February 2009
74 posts
“The question of what living is for is at the heart of the manifold problems we...”
– crowth, in response to this.
We’re focusing on the wrong things. People used to study not so they could put a monetary worth on that education, but so they could improve themselves intellectually, and then make a contribution to society.
Then of course, you have this nonsense.
NB: I am a...
“The essence of a humanities education — reading the great literary and...”
– In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth - NYTimes.com
Oh, shit.
The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a...
This is a German lullaby my grandmother used to...
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
hmmmhmmmsomething
99 Luftballons
—Liz Lemon.
One of my major longstanding irritations aka I am...
anthropophagous:
I don’t like to ‘travel’ and I think that, while experiencing other localities besides your own is a good experience that allows you to view the world differently, the leisure activity of traveling/vacationing/backpacking etc is peculiar, and the meaning/implications of it are often distorted.
I really hate the exotification/glorification of ‘travel’, especially as...
“…you should say something like “you speak (insert language)?” to which they will...”
–
115 - Promising to learn a new language.
I have to admit though, Americans trying to say things in Tagalog is absolutely adorable. Ma-GAAAHN-dang OO-ma-gah. Hey, I don’t get many chances to be patronizing.
“…often a Classics PhD program involves heavy teaching and grading tasks for...”
– The fact that they are construing grading Classical Myth papers as a negative makes me very sympathetic to everyone who has to teach that class.
I don't always do poetry. But when I do, I prefer...
i sing of Olaf glad and big
whose warmest heart recoiled at war:
a conscientious object-or
his wellbelov’d colonel(trig
westpointer most succinctly bred)
took erring Olaf soon in hand;
but—though an host of overjoyed
noncoms(first knocking on the head
him)do through icy waters roll
that helplessness which others stroke
with brushes recently employed
anent this muddy...
I’m religious, but not spiritual.
I hate it when people say “spiritual but not religious”.
I mean to celebrate the fact that one can become part of a faith community and enter into its life and practices and find meaning there, without ever having been smacked over the head by a supernatural experience. … That – much like entering into a long marriage, rather than looking to hook ups for love and affection – one might find...
The Whore of Mensa →
John McIntyre’s murder mystery centered around National Grammar Day reminded me of my favorite Woody Allen short.
Here’s a sample:
Seconds later, a silky voice answered, and I told her what was on my mind.
“I understand you can help me set up an hour of good chat,” I said.
“Sure, honey. What do you have in mind?”
“I’d like to discuss...
“But “some people” are going to think virtually any usage is wrong;...”
– Language Hat commenting in Language Log’s Oblivious to Usage Advice?
‘Thistlebottom’ - guaranteed to get a chuckle out of me, every time.
Joy Division - Warsaw
31G.
31G.
“I see you in the club.
You gettin’ down, girl.
I wanna get with you,...”
– Akon using his subtle charms on the ladies. (No, I haven’t been listening to that song at all. What are you trying to say?)
Whoa-oh-oh
me: I haven't heard from UW since last month. Should I email them?
advisor: Yeah. Tell them other parties have shown interest, and if they want you they should make a move already.
me: wow. That sounds like something else entirely.
advisor: yes, yes it does.
me, in my head: if you like it then you should have put a ring on it
“Students often confuse the level of effort with the quality of work. There is a...”
– James Hogge, associate dean of the Peabody School of Education at Vanderbilt University, quoted in Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes.
In small, touchy-feely liberal arts colleges such as the one I go to, it’s either ‘I want a good grade because I worked hard, even...
I just discovered Peggle today
and I will never get any work done ever again.
“She know I’m on the show, but it’s hard to realize your son is on national TV...”
– Fabio, answering the question ‘So is [your mother] proud of how far you got in the competition?’ from Amuse-Biatch. The whole interview is great, especially the part about bombing a field of cilantro.
I am apparently either 13, or 30
The people manning the entrances last night, as I tried to go to Senior Night: Are you a senior? Are you sure? (Checks ID) You’re not 21. Are you really a senior?
The cashier this morning, at the library café: Should I charge this to your faculty account? (Upon being told that no, I didn’t want to do that) Aren’t you faculty?
“So you’ve been reading articles this whole week…right?”
– My Honors advisor has given up on me.
Crowded House - Can’t Carry On
Nothing...
You know what really bugs me? Women well into...
tristanjay7:
shebs:
This characteristic is more pronounced the more overweight an individual happens to be.
numbersixspeaks:
In Number Six’s admittedly limited experience, this is usually caused by the fact that women are taught not to be assertive — as in, every single statement made must be agreed upon by both parties, at all times. In English, this takes the form of a question, and to be...
So we just got interviewed by Balitang America on...
And it was very strange.
Video will be up on Friday. Gee, I hope I didn’t mumble.
I Hardly Know Her →
It’s back.
Also, I need to start taking pictures again.
Wrong Englishing of the Filipino Peoples
inothernews:
“Let me put on my tenacious.” Sigh. :-)
joserizal:dannybaluyot:zombienovela:
“Well well well. Look do we have here!” “Let’s give them a big hand of applause.” “The more the manyer.” “It’s a no-win-win situation.” “Burn the bridge when you get there.” “Anulled and void.” “Mute and academic.” “C’mon let’s join us!” “If worse comes to shove.” “Are you joking my leg?” “What are...
beating the lunch rush
sandwich maker: Chips and a pickle?
me: Could I have two pickles?
sandwich maker: Do you want a pickle palace?
me: What is that?
sandwich maker: Yes or no?
me: Uh…yes.
Said sandwich maker proceeds to take two pickle slices, pierce both ends of each with toothpicks, and stand them atop my sandwiches, indeed forming a ‘pickle palace’.
Exeunt.
Flight of the Conchords - Too Many Dicks on the...
“That’s not fair. I’m not participating in this hug.”
– Bret.
I fucking love Jollibee
That was my childhood, man. And so many late nights (and afternoons after review sessions and Mandarin movie shooting) back in high school would end up at a Jollibee, eating fries and Chickenjoy and peach mango pies (which are so much smaller now, wtf). My favorite was always the burger steak, which was a burger patty smothered in mushrooms and gravy, served with rice.
Caitlin visited me back...
“Beans are not equal to meat.”
– Namibian proverb, from David Crystal’s As they say in Zanzibar. I wish my co-op would realize this.
Schön Zu Sein Und Gut Zu Sein : Mädchenbildung Und...
would be a useful resource to me, if I knew German.
“I think I’m better off trying to rack my brain for a solution to whatever...”
– Haruki Murakami, from Chance Traveler in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.
That is pretty much my way of looking at things.
I am a despoiler
friend: so I'm watching that episode of *House* where the guy's balls explode
me: oh, the one where it's all a dream?
friend: ...
friend: you bitch.
tristanjay7:
I loved this song in high school: I...