People watching Stalker
A few days ago, RedHandedJill made a post about the show Stalker, which yes, has been a bit uneven, but may be seeming to find its feet.
ARGH. I'm currently flying for a business trip to a conference. When I fly, my work will only cover costs for economy (natch), so I pay out of my pocket to upgrade to Economy Plus because I like the extra space so I can spread out a little more, especially if I'm going to have to work on the flight. This time, I…
Favorite thing in the world tonight
... splits of wine.
Note re:Burning Man
I haven't really seen any posts about this, so maybe we don't have any Burners (as in attendees of Burning Man, not the kinjaverse type burners) in this group, or maybe they're all lurkers. In the event you are out there and lurking ... and now trying to kill time as the gates have been closed due to weather, as…
How stupid are people?
I'm sitting here, enjoying my Buffy/Angel bingefest (by the way, if you should ever choose to delve into the Buffyverse for yourself, I HIGHLY recommend using the combined episode watching order by The Watcher's Council - helps immensely understand where the Angel episodes fit in continuity-wise with Buffy) and I…
Insomnia watching - ARGH
Insomnia got me tonight. Got me hard - if I were to list everything I took trying to go to sleep, you'd be amazed I could still put two words together to piece together a coherent thought, much less post. It's 5:30 my time and my husband will be awake in roughly 45 minutes. Luckily, I don't have to be "up" for my day…
Birthdays - big deal or no?
When I was growing up, I had one - count it - ONE birthday party. I think it might have been for my 10th. I was allowed to invite a bunch of girls over for a slumber party, I remember someone brought the soundtrack album for Grease, and my mom got me one of those doll cakes where the cake is like the big hoop skirt of…
Weird brain workings? UPDATED
I was born and raised Catholic, as were my parents and their parents before them (and as far back as I could probably trace anyone in our family). So, we had a healthy belief in saints and angels and all that Catholic-y stuff. I can't remember the context of why my mom told me this once, but at some point in my…
Project Runway - anyone watching?
So last night was the second episode of the new season - anyone else watching?
The best band you've never heard of (with the most recognizable song)
So, during nopenotathing's "What are you listening to?" post earlier, I commented on my concern over her lack of knowledge regarding some basic music classics :)
Migraine peoples?
I have migraines myself and I know there are several of us here that have discussed the treatments we use. I am wondering if, of the chronic migraineurs here, anyone started getting treatment while in their teens?
"Expression of concern" for the FB study
Update on the research ethics of that Facebook study discussed last week: the editors of PNAS have now written an "Editorial Expression of Concern" regarding the study. Gee, guys and gals, don't you think the time to give pause and consider the Common Rule would have been PRIOR to publication? Seems like the very…
On apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic novels
There's a million and one ways for the world to die. Some seem to be more gruesome than others. I'm not a real fan of the gorier ways for us to shuffle off this mortal coil, but I'm okay with realism.
Murder in the First - anyone else watching?
I haven't noticed anyone post about this show on TNT, Murder in the First. It follows Major Crimes, and since it's summer and what the hell else is on to watch? I decided to give it a watch. The first show I was sort of "meh" about, but intrigued by the sheer number of names and "hey, it's that guy!" moments.…
Soooooo ... any betting people out there?
If so, what would you say the over/under is on the time it takes Netflix to crash tonight?
A day in an adolescent correctional facility
Many years ago, back in the 90s, I worked in a center for adolescent males who were adjudicated as repeat offenders. Our center was operated by a non-profit agency, rather than a state or local agency, and we had a contract with the city and county and also received grant funds. Also, as the Director of Education,…
Apparently little-known faculty secret ...
... we're off-contract during the summer. Most of us. That means, strictly speaking, we're not getting paid to work. You may come across a faculty member in a campus office during the summer for a variety of reasons: 1) they may be teaching a summer course, in which case they are getting paid just to teach that…
Any other documentary geeks?
I'm a sucker for documentaries on tv, especially on historical events, like they show on PBS. I tell my husband, the reason I kick ass at trivia games is that I have watched more documentary programs on just about every topic imaginable just ... because. For some reason, I get sucked into them, especially if the…
Where are the Survivor fans? Anyone left watching?
So I purposely stayed offline for awhile tonight because the Survivor finale was on, and I'm on the west coast and I wanted to avoid any east coast spoilers.
The universe says "F U Jenny McCarthy!"
Absolutely priceless and wonderful at the same time. Sometimes life is spectacular in its irony.