m:Indian food, f:Vietnamese food, c:Chinese food
c:ham, m:turkey, f:roast beef
f:noon, m:midnight, c:6AM
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
Sue - Jan 09, 2008 7:01:29 am PST #1791 of 10001
hip deep in pie
megan walker - Jan 09, 2008 7:01:29 am PST #1792 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Did anyone else worry that Clinton's surprising resurgence is a result of the Republicans panicking over losing her as a target if Obama got the nomination? Could her win be partially attributed to an open primary and Republicans wanting her to beat up in the general election instead of Obama who might be more electable? Or am I completely cynical?
It didn't surprise me at all. I was trying to convince people just yesterday that I thought she would win in NH, which has always seemed to me much more about ground politics and talking to people and less about speeches. For me, Obama's main asset is his speeches.
Vortex - Jan 09, 2008 7:01:45 am PST #1793 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
What the fuck is wrong with people? I had this conversation:
me: hello.
Fuckcake Parent: My name is Betty ComplicatedName, spelled C-O-M
Me: (inside voice) I don't need to know how your name is spelled until I know what you want.
FP: My son is eligible for your program, and I have a few questions.
Me: Okay, I just need to confirm that. Can you tell me the city and state of his high school?*
FP: Baltimore, MD. Franklin High School
Me: I'm sorry, I don't have him on my list
FP: The name is spelled C-O-M . . .
Me: Ma'am, I don't even have the high school on my list
FP: C-O-M . . .
Me: I'm sorry, it's not here. If I can't confirm that he's eligible for the program, I can't help you. His school is not on the list. If the school had no eligible students, it won't be on the list.
FP: Franklin High School, Baltimore Maryland
Me: Sorry.
FP: Well, we got this Christmas card in the mail with the brochure!
Me: and you think that getting the brochure made him eligible?
FP: Well . . .
Me: (looking at list) Wait, is the name spelled C-O-M . . .
FP: yes
Me: According to the list, Franklin High School is in Reisterstown, not Baltimore.
FP: Oh, well, yeah. It's near Baltimore, but it's Reisterstown.
Me: @@
Not as good as MM stories, but still annoying as hell.
Daisy Jane - Jan 09, 2008 7:04:10 am PST #1794 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I'm flabbergasted that a parent would call for her grown son. This is a college program, right?
Vortex - Jan 09, 2008 7:05:46 am PST #1795 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm flabbergasted that a parent would call for her grown son. This is a college program, right?
oh, you have NO idea of the shit I get. I once had a parent call me because the internet wasn't working his kid's dorm room.
shrift - Jan 09, 2008 7:05:59 am PST #1796 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
All this potato talk is making me crave carbs for lunch.
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2008 7:06:08 am PST #1797 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My son can't view his porn!
Daisy Jane - Jan 09, 2008 7:07:52 am PST #1798 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
When I was a senior, my mother had me 1) Fill out all the applications for college and financial aid by myself 2) Call to arrange visits etc. by myself 3) Figure out how to get to those schools by myself while also looking for a summer job and studying for finals.
Grow up, people!
Sparky1 - Jan 09, 2008 7:09:23 am PST #1799 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
I've had parents of law students call me to ask me what books their children should buy, and to ask why they got a certain grade in my class.
My math prof sister just had a student (not her mom) ask her to change her F to a C because she's transferring. (She had an average of 53% in the class.) The reason she thought she deserved a C? Because she'd taken the class twice before (and gotten a D or F).
Vortex - Jan 09, 2008 7:16:35 am PST #1800 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I have heard some horror stories from my faculty colleagues. The beauty of law school was that I could say "your kid is an adult, I can't talk to you about anything, goodbye" I can still do that to a certain extent, but we are expected to talk to parents. I can't tell them anything, but I'm expected to talk to them.