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« Reply #20025 on: November 22, 2009, 08:57:14 PM » |
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I'm starting an exciting new diet/exercise regime tomorrow. So of course I had to go to the grocery store and spend all kinds of money on the Right Types of Food.
Then I came home and thought, "If I'm starting a new diet, I have to get rid of all of this junk food." And I can't throw it away; that's just wasteful. And my SO's out of town, so...
Of course the only solution is to eat all of the junk food in the house. Tonight.
Okay, so this isn't really a vent. Tonight has actually been kind of awesome, since I found my SO's stash of peanut butter cups. Big day tomorrow, guys. Big day.
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I think this thread is going well. Don't you think this thread is going well?
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« Reply #20026 on: November 22, 2009, 09:11:58 PM » |
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I'm starting an exciting new diet/exercise regime tomorrow. So of course I had to go to the grocery store and spend all kinds of money on the Right Types of Food.
Then I came home and thought, "If I'm starting a new diet, I have to get rid of all of this junk food." And I can't throw it away; that's just wasteful. And my SO's out of town, so...
Of course the only solution is to eat all of the junk food in the house. Tonight.
Okay, so this isn't really a vent. Tonight has actually been kind of awesome, since I found my SO's stash of peanut butter cups. Big day tomorrow, guys. Big day.
Get thee to the fluffy faculty thread! I just started last week - big party the night before, roommate of one attendee sent along oversized cupcakes (think huge coffee shop muffins) with piles of frosting on top. Of course, I was designated driver, so I did consumer fewer calories than I might have. My vent: Something went very wrong when I was copying a book last week. I have already sent the scan to my grad students for Tuesday's class and now I see that on my copies there is a big blank in the middle of each and every page - perfectly lined up so that it just looks like a gap in the text, until you try to read it or notice that it is on every page. |
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I like money. I like to buy stuff and experiences with money.
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« Reply #20027 on: November 22, 2009, 09:28:13 PM » |
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Young ladies in front of me at the coffeeshop. It's a coffeeshop!! You've been in one before I'm sure. You don't need to call your friends to ask what you should order!! I just wanted black coffee, it's not that hard!!
And parents. I have children, I understand that they're a handful. However, it's not a good idea for little Janey toddler, who's just learning to walk, to practice in the grocery store during rush hour! She's cute, and she almost got smashed about 10 times. Think of the children!!
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May all of your domestic animals poop in your shoes.
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« Reply #20028 on: November 22, 2009, 09:47:31 PM » |
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You're sending this out on e-mail? Are you freakin' kidding me? We don't even have a Ph.D. program. Wow- talk about a shotgun approach!
Note: The misspellings are part of the note and really add to the charm!
Dear Professor (insert name here) ,
I have recently finished my M.Sc thesis in criminology and criminal law at Tarbiat Modares university. My MS thesis focused on (omitted specialty area).
I have reviewed some of your publications and been impressed by your academic research at the (misspelled uni. name here). It would be a great opportunity for me if you grant me the honor to join your research group and work under your supervision as a Ph.D. student for Fall 2010.
If everything goes well with my admission process, could I be hopefull for any kind of finantial support?
For further information, I have attached my resume.
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« Reply #20029 on: November 22, 2009, 09:54:56 PM » |
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You're sending this out on e-mail? Are you freakin' kidding me? We don't even have a Ph.D. program. Wow- talk about a shotgun approach!
Note: The misspellings are part of the note and really add to the charm!
Dear Professor (insert name here) ,
I have recently finished my M.Sc thesis in criminology and criminal law at Tarbiat Modares university. My MS thesis focused on (omitted specialty area).
I have reviewed some of your publications and been impressed by your academic research at the (misspelled uni. name here). It would be a great opportunity for me if you grant me the honor to join your research group and work under your supervision as a Ph.D. student for Fall 2010.
If everything goes well with my admission process, could I be hopefull for any kind of finantial support?
For further information, I have attached my resume.
My favorites start like: Dear Mrs. ST - I have followed your work and career with great interest, including seeing some conference presentations of yours... Either I should have gotten a haircut before my web portrait was taken, or I'm getting a "Silence of the Lambs" kinda vibe... |
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"I tried to walk into a Target, but I missed. I think the entrance to Target should have people splattered all around" - Mitch Hedberg
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« Reply #20030 on: November 22, 2009, 10:04:36 PM » |
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Ah, don't despair. Success is measured differently depending on which side of the photo you're standing. I'd wager the reality of those lives is far different than the picture you think you see.
Oseph, if it makes you feel any better, I can guarantee there are multiple layers of angst beneath the Norman Rockwell veneer you describe. Most of the people I went to high school with are now like that, and so are a few of my college friends (though by then, I hung out with a decidedly more nonconformist crowd). Many of the people I know in that category are (a) boring, (b) materialistic, (c) oblivious to the current condition of the American economy, or (d) dependent on alcohol or other drugs.
That's not to say that all people who own well-kept homes or go on expensive vacations are inherently self-centered or bad people. But I'm much happier to reclusive academic living in a Pepsiopolis basement than I am living in Stepfordville, USA.
Yeah, I know. If somebody came to my front door tomorrow and asked if I'd like to stay home with three kids while Mr. Oseph worked like crazy to buy us Ethan Allen furniture, I'd say hell no. Likewise with appearance - I could get up early to put on makeup and blow dry my hair if I wanted to, but it just isn't a priority. I don't know why it bothers me when I go on Facebook - I think more the conformity and cheeriness of it all makes me wonder if I missed some secret to happiness, but I know I haven't, at least not for me. Maybe I'm just reverting back to that old fourth-grade feeling of not quite fitting in. Of course things have escalated from having the right shoes to the number of times you can publicly thank Jesus on Facebook for your Maine vacation or your wonderful husband who "provides well." I think Mr. Oseph would die laughing if I publicly thanked Jesus for my living room or something, and I love Mr. Oseph too much to kill him with laughter, so I guess I'll just continue to sit out Facebook and remember how all my favorite people live lives as messy as my own. |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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« Reply #20031 on: November 22, 2009, 10:10:05 PM » |
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Or you could friend some weirdos. I have a few people to suggest, if you're short on real-life weirdos of your own.
