So there's a guy at the office with nifty hair. Ever since he stopped wearing vests and collared shirts his hair has looked even niftier than it did before.

So today he was like, "Oh, I like your piercings," referring to the conch piercings in my ear.
I said, "Thanks, they were a graduation present to myself." 
And he said, "I too got myself a ( Read more... )

I dreamed of Charles for the first time since we broke up 2016 according to this blog. I actually almost never dreamed of him even when we were in a relationship, though. Angela shows up with alarming frequency though. Justin doesn't show up at all.

He did show up on my side of the bed last night. To paraphrase:
"Whaaaat, what is this?"

"Come here ( Read more... )

There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately ( Read more... )

I dreamed that I was doing something for a right-of-way allocation presentation with Sophia, Sally, Galina, and Shivani. In the snowy courtyard outside the library there was a small bonfire. It seemed like a good idea to cook some marshmallows but I needed a marshmallow stick first. But then everyone I knew in high school started carrying firewood ( Read more... )

This is a true story about toilets.

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Adam said that I'm like him (okay), but "smarter" (debatable), which is why I should do a PhD.
I said that's the exact reason that I won't do a PhD ( Read more... )

So, I've started listening to the HP audiobooks.

• Stephen Fry is amazing!
• A book I've read many times before sounds entirely new!
• I'm only beginning to appreciate Harry's unique viewpoint and way of describing things now.
• ... I'm surprised Harry made it out of #4 mostly untraumatized.

Tomorrow I need to start asking people about going onto their roofs, ( Read more... )

HK-47:
Statement: Oh yes, my master had quite the collection of tortured individuals that seemed unable to confront their basic personality conflicts. Let me cite some specific examples ( Read more... )

Here’s the thing. Life is an endless series of trainwrecks with only brief commercial like breaks of happiness. This had been the ultimate commercial break.
(Deadpool)

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
(Rousseau ( Read more... )

Because the organizers of the networking session were feeling playful, the PhD student has a nametag that says "Firstname Skywalker" and under that, "Sith Knight ( Read more... )