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01/28/2007 11:26 #37898
buffalo on the travel channel01/24/2007 08:17 #37846
what a derelict i amso i almost got arrested yesterday.
i parked my car by roswell and started walking to my building. i was parked by the biostat's building. I've been parking there for a while now. its the only place where you can park for free, without getting a ticket. i used to park on washington, but that was if'y, most times you'd get away with it, and then the parking police would come around for like 3 days in a row.
so, as i'm walking, i see the parking nazi pull up and start looking at my car. now, if you can recall yesterday morning, i was in a middle of a blizzard. so, i was like, oh shit, and started trekking back so that i could move my car.
i get in my car, start it, and am about to pull off, when the guy, who is pulled up right next to me, but not enough to block my way out, beeps and yells "where do you think you're going?"
i reply, "to work"
and he says, "no you're not". and i was like, oh shit! what? so he tells me to get out of the car. and then he's like, "do you know how much in parking tickets you owe?"
so i knew i owed a little bit, maybe like 200 or 250, but he says close to 700! and i was like holy shit!
he tells me that he is supposed to impound my car and arrest me. and i was like, pleeese don't arrest me officer.
so i'm standing in this blizzard, wrapped in my scarf and he stays in his car and starts lecturing me for about a half hour. he tells me that i have to go downtown and plead something, and tells me all the things i should say to get them to lower the fines. and tells me about how a friend of his had a daughter and she had $1800 in parking tix and they brought it down to $400 and that every cop car now is equipped with this thing (forgot what it was called) that automatically scans your plate when they're driving behind you, and if they scan mine, they WILL arrest me. said, that they're bringing in about 60-80 cars a day because of it.
and so i was standing there, soaking wet, with numb fingers thankful as hell that i wasn't arrested, because i KNOW my mother would let me sit in jail for days if she found out, and would not bail me out for such stupidity. and he asked if i work at roswell and i said yes, and he said, "as far as i'm concerned, anyone that works here is an angel" and because of that he was going to pretend that he didn't see anything. i asked him if he wanted me to move my car and park it in the garage, but he said that since he's the only one that patrols this area, he knew who i was and would not tow my car, but that i had to make sure i went downtown to get this taken care of.
he couldn't believe that my boyfriend or husband let me get this far gone. i thought to myself, i know a few boys that aren't any better.
so, needles to say, i am making a trip downtown, to plead not guilty to some of these tickets and to try to work something out with the parking nazi's because i reeeeely don't want to go to jail.
i parked my car by roswell and started walking to my building. i was parked by the biostat's building. I've been parking there for a while now. its the only place where you can park for free, without getting a ticket. i used to park on washington, but that was if'y, most times you'd get away with it, and then the parking police would come around for like 3 days in a row.
so, as i'm walking, i see the parking nazi pull up and start looking at my car. now, if you can recall yesterday morning, i was in a middle of a blizzard. so, i was like, oh shit, and started trekking back so that i could move my car.
i get in my car, start it, and am about to pull off, when the guy, who is pulled up right next to me, but not enough to block my way out, beeps and yells "where do you think you're going?"
i reply, "to work"
and he says, "no you're not". and i was like, oh shit! what? so he tells me to get out of the car. and then he's like, "do you know how much in parking tickets you owe?"
so i knew i owed a little bit, maybe like 200 or 250, but he says close to 700! and i was like holy shit!
he tells me that he is supposed to impound my car and arrest me. and i was like, pleeese don't arrest me officer.
so i'm standing in this blizzard, wrapped in my scarf and he stays in his car and starts lecturing me for about a half hour. he tells me that i have to go downtown and plead something, and tells me all the things i should say to get them to lower the fines. and tells me about how a friend of his had a daughter and she had $1800 in parking tix and they brought it down to $400 and that every cop car now is equipped with this thing (forgot what it was called) that automatically scans your plate when they're driving behind you, and if they scan mine, they WILL arrest me. said, that they're bringing in about 60-80 cars a day because of it.
