You mentioned working at Stanford and living in/near Oakland though--that would be a hell of a commute. You should move to this part of the bay instead.
Yeah, I considered that. Which part of the bay are you at, again?
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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Nora Deirdre - Oct 21, 2009 4:59:48 am PDT #27308 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Sparky1 - Oct 21, 2009 5:09:03 am PDT #27309 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
that would be a hell of a commute
My DH did the commute for a year from Berkeley to Palo Alto, and it was 2 hours each way on public transportation. He wasn't much better off in a car.
Shir - Oct 21, 2009 5:16:03 am PDT #27310 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Dear God, so much ~ma to everyone around. Really.
J, one of my co-workers that I adore, said, "Hey - I'm going to send you another work order, that cool?" It was, so I went to give the thumbs up.
And flipped her off.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME??
Nothing, IMHO. It's also can be interpreted as a good thing. I think.
And now: why the hell every time I quote the claim that there can't be great richness if there ain't great poverty people think I'm referring to zero-sum, and not to the law of conservation of energy?
Sigh. And they call themselves professors.
Lee - Oct 21, 2009 5:17:31 am PDT #27311 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Which part of the bay are you at, again?
I am in Belmont, which is roughly half way between SF and Palo Alto. If you are thinking Silicon Valley for jobs, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Mateo or Redwood city would be good. A fair number of people who work in my office live in SF as well.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 21, 2009 5:29:29 am PDT #27312 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
And now: why the hell every time I quote the claim that there can't be great richness if there ain't great poverty people think I'm referring to zero-sum, and not to the law of conservation of energy?
I know the latter is a law of physics and the former something to do with economics, but then I'm stumped (I was never very good at either subject). What were you referring to in this discussion with your professor(s)?
Shir - Oct 21, 2009 5:38:13 am PDT #27313 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
What were you referring to in this discussion with your professor(s)?
A bunch of things. That doesn't really matter, actually. I see why they think I might be talking about the zero sum (the "result" of a game stays the same - kind of like the average. I don't know, I just Googled it yesterday after too many people dismissed me with that statement), but I'm talking about something a lot more basic than economics, dammit.
I'm talking about physics. The scale of value and the value of the value may differ over time, but the energy won't. So I'm not claiming that it'll be zero sum game, but that if a process suddenly "ceased" of being, it didn't really disappeared - the energy of it just went somewhere else.
I just don't have any idea why suddenly people think I know something about economics. If I had have, I'd wear nicer cloths, God dammit.
Connie Neil - Oct 21, 2009 6:15:30 am PDT #27314 of 30000
brillig
I have been flu shot. Here's hoping for no side effects.
Glamcookie - Oct 21, 2009 6:44:42 am PDT #27315 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
{{{Sparky}}} Health~ma to you and baby K.
-t - Oct 21, 2009 7:05:23 am PDT #27316 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Health~ma Sparky and Seska and Connie and whoever else can use it which is probably all of us to some extent.
Must go out into the world and get cat food and dog food and people food. Would rather stay in by the fire, but afeared of the cats taking matters into their own claws.
ChiKat - Oct 21, 2009 7:25:49 am PDT #27317 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
anti-flu~ma to all!
Aims, thank you for that story about hand tourettes. I laughed so loud it sounded like a bark.