This is actually an outline, so I'm not sure that the "rules" are the same. He wants a 6-8 page outline, though, for a 15 page paper. It's a RIDICULOUS assignment, and I'm willing to take shortcuts :).

That's crazy. I'm thinking that white space is your friend on this one.

Sigh. Off to work in a moment or two. This is the last day on this particular assignment. Monday, I transfer to another department within the same company for a job that could become permanent (and it's in a field I like, so yay!)

That's wonderful, Anne! Good luck!

Whatever. I always hated having to do outlines anyway - they just don't suit the way I think when I'm doing a paper.

vw, I agree with Anne. I'd double space and make sur eyou use lots of short paragraphs since it's an outline.

Cindy, thanks! That dress has special meaning to me - Joe had it made for me when we were dating back in Korea. I first wore it 9 years ago. It's tighter now, but I'm glad I can still wear it.

I have to second the VM love. It took me less time than Cindy, but I fell hard for the show somewhere around episode 19 or so. I watched it at first, got distracted by something else, and then finally came back to it after friends(I actually typed fiends there) kept pushing it.

I don't mind doing outlines. As a matter of fact, I usually do one for just about every paper I write. I write the thesis, then do a quicky outline to give myself an idea of how to formulate my thoughts. But, 6-8 pages???! That's just craziness. Just because it's the best way he's learned to develop a paper doesn't mean it's how everyone works best.

On the other hand, though, I'm doing my best to fulfill the assignment. No one else in the class has. Most people either didn't do it at all or did a one-page outline. The outline is 1/3 of the final paper grade, which is 30% of the total grade. I'm not willing to take that kind of risk.

Cindy, Tom and I just gorged on Season 1 over Thanksgiving Week, and are anxious to get caught up on Season 2. I want to just start watching, but I really feel like I'll be denying myself so much pleasure if I skip ahead.

We lurve the show lots and lots.

I have to second the VM love. It took me less time than Cindy, but I fell hard for the show somewhere around episode 19 or so. I watched it at first, got distracted by something else, and then finally came back to it after friends(I actually typed fiends there) kept pushing it.

I think I fell for it earlier than that. An Echolls Family Christmas might have been where it kicked in for me. I don't know. Like Nora, we gorged on it. I think at most, it took us two weeks to watch the first season, but I'm not even sure it took that long.

Fiends. Heh.

Nora,

Do you and Tom have the season 2 episodes?

It seems a little unfair that Joe has so much more bling than Stephanie. OTOH, they're the handsomest couple evah.

Echolls Family Christmas, was indeed, Teh Awesome.

Tom and I do NOT have season 2 episodes. And are very interested in how that could be resolved.