and so i was standing there, soaking wet, with numb fingers thankful as hell that i wasn't arrested, because i KNOW my mother would let me sit in jail for days if she found out, and would not bail me out for such stupidity. and he asked if i work at roswell and i said yes, and he said, "as far as i'm concerned, anyone that works here is an angel" and because of that he was going to pretend that he didn't see anything. i asked him if he wanted me to move my car and park it in the garage, but he said that since he's the only one that patrols this area, he knew who i was and would not tow my car, but that i had to make sure i went downtown to get this taken care of.
he couldn't believe that my boyfriend or husband let me get this far gone. i thought to myself, i know a few boys that aren't any better.
so, needles to say, i am making a trip downtown, to plead not guilty to some of these tickets and to try to work something out with the parking nazi's because i reeeeely don't want to go to jail.
01/21/2007 17:10 #37805
off to paris we go.so my cousins that met us in london last jan. and in china in august, are meeting me in paris next month!
i love the way we can meet half way across the world on a whim. i love my life. i love the travel. i am one lucky mofo.
now i'll get to see all the things i didn't have time for last time. although last time i had a week, whereas this time i'll have 4 days. but faben is pretty stoked, even if she doesn't show it. it's no big deal if you grow up traveling all over the world, but she totally has the travel bug too. that is why i can use it as punishment when she fucks up at school.
i have to work on a way to get more vacation time out of my job. the measly 3 weeks is not enough. i need at least 8. the year has just begun.
Aurevoir Peaches!
i love the way we can meet half way across the world on a whim. i love my life. i love the travel. i am one lucky mofo.
now i'll get to see all the things i didn't have time for last time. although last time i had a week, whereas this time i'll have 4 days. but faben is pretty stoked, even if she doesn't show it. it's no big deal if you grow up traveling all over the world, but she totally has the travel bug too. that is why i can use it as punishment when she fucks up at school.
i have to work on a way to get more vacation time out of my job. the measly 3 weeks is not enough. i need at least 8. the year has just begun.
Aurevoir Peaches!
ajay - 01/23/07 10:37
Re: Sabbatical.
It is usually given every 6 years to tenured faculty. The idea is that you should be able to spend time exploring new ideas. Typically, you go to some other university which agrees to pay you half your salary; that, combined with the half from your own school lets you work a whole year somewhere else.
As far as I know, you can't just sit at home for 6 months and do nothing. The sabbatical plan has to be approved by the department chair (and maybe higher up).
Re: Sabbatical.
It is usually given every 6 years to tenured faculty. The idea is that you should be able to spend time exploring new ideas. Typically, you go to some other university which agrees to pay you half your salary; that, combined with the half from your own school lets you work a whole year somewhere else.
As far as I know, you can't just sit at home for 6 months and do nothing. The sabbatical plan has to be approved by the department chair (and maybe higher up).
jenks - 01/23/07 08:57
sabbatical is pretty common in academics... I think you can have a full year off, at half pay, or half a year off at full pay. I'm not sure how often you get it though. And you're "supposed" to use the time to do research... but how great would that be...
sabbatical is pretty common in academics... I think you can have a full year off, at half pay, or half a year off at full pay. I'm not sure how often you get it though. And you're "supposed" to use the time to do research... but how great would that be...
jason - 01/23/07 08:08
That would be insane. A whole year off, on the dole? Haha.
That would be insane. A whole year off, on the dole? Haha.
imk2 - 01/23/07 07:54
hey jason, did you hear about the resolution part of the norwegian gov't was trying to push a while back that would allow each and every single citizen to have a year long paid sabatical every 10 years or so? it didnt go through, but could you imagine?
note to self: try very, very hard to learn norwegian.
hey jason, did you hear about the resolution part of the norwegian gov't was trying to push a while back that would allow each and every single citizen to have a year long paid sabatical every 10 years or so? it didnt go through, but could you imagine?
note to self: try very, very hard to learn norwegian.
metalpeter - 01/22/07 17:44
Well I see that mike and myself are not the only one who saw The OC last week or at least know about that saying. It is interesting that you meet your cousins in other countries so it is kinda a family reunion to. I'm sure you will have a great time.
