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msparticularity
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« Reply #21660 on: February 19, 2012, 06:10:50 PM »

I ought to clean the bathroom, but have made no progress on that front. I am doing laundry today, though, and at the moment am also melting some coconut butter to mix together with shea butter and almond oil for moisturizing purposes.
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"Once admit that the sole verifiable or fruitful object of knowledge is the particular set of changes that generate the object of study...and no intelligible question can be asked about what, by assumption, lies outside." John Dewey

"Be particular." Jill Conner Browne
llanfair
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Whither Canada?


« Reply #21661 on: February 19, 2012, 07:35:10 PM »

The SO does the bathroom, so that's not on my to-do list. 

However, the laundry has not been done for a week, and the vacuum cleaner has dust on it.  The responsibility for both states of affairs, alas, rests with me.
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This place stinks like a pair of armoured trousers after the Hundred Years' War.
melba_frilkins
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Doing laundry (still)


« Reply #21662 on: February 19, 2012, 08:09:04 PM »

Looking for my missing GPS thing, I found a necklace that was missing, but not the target of my search.
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notaprof
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This space for rent


« Reply #21663 on: February 19, 2012, 08:14:41 PM »

Looking for my missing GPS thing, I found a necklace that was missing, but not the target of my search.

Just in case LOL might be inappropriate, and in deference to the spirit of this thread, may I just say that I am mildly amused that a "GPS thing" can be lost?
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"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone.
"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
melba_frilkins
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« Reply #21664 on: February 19, 2012, 08:16:30 PM »

Looking for my missing GPS thing, I found a necklace that was missing, but not the target of my search.

Just in case LOL might be inappropriate, and in deference to the spirit of this thread, may I just say that I am mildly amused that a "GPS thing" can be lost?

Yes, there is a certain irony.

Please excuse me, the laundry has completed its dryer cycle. Time to make the bed with clean sheets.
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alto_stratus
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« Reply #21665 on: February 19, 2012, 08:29:26 PM »

I ate way too much for dinner.  I had planned to have some wine, but I don't think it will fit.
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« Reply #21666 on: February 19, 2012, 08:37:06 PM »

I cleaned the stove. This really ought to be done more often. Maybe then it wouldn't take so long.
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« Reply #21667 on: February 19, 2012, 08:55:38 PM »

I am coding one of the last three videos of the semester. If the videos were not so mind numbing, this would not be appropriate for this thread.
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This  semester's going to call for an increase in my liquor budget.
punchnpie
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« Reply #21668 on: February 19, 2012, 09:00:30 PM »

I thought I was going to stay home tomorrow, but my calendar just emailed me to remind me of a 'must attend' presentation. Drat.
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What about all them other professors – ain’t they your kin? Good God, no. I loathe them and they loathe me. – Sunset Limited
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« Reply #21669 on: February 19, 2012, 09:23:31 PM »

I cleaned the stove. This really ought to be done more often. Maybe then it wouldn't take so long.

This post reminded me that I sprayed some cleaner on my stovetop and then walked away from it. I wonder if it has dried.
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msparticularity
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« Reply #21670 on: February 19, 2012, 09:53:43 PM »

Looking for my missing GPS thing, I found a necklace that was missing, but not the target of my search.

Just in case LOL might be inappropriate, and in deference to the spirit of this thread, may I just say that I am mildly amused that a "GPS thing" can be lost?

Yes, there is a certain irony.

Please excuse me, the laundry has completed its dryer cycle. Time to make the bed with clean sheets.

Clean sheets on the bed sounds lovely, but I think that is not going to occur at our house for another day or so.
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"Once admit that the sole verifiable or fruitful object of knowledge is the particular set of changes that generate the object of study...and no intelligible question can be asked about what, by assumption, lies outside." John Dewey

"Be particular." Jill Conner Browne
anakin
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Goes to 11


« Reply #21671 on: February 19, 2012, 10:03:50 PM »

I cleaned the stove. This really ought to be done more often. Maybe then it wouldn't take so long.

This post reminded me that I sprayed some cleaner on my stovetop and then walked away from it. I wonder if it has dried.

That depends on a complicated model of the vapor pressure of your cleaner, the wet globe bulb temperature in your house, the temperature of course, and the complex microcurrents of air movement in your house.

In lieu of assembling such a model, may I suggest you approach your stove with a moistened rag?
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Dr. Anakin sits high and mightily in her office while she condemns students to lives of misery and drudgery, washing out their husbands' underwear in filthy water. In addition, she is a horrible teacher. She welcomes you to Introduction to Biology!
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« Reply #21672 on: February 19, 2012, 10:07:26 PM »

I cleaned the stove. This really ought to be done more often. Maybe then it wouldn't take so long.

This post reminded me that I sprayed some cleaner on my stovetop and then walked away from it. I wonder if it has dried.

That depends on a complicated model of the vapor pressure of your cleaner, the wet globe bulb temperature in your house, the temperature of course, and the complex microcurrents of air movement in your house.

In lieu of assembling such a model, may I suggest you approach your stove with a moistened rag?

You may.
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I am an insanely elegant, super classy poor white, for the record.

I love everyone here!
marigolds
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« Reply #21673 on: February 20, 2012, 05:55:31 AM »

Two of my students sent drafts to me for feedback this morning, one at 4:48 a.m. and one at 5:33 a.m. I assume that these two students have arisen early to work, and mentally applaud them.

However, I assume that the student who sent me his draft at 3:38 a.m. stayed up late to work. I deduce from this that, in my mind, 4:00 a.m. is the cutoff point between late night and early morning.
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usukprof
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...but at least now is leet.


« Reply #21674 on: February 20, 2012, 08:32:12 AM »

I't monday morning and I've gotten to (last) sat. morning on my weekend agenda checkoff.
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