Happy Hannukah to all of you who celebrate it! (Actually, (e:carolinian) is the only other person on estrip I know who does, but I'm not really sure about this).
Tonight is the first night of Hannukah. Hannukah's not one of the most important Jewish holidays, and I came from a mixed-faith background where we celebrated Christmas, too. I've felt down the past couple of days not to be able to see my mom or the rest of my family for Hannukah, though. I don't think I've ever not spent at least part of it with her.
She actually sent me this really nice package yesterday with an itunes gift certificate, socks, five dollars, and a funny card. It was a great surprise... I wasn't really expecting anything.
I'm pretty stressed out between work and school, but I'm "hanging in there." I'm looking forward to Christmas and New Years.
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12/04/2007 13:35 #42392
hannukahCategory: family
12/03/2007 21:35 #42386
least dangerous drunk studyCategory: news
According to this study, Buffalo is the 3rd "least dangerously drunk" city in the country:
I'm not really sure about their methodology, but I did find it kind of interesting, to say the least.
I'm not really sure about their methodology, but I did find it kind of interesting, to say the least.
fellyconnelly - 12/04/07 09:45
which is amusing considering the number of people who i have heard (in passing convo) speak about driving while absolutely wasted....
which is amusing considering the number of people who i have heard (in passing convo) speak about driving while absolutely wasted....
janelle - 12/04/07 08:24
This study does seem odd. It states that stricter laws create safer states. Pennsylvania has the strictest liquor laws and strictest access to alchohol of any state I've ever lived in(IL, MO, PA, NY)yet Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are both "less safe" than Buffalo where there are at least two alcohol stores in walking distance from me and bars stay open til 4am. Hm.
This study does seem odd. It states that stricter laws create safer states. Pennsylvania has the strictest liquor laws and strictest access to alchohol of any state I've ever lived in(IL, MO, PA, NY)yet Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are both "less safe" than Buffalo where there are at least two alcohol stores in walking distance from me and bars stay open til 4am. Hm.
james - 12/03/07 23:29
I plan to make it a little less safe this weekend.
I plan to make it a little less safe this weekend.
11/26/2007 00:14 #42279
what's been going onCategory: life
I bought a new computer a few days ago! My last computer hadn't been working for the past few months. This new computer isn't fancy, but I really like it so far. It was only $400. It's a laptop that runs on a windows visita model, and it seems easy to use for the most part. I really miss having microsoft office. T. gave me a copy of it last year, and it worked well. He also gave me hundreds of music files whch became lost when my computer crashed. I downloaded open office, which looks promising but still is kind of confusing to me as far as knowing which programs to open up documents with.
A quick recap on what's been going on lately:
A week and a half ago, Mary (one of my best friends) came up to visit me from Jamestown. I really enjoyed having her stay with me for a few days. We ended up going to see some cool art exhibits- one on chinese silk paintings, and another on kirigami. Her dad came up the final day she was here to go to a conference, and he ended up taking us out to dinner at this great restaurant called the Macaroni Factory. I had never been to it before, but it was this fun Italian place. I loved their Eggplant Parm.
On that Friday, I went to a great party that some friends in my program were having. Good company, and equally good rum and cokes.
I spent the next couple of days working on papers for school. Then, I went back home on weds. to Jimmytown for thanksgiving. On Thursday, we went to Northwest PA to visit my grandfather, Aunt and Cousin for thanksgiving. We had dinner at this one restaurant there. I enjoyed it. My grandfather was talking about meeting Jimmy Stewart and Jack Parr during the war- it made for interesting stories.
My parents decided to give me a ride back to Albany today, and we stopped for a little while near brockport to see A. I could only see him for an hour. It's hard to be so far away from him, and not getting to see him as much as I would like... but when I do, it's worth it. Even if its only an hour- it will be the best hour I've had in a long time. Fortunately, I will get to see him again in only a few weeks:).
