RhaenysBee Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I’m in a weird flunk. Not sure if it’s hormonal or the weather (it doesn’t stay steady for longer than 4 days), I feel quite tired and sleepy. I suppose the awkward summer sleep schedule doesn’t help either, I go to bed at midnight and keep waking up around 5, after that it’s just 30 minutes snoozes from which I jolt awake thinking it’s time to get up already. Sister had a… well I suppose the closest thing to what this was is a fraternity weekend party camping. She didn’t have a nice time. Which makes me wonder if it was I who lucked out throughout my life to have a completely normal, intelligent and supportive high school and university environment. Or that’s the standard and she was unlucky to end up in ridiculously toxic schools. Well, either way, it’s just awfully sad that her uni is so poisoned with politics and gossip. Maybe it’s a generation thing too. When I went to uni, the world was a bit further away from the edge of the cliff than it is now, and things were just calmer, less polarized and opinions and ideologies were less aggressive. It’s weird… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I found a flattened penny today by the railroad tracks. I've lived near the tracks for 7+ years and am always "track combing" when I walk my dog near there and today was the first time I've ever found one. My excitement level right now is pretty fucking high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I picked up my new pair of glasses from Lenscrafters yesterday. They lack the transitional lenses that my last pair had, but these are high index, anti-reflective, and reduces blue light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, larrytheimp said: I found a flattened penny today by the railroad tracks. I've lived near the tracks for 7+ years and am always "track combing" when I walk my dog near there and today was the first time I've ever found one. My excitement level right now is pretty fucking high! How big was the flattened penny, I'm assuming it must've stretched the diameter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: How big was the flattened penny, I'm assuming it must've stretched the diameter? It's about the size of a quarter, but ovalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, larrytheimp said: It's about the size of a quarter, but ovalized. I found one as a kid. About the same size. Canadian penny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Niiiice....throw that on the mantel for convo piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 It rained today. I mean, some drops of lukewarm water fell from the sky for the duration for 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, RhaenysBee said: It rained today. I mean, some drops of lukewarm water fell from the sky for the duration for 10 minutes. Does your area need rain? I hope you all aren't in drought conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 This is adorable: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/books/review/typing-classes-the-aubrey-maturin-series-and-other-letters-to-the-editor.html Quote Type Writer To the Editor: In her letter to the editor (June 27), inspired by a review of Danielle Dreilinger’s “The Secret History of Home Economics,” Jane Feder relates how as an eighth grader she regretted being automatically assigned to a sewing class while boys were placed in “shop” class. I grew up in Long Beach, N.Y., where Feder now lives. In our high school, boys took shop and girls typing. My father advised me to transfer. “You will never be a carpenter,” he said, but typing was a valuable skill to acquire (especially for someone with indecipherable handwriting — just ask my own students). I did manage to switch and learned more of practical use in typing than any other class. And who could object to being the only boy in a class of 30? Eric Foner New York The writer is the author of “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.” [Plus so many more books ... Z] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Only in Louisiana! (Though Mobile already did it.) Tardi Gras! To make for losing 2021's February Mardi Gras, they will have it in September. Mardi Gras's a'comin' Babeeeeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 This is just too on the nose: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I just learned that BBQ sauce is Alabama is mayonnaise based and I'm not sure how to process that information... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 So much respect and appreciation for taxi drivers who offer to put on a mask with paranoid customers like myself on the backseat even though masks are no longer mandatory here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Today is the first day of summer holiday. I now have six weeks of freedom. Usually, I'm more excited about getting away from the students, but this time it's more about escaping from my useless coworkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Teng Ai Hui said: Today is the first day of summer holiday. I now have six weeks of freedom. Usually, I'm more excited about getting away from the students, but this time it's more about escaping from my useless coworkers. I have an officer transferring to my team who is with me for 3 days and then off for 6 weeks (my staff work 9 or 10 hour days and then take the school holidays off). Absolute piss take but good for him, and he will have to make the hours up down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Exhaustion from an 8 week old baby is justification for us both forgetting our anniversary right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 11 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: Exhaustion from an 8 week old baby is justification for us both forgetting our anniversary right? One would think that. Plus -- don't you have a small child in the household as well? Nevertheless, Congratulations, you guys, on your anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 4:06 AM, BigFatCoward said: Exhaustion from an 8 week old baby is justification for us both forgetting our anniversary right? Eh if she forgot to, just rejoice, that's like a get out of jail free card, and you know you'll need it eventually when you forget again in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Ouch!! Geezus this family seems destined for perpetual misery and infighting. The wounds will take years to heal, if ever. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60f2a6eae4b0a771e80469de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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