My favorite people are weirdos. People with those perfect, camera-ready lives are usually as boring as ... as plain grits with no salt or butter. YUCK.
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« Reply #20032 on: November 22, 2009, 10:18:24 PM » |
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Or you could friend some weirdos. I have a few people to suggest, if you're short on real-life weirdos of your own.
My favorite people are weirdos. People with those perfect, camera-ready lives are usually as boring as ... as plain grits with no salt or butter. YUCK.
At the risk of sounding judgmental, it depends on what kind of weirdos they are. I tend to get along well with nonconformists who don't conform for a reason (ie, academics, artsy types, leftist political activists), but there's only so much I can take. I have no patience for people who are "weird" in the sense of being destructive. |
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« Reply #20033 on: November 22, 2009, 10:22:11 PM » |
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I'll just continue to sit out Facebook and remember how all my favorite people live lives as messy as my own.
You've neatly summed up my own philosophy and approach to my messy, not-Facebook-ready life. More power to us. I like that: not-Facebook-ready life. That is me all over.
Or you could friend some weirdos. I have a few people to suggest, if you're short on real-life weirdos of your own.
My favorite people are weirdos. People with those perfect, camera-ready lives are usually as boring as ... as plain grits with no salt or butter. YUCK.
I have plenty of weirdos in my life. Half of them are good weirdos, half of them are psychopath weirdos. Hell, I'm borderline good/crazy weird most days. Maybe I should just create some sort of Facebook filter where you have to pass a short test in order to friend me. a) What ancient being did Peter Jackson omit from the first part of the recent trilogy? b) How many Vera Bradley bags do you own? (Bonus points if you don't know what those are.) c) Last Thanksgiving, you a) took a family photo for the Christmas letter or b) watched a Hitchcock marathon and cooked curries while a bunch of anthropology students in your living room made props for their post-dinner role playing game. |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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« Reply #20034 on: November 22, 2009, 10:25:25 PM » |
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a) What ancient being did Peter Jackson omit from the first part of the recent trilogy?
b) How many Vera Bradley bags do you own? (Bonus points if you don't know what those are.)
c) Last Thanksgiving, you a) took a family photo for the Christmas letter or b) watched a Hitchcock marathon and cooked curries while a bunch of anthropology students in your living room made props for their post-dinner role playing game. I'm not sure how I'll score on your scale. A. Tom Bombadil B. 3, plus some little things like an eyeglass case C. hung out with my dad at his church's communityThanksgiving dinner |
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« Reply #20035 on: November 22, 2009, 10:28:37 PM » |
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Or you could friend some weirdos. I have a few people to suggest, if you're short on real-life weirdos of your own.
My favorite people are weirdos. People with those perfect, camera-ready lives are usually as boring as ... as plain grits with no salt or butter. YUCK.
At the risk of sounding judgmental, it depends on what kind of weirdos they are. I tend to get along well with nonconformists who don't conform for a reason (ie, academics, artsy types, leftist political activists), but there's only so much I can take. I have no patience for people who are "weird" in the sense of being destructive. Uh, yeah. I have specifically avoided friending some of the real life weirdos. |
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« Reply #20036 on: November 22, 2009, 10:29:18 PM » |
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a) What ancient being did Peter Jackson omit from the first part of the recent trilogy?
b) How many Vera Bradley bags do you own? (Bonus points if you don't know what those are.)
c) Last Thanksgiving, you a) took a family photo for the Christmas letter or b) watched a Hitchcock marathon and cooked curries while a bunch of anthropology students in your living room made props for their post-dinner role playing game. I'm not sure how I'll score on your scale. A. Tom Bombadil B. 3, plus some little things like an eyeglass case C. hung out with my dad at his church's communityThanksgiving dinner I want to play. A. I have no idea what you are talking about. B. I have no idea what you are talking about. C. I drank too much and passed out early, so I have no idea what happened after the Tofurkey last year. Do I win? |
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« Reply #20037 on: November 22, 2009, 10:29:50 PM » |
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oseph, wait twenty years. Then you get to have some vicarious chuckles when they have spectacular and very public mid life crises.
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« Reply #20038 on: November 22, 2009, 10:31:57 PM » |
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Oseph, I would totally pass that test.
Bombadil
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Got slightly drunk with my extended redneck family and then went out into the woods on various conveyances (Gator, hayride behind tractor, even a horse.)
And I didn't mean the BAD weirdos. We probably all have enough of those around. I meant the good kind - the kind who wouldn't know what Ethan Allan furniture was if it kicked them in the shins. Just people who aren't quite in phase with the usual consumerist model of success. Makes me feel better about my choices every time, because it helps me remember why I do what I do instead of what Those Perfect-Looking Rich People do.
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« Reply #20039 on: November 22, 2009, 10:34:47 PM » |
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oseph, wait twenty years. Then you get to have some vicarious chuckles when they have spectacular and very public mid life crises.
I found that all of this mattered far less to me with every year past 40. My joints are much worse, but I have found quite a bit of calm and contentment with my life--all without Xanax! (And for perspective on this, remember that I have a car that isn't running right now, a spouse who is unable to find work, $60,000+ in student loan debt, and credit cards that are maxed out because my university is reimbursing travel on the 800-month plan.) |
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