I'm back to the grind. There's so much work to be done to wrap the semester up over the next few weeks. Right now, I'm trying to grade the remainder of my student's term papers- but no luck. With all due respect to my student's, a lot of their papers were not very readable. It scares me a little that college students do not know that you have to cite sources in a paper, or use a bibliography. It bothers me that I'm supposed to give all of these students a B- or above, considering that. The class average was 64% for the midterm, so the paper was supposed to balance that out somehow. *shrugs*
A quick recap on what's been going on lately:
A week and a half ago, Mary (one of my best friends) came up to visit me from Jamestown. I really enjoyed having her stay with me for a few days. We ended up going to see some cool art exhibits- one on chinese silk paintings, and another on kirigami. Her dad came up the final day she was here to go to a conference, and he ended up taking us out to dinner at this great restaurant called the Macaroni Factory. I had never been to it before, but it was this fun Italian place. I loved their Eggplant Parm.
On that Friday, I went to a great party that some friends in my program were having. Good company, and equally good rum and cokes.
I spent the next couple of days working on papers for school. Then, I went back home on weds. to Jimmytown for thanksgiving. On Thursday, we went to Northwest PA to visit my grandfather, Aunt and Cousin for thanksgiving. We had dinner at this one restaurant there. I enjoyed it. My grandfather was talking about meeting Jimmy Stewart and Jack Parr during the war- it made for interesting stories.
My parents decided to give me a ride back to Albany today, and we stopped for a little while near brockport to see A. I could only see him for an hour. It's hard to be so far away from him, and not getting to see him as much as I would like... but when I do, it's worth it. Even if its only an hour- it will be the best hour I've had in a long time. Fortunately, I will get to see him again in only a few weeks:).
I'm back to the grind. There's so much work to be done to wrap the semester up over the next few weeks. Right now, I'm trying to grade the remainder of my student's term papers- but no luck. With all due respect to my student's, a lot of their papers were not very readable. It scares me a little that college students do not know that you have to cite sources in a paper, or use a bibliography. It bothers me that I'm supposed to give all of these students a B- or above, considering that. The class average was 64% for the midterm, so the paper was supposed to balance that out somehow. *shrugs*
metalpeter - 11/26/07 17:50
That is funny about the bunnies but what if they don't like bunnies then you would just be encouraging it. Maybe this was only true for me. But a lot of high schools don't teach you how to write in the way College wants you to. I remember taking some class on that. You might want to remind them that if they plagerize they can be kicked out of school. I think for that to happen it has to be deliberate and not just forgetting one source. The thing that I never understood was that when I was doing a Paper that I researched why I had to give sources, it is a research paper that means none of the ideas are my own I'm just taking there ideas and combining them putting what they said into my own words doesn't change the meaning of them. If it does change the meaning of them, then I would be misqouting them anyways.
That is funny about the bunnies but what if they don't like bunnies then you would just be encouraging it. Maybe this was only true for me. But a lot of high schools don't teach you how to write in the way College wants you to. I remember taking some class on that. You might want to remind them that if they plagerize they can be kicked out of school. I think for that to happen it has to be deliberate and not just forgetting one source. The thing that I never understood was that when I was doing a Paper that I researched why I had to give sources, it is a research paper that means none of the ideas are my own I'm just taking there ideas and combining them putting what they said into my own words doesn't change the meaning of them. If it does change the meaning of them, then I would be misqouting them anyways.
museumchick - 11/26/07 13:45
(e:ladycroft)- that cracked me up. heh. I will have to tell them that.
(e:carolinian)- Actually, my mom's from Bradford. It's probably only a half hour from Kinzua. My sister and I used to go to Kinzua a lot when we were younger.
(e:ladycroft)- that cracked me up. heh. I will have to tell them that.
(e:carolinian)- Actually, my mom's from Bradford. It's probably only a half hour from Kinzua. My sister and I used to go to Kinzua a lot when we were younger.
carolinian - 11/26/07 12:58
Congratulations on the new computer. We have OpenOffice here at work, and yes, most everyone finds it confusing.
My mother's from West PA (Kinzua). Where in PA does your family live?
