Heat kicked on at 8:30. It just got up to 63°. It's good to know the heat isn't broken and the cats won't freeze during the day, but the landlord isn't playing by the rules, dammit.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Feb 20, 2006 4:59:39 am PST #8183 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 5:00:06 am PST #8184 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Jon! Happy belated, Beverly!
I have no school today, either. I never thought I'd say this, but: I need a job. I'm booooored. Of course, I should also be spending much more time on my thesis and my Real Job search, but still.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 5:00:37 am PST #8185 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
aurelia, you should definitely report your landlord.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2006 5:01:58 am PST #8186 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy President's Day everyone! I'm not at work! Woot!
And happy belated to Bev, and happy birthday to Jon!
Nilly - Feb 20, 2006 5:03:15 am PST #8187 of 10002
Swouncing
Jesse, what's the subject of your thesis?
Hil R. - Feb 20, 2006 5:04:17 am PST #8188 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Um, visit Israel. Right?
I think I have too many things I want to do in the too little time I have off from school. (Oh, that reminds me, I wanted to look into Hebrew classes at the JCC. I want to get my Hebrew skills up to some level beyond "Can recognise the names of foods on restaurant signs, and occaisionally pick up bits and pieces of other peoples' conversations," which is where I was when I was in Israel last summer.)
Wow, that's an evil hour.
Yes it is. Nothing should require brainpower before 9 at the earliest.
aurelia - Feb 20, 2006 5:05:02 am PST #8189 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'll start by talking to the landlord. Maybe the threat of being reported will work.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 5:07:18 am PST #8190 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, what's the subject of your thesis?
Well, it's not actually a traditional thesis, but that's easier to say. I'm doing a project for a client, a nonprofit social service agency, about client and program data collection and management. So I'm (trying to) survey other organizations about what they do, and look at some of the commercial products available, and the needs of the organization, and then I'll make some recommendations about what they should do.
Nilly - Feb 20, 2006 5:20:48 am PST #8191 of 10002
Swouncing
Nothing should require brainpower before 9 at the earliest.
Especially on a Monday. My roommate just had to take an exam on 8:30 yesterday (Sunday is the Israeli Monday). That's just evil.
I want to get my Hebrew skills up to some level
Now I want to sit and chat with you in Hebrew.
Jesse, does it mean that your project/thesis will actually have some implementation, not just stay theoretical? Because that's great. Also, it reads like it demands a whole set of skills, so it looks like it would really put what you're learning into use, right? Go you.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2006 5:22:24 am PST #8192 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, does it mean that your project/thesis will actually have some implementation, not just stay theoretical?
Yeah, that's the plan. Of course, the client can choose to ignore my recommendations, but still. My program is all about "theory and practice," so everything we do is very hands on. It's my favorite thing about the program, since really I'm a practicitioner, not an academic.