things went pretty well in the review, and I got props, and the issues at hand were discussed pretty calmly and fairly, and I think I got some of my points across without being defensive or obnoxious. So, yay.

thanks for the ~ma!

Yay, Nora!

Nora, that's wonderful! Go you!

Just sharing these thoughts here has helped me to really calm down.

ita, through a series of links, I found his homepage, resume, interests, etc. None negative at all, just very, very serious. Which pinged my fears that really have nothing to do with him. I want warmth and humor and connectedness. I'm really over dealing with fussy fellas. My life alone is too great to have to 'work' hard with someone new.

But yeah. I'm giving him more than a shot. It'll be good for me, no matter what happens.

Yesterday someone was going on and on and on about ECT being a torture device

Interesting thing I found out the other day. Ben Franklin cured at least one person who had seisures using electric shocks, and apparently treated others. I don't recall encountering that bit of information before.

It was probably a low voltage, considering the period.

I'm feeling a little cruel this morning so my suggestion is not to warn anyone. You don't have to completely lose it to get your point across to the uninformed that (WHY?) feel the need to preach.

This is exactly what I was going to say. Except I'm not feeling cruel at all. I just am naturally inclined to confrontation when I think people are needing the cluesticking I guess. Or, possibly, I'm just naturally kinda cruel.

Oh, I think the people needing the cluesticking deserve to have it come out of the blue. But the professor (who doesn't seem to be one of them) could use a warning, and that might then make things easier on vw.

t Elvis story

I heard a story once, about a class where the teacher had led the children in a study of animal testing of medications, and the things that are done to them. The class was going to write letters to these companies when one student stood up and said, "I'm diabetic. I feel bad about those rabbits, but without those medications, I would die."

t /Elvis story

I think, if it isn't damaging to your mental health, smacking down the asshats yourself, rather than your professor doing in the abstract, can be very effective, if used sparingly.

I've been quite the misanthrope lately, so take this with a grain of snark.

eta: Yay, Nora!

Nice to hear that Nora. May the trend of good stuff happening to buffistas continue (see also the item about Hec and Corwood in beep me).

I'm feeling a little cruel this morning so my suggestion is not to warn anyone. You don't have to completely lose it to get your point across to the uninformed that (WHY?) feel the need to preach.

I sometimes need a cluesticking myself, so I can attest that it works out fine on occasion.