Congratulations on the new computer. We have OpenOffice here at work, and yes, most everyone finds it confusing.
My mother's from West PA (Kinzua). Where in PA does your family live?
ladycroft - 11/26/07 02:57
tell them every time they plagiarize a bunny dies!
tell them every time they plagiarize a bunny dies!
11/22/2007 16:30 #42240
thanksgivingCategory: life
I'm thankful for many things, but I wanted to say thank you to all of you on estrip today. I'm really glad that I joined this site a year and a half ago. You've made me think, you've made me laugh, and you've really given me so good advice and helped me through some rough times. Even though I don't know most of you well, I wish I did.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jess
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jess
museumchick - 11/26/07 13:47
thanks so much guys:).
(e:Paul)- I'm not sure if I can come because I think I still have work. But I'd like to come if work ends early for me somehow.
thanks so much guys:).
(e:Paul)- I'm not sure if I can come because I think I still have work. But I'd like to come if work ends early for me somehow.
ladycroft - 11/23/07 03:59
to you as well!
to you as well!
paul - 11/23/07 00:02
Thanks for blogging here ;) Are you coming to the pot luck dinner on the 13th?
Thanks for blogging here ;) Are you coming to the pot luck dinner on the 13th?
imk2 - 11/22/07 23:54
awww...thanks jess. we are really thank full that that you joined the site. you are so sweet and kind and warm. i am so glad that have have someone like you here. happy thanksgiving to you and your family
awww...thanks jess. we are really thank full that that you joined the site. you are so sweet and kind and warm. i am so glad that have have someone like you here. happy thanksgiving to you and your family
11/12/2007 15:29 #42097
bad luckCategory: tech
In the course of the past two weeks, I've had some misshaps. My computer has died (all files gone and unrecoverable). I lost my USB drive in the library today with my school files. Some were saved in another place, some not. My attendance files for the TA class are gone, though I saved most of the paper records for it. My TV stopped working. My DVD player no longer works.
I guess I wasn't suited for a world of techology, heh.
metalpeter - 11/12/07 18:32
An EMP blast could do it also, but that would (at least in movies and tv) kill the power on everything. I'm guessing as said below or is that above that it was a power surge of some kind. Or maybe a fuse blew somewhere cause for a DVD player and TV to stop working at the same time never happens the odds are so of that happening unless something else happens to effect both of them.
An EMP blast could do it also, but that would (at least in movies and tv) kill the power on everything. I'm guessing as said below or is that above that it was a power surge of some kind. Or maybe a fuse blew somewhere cause for a DVD player and TV to stop working at the same time never happens the odds are so of that happening unless something else happens to effect both of them.
carolinian - 11/12/07 16:37
A power surge or well placed lightning bolt can often kill multiple devices in a short period of time.
A power surge or well placed lightning bolt can often kill multiple devices in a short period of time.
james - 11/12/07 16:13
I just got off the phone with divine Human Resources. They informed me that Tiamat has been reassigned to the position of techno god. So you will want to direct your sacrifices to her.
I just got off the phone with divine Human Resources. They informed me that Tiamat has been reassigned to the position of techno god. So you will want to direct your sacrifices to her.
museumchick - 11/12/07 15:49
I think so. Maybe I need to give them an offering of some sort.
I think so. Maybe I need to give them an offering of some sort.
mrmike - 11/12/07 15:41
Must of have pissed the techno gods off somehow.
Must of have pissed the techno gods off somehow.
Thanks guys! (e:libertad)- We didn't usually get presents all eight nights, but we would get some. We'd get more present on Christmas.
(e:carolinian)- that's okay about the latkes thing, but that was very nice of you to offer, hehe.
Happy Holiday!!
Happy Hannukah! Did you used to get presents every night during Hannukah and then more on xmas?
Chag sameach to you, too! I hope this Channukah is far happier than your several previous. I'll even save you some of the latkes I'm making tonight. (well, I'll try, but by the time I see you again they'll look more green than golden brown).