:57 pm PST #9693 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

New tags for JohnSweden, erikaj, Robin (it's been new for a while, but I don't think I've been able to announce it till now), Plei (recently new, don't think I announced it), Gloomcookie (tagless! sadness), and DXMachina.

I'm making an effort to be grayer so I can kick this thesis into gear.


vw bug - Feb 07, 2005 8:47:32 pm PST #9694 of 10002
Mostly lurking...

All of which is to say, I'd judge her feedback based on her feedback, in the same way you'd like her to judge your writing based on your writing, not on something slightly tangential, like your titles, for example.

Good point. I guess it was the crying face that really caught me off guard, which was then followed up by a smiley face, which was probably to show the joke she was making. I just thought the whole thing was kind of funny. In some ways, it's good to know she's not the only one who does that...

When I showed it to Emily, she was surprised I was surprised. So, yeah, I guess my expectations were/are a little off.


Volans - Feb 07, 2005 10:47:17 pm PST #9695 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Timelies, bitches. 'Sup? I'm running around today dealing with all the bureaucracy inherent in having a kid in a country other than one's own. For some reason I have to take a notarized copy of my marriage license to the MFA, for one thing, which will be a pain in the snow. And, man, it's going to be a life of bureaucracy for the sprog also, as he continually has to explain to people "Yes I was born in Athens Greece. But I'm American."

And I took my first good pregnancy fall this weekend - spine-surfed down the last 5 stairs. Now I have a big purple crescent on my tailbone, kind of a not-so-cool tattoo.


billytea - Feb 07, 2005 11:40:45 pm PST #9696 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Nail tips for billytea!

Oooh. They even have Aussie animal crossing signs.

billytea! Big article on avian intelligence. Conclusion? Crows may be smarter than chimps.

S'true, crows are the mad geniuses of the bird world. I'd say evil geniuses, but they like rolling down snow-covered slopes before hopping back to the top, and my vision of evil genius is more focused than that. I wouldn't say smarter than chimps, though. Tool use is only one form of intelligence; chimps, for instance, can handle more complex social interactions.

But personally, I kind of prefer the crows. Especially the nutcracker story.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 08, 2005 1:28:03 am PST #9697 of 10002
What is even happening?

Hey billytea, it's nice to see you again. How are your feet doing? Are you getting some relief?

And I took my first good pregnancy fall this weekend - spine-surfed down the last 5 stairs. Now I have a big purple crescent on my tailbone, kind of a not-so-cool tattoo.
Oh, poor Raquel. That's so scary. I hope you're not too sore. Your balance changes because of the baby weight. Be careful.

When I was pregnant with Julia (I wasn't nearly as far along as you are), I fell down just about the whole flight of our cellar stairs. I was so scared. I called my doc, and he was so casual about it, it caught me off guard. Apparently he didn't watch as many soaps as I did in my teens and twenties (which may explain a lot, but is also a whole 'nother post).

Good luck with the whole citizenry bureaucracy.


Volans - Feb 08, 2005 1:51:14 am PST #9698 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Good luck with the whole citizenry bureaucracy

Thanks...I went and checked with American Citizen Services at the embassy, and managed to confuse the heck out of them. But I think I'm back on the bureaucracy track.

Given that I'm a spaz anyway, and threw myself down the stairs in my last house with some regularity, one big fall isn't too bad. I'm hoping it's limited to one, anyway.

Crows may be smarter than chimps.

This is in terms of overall smarts per brain size, right? Crows are hella smart - I've watched them do fairly complex problem-solving. I mean, I had 9th graders who couldn't compete with crows.


vw bug - Feb 08, 2005 2:22:36 am PST #9699 of 10002
Mostly lurking...

Raquel, that's scary (about the fall). Glad you're both ok.

Good luck with the whole citizenry bureaucracy

What Cindy said.

chimps, for instance, can handle more complex social interactions.

We watched a video in class the other day on baby chimps that were adopted by another mother. It was fascinating and really, quite cute.

I also read that bird story about a week ago. Fascinating stuff...especially about the crows.


Cashmere - Feb 08, 2005 2:42:43 am PST #9700 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Glad you're ok Raquel--but definitely watch those stairs.

Apparently he didn't watch as many soaps as I did in my teens and twenties (which may explain a lot, but is also a whole 'nother post)

BWAH!

When I took my only real fall it was in a restaurant. The manager turned as pale as a sheet when she saw a pregnant lady go down in her foyer.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 08, 2005 2:47:34 am PST #9701 of 10002
What is even happening?

When I took my only real fall it was in a restaurant. The manager turned as pale as a sheet when she saw a pregnant lady go down in her foyer.
Despite the fact that she already said she fell down the stairs, I thought Raquel posted this, and I was just going to post, "The same exact thing happened to Cashmere!"

Some mornings, there isn't enough coffee in the world.

Baby chimps are so very cute, vw. I thought chimps were my favorite monkey non-human primate, and then I saw Koko the gorilla.


vw bug - Feb 08, 2005 2:50:54 am PST #9702 of 10002
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Baby chimps are so very cute, vw.

OMG, they are so adorable. You could hear a large amount of the girls in the class "Awwwwww"ing frequently. It was pretty funny.

Today I have 100 pages to read in the most depressing book ever. And supposedly it's going to just continue getting more depressing. Can we hear a big "Yay!" from those in the back?