Ok. So...I woke up this morning and opened the door and I was SOO happy to feel the warmth, to not be able to see my breath, to notice that the snow is melllllllting and then. It all went wrong.
I decided to be productive and change the kitty litter so I emptied it out, cleaned it, shook out the bathroom carpets, swept the floor and went to put the new litter in to find that we had no litter! Shit shit shit, I had to get to the store before the kitties went poopoo in the empty litter box. Gross....so I shower super quick and get all ready to go and try to find my wallet....and then it hits me. I left my wallet in the glove box of felly's car and she is at work. So now I have an empty litter box and no wallet.
AND THEN
I realized I have NO GAS in my effin car. I can't even get to class. Shit shit shit. What to do? I thought I could take a check over to the bank to cash and then, oh yes, I have no ID. It's in my wallet. I tear apart the apt. trying to find my ever ellusive passport and of course, can't find the damn thing. So, now, no kitty litter, no wallet, no gas, no I.D. What the eff?
I emailed my prof, saving her from the gory details of my ridiculous day...and of course I have a paper due in her class so I send her a copy of that and sit down to a wonderful afternoon of HGTV. I honestly wanted to go to class today...beautiful days make me want to drive, to do something, to leave my apt and that enthusiasm was slapped right outta me after all this nonsense.
There is no point to this story...just me getting it all out. Tonight is floor class which makes me happy....and then 3 days of class and then SPRING BREAK...bye bye buffalo :)
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03/03/2008 16:39 #43541
To ventCategory: randomo bitching
03/01/2008 00:00 #43514
Before I fergit...Category: randomo
Margarita Assignment. Check.
Ahahahahahah. P.S. THESE are sooo funny. Why the hell do lesbians make ridiculous "music videos" of lesbian movies to cheesy lesbian music?!?!
this one is from that catholic school girl lesbian movie. in case you couldn't tell. ha.
Ahahahahahah. P.S. THESE are sooo funny. Why the hell do lesbians make ridiculous "music videos" of lesbian movies to cheesy lesbian music?!?!
this one is from that catholic school girl lesbian movie. in case you couldn't tell. ha.
metalpeter - 03/01/08 14:00
Is it wrong to say that the girl in the School Girls outfit is very hot. Is it even wronger to say she kinda reminds me of Avril Levine (not saying they are alike or anything).
Is it wrong to say that the girl in the School Girls outfit is very hot. Is it even wronger to say she kinda reminds me of Avril Levine (not saying they are alike or anything).
02/28/2008 13:47 #43497
I blog, therefore I am lameI don't like the word "blog". does anyone know where this word came from? I think of ridiculous things like yule logs, poo, and vomit when I here this word. And already it has become stigmatized. Bloggers. Lame. Not you guys of course! Perhaps we need to reclaim the word or come up with a new one? How long before a word becomes stigmatized before it can be reclaimed? I wonder...
Felly and I have decided that we are going to Florida in May. Florida. I have never been to Florida...I have been to many many states in this country of ours, but never Florida. for some people it is like, the vacation spot...but it never intrigued me quite like, Colorado for example or Tennessee. Of couse I am going on assumptions of old people and scantily clad hot women who will make me look bad... i might be into the everglades, but not florida. Ah well, perhaps I will be proven wrong...
Whats up with "spring semester"? whats so spring about it? and ditto for this whole "spring break" nonsense. There is snow on the ground, no freshly budding trees, no singing birds, no potentially warm days, no spring. I guess thats why people go to elsewhere for spring break...florida perhaps? ha.
Felly and I have decided that we are going to Florida in May. Florida. I have never been to Florida...I have been to many many states in this country of ours, but never Florida. for some people it is like, the vacation spot...but it never intrigued me quite like, Colorado for example or Tennessee. Of couse I am going on assumptions of old people and scantily clad hot women who will make me look bad... i might be into the everglades, but not florida. Ah well, perhaps I will be proven wrong...
