not being too smart as a teaching virtue |
in preparation for an interview recently i was reading a rate my professor profile for a professor (yes, i occasionally do this; they can be very revealing!), and one of the comments said this: "not a...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:40:00 GMT |
conversations overheard from undergrads |
conversation #1:
girl A: "i'm dating someone new. his name is gabe. he's in a band. he's hot."
girl B: "sounds hot."
girl A: "he is."
conversation #2:
guy: "i'm pretty much done with thursdays, ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:36:00 GMT |
the freakiest shit ever |
i was just changing the batteries in our living room clock. i put in the new batteries and, in order to set the time, look up at the kitchen clock. it says 10:45. then i look back at the clock i'm hol...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:16:00 GMT |
unfettered cruelty towards the illiterate |
i was watching a few minutes of this show on mtv this morning and i could not believe my eyes. it was a true life story and this guy, a grown adult, went to a tutor because his reading ability needed ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:37:00 GMT |
the grossest personal hygiene problem |
is definitely long, discolored fingernails (with dirt beneath them!) on men. gross on ladies too, but the kind of thing you can just look away from. not so on men. on them it is the stuff of horror. i...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:31:00 GMT |
the rise of the new black quarterback |
we have entered the age of the awesome black quarterback. back in my day, sure, we had black quarterbacks, but they were all bill cosby-like. case in point: warren moon. of course, there was randal cu...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:51:00 GMT |
my favorite xmas gifts |
my favorite xmas gifts this year come from my two sisters. one got me an office calendar. a calendar for the office? a calendar of the office? affirmative to both questions! and therein lies its great...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:05:00 GMT |
what i want most for xmas |
just because i'm a man, and a real man at that, does not mean that what i want most for xmas can't be a domestic item. because what i really want is that new cone (or "kone") dust buster. it's totally...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:15:00 GMT |
perfect errand system |
because i am a total add-riddled spazz when i have stuff/errands to do/run, i end up doing them in the most haphazard way. like, if i have to clean up my apartment i will not just focus on one room or...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:36:00 GMT |
perfect napping conditions |
here is what i consider to be the perfect napping conditions:1. time: middle of the day, like 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. any earlier and you are still asleep from last night; any later, and you are dangerously...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:17:00 GMT |
