Within the last month, I read an article about a study which supports the theory that sleepy drivers are more dangerous on the road than alert drivers.

See, I would have thought the opposite, as what sleepy people most want is warm, soft, snuggly pillows and blankies. Seeing as other cars and trucks, bridges, etc. are not warm, soft and snuggly, they would try extra hard to avoid hitting them.

Emily, I'm sorry you didn't get the job. I hope you get something better, that lets you be all, "IN YOUR FACE!" to them.

Oh, Emily, I am so sorry. But, I think this just means there is a better place for you which you will find very soon.

Also? What Cindy Said.

Emily, I'm sorry. The job search process is so damned frustrating.

I really am moving across the country with no particular prospect of a job

I'm sorry you didn't get the job, Emily. I did the same exact move (from Boston to SF) with zero job prospects many years ago during a time when jobs were scarce anyway and I survived okay. And (it seems like anyway) you have actual skills that I'm sure will help you find a job sooner than later. I went there having just finished an undergrad film degree. It was stressful but I'm so glad I did it.

And (it seems like anyway) you have actual skills that I'm sure will help you find a job sooner than later.

Yeah, I'm hoping so. It's a bit stressful because of the seasonal nature of my particular job market, because I basically have a month to find a job, and there will be fewer and fewer jobs open. On the other hand, the ones that are still open will be getting more and more desperate to be filled, so that's an upside! I guess.

Emily, if you have any interest in private school teaching, I have some connections for you. E me.

we think it was written on a dare by someone who was very drunk

Or someone like our office clown, who likes to create fake memos for April Fool's Day.

His all-time greatest may have been the memo in which a manager supposedly announced that he was changing his name to Fjord. And another manager thought it was genuine....

On the other hand, the ones that are still open will be getting more and more desperate to be filled, so that's an upside!

Yes! And they will be lucky to have been so desperate.

Re: unconscious tonal modulation.

Yes, it's obvious that it happens and that it helps convey information the words are not conveying, but that doesn't mean we understand exactly how it works, or that it's unworthy of scientific study.

It's obvious that there are clouds in the sky, but it takes scientific study to understand that they are made of suspended water vapor, and to understand how they function within the lower atmosphere, how they turn into things like thunderheads, tornadoes and hurricaines.

Is tonal modulation a newsworthy story? I don't know. Maybe. But I'm a little baffled as to why studying the phenomenon is baffling.