Well I see that mike and myself are not the only one who saw The OC last week or at least know about that saying. It is interesting that you meet your cousins in other countries so it is kinda a family reunion to. I'm sure you will have a great time.
jason - 01/22/07 08:17
8? Who do you work for, the Gov't? =)
8? Who do you work for, the Gov't? =)
mrmike - 01/22/07 07:40
Paris huh, need a steward, luggage handler, cabin boy?
Seriously, that is incredibly cool. That is a year's worth of travel destinations that most just dream of.
Paris huh, need a steward, luggage handler, cabin boy?
Seriously, that is incredibly cool. That is a year's worth of travel destinations that most just dream of.
mike - 01/21/07 17:30
i love the aurevoir Peaches!
i love the aurevoir Peaches!
01/20/2007 15:26 #37795
Deinspiration #4just because your mom gave you a dictionary two years ago and you throw as many adjectives as possible into a sentence, does not mean you know how to write, YVONNE!
good writing doesn't come from convoluting the english language into this unbearable garbage that you shit, every day, onto my screen. describing everything you see and hear with those big words you learned for the SAT's, does not constitute a good piece of work. it just means youre trying too hard to appear like you have some talent. trying to sound deep and cerebral just looks plain stupid. you sound like a prison inmate, YVONNE, who spews a lot of words with nothing to say.
interesting people are interesting becuase they show interest in things other than themselves. theyre interesting because theyre educated and experienced and can form opinions and hold discussions about things that require intellect. you, on the other hand, try to find 75 different ways to analyze yourself when there's nothing of interest to analyze!
why do you keep trying so hard? can't you just accept the fact that you really are not as special as you think you are? and can't you see that the really smart people of the world would never, ever, consider you anything more than a wannabe intellectual? and don't forget, you still are a fat heffer, so even the dumb skinny crowd wouldnt want you.
-The REALITY
good writing doesn't come from convoluting the english language into this unbearable garbage that you shit, every day, onto my screen. describing everything you see and hear with those big words you learned for the SAT's, does not constitute a good piece of work. it just means youre trying too hard to appear like you have some talent. trying to sound deep and cerebral just looks plain stupid. you sound like a prison inmate, YVONNE, who spews a lot of words with nothing to say.
interesting people are interesting becuase they show interest in things other than themselves. theyre interesting because theyre educated and experienced and can form opinions and hold discussions about things that require intellect. you, on the other hand, try to find 75 different ways to analyze yourself when there's nothing of interest to analyze!
why do you keep trying so hard? can't you just accept the fact that you really are not as special as you think you are? and can't you see that the really smart people of the world would never, ever, consider you anything more than a wannabe intellectual? and don't forget, you still are a fat heffer, so even the dumb skinny crowd wouldnt want you.
-The REALITY
joshua - 01/23/07 10:44
You aren't fat, you are "big tittied."
You aren't fat, you are "big tittied."
inspiraysean - 01/23/07 09:28
ah, feel the love
ah, feel the love
ladycroft - 01/20/07 16:29
hahaha. your column is my drug REALITY. keep it up.
hahaha. your column is my drug REALITY. keep it up.
01/20/2007 08:19 #37789
Sorry i didnt gobut i'm still suffering from the damn headache. it hurt all night long. i hope you guys had a better time than i did.
Happy Birthday, Paul!
Happy Birthday, Paul!
I took a train from Buffalo to LA in '96, & stayed with a friend's cousin. The night we got into town, her cousin turned on the TV & they showing Cops in Buffalo, which we watched & laughed whilst smoking.
I fell asleep on my couch once and randomly woke up at like 2am- to the food channel doing that $40-a-day show on my hometown. Isn't it amazing how tv can make places we think are nothing special seem totally fun and cool?
tivo? are you kidding? we don't even have caller id or call waiting! not sure if it's online anywhere. i would go to the travel channel website and see if they have a way to search for the show, and see when they are possibly showing it again. i think it was called "buffalo revealed" or "buffalo unwrapped"...or...well...buffalo something or other.
did you tivo said buffalo show? that sounds interesting. could i find the episode online?
An entire one hour show on Buffalo, wow I'm kinda surprised about that. Maybe it will help tourism from near and far and maybe even get some people from Buffalo to check out some places they forgot or didn't know about.