trouble | I think Don's hiding....

I'm a terrible mood. My thesis is going no where, the semi-annual "Everything bad about Canada is in Alberta" thing has started up again (even though in the same article the stats cited indicated that the situation was worse in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and no I'm not getting into it), the weather is still terribly hot and humid, Don's still sick and is probably going to die or shrink in the wash or something, I don't even know, and someone said something stupid on Tumblr and now I hate everyone.

Except you. You are awesome.

Let us speak of awesome things.

I started a

halifax_ns community last night. It has two members, and I know both of them. (Because one of them is me.) Join! Pass the word! Share things! Yay!

These Choice Of games are amusing me to no end this week. I have brought down a King! I have also become a Dragon Queen. They're fun, but Collecting All The Endings is a bit much. And yet, I want all the endings.

I really enjoy the blog The Quack Doctor, which highlights various medical treatments in the past. They can be a little gross (top of the page right now is "tape worms"), but very informative. I enjoy it because, you know, medical history.

Speaking of awesome blogs I have been following: Shitty First Drafts is highly recommended for new, current, or recovering Grad Students. Tanya Roth is also writing about grad school, specifically the process of editing her dissertation right now. Five Years Down, Nine Months To Go made me feel especially good about how my thesis is kicking my ass right now, because it is a process.

Eh, that's the extent of my Good. Who has Good Stuff to share?

Crossposts: http://troubleinchina.livejournal.com/566445.html

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From:

neekabe

But there's beer and us tonight! i'm disguistingly awake and may have just had an accidental discussion with a guest about porn. Go me.

From:

trouble

You're not sure?

From:

neekabe

I'm not entirely sure how it happened. i mentioned lack of tv and replacement internet. The internet is for porn came up (by him. and not in such geeky terms), I gave generic bland responce ("it's the internet" or something like that). He did sort of a 'not that there's anything wrong with porn' backpeddle. I didn't know exactlywhat impression he had. It was odd, not creepy or sleezy just odd.

From:

emee

There are three members now. :D

Also, lizards?? Like, really... lizards in people? Odd.

From:

trouble

I don't know if there were actually lizards in people. But maybe?

From:

medie

But...but...I thought everything wrong with Canada was always in Toronto. You mean I've been hating on the wrong place my whole life? My Canadian dream, *sniff* it's shattered.

Eh, Alberta has my pint-sized, adorable faced little cousin living in it, so no WAY it's that bad. Okay, so the exposed flesh warnings are a bit much, but no place is perfect. ;-p

Mostly I think these statistic quoting articles are complete bunk, but then again I live in NFLD and love every second of it, seal-smacking, screech swilling, welfare bum that I am. *g*

So, y'know, fuck 'em. Alberta rules.

From:

trouble

NFLD is so awesome, off on its own over there, being all opinionated. :)

From:

staranise

I started the new year at the school! This was the day we all tried to get ready for students coming tomorrow.

I HAVE AN OFFICE, ANNA. I don't have to sit at the front desk! I don't have to answer phones! I am tucked away in the corner of a large and empty room only used for videoconferences, student council, and staff meetings. I can listen to music as I work! I have my own phone extension and voicemail box!

And today I helped edit our intake interview to make it clearer so we get better, more accurate information from our students. Did I mention, about our students, that our smallest graduating class was 4 people, our average was 10, and our largest was 16... except last June we had TWENTY-SIX graduates? And one of our former students is entering his second year of university!

I have directions once the registration rush is over to research classroom teaching methods for students with FASD. And I get PAID to read Introduction to Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: Techniques and Strategies.

I could even put it down on the school expense account.

*bliss*

From:

trouble

I AM SO PLEASED TO LEARN OF THESE THINGS! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D!!!

From:

capriuni

Awesome thing: Draw Me an Elephant came in the mail, today. It's one of my favoritest books from my childhood.

It made me happy then. It made me so happy today, I read it four times in a row, and then I typed all the words into my journal. They're under a cut. They're awesome.

From:

trouble

Heee!

Also! I got a thingy! In the mail! And it is now on my wee lappy being all POLITICAL and IN PEOPLE'S FACES. Thank you so much!

From:

capriuni

Yay!! So glad it arrived safely.

Does it fit okay, vertically, I mean?

From:

trouble

It fits perfect! There's even a bit of space left over. :)

From:

ironed_orchid

Okay, so tonight I am going to play Choice of Broadsides until I need to lie down.

From:

trouble

I still haven't played that one! But I've played the Dragon one something like 10 times.

From:

ironed_orchid

I kept dying at the same spot. Next time I have to be more ruthless

From:

geeksdoitbetter

awesome thing:

http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/

From:

trouble

Oh gosh, some of the sci-fi books we're giving away this summer have covers from that era! :D

From: (Anonymous)

延滞金が高い。
海外に住むので延滞金は、特例として取り消ししてもらうつもり。

From:

dorian-is-i.livejournal.com

I find SFD fascinating because, although I am not currently in grad school, I probably will be eventually.

And thank you for the other delightful links!

From:

troubleinchina.livejournal.com

I think her advice is also good for undergrads. I mean, I don't know if I would have listened as an undergrad, but...

From:

dorian-is-i.livejournal.com

Yeah, for sure. I feel like a lot of it is still applicable (not all, but a lot).

Of course, this semester I'm not an anything. But in future!

From:

ladylakira.livejournal.com

You are a bad person, linking to These Choice games.

I managed to become the Queen's favorite! It was fun...

From:

troubleinchina.livejournal.com

There's apparently an option where you stay married to Mendoza while carrying on an affair with the Queen, but Mendoza is all like "Well, if I'm going to be married to the Queen's whore, I will be PAID for my services!" and and and....

I haven't found it yet. But I believe it's there.

From:

ladylakira.livejournal.com

OMG REALLY?!

Godammit, I don't have time to go hunting endings.... *whimper*

(I do like how they're like "aaaand we don't care about sex of characters.... State your preference and we'll switch 'em up.")

From:

metonymy.livejournal.com

It was my birthday yesterday and I got a ruffly housewife apron with cherries on it! If I could put cake through the internet I would totally share some with you because there is a lot left over and it is delicious.

Also, there is a new Grow game here (http://shingakunet.com/school/9000226898/9000283703/special/), which is a delightful way to waste time. (Automatic sound in the game, but it can be turned off.)

From:

troubleinchina.livejournal.com

I love those sorts of aprons! They make me happy!

From:

firynze.livejournal.com

I can never get over the fact that tapeworms were once used for weight loss. Ew.

And sweetie, your thesis will come out fine in the wash. Unlike Don, who may shrink. I promise. *hugs*

I don't have much good stuff to share right now, because I'm feeling exhausted and overwhelmed myself. Although I DID just get new windows in the house, and I can look forward to good food at the croquet banquet tonight (although I'm going to spend two hours being scolded by an 86-year-old woman for being too tired to go to a concert this weekend), and I found out that the Fat Green Chicken DOES actually move around during the day. So yay?