I think I'd do better on the job if I were high on pot. I'd cry a lot less from anxiety, that's for sure.
Ah well. Not going to test that theory though, however tempting.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 25, 2005 5:39:31 am PDT #8653 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
brenda m - Apr 25, 2005 5:42:28 am PDT #8654 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Nine out of 10 people thought colleagues who answered messages during face-to-face meetings were rude,
I do that to a colleague when I'm trying to get him to shut up, so I'd have to say they're right on the money.
Theodosia - Apr 25, 2005 5:52:55 am PDT #8655 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Depends on how the phone call is answered, too -- do they excuse themselves, are they expected to be responsible for some ongoing crisis no matter what they're doing, et cetera? If it's a work beeper or cell, I'd say they're diligent.
Now back to work getting highanswering my email....
Dana - Apr 25, 2005 6:00:01 am PDT #8656 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana, try this one. [link] They include a decent outline of their criteria, but I didn't see if they listed scores.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Nutty - Apr 25, 2005 6:03:56 am PDT #8657 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The article says that the IQ of the test subjects was tested periodically during the day. I wonder how they did that.
I am thinking, your average IQ battery is not exactly the kind of thing you can test 10 times a day, like your blood sugar. It takes a while, you know?
Now, speed on particular cognitive tests I could buy, since being distracted (e.g. by email) could slow you down on thinking tasks, but speediness of response in any given context is not equal to IQ. Also, it's not groundbreaking to say that being pecked at by several communications methods at once makes one distracted. Anybody who has tripped while talking on a cell phone could tell you that.
Stephanie - Apr 25, 2005 6:05:25 am PDT #8658 of 10001
Trust my rage
re: Grey's Anatomy my thoughts were exactly what Trudy said regarding the Burke/Yang kiss. Personally, I think the resident (forgot her name) will not be happy to find out about Dr. Burke kissing anyone but her, maybe .
sumi - Apr 25, 2005 6:07:57 am PDT #8659 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
The resident is Dr. Bailey -- that was my thought too. If she felt like she had an opportunity for leverage with the discovery of Shepard/Grey, she is just going to be ANGRY when/if she discovers the Burke/Yang. But I'll be she'll use it as leverage too.
Kat - Apr 25, 2005 6:14:56 am PDT #8660 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Grey's Anatomy
My only thought on Burke/Yang was that it was extremely hot. Sandra Oh is brilliant at faces. She doesn't overplay it, but she is so expressive.
Random question. If you were going to spend 3 weeks looking at magical realism, what books would you teach together. Pick 3. And, ftr, it can't be all Garcia Marquez.
Kate P. - Apr 25, 2005 6:19:36 am PDT #8661 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Something by Salman Rushdie?
ChiKat - Apr 25, 2005 6:27:14 am PDT #8662 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Like Water for Chocolate?