I often sit with one foot on my chair. I'm not sure why, it just feels comfortable. If I've been sitting for a while I switch feet.
There are cockroaches in Mexico big enough to own property.
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Laga - Aug 05, 2011 8:48:14 am PDT #26989 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Typo Boy - Aug 05, 2011 9:11:50 am PDT #26990 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Buffista Professors: If you saw a full color large size (8.5 X 11) text that would make a good supplemental (not main) text for a class you taught, would a $22 retail price make you reluctant to assign it? In short is $22 high for a college or university student to pay for supplemental text?
Polter-Cow - Aug 05, 2011 9:13:09 am PDT #26991 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
$22? That seems supercheap for a textbook.
Typo Boy - Aug 05, 2011 9:14:20 am PDT #26992 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Again supplemental, not the main textbook.
Vortex - Aug 05, 2011 9:16:59 am PDT #26993 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hmm, I would consider the price of the textbook and other required materials for the class. You can also make it optional and put a copy on reserve at the library.
Polter-Cow - Aug 05, 2011 9:22:17 am PDT #26994 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What Vortex said.
Toddson - Aug 05, 2011 9:24:18 am PDT #26995 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Hil, it could be that people are envious of your being limber enough to get into (and, presumably, out of) that position. And you might carry a bag or something large enough to use as a footrest (I understand Senator Mikulski has someone on her staff carry a case that she stands on when she's speaking behind a podium; she's very short.)
DawnK - Aug 05, 2011 9:26:02 am PDT #26996 of 30000
giraffe mode
Typo, since we just bought my daughter's books for next semester I can tell you what we just paid for supplemental texts: for her Physics class it was $21 (two small packets), Astronomy was $15 (one packet but written by the Prof)and Psych was $20 (one packet). EDTA: Oceanography was $12 for the Lab Manual written by the Prof.
meara - Aug 05, 2011 9:28:27 am PDT #26997 of 30000
Sadly, college textbook prices are CRAZY, so it would not at all surprise me to have a $22 text that was like, three pages long. That doesn't mean it's right...
As a friend of mine once said during a discussion comparing gay rights to civil rights "When you walk into a room, no one knows you're gay unless you want them to. I am always black."
Yes and no--for me, sure, people really don't know I'm gay until I tell them. For a lot of my other friends, it's pretty damn obvious even if they're just walking down the street. Now, granted, that's really more about gender presentation and so on, but still--saying "Oh, well, if you grew your hair out and wore dresses you could totally pass" isn't quite fair.
That said, a lot of the "but it's JUST THE SAME" arguments aren't true/right.
DawnK - Aug 05, 2011 9:31:05 am PDT #26998 of 30000
giraffe mode
college textbook prices are CRAZY
THIS! I swear Allie's textbook costs run around $400 to $500 a semeser for USED books. It's insane!