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Post by Sue on Sept 29, 2009 13:35:00 GMT -5
Cool! I'm ordering this for the library. I'm thinking about getting a copy to hand around to my 4 9th grade male tutees (did you know that is not actually a word?). Tutoring students/ But they are doing the tutoring, I am. "Students I tutor"? I prefer "tutees." Sadly Nan is not around to give me thumbs up (or down). |
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Post by Jan on Sept 29, 2009 13:35:37 GMT -5
Ooooh! We have a nummy newcomer! (Well, 2, if you count Emily but she's already 9 days old and hardly a newcomer any more.) Welcome Avrylis! (We keep many extra exclamation points in the Thrall Room closet, so don't worry about ever running out. I sure don't.) Numfar, do the dance of welcoming fresh meat newcomers!   I have put away the tissues and Dayquil, and finished all my work, so I'll probably be around more. (Just suck it up and deal, Spring.  ) We're still trying to buy a car. I hate buying cars. Hate it. And I had my teeth cleaned this morning and they took xrays and found a cavity. I can't believe they gave me a cavity. I know I didn't have one when I walked in, so it must be their fault. Why me? Moan. Sigh. |
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Post by Rachael on Sept 29, 2009 13:35:41 GMT -5
At times? *sigh* I've been trying to write ONE PAGE of my research statement for job applications for three days now. Why must academic job application deadlines coincide with my maternity leave? And WHY must my PILs be here? I'm sorry, I know they mean well, but it is NOT HELPING ME. It's making me insane. Between having her rearrange my kitchen organization to suit herself (and re-rearranging it after I put it right), the apparently genetic inability to get dishes actually CLEAN when they're washed, the constant ridiculous advice about my baby (she was NOT cold in just a onesie in the 90 degree weather, okay?), the insistence that if I take my daughter outside she'll drop dead of whatever this mysterious Vietnamese plague is that takes babies less than a month old. (Does she think, incidentally, that my home and the hospital/pediatrician's office are connected by subterranean tunnels?) I'm just counting the days until they go home. I really appreciate the cooking, I do, but it's not worth the constant invasion of my privacy. Having my MIL walk in while my boobs are exposed? Not something I signed up for. Not that I have a lot of modesty, inherently, but really. My anatomy is now apparently a matter of public inspection.  This too, shall pass. You and Dave and Emily are all well, yes? So, when do we get more beautiful baby pictures? After I send out this first set of applications. So, Thursday at the latest? Incidentally, also the day when my in-laws leave. I *am* just grinning and bearing it. I mean, she does feed me three times a day, which is nothing to sneeze at while I'm trying to feed a baby eight times (or more) a day. One of the jobs I'm applying for is at Harvey Mudd, incidentally. I'd be right in your neck of the woods. Not that anyone should count on any specific job.... |
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Post by Sue on Sept 29, 2009 13:38:11 GMT -5
Presents are traditional when one makes a milestone like achieving Master S'cubie status (id est, at 200 posts) or when one has an odometer rollover after that point, generally every thousand posts, or birthdays, or special achievments. I suspect Karen of nefarious curry-favoring, because we normally don't celebrate the lesser levels before one ascends to Master status. But as I like the taste of the favor curry, I'll cheerfully endorse it. And we encourage posty spamminess. The sooner you hit 200, the sooner you get loads more presents. Ha! Actually, back in the day, we used to celebrate the lessor status achieving of Junior, because it felt like giving birth (in my case) to post even one post. I didn't think I would ever make it to 200 - Master. And 1000 seemed like an insane amount. (31,000 + IS an insane amount) So, I am not so much curry-favoring, as I am bored out of my mind here at work and like to see pretties on the board and have the time at the moment to do the gathering and coding....which is not always the case. But thanks for the endorsement, nonetheless.  For you: Suck-up!  Yes, before many of us went over 10s of thousands of posts we did celebrate lesser amounts. And I think N'ubies deserve all the encouragement they can get, up through that first 1000. |
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Post by Squeemonster on Sept 29, 2009 13:38:51 GMT -5
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Post by Sara on Sept 29, 2009 13:42:37 GMT -5
