I've been up since four. Ah, well. Let me tie a Windsor knot in this ungodly temperature and go into the office early (my boss has scheduled a 1 on 1--foreboding, we've never had an official one before) WITH MEDS AND LOW GLYCEMIC NUT BAR.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2013 5:10:23 am PDT #4366 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hil R. - Sep 05, 2013 5:31:23 am PDT #4367 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Bleh. Yesterday I taught all my regular classes, then drove to NJ. Apparently doing all of that on one day was too much for my joints, because now I'm hurting too much to go to synagogue.
billytea - Sep 05, 2013 5:42:52 am PDT #4368 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
shrift, have you done anything with Dino 101 yet? I need to do that.
I've now taken the survey too. Had a look at the first couple of segments of the first lecture. I like it so far. I had one very minor nitpick, but even at such an introductory stage, they've had one or two things that deepened my understanding of Dino stuff.
Did anyone else buy the recommended text?
billytea - Sep 05, 2013 5:44:53 am PDT #4369 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Bleh. Yesterday I taught all my regular classes, then drove to NJ. Apparently doing all of that on one day was too much for my joints, because now I'm hurting too much to go to synagogue.
I'm sorry, Hil. I hope you feel better after some rest.
Theodosia - Sep 05, 2013 5:47:38 am PDT #4370 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Late to the children's book for Sign Language class suggestions -- isn't there an Everybody Poops book. Now THAT would be fun to do....
shrift - Sep 05, 2013 6:10:21 am PDT #4371 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
billytea, I powered my way through Lesson 1 last night. I wasn't sure how much I was going to retain, but I managed to pass the quiz with 5/5.
Did anyone else buy the recommended text?
I haven't yet. The Kindle editions are ridonk expensive.
Kat - Sep 05, 2013 6:15:31 am PDT #4372 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I was up at 4 even though I have the day "off." I'm going to spend an hour or two in Noah's class and another 2 hours moving art supplies for the schoolwide art program. Then I'm going to go get a crown. GOOD TIMES.
Connie Neil - Sep 05, 2013 6:17:11 am PDT #4373 of 30000
brillig
Then I'm going to go get a crown
And I thought "Well, after doing all that, you deserve one--oh."
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2013 6:25:34 am PDT #4374 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And I caught up (uh, I mean on) later than Connie.
MORE SUPPORT??? My boss is really bad at getting me off this project.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 05, 2013 6:36:53 am PDT #4375 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
For the first time today I managed to pet both the half-Siamese alley cat (I have dubbed him Jackson because he's very pretty, standoffish, and constantly intimidated by all the other cats) and the fluffy little gray kitten of indeterminate gender.