Every once in a while, when I was in college, I'd email a paper to my parents and ask for a quick read-through. I think this happened maybe three times in my four years at college. (Usually, my friends and I would proof each others' work, but sometimes, everybody was busy.)
I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Hil R. - Dec 07, 2007 1:08:13 pm PST #6257 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
amych - Dec 07, 2007 1:09:42 pm PST #6258 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
serial (and unrelated)
I don't recall ever even showing any homework or papers to my parents.
Me neither, or at least not routinely -- maybe if I was particularly proud of something, or (at the other extreme) if I was in trouble and had to get something signed. But as a routine matter? No, dad would've been perfectly willing if I'd asked for help, but the norm was that my homework was my job.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2007 1:13:43 pm PST #6259 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.
lol cats can has science: [link]
bon bon - Dec 07, 2007 1:17:21 pm PST #6260 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
My news mentioned it this morning, but I would contend that the anniversary is not that big of a news story anymore. If people don't know what Pearl Harbor is-- maybe that is a story.
-t - Dec 07, 2007 1:53:49 pm PST #6261 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My news mentioned it was Pearl Harbor Day this morning. I forget the context. I wasn't really awake.
sarameg - Dec 07, 2007 2:23:23 pm PST #6262 of 10001
I know it was mentioned this morning, but I always recall it because my brother's birthday is the next day (we have a habit of remembering significant dates by tying them to disasters if at all possible.)
Theodosia - Dec 07, 2007 3:17:28 pm PST #6263 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I remember seeing a (small) article about Pearl Harbor survivors today, FWIW, but nothing else.
dcp - Dec 07, 2007 4:03:19 pm PST #6264 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
LOLscience: [link]
Tom Scola - Dec 07, 2007 4:38:49 pm PST #6265 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Huh. The suspect in tonight's Women's Murder Club is a drag king .
Kat - Dec 07, 2007 5:33:53 pm PST #6266 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Holy. Mother. Of. God.
I am tired.
Also, no one got me a push present as defined by the NYT. Who knew having a kid or two entitled me to a gift of jewelry!
In a more innocent age, new mothers generally considered their babies to be the greatest gift imaginable. Today, they are likely to want some sort of tangible bonus as well.
This bonus goes by various names. Some call it the “baby mama gift.” Others refer to it as the “baby bauble.” But it’s most popularly known as the “push present.”
That’s “push” as in, “I the mother, having been through the wringer and pushed out this blessed event, hereby claim my reward.” Or “push” as in, “I’ve delivered something special and now I’m pushing you, my husband/boyfriend, to follow suit.”
“It’s more and more an expectation of moms these days that they deserve something for bearing the burden for nine months, getting sick, ruining their body,” said Linda Murray, executive editor of BabyCenter.com. “The guilt really gets piled on.”
A recent survey of more than 30,000 respondents by BabyCenter.com found that 38 percent of new mothers received a gift from their mate in connection with their child. Among pregnant mothers, 55 percent wanted one. About 40 percent of both groups said the baby was ample reward.