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Do professors get together and PLAN to have exams on the same day? Do they have any freaking idea how hard it is to study for an anthropology exam AND a Western Civ exam at the same time? At least I didn't give my anthro instructor an essay on the globalization of the 16th and 17th centuries....

brite wrote:Do professors get together and PLAN to have exams on the same day?

I'll ask my wife.

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Answer: Yes, they do.

code monkey wrote:when you leave step out of your house onto your left foot. the first things you bring into your new house should be a broom, some bread and some salt. i am not superstitious. these are traditions.

I understand the traditions, but I don't believe in them. And I don't believe in luck.

The first time we went over there on Tuesday (we've been back and forth all week) she spent time cleaning the spotlessly clean kitchen and brought over some olive oil we got in Paris last year "for luck". Whatever makes her happy.

From answers.com:

As a gift to new home owners, I traditionally bring:
bread - so the people in the home never want for physical sustenance;
salt - to ensure prosperity for the household;
a bottle of wine - that the household may celebrate the "good times";
a piece of coal - an old symbol that ensures the home will be warm;
and a small living plant - so the household will grow and thrive.

Actually one of the first things we brought over was a box full of booze; one of the things the movers told us they won't move are open liquor bottles.

A better way in ensure that house stays warm... figuring out the darn thermostat. I asked the old owner today if it was programmable or not and what the model number is, because my guess from the exterior of it doesn't seem correct, and she didn't have a clue. It was something her husband dealt with.

So, quick gripe about this:

Some people wrote:You Can't Ignore Reality (TM)

as in "Men are men and women are women, blah blah blah insert stereotypes here, You Can't Ignore Reality."

I know we've been over this, I'm at best a faux wannabe pseudofeminist with chauvinistic tendencies, yada yada. But... no. Just no way. You can't just go and define stereotyped behavior as Reality just because most people happen to act that way. Statistics are statistics, not invariant laws.

Anyone can acknowledge there's a huge difference between George W. Bush and Al Gore (for example), or Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Different people, different personalities. So, maybe most women have personalities more along X lines, and men more along Y lines, and that's okay, but seriously, don't tell me that this is Reality and everyone fits neatly into little archetype boxes. That's not Reality, that's a simplistic fantasy.

Sorry, but you're wrong.

Lots of people ignore reality and do it on a daily basis.

Gullible Jones wrote:So, quick gripe about this:

Some people wrote:You Can't Ignore Reality (TM)

as in "Men are men and women are women, blah blah blah insert stereotypes here, You Can't Ignore Reality."

I know we've been over this, I'm at best a faux wannabe pseudofeminist with chauvinistic tendencies, yada yada. But... no. Just no way. You can't just go and define stereotyped behavior as Reality just because most people happen to act that way. Statistics are statistics, not invariant laws.

Anyone can acknowledge there's a huge difference between George W. Bush and Al Gore (for example), or Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Different people, different personalities. So, maybe most women have personalities more along X lines, and men more along Y lines, and that's okay, but seriously, don't tell me that this is Reality and everyone fits neatly into little archetype boxes. That's not Reality, that's a simplistic fantasy.

Eh?

Swift wrote:Sorry, but you're wrong.

Lots of people ignore reality and do it on a daily basis.

Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

geonuc wrote:

Swift wrote:Sorry, but you're wrong.

Lots of people ignore reality and do it on a daily basis.

Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

I thought it was for the people who couldn't handle science fiction?

Or, as Robin Williams used to say "Reality, what a concept".

I'm going to miss that guy (Robin Williams).

geonuc wrote:I'm going to miss that guy (Robin Williams).

You aren't the only one. *sigh*

Want to download the Strawberry Perl portable distribution for Windows, so that I can script some stuff.

Blindly type in 'www.strawberryperl.org' in the browser, because I'm pretty sure that's the correct address...

Hit enter and get immediately redirected to a foot fetish porn site. The correct address was '.com'.

Bloody domain squatters.

