I think I’ve had as much to drink tonight (when I stayed in and watched movies/football) as I did last night (when I went out.)
It was overtime, the Trade School was inside the 7 or so and going for it on 4th down instead of taking the FG to tie. You were supposed to stop them so I could flip off the corner of the stadium (upper level—missing several fans) from my balcony whilst screaming “suck it, Tech!”
I mean sure, counting on Wake Forrest to do something good in football is still like pulling for Vandy to upset Florida—it likely ain’t going to happen—but it would’ve been a nice moment.
Question for the Aussies:
Is this stuff any good?
As the game isn’t remotely in doubt, David Hale is really nailing the random observations today.
Charles Murray in an arresting piece on America’s absurd, outmoded, socioeconomically cruel university system (thanks dad!). While at Bard I’d not have understood his points; my time at LSU illustrated his thesis: for many students, the B.A. is an artificial goal, often unattainable and usually unrelated to their subsequent careers; it is, in most cases, a token reward for waiting and surviving in the back of the classroom for a few years while sinking deep into debt. Perhaps its primary function is to communicate that one was able to afford not to work for some years: a class badge. (via mills)
completely valid point and it totally get you. granted, many employers will not even speak to you if you dont have a BA, but college is not trade school. very little of what i was taught in class had actual real world applications in the office. what i did learn was how to manage my time. how to study. how to set a goal and achieve it. how to problem solve. how to interact with my peers. how to become a leader.
for me the value of going to college isnt about getting that piece of paper. it was the experience of BEING in college that was valuable. there is something you just dont get from books.
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I’m still waiting on that “large economic award” part though…*
*(Don’t get me wrong, I’m not starving to death on what I’m making now…but it’s also quite a bit less than what pre-crash salary surveys said I should be getting. So yes, in some ways I am greedy.)
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And here I thought they spoke English in England…
6od:
Well, thank you sir! I’m pretty proud of it, if I do say so myself. I wish I had more reasons to be Marla for a day. (Also: Anyone have any “reasons”/excuses for me to do this?)
It’s a Saturday. That isn’t reason enough? That’s why I started drinking around 1pm.
Stage view of the crowd and As Tall As Lions
If you get a chance to see the MUTEMATH+As Tall As Lions Tour (I think it’s only east coast dates left: this means you VA, D.C., Philly, NYC, and Boston folks) you should do so.
One of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
Photo Credit Fred Morledge
House Democratic leaders will allow an up-or-down vote on the Stupak/Pitts amendment, which seeks to block even private insurance plans from funding abortion care.
In other words, this amendment, if passed and included in a final health reform bill, would block you from getting insurance to cover legal procedures in the United States of America, with premiums paid with your personal funds. Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Women’s Law Center and other groups are calling for immediate action against the amendment
if you are in the DC area and want to get involved, there is a protest being organized right now against the Stupak amendment. “March start time is TBA but it will start at F Street and New Jersey (at the Washington Court Hotel) and will end in a press conference outside the Capitol.” the person organizing the march is @SisterSong on twitter. follow her and try to get involved if you can!
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icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse:
“If this amendment passes, it will mean that virtually all women with insurance through the exchange who find themselves in the unwanted and unexpected position of needing to terminate a pregnancy will not have coverage for the procedure. Abortion coverage will not be outlawed in this country. It will simply be tiered, reserved for those rich enough to afford insurance themselves or lucky enough to receive from their employers.”—
Call your Representative NOW
Sigh. I thought neo-conservatism had been chased out of town. Guessed wrong.
They stopped calling themselves neocons, but they’re sadly everywhere (avoid the Sunday morning news shows: Bill Kristol is wrong about seemingly everything, yet he is constantly on TV. For some reason networks other than FoxNews care what Rove and Dick Cheney have to say as well. At least they aren’t getting the head of the AIG Financial Services…Fasano I think?..on to talk about the economy.)
I have a crush on Leighton Meester
You and me both sister.
Although it’d likely never work out between us, as my love of Simpsons quotes would inevitably lead me to quote Marge’s “you park your keester Meester” one day, and no one would really find it funny, and things would get all full of awkward silence, and then we’d have sex one last time and that’d be that.
During the plague in the Middle Ages, some doctors wore a primitive form of biohazard suit called “plague suits”. The mask included red glass eyepieces, which were thought to make the wearer impervious to evil. The beak of the mask was often filled with strongly aromatic herbs and spices to overpower the miasmas or “bad air” which was also thought to carry the plague.
