Earlier this summer one of my cousins had his high school graduation celebration. Most of our family was in attendance, except for those who now live down south. My other aunt and uncle showed up about an hour and a half into the gig to give good wishes, but mostly to brag about [...]
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The $12.50 Wedding Invitation
How About a Real Interview?
After a shower, The Partner starts his day with a dose of the NBC Nightly News Netcast with Brian Williams while eating breakfast. His rationale is that this is the sort of stuff average Americans watch so it’s best for us to know what they’re exposing themselves to. I’m still lazily laying about [...]
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(http://hellaboss.com/hbPostBottle.php?id=257-1) This is PowerPoint, as seen through the eyes of not only geeks, but students the world over.
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Friday Random Ten – The “Desperately Seeking Engagement” Edition
The first week of classes is passing without much ado.
We don’t have a reading packet for Seminar, just (ha! JUST!) the completion of our research, the analysis of our data, the write-up of our thesis, and the presentation of our findings.
The remaining four classes? I sit in a desk and get lectured at. [...]
Quite Different Than What Was Sent
Dear Professor –,
Although you had informed us of your necessary absence Wednesday, you neglected to tell us you would also be gone this Friday morning. We students showed up (all of us even on-time!), but fifteen minutes later you still had not arrived. What the fuck is up wit dat, yo?
I woke up [...]