So sick of life being so hard, and I'm not sure I have what it takes to overcome.

SciFi Chick wrote:So sick of life being so hard, and I'm not sure I have what it takes to overcome.

I think you do but it's no comfort for me or maybe anyone else to say so. What you need is for things to improve. I hope they do soon.

geonuc wrote:

SciFi Chick wrote:So sick of life being so hard, and I'm not sure I have what it takes to overcome.

I think you do but it's no comfort for me or maybe anyone else to say so. What you need is for things to improve. I hope they do soon.

I am with Geonuc on this. Sometimes you just need good shit to happen. And sometimes you have to look for good shit. Like having a loving mother. Even if she does make you crazy. Or knowing that you have friends. Even if they do piss you off. But, best of all..... you have an Australian Redneck. I mean really? How many people can say that?

SciFiFisher wrote:

geonuc wrote:

SciFi Chick wrote:So sick of life being so hard, and I'm not sure I have what it takes to overcome.

I think you do but it's no comfort for me or maybe anyone else to say so. What you need is for things to improve. I hope they do soon.

I am with Geonuc on this. Sometimes you just need good shit to happen. And sometimes you have to look for good shit. Like having a loving mother. Even if she does make you crazy. Or knowing that you have friends. Even if they do piss you off. But, best of all..... you have an Australian Redneck. I mean really? How many people can say that?

And all I get is the Australian Redneck’s twin brother.... LMAO

Thanks everyone. I'm sure I'll appreciate what you're saying more when the damn stomach virus I've picked up is gone.

brite wrote:And all I get is the Australian Redneck’s twin brother.... LMAO

Could be worse, I hear the LatinAmerican version is worse

sfc, you and z are 2 of the most amazing people that i've ever encountered and, as a team, you're at the top of the list. 1 thing at a time and the first thing is to get over the virus. then you'll analyze the situation, make plans and act on them. and know that you have a sympathetic audience here.

dorothy parker oce said that life wasn't one damned thing after another; it was the same damned thing over and over.

Sigma_Orionis wrote:

brite wrote:And all I get is the Australian Redneck’s twin brother.... LMAO

Could be worse, I hear the LatinAmerican version is worse

who would know better than you?

Indeed, who could?

code monkey wrote:sfc, you and z are 2 of the most amazing people that i've ever encountered and, as a team, you're at the top of the list. 1 thing at a time and the first thing is to get over the virus. then you'll analyze the situation, make plans and act on them. and know that you have a sympathetic audience here.

dorothy parker oce said that life wasn't one damned thing after another; it was the same damned thing over and over.

You, and everyone else here, were absolutely right. I'm feeling a lot better and a lot more hopeful. It's still an uphill battle, but I'm ready to fight instead of just lie down and give up, so that's something.

The last several days I've been in a foul mood, just kind of sad and mopey and I don't know what. I'm not sure why.

I thought typing this might make me feel better...

Swift wrote:The last several days I've been in a foul mood, just kind of sad and mopey and I don't know what. I'm not sure why.

I thought typing this might make me feel better...

Did it?

geonuc wrote:

Swift wrote:The last several days I've been in a foul mood, just kind of sad and mopey and I don't know what. I'm not sure why.

I thought typing this might make me feel better...

Did it?

I hope it did.

SciFi Chick wrote:

code monkey wrote:sfc, you and z are 2 of the most amazing people that i've ever encountered and, as a team, you're at the top of the list. 1 thing at a time and the first thing is to get over the virus. then you'll analyze the situation, make plans and act on them. and know that you have a sympathetic audience here.

dorothy parker oce said that life wasn't one damned thing after another; it was the same damned thing over and over.

You, and everyone else here, were absolutely right. I'm feeling a lot better and a lot more hopeful. It's still an uphill battle, but I'm ready to fight instead of just lie down and give up, so that's something.

I was that way for the last couple weeks. Things got better over the weekend. I'm looking to continuing and carry it through this week and the holidays. Hope you can too.