Comments | byelka58: Things Don't Like Me.

byelka58

Things Don't Like Me.

Nov 02, 2005 20:09

I scheduled an evening to write an entry, and I find myself with nothing to say. Or at least no structuring narrative. Starting this weekend I'll be problematizing (drink!) the concept of "narrative", pursuant to writing a presentation for next week's Gender class (and no thanks to this week's presenters, who raised the bar way too high despite ( Read more... )

preservatives, serbo-c, grad school, grading

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artnymph29 November 3 2005, 04:45:33 UTC

gotta love a shout out to the PPL ;) especially the ones in hotpants!

byelka58 November 3 2005, 14:20:04 UTC

Whoa whoa whoa. Who's wearing the hotpants here? The shout-outs? Or you guys? I did not need to know if y'all are wearing hotpants, although of course I support your lifestyle choices, etc., etc.

Now I'm picturing athletic shorts with "PPL" written across the butt in a gangster font. Someday we will be famous and we will merchandize.

vislius November 3 2005, 04:56:03 UTC

The graphic over at NBC's site for The Poseidon Adventure is really ... something. As I said over at the PPL, it's a shame that I won't be able to revel in its awfulness. Ah, to be blissfully shielded in Canada!

byelka58 November 3 2005, 14:25:45 UTC

And I am here in the evil southlands with no television. We are a comedy of misattributed resources, something like "The Gift of the Magi" only less heart-rending. I am considering a haircut, though.

vislius November 3 2005, 16:58:13 UTC

And I have no watch to pawn, or, at least not a decent one, worthy of a chain. The watch I have currently has a clip so that I can attach it to my belt loop, but as I don't want to get the snot beaten out of me (What happens to the anger that used to drive playground fights?), my watch just jostles (spelling?) about in my bookbag.

la_zumo November 3 2005, 04:59:34 UTC

Dude, just because you have low scores in your class doesn't mean you're a crap TA. Honestly, it's the luck of the draw, and I feel that sometimes, you just get some shitty students. I'm about to embark on another round of grading, so I'll be sharing in the pain again too. Just remember: they suck and not you.

On a more interesting note, I've been listening to a mix of The Cult, Kansas, and Journey in the mornings. For about the past month, I have sung "Don't Stop Believing" under my breath each day.

It scares me that I might be on the same wavelength as some of your students.

byelka58 November 3 2005, 14:29:52 UTC

I had two for "Don't Stop Believing" (a matter of timing? They'd been listening to the radio, I suspect, and gotten caught up in the World Series business) and one for "Lights". I don't think I even know "Don't Stop Believing", but that's because I skipped the '80s entirely when I went from Fox97 to 99X.

"Carry on, My Wayward Son", though: that's a song. If you're a marching band.

anonymous November 3 2005, 07:10:10 UTC

MONKEYS!

And that's so NOT a count noun, I don't even know what is more not a count noun.

byelka58 November 5 2005, 04:02:28 UTC

"Count_nouns" is still available as a user name, you know. And depending on your interpretation, it's either a lexical category or some bizarre aristocrat. There are many other fun unclaimed accounts, any one of which would keep you from uglifying my comments with your no-pictureness.

I am byelka58, creator of words.

I think it is time to come home. anonymous November 4 2005, 02:59:10 UTC

I have read this entry twice and I am not sure we still speak the same language - the words look familiar but the way they are strung together leaves me weak with angst. What are you studying up north? Monkeys? Words put to...cartoons? I do think I understood part of the grading stuff, and maybe the sun references, but otherwise I am lost. Please plan to use "oldspeak" on your Atlanta visit. We will all be more comfortable.(drink, drink, drink)