The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.

Buffy ,'First Date'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Kathy A - Jan 08, 2010 12:10:12 pm PST #258 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

In mememe stuff, I just found out that my flexible spending account is available from Jan. 1, and I don't have to accummulate money in the account before spending it!! I'm going glasses shopping tomorrow at LensCrafters, which is in my network and I shouldn't have to spend too much there for my regular glasses, but I'll probably have to pay for my prescription sunglasses in full (I've got a coupon for 30% off). Yay!!

Oh, and I also had my orientation for library school on Wednesday night. It's now gone from theoretical knowledge that, yes, I'm now in library school to "OMG, it's really happening!"

Funny stuff from the meeting: first thing they did (after giving us the school's mission statement and blahblahblah Catholic university I heard this all before when I went to Jesuit undergrad) was to remind everyone there that, unless we got a sweet corporate job after getting our MLSes, we are not going to be making a fortune after graduation. Also, they kept on reminding everyone to make sure they get their on-campus email account set up and to use the school's website on a regular basis. Graduate school is almost all commuter, so online is the best way to develop a sense of community.

It's a much smaller school than Marquette, which I enjoyed getting my first taste of at this meeting. There were 65 of us there, and that was almost all of us who are starting this month. The entire graduate school is only 400 students total.


Jesse - Jan 08, 2010 12:10:48 pm PST #259 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

They are being stricter about taking the liquids out since Christmas, at least for the flights I took.

Oh yeah, I haven't flown since the fall.

Anyway, shouldn't they be checking your underwear, for that one? I mean, really.


megan walker - Jan 08, 2010 12:13:48 pm PST #260 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I am still up in arms about a national id

Can I ask why?


Kathy A - Jan 08, 2010 12:18:04 pm PST #261 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

"How to Speak Teabag" cartoon leads to death threats by, you guessed it, teabaggers.


Ginger - Jan 08, 2010 12:21:42 pm PST #262 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

In re those clueless about security - every time I have jury duty there seems to be someone (usually a lawyer) who hits the metal detector and has to empty his pockets of change, multiple sets of keys, and other assorted metal items.

And he puts a few metal things in the bowl, goes through and sets off the alarm; puts a few more things in the bowl, goes through and sets of the alarm; puts a few more things in the bowl....


Toddson - Jan 08, 2010 12:22:03 pm PST #263 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

you've been in that line too!


brenda m - Jan 08, 2010 12:27:22 pm PST #264 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I haven't seen them ask someone to power on their lap top in probably 10 years. Just has to come out of the bag.


SuziQ - Jan 08, 2010 12:29:15 pm PST #265 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

InMEMEnews - my sinus infection seems to be back, stronger than before. It would explain the headaches over the last couple of days and the absolute congestion the last couple of days that came out of nowhere.

I have called the doc and asked for stronger anti-biotics. I hope she answers before the end of the day. Blech.


tommyrot - Jan 08, 2010 12:35:55 pm PST #266 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

This is funny - my boss asked me to fix two bugs in the web timesheet program that we created for our biggest client. I found and fixed the first bug, but I misunderstood his email about the second bug, so instead I found and fixed a different bug that he didn't know about.

(All the bugs were fairly minor, so it's no big deal I didn't fix the one.)


Lee - Jan 08, 2010 12:36:19 pm PST #267 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Are you sure you're not allergic to Colorado?