They started investigating the gymnast from the Sydney games again when she applied to be an official of some sort at the Beijing games, and the date of birth on the forms that she submitted with that application would have made her just 14 when she competed in Sydney.
This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.
Niska ,'War Stories'
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.
Hil R. - Apr 28, 2010 5:36:58 pm PDT #26091 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jesse - Apr 28, 2010 5:38:18 pm PDT #26092 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm planning on watching it, hoping it is Harper's Islandesque.
Ditto.
javachik - Apr 28, 2010 5:38:34 pm PDT #26093 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
And the thing is, anything more you get upfront is like compound interest. The extra 5k I got then is an extra 5k I get every year, and any new increases are based on that higher number.
Exactly.
flea - Apr 28, 2010 5:44:43 pm PDT #26094 of 30001
information libertarian
One of the huge downsides of my current job is the salary, and in my current position there is not a lot of room to negotiate (there are ranges for this position, even if we weren't in a serious budget crisis with no hiring and no raises). But if I go up for a librarian position when we can hire again, I am SO asking for a lot more money. The salaries here are really low even when compared to other public universities in similar COL areas.
Amy - Apr 28, 2010 5:46:51 pm PDT #26095 of 30001
Because books.
I'm planning on watching it, hoping it is Harper's Islandesque.
Seems very much so, so far. Not the same creators or writers, though.
And Sam Neill and MC Gainey are in it, too.
brenda m - Apr 28, 2010 5:47:40 pm PDT #26096 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
Things I need to be doing:
Packing
Making something with some of the masses of veggies in my fridge that can freeze before I go away
Fridge cleanout
Work stuff
Laundry
Paying bills
What I am doing:
Drinking a beer and watching Criminal Minds.
This will not end well.
Vortex - Apr 28, 2010 5:55:09 pm PDT #26097 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The current salary thing is a real issue for me because I got screwed on the salary for this job. It's not a real comparison because it's a big leap to go to professional school from undergrad, and it's a different area.
DavidS - Apr 28, 2010 6:05:56 pm PDT #26098 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If that doesn't, Christopher bought the kids bubble gum. Bubble. Gum.
This won't end well.
Scissors, bangs.
I will note that Emmett has mastered the rare bubble-inside-a-bubble trick which Matilda (and I) find fascinating.
DavidS - Apr 28, 2010 6:13:30 pm PDT #26099 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett's discovered a new app for his iPhone (APOD: Astronomical Picture of the Day. Lots of Hubble awesomeness).
He's wondering what other free apps for the iPhone are similarly fun and awesome?
sarameg - Apr 28, 2010 6:20:04 pm PDT #26100 of 30001
I presume googlesky has an app? (Hi, I don't use my cell, but I am a total astropimp.)