Also, if anyone was interested, Karen is now my favourite, as she provides me with pretty pictures of sexy Slayers/Actives.Mmmm, Eliza. Edit: To conserve space and not be all posty-spam-happy, I'll mention here that I've got to go be a grownup for a few hours *whinewhinewhine* so I will see you lot LATER. No, really. I'm leaving the tab open so all's I have to do is refresh!  *is smrt* Dude, you ain't seen nothin' yet. To help us out, though, you should stop by the claims thread and put yours in for any bodacious babes that strike your fancy--it's a very handy reference for the rest of us when it comes to gift-giving. ;D |
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 29, 2009 13:45:58 GMT -5
So Spring is Sammy, drinking demon blood and starting the apocalypse? Actually, that sounds about right. It's like they based the show on us! Does that mean Lola is . . . LUCIFER???  |
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Post by Matthew on Sept 29, 2009 13:50:13 GMT -5
Presents are traditional when one makes a milestone like achieving Master S'cubie status (id est, at 200 posts) or when one has an odometer rollover after that point, generally every thousand posts, or birthdays, or special achievments. I suspect Karen of nefarious curry-favoring, because we normally don't celebrate the lesser levels before one ascends to Master status. But as I like the taste of the favor curry, I'll cheerfully endorse it. And we encourage posty spamminess. The sooner you hit 200, the sooner you get loads more presents. Ha! Actually, back in the day, we used to celebrate the lessor status achieving of Junior, because it felt like giving birth (in my case) to post even one post. I didn't think I would ever make it to 200 - Master. And 1000 seemed like an insane amount. (31,000 + IS an insane amount) So, I am not so much curry-favoring, as I am bored out of my mind here at work and like to see pretties on the board and have the time at the moment to do the gathering and coding....which is not always the case. But thanks for the endorsement, nonetheless. For you:  Woohoo! *Sets aside for later enjoyment* I like the taste of the favor curry when it's aimed at me, too! Spicy! |
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Post by Sara on Sept 29, 2009 13:52:19 GMT -5
It's like they based the show on us! Does that mean Lola is . . . LUCIFER??? Or Sam. Although I'm not sure she's tall enough for that... |
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Post by Matthew on Sept 29, 2009 13:53:07 GMT -5
Does that mean Lola is . . . LUCIFER??? Or Sam. Although I'm not sure she's tall enough for that... I don't know if ANYONE is tall enough for that. Man's ginormulous. |
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 29, 2009 13:53:16 GMT -5
I voted for the little bugger last night, although I think this shameless pandering is unseemly. |
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Post by Squeemonster on Sept 29, 2009 13:53:49 GMT -5
It's like they based the show on us! Does that mean Lola is . . . LUCIFER??? Or Bobby? Naaaah. Lola is totally Satan, evil little temptress that she is. ;D  |
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 29, 2009 13:54:09 GMT -5
Nnnnoo, you're gramatically competent, somewhat prolix, and have similar pet peeves to many of us present. You're perfect for our experiments. *gets out vaccu-exsanguination kit, polishes needles. * *hums to self about narwhals* I mean, you'd think that would be a rare thing, right? And yet you get icons like this:  (I dunno, I can't get the bbcode to work? so y'all get a link. ) FIXED THANK GODS. Yes, that is about me, and yes, that was an actual quote from an actual chat. I love my friends. XD (incidentally, that took WAY too long to get. WHYFOR SO SLOW WITH THE LOADING MY WEBSITE, DREAMHOST?) It's traditional here at the S3. An honor, really. |
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Sept 29, 2009 13:55:26 GMT -5
This too, shall pass. You and Dave and Emily are all well, yes? So, when do we get more beautiful baby pictures? After I send out this first set of applications. So, Thursday at the latest? Incidentally, also the day when my in-laws leave. I *am* just grinning and bearing it. I mean, she does feed me three times a day, which is nothing to sneeze at while I'm trying to feed a baby eight times (or more) a day. One of the jobs I'm applying for is at Harvey Mudd, incidentally. I'd be right in your neck of the woods. Not that anyone should count on any specific job.... Harvey Mudd? That'd be very cool, except for the whole San Bernardino hot weather thing. So to speak. I'm keeping  that you get the very best job for you, wherever it is. |
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Post by Sara on Sept 29, 2009 13:56:02 GMT -5
Does that mean Lola is . . . LUCIFER??? Or Bobby? Naaaah. Lola is totally Satan, evil little temptress that she is. ;D Bobby? The one who shows up to be the voice of reason, wears a baseball hat, and is generally awesome in every way? No, clearly that's me. |
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