I got to the airport really early. My flight looks to be really late.
Oh well.
Mal: Go on. Get in there. Give your brother a thrashing for messing up your plan. River: He takes so much looking after.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
Lee - Aug 24, 2006 8:26:51 am PDT #4344 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
tommyrot - Aug 24, 2006 8:27:35 am PDT #4345 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There's no toaster here. Unless there's a toaster upstairs and the smell is getting down here.
So far there's no smoke or fire, so I guess I'm safe for the moment....
Nilly - Aug 24, 2006 8:29:35 am PDT #4346 of 10001
Swouncing
Skipping--again-sigh in order to post something that's not even for today, but for tomorrow, when I won't have any computer access: according to the Buffista Calendar, tomorrow, the 25th, will be Jessica and Fone Bone's anniversary, so early wishes for them both!
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2006 8:33:59 am PDT #4347 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 24, 2006 8:35:12 am PDT #4348 of 10001
What is even happening?
What prompted the question was the various forms of address I was seeing used in the comments section of a scholar's blog. Some people were addressing him by his given name, which I would do with my online friends who have their doctorates. The people who were using titles though, seemed to shy away from "Dr." - in favor of "Prof." and the like. It confused me.
tommyrot - Aug 24, 2006 8:37:06 am PDT #4349 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ha. My boss went upstairs - someone up there burned some toast. (I just didn't think the smell could carry so strongly from up there.)
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2006 8:38:54 am PDT #4350 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
seemed to shy away from "Dr." - in favor of "Prof." and the like. It confused me.
He is a professor, I'm assuming?
Oddly, I called my mother Dr. Herlastname the other day (okay, that's not odd--I like to keep her on her toes). Buf for the first time she corrected me to Professor Herlastname.
But she's been a PhD much longer than she's had tenure. ~40 years vs. ~4. So the latter probably has more shine on.
Allyson - Aug 24, 2006 8:40:00 am PDT #4351 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Gender issues aside, my mother doesn't go by Dr. unless it's directly related to her research.
I would call your mom Dr. (lastname) unless she directed me otherwise, though. It's just presuming the respect first.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2006 8:41:34 am PDT #4352 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Cindy, at my university everyone who has a doctorate goes by Professor. At the college I attended, everyone who had a doctorate went by Dr. and everone who didn't (in arts programs this is fairly common) went by either Professor or their first name. So, when I started working here, I was surprised at all the people without doctorates teaching at this major research university. Of course, I was just dumb.
Anyhoo, I guess what I mean to say is that it varies, even within 2 colleges in the same town!
Gudanov - Aug 24, 2006 8:42:30 am PDT #4353 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I looked up your toast question on Google and it pointed me to this story
Reading ahead a little bit, I see Google agrees with me and the smell is coming from a toaster.