I didn't mean entertain me by making your life a soap opera, vw! Put it back! Put it back!

Put it back! Put it back!

No doubt. Didn't mean for it to be your bit of entertainment. It's just that he just IMed me to tell me.

I know she can't get more unhappy with *me* because of this, but it means she's going to have to work more closely with me, and that might be a little awkward.

Then again, she'll get a closer view of how much work you put in and how little those absences mean in the course of the whole semester.

Whoever has my motivation, please return it to my coffee cup where it belongs. I have lectures to prepare!

Whoever has my motivation, please return it to my coffee cup where it belongs.

I lost my motivation when a guy from the National Museum called to tell me I'm not allowed to do my job until I prove to him I'm qualified to do my job. I learned how to do my job BY DOING MY JOB FUCKO.

Right, so the cat woke me up at 5 AM by scratching at the door. I found out I'd shut her away from her food and litter, so I fixed it. Then I went back to bed and saw something on the other side of the bed. Convinced that there was either catshit or a dead mouse on the other pillow (although I didn't smell anything), I hauled my ass out of bed again. It turned out to be only a bookmark, but by then it took me about 20 minutes to get back to sleep. Especially because she started scratching at the door again. Eventually just let her out so I could get some sleep!

vw, is there anyone at the school that can talk to your professor about your health issues? I understand absences being a problem, but there is slacking off and then there's legitimate health issues that you shouldn't be punished for.

vw, is there anyone at the school that can talk to your professor about your health issues? I understand absences being a problem, but there is slacking off and then there's legitimate health issues that you shouldn't be punished for.

Yeah, there is, but I've really been trying not to utilize that service and just deal with these issues one-on-one. The thing about this semester is there's been some traveling (to the conference and then I'm taking a week off at Thanksgiving), which has complicated matters. So, it's not all health stuff, so I don't necessarily feel right saying I'm in crisis and need these services, because I'm not in crisis. I'm just a student juggling too many balls. And that makes it trickier.

differing forms of the 1st person plural to distinguish as to whether the addressee is included

That actually sounds quite useful. I often find myself explaining exactly who I mean by "we" (probably unnecessarily, but it can be imprecise).

Don't forget how much you are helping your tutees, vw. Sparky's got a point - working more closely with you may well demonstrate to your prof how well yo are doing in spite of the absences.

That's wack, Jars. How frustrating.

I think I'm in trouble. I just e-mailed to ask for more information about this dog [link] I really don't need a crazy dog, but I can't get the story out of my head. I have been looking for a small terrier mix, which is how I came across him.

Huh. My dad always told me that Karma Chameleon was number one when I was born, but it turns out it was Lets Dance by David Bowie. Both good tunes, obviously.

Oh that poor, poor puppy. People are asses.