I kinda want to tag that.
Hee - fine by me.
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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Jessica - Dec 10, 2009 5:14:50 am PST #2930 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Vortex - Dec 10, 2009 5:21:24 am PST #2931 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I pointed out that each page had printing on the front and the back, and that those two pages where actually two recommendations, and she had just read the front of one and the back of the other.
I . . . don't know what to say. Other than how did you manage not to smack her?
I have to go to a Deans and Directors Luncheon today. Where some suckup will undoubtedly leap to his feet to raise a glass to asshole!boss for his service. And I will have to try not to puke.
beth b - Dec 10, 2009 5:22:06 am PST #2932 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
good follow through Hil!
he bits of mainstream atheism that are about being pissed off at Christianity go right over my head.)
Despite being raised in a sorta Christian househould, it goes over mine too. It seem to me there might be another religion or two out there that wants to be the one true religion.
ION, Matt and I have been together for 20 years today
Hil R. - Dec 10, 2009 5:30:53 am PST #2933 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Of course, while we were going through these papers, I tried to stay far enough back that I could see the names on the papers but wouldn't be tempted to read the rest of the recommendation. I could see enough of the shape of the paragraphs and sentences, though, to realize he'd written essentially the same recommendation for both of us, with maybe a few details changed. Oh well -- I know that I've done that a few times when I had to write student evaluations, and I don't think the two of us are applying to too many of the same jobs.
Jessica - Dec 10, 2009 5:34:36 am PST #2934 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy Anniversary, beth!
Laura - Dec 10, 2009 5:35:21 am PST #2935 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Congrats to Beth and Matt!
Daisy Jane - Dec 10, 2009 5:36:06 am PST #2936 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
he bits of mainstream atheism that are about being pissed off at Christianity go right over my head
It's mostly about being pissed off that a set of magical beliefs affect the lives of those of us who don't, you know, believe. And, in general, it's Christian beliefs we are supposed to respect/follow.
-t - Dec 10, 2009 5:36:53 am PST #2937 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, Hil. Glad that one had a happy ending. I really hope your next department is a little less entertaining to read about and a little more efficient.
Congrats, beth! Two decades, woo!
Merry Anything, Everything, or Nothing at all!
I like this.
Hil R. - Dec 10, 2009 5:48:44 am PST #2938 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And now I'm getting distracted by Orrin Hatch's Chanukah song. [link]
Trudy Booth - Dec 10, 2009 5:54:19 am PST #2939 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Many atheists who were raised in religious households are very adamant about which god/s they don't believe in, is the thing. To a certain kind of ex-Christian atheist, Christmas can't be about Christ, because THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM ANYMORE LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOOUUUUUUUUUU.
Heh. Couple that with "Well YOU belive THIS, and YOU belive THAT..." It's handy because then I get some idea of just who pissed them off, but a) its rarely what I actually believe and b) its pretty rude to insist you know what I am thinking at the top of your lungs. Now, will you stop insisting that you think I'm deluded if I assure you I don't think you're going to hell? (That's usually the second or third nasty thing attributed to what *I* think.)
Like Jessica said, its behavior specific to certain athiests raised in religious households. Households, interetingly enough, where I was not.