That is bewildering, Jess. Ugh. Also ugh to so many meetings, but that's more my personal feeling; if that works for you more power to you!
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 14, 2022 9:43:24 am PDT #14504 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JZ - Apr 14, 2022 9:45:25 am PDT #14505 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Grrrr, Jess, how infuriating. It really takes some doing for a professor to take all the joy out of a 10/10 with glowing feedback, but it sounds like this one managed it.
JZ - Apr 14, 2022 9:47:37 am PDT #14506 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It's a family owned furniture place that's been in SF since 1948 and they're the oldest Stickley dealer in California.
I was looking at Google and Yelp reviews before we went, and there were a weird number of "Meh, I guess it's okay if you like antique-y looking furniture" reviews, which I can only attribute to our ongoing infestation of techbros because in any normal non crazy melty land "antique-y looking furniture" is OBVIOUSLY the awesomest choice.
amyparker - Apr 14, 2022 9:57:24 am PDT #14507 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
[swoons at the cabinet]
JZ, those people are wrong.
Jessica - nope, I have read what you wrote several times and I cannot make it make sense unless the professor is using dice rolls as part of the grading process.
Jesse - Apr 14, 2022 10:07:45 am PDT #14508 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooof, I'm so glad Toddson is being looked after! Thanks, Bonny.
For the second one, I decided fuck it, I'm not investing more energy than I need to for this, and turned in what I thought was 3 pages of word vomit/ranting with a handful of obligatory references to the readings just for kicks. 10/10, A, feedback that this was "superb writing" and that he hopes I bring this level of "wit and candor" to the final paper. So I guess that takes some of the pressure off for the final, but again I have to ask WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FUCK is going on with this class and why do I have to put up with it.
Man, I was having this conversation with one of my freshman advisees recently, about how figuring out what style writing the professor is looking for can be half the battle, and there is no good way to know! Sucks.
-t - Apr 14, 2022 10:21:57 am PDT #14509 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm looking forward to coming by for cocktails and admiring your decor eventually, Hec! That will be fun
JenP - Apr 14, 2022 10:26:02 am PDT #14510 of 30000
I kind of want to say, "Ditto, amyparkers post + your prof is annoying, Jess, and, wow, gorgeous cabinet!" So I think I will say that. Totally cheating, but when you can't meara effectively, you make do.
Visited Toddson this morning, and I can confirm good care, and I relay the message from her that she appreciates all the ~ma and concern from everyone. Talked to Bonny, too, who is in close contact with Toddson, as you know. Hooked Toddson up with a phone charger to ensure that can continue!
Will visit again tomorrow, always carrying the Buffista love and ~ma on behalf, of course, because it is a powerful force for goodness.
JZ - Apr 14, 2022 10:29:14 am PDT #14511 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm so glad you're able to visit Toddson, Jen! Much love and recovery~ma and pain-management~ma to her.
-t - Apr 14, 2022 10:33:43 am PDT #14512 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, thanks for the update, JenP! That's good to read. Continuing the Todd~ma
Jessica - Apr 14, 2022 10:37:40 am PDT #14513 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
figuring out what style writing the professor is looking for can be half the battle, and there is no good way to know
I mean one good way to know would be for the professor to say up front what their expectations are and not make the entire class a ridiculous guessing game with no right answers BUT HEY what do I know I am but a lowly graduate student.