This Biden/Palin debate is a bit of a bore.
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Hey, it's fall outside. Just like that.
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salome:
No kidding. We lost at least ten degrees there, didn't we?
toothpickmoe:
The stories my wife has told about her college days support that. Wearing every article of clothing you own just to go down to the corner store sounds like so much fun.
You have to be tough here too, but in a much different way.
You have to be tough here too, but in a much different way.
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toothpickmoe:
Heh. No, but my subscription money helps pay for those damn things.
hysanadu:
Hah! I try. 
I am taking the day off!
Who else wants to play hooky?
Who else wants to play hooky?
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toothpickmoe:
Nice. That's a good father/son movie, as long as you weren't like 7 or 8. Then I don't think I would've been able to sleep at night.
toothpickmoe:
Ha! Well, you can blame Arnie for your nightmares now.
I am a magnet for disease this fall. I had just kicked one cold to the curb, and a week later - here I am stuffy and hacking again. For some reason, when I get sick - I'm a hot mess. It's not just the sniffles and a sore throat for a few days. Oh no. It's fully on congestion, sinus pressure, runny nose. It's...
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toothpickmoe:
Yeah, they've pretty much embraced the grossness.
southernguynj:
feelin' any better?
Today, E said that my sample chapter for job interviews was "pretty good and much improved." He also added that he thought I would be able to wrack up a few good job talks.
This made me so happy, it's almost embarrassing. It's kind of weird to be almost 30 and so reliant on someone else's approval for your own happiness.
(No matter how much...
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This made me so happy, it's almost embarrassing. It's kind of weird to be almost 30 and so reliant on someone else's approval for your own happiness.
(No matter how much...
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toothpickmoe:
Some people spend their entire lives searching for someone that makes them feel that way.
Enough of that job crap.
Just wanted to note: I totally love the hell out Sandman Mystery Theater. I seriously miss good old school Vertigo comics like that.
Just wanted to note: I totally love the hell out Sandman Mystery Theater. I seriously miss good old school Vertigo comics like that.
toothpickmoe:
If you have enough hobbies it might at least look like you have a job.
I have officially applied for jobs. Only like a shitload more to go. 
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toothpickmoe:
Jobs are overrated too. 
sockpuppet:
Jobs are definitely overrated. What's needed is enough money. Not that you didn't know that, I'm just exercising my hobbyhorse.
Good luck anyway
Good luck anyway
Serious question time!
So, next year - God willing - I'll be an assistant professor at some fine institution of higher learning. And I sort of right away wonder: what does that mean about me and SG? I'm looking for advice, basically, from you other professional types out there.
The thing is, I'm not worried about my colleagues especially. Like they care that I have...
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So, next year - God willing - I'll be an assistant professor at some fine institution of higher learning. And I sort of right away wonder: what does that mean about me and SG? I'm looking for advice, basically, from you other professional types out there.
The thing is, I'm not worried about my colleagues especially. Like they care that I have...
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toothpickmoe:
Fresh air does a body good.
Especially if the talking out of the ass doesn't involve actual words...
Especially if the talking out of the ass doesn't involve actual words...
salome:
You could always retroactively edit identifying information out of your journals. And if you run into someone at a meet, you're all good since they're not going to crucify you for being a member of a site they're also a member of.
So, fall just *showed up* here in Chicago - and I think it's here to stay? The hell?
i actually like fall a lot: jackets and brisk mornings are all right by me. The only down side is that fall leads to winter - and that's just a goddamn mess. But for real: I could have gone for a couple more weeks of nice warm...
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i actually like fall a lot: jackets and brisk mornings are all right by me. The only down side is that fall leads to winter - and that's just a goddamn mess. But for real: I could have gone for a couple more weeks of nice warm...
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toothpickmoe:
If it's done right, it doesn't matter what type of effect is used. "Alien" still looks like a damn good movie to this day, but that's because it was done right and can stand the test of time. At least, in my opinion. Much like "Starship Troopers."
sockpuppet:
Not quite what I meant; sorry, I should have been clearer. My politics
(But yes, internal politics can be horrible.)
(But yes, internal politics can be horrible.)
You know what's great? Zodiac.
I saw it in theaters, and dug the hell out of it. When we were in NY, it was playing on cable and we caught the tail end of it one night. Which only made me want to see it again. So I picked up the Director's Cut DVD the other day (which was different in no major way that...
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I saw it in theaters, and dug the hell out of it. When we were in NY, it was playing on cable and we caught the tail end of it one night. Which only made me want to see it again. So I picked up the Director's Cut DVD the other day (which was different in no major way that...
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toothpickmoe:
Generally you see a bit more boob or hear a few more "fuck"s. Watch the "controversial" alternate ending for I Am Legend.
toothpickmoe:
Yes, they shot an ending that actually follows the book, but it didn't test well so they went back and changed it. 
More boobs is pretty much always okay.
More boobs is pretty much always okay.
I just wrote a cover letter for a Christian liberal arts university.
I'm never quite clear on just how *Christian* some of these places are ..... and how happy I would be at them. But then again: when your job market sucks, how much choice do you have? I guess applying could never hurt.
I'm never quite clear on just how *Christian* some of these places are ..... and how happy I would be at them. But then again: when your job market sucks, how much choice do you have? I guess applying could never hurt.
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sockpuppet:
This is your chance to find out. Just make sure you've got a return ticket...
And, I hope this turns out to be "interesting fact-finding", not "I really need this job..."
And, I hope this turns out to be "interesting fact-finding", not "I really need this job..."
obd:
you know, I have a very strict rule about not applying for jobs I don't actually want.
And double correct, since the Dodgers eviscerated the Cubbies! Yaay!