Hey middle-aged men....
I know that it is going to be hot outside today and I know that we live in one of the lamer "cities" in CA, but come on. There is NO reason for all of you to wear Hawaiian shirts to work today.*
1. They are not any of the following... attractive, cool, fun, appropriate for a workplace.
2. There is air conditioning in the offices you work in.
*Nearly every car I passed on the way to work had a guy with one on.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Phrases You Need for Work
Today on email homepage there is an article about phrases you need to know for work. I'd like to add a personal favorite...
Fu@king the Dog
Definition: slacking off at work; not doing one's work in order to do other things (like a blog post)
Origin: Smalltown, Mississippi (actually one of the few good things to come out of Smalltown, MS)
Other Forms: F'ing the D
Example Usage:
Worker 1: Whatcha doin?
Worker 2: Oh, not much... just fu@king the dog.
Fu@king the Dog
Definition: slacking off at work; not doing one's work in order to do other things (like a blog post)
Origin: Smalltown, Mississippi (actually one of the few good things to come out of Smalltown, MS)
Other Forms: F'ing the D
Example Usage:
Worker 1: Whatcha doin?
Worker 2: Oh, not much... just fu@king the dog.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Nostaglia Update
... the nostalgia didn't last long...
I got the most ridiculous answers to the short answer questions.
Reasons they should have answered the short answers better:
1: We spent 2 (count them 2) weeks on this topic
2: I told them it was the topic of my thesis so I would definitely put it on the test
3: One of the questions was worded EXACTLY the same as a sample question from the study guide
The "best" answer I got....
They brought the idea of ideology to....
Ah yes, the ever elusive idea of ideology
I got the most ridiculous answers to the short answer questions.
Reasons they should have answered the short answers better:
1: We spent 2 (count them 2) weeks on this topic
2: I told them it was the topic of my thesis so I would definitely put it on the test
3: One of the questions was worded EXACTLY the same as a sample question from the study guide
The "best" answer I got....
They brought the idea of ideology to....
Ah yes, the ever elusive idea of ideology
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The End of an Era
So my academic career here in far far west has concluded-today I gave my last final.* In my five years here I got an MA and survived a whole year of professing. I'm not sure which was harder.
I must say I'm feeling rather nostalgic. I don't know if it is the massive amounts of wine I consumed over the weekend with Hubby and SMH (photos to follow) or if I really will miss this place-maybe a little of both.
Nonetheless, I still had a very Southern thought today...
"I kinda feel like crying, but I won't- my eye makeup looks good!"
*I know, I still have to grade them, but still...
I must say I'm feeling rather nostalgic. I don't know if it is the massive amounts of wine I consumed over the weekend with Hubby and SMH (photos to follow) or if I really will miss this place-maybe a little of both.
Nonetheless, I still had a very Southern thought today...
"I kinda feel like crying, but I won't- my eye makeup looks good!"
*I know, I still have to grade them, but still...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
It must be contagious...
No... Not El Gripe Puerco... Making an ass of yourself
I received my annual lecturer evaluation in my box and noticed that it said I didn't teach in Spring 2008.
So I asked the office who I should contact about this mistake. Then contacted the chair of the department, who investigated... and reported back to me...
Right, this is Spring 2009- when I am teaching. The letter is for Spring 2008- when I did not teach in the department...
I received my annual lecturer evaluation in my box and noticed that it said I didn't teach in Spring 2008.
So I asked the office who I should contact about this mistake. Then contacted the chair of the department, who investigated... and reported back to me...
Right, this is Spring 2009- when I am teaching. The letter is for Spring 2008- when I did not teach in the department...
Monday, May 4, 2009
El Gripe Puerco
No I don't have Swine Flu, but my laptop does...
It is with a squad of geeks being repaired so I don't lose ALL my files....
Since that will take a couple of days we finally broke down and purchased a new desktop (we've been putting it off for 2 years).
It is fancy indeed and we got a good deal on it because it was "open box." Normally that is no big deal, but the original owner kept it just long enough for everything to be in Korean. But thanks to careful searching on the mini screen of the iphone I was able to return everything to factory settings.
It is with a squad of geeks being repaired so I don't lose ALL my files....
Since that will take a couple of days we finally broke down and purchased a new desktop (we've been putting it off for 2 years).
It is fancy indeed and we got a good deal on it because it was "open box." Normally that is no big deal, but the original owner kept it just long enough for everything to be in Korean. But thanks to careful searching on the mini screen of the iphone I was able to return everything to factory settings.
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