Whats up with "spring semester"? whats so spring about it? and ditto for this whole "spring break" nonsense. There is snow on the ground, no freshly budding trees, no singing birds, no potentially warm days, no spring. I guess thats why people go to elsewhere for spring break...florida perhaps? ha.
fellyconnelly - 02/29/08 08:40
florida has never really interested me either but.... welll i guess....
florida has never really interested me either but.... welll i guess....
joshua - 02/28/08 14:35
In those long forgotten, heady days of 2004 it was simply known as a weblog. People got lazy with the we part. Maybe because its usually an individual endeavor? Nah. Lazy! =D
In those long forgotten, heady days of 2004 it was simply known as a weblog. People got lazy with the we part. Maybe because its usually an individual endeavor? Nah. Lazy! =D
mrmike - 02/28/08 14:28
Went to Miami for work a bunch of years ago. The work sucked but South Beach merited "Further research."
Went to Miami for work a bunch of years ago. The work sucked but South Beach merited "Further research."
02/21/2008 20:50 #43422
Short But SweetCategory: buffalo
I am really serious about this folks. Maybe it isn't everybody's thing, or you think that it won't be your thing, or that you will feel out of place or whatever, but, BATTLE AT BUFFALO is a very welcoming environment and it will blow your mind. Seriously. Granted, you might have to sit on the floor, your left leg may fall asleep and you might not realize it till you stand up and almost fall down, but otherwise, you will have a great time.
It starts around 7:30 on Saturday night. It costs $4. The Verve Dance studio is located on main street, between Allen and Virginia. There is a creepy door located to the left of the Hyatt Art supply store that will lead you upstairs. Just follow the music! It usually goes on till 1130 or so and I would say that the good stuff starts around 830pm.
I think that their myspace has all the exact info:
Also, just as a side note, I think that what these people are doing has a really positive impact on the community in a number ways. If you come, you are supporting breakdancing, cultural diversity, your community, and chances are you will directly benefit by being impressed, wowed, and amazed at the whole damn thing.
There. I rest my peace.
It starts around 7:30 on Saturday night. It costs $4. The Verve Dance studio is located on main street, between Allen and Virginia. There is a creepy door located to the left of the Hyatt Art supply store that will lead you upstairs. Just follow the music! It usually goes on till 1130 or so and I would say that the good stuff starts around 830pm.
I think that their myspace has all the exact info:
Also, just as a side note, I think that what these people are doing has a really positive impact on the community in a number ways. If you come, you are supporting breakdancing, cultural diversity, your community, and chances are you will directly benefit by being impressed, wowed, and amazed at the whole damn thing.
There. I rest my peace.
fellyconnelly - 02/22/08 09:41
yay battle at buffalo tomorrow! i'm so excited!
yay battle at buffalo tomorrow! i'm so excited!
drew - 02/22/08 09:24
You make a good case. Maybe I will head out.
You make a good case. Maybe I will head out.
02/20/2008 12:02 #43400
Procrastination....Category: school
I have been thinking a lot about school...this school in particular. UB for those who don't know where I go...
I guess I can't help but feel like I am on a treadmill to nowhere. I sit in class and listen to people talk about Foucoult and academic debt and blah blah blah, and I can't help but what wonder what the fuck they are talking about. Granted, I can follow along, I know the lingo, I can talk the talk, but I get sick of it pretty quick. There is no activism coming from this dept. Outside of getting our work done, writing papers and thesis and whatnot, how does anyone in grad school have time to give a shit about anyone but themselves? Isn't higher education just another machine to assembly line out people with legitimate degrees in order to look good for other people? I was speaking about this with a fellow student who is a black female immigrant from Africa. She said that she felt that getting her education is the only way for her to be heard, to get ahead, to be respected in the world. I agree with this in some ways, but aren't we just playing into the system? Who the hell do I think I am with my fancy degree that says I am smarter than other people who don't have one? Gross. Even "higher" education has hierarchical implications. Aren't we all just little rats in tubes trying to get to the coveted finish line?
Don't get me wrong. I love school. I love learning. But I am not here to get a degree, and I think most people are. Get in, get out, get on with your life. But can't we learn everywhere, don't we? I get so sick of things like "good" schools, ivy league bullshit and academic credibility. I am no more credible that any other schmuch out there. It grosses me out. Really. We sit in our comfortable little classrooms talking abour rage, gender, class, inequality, etc etc, and we aren't doing a damn thing about it. Is academic feminism an oxymoron? I think so.
Oh yes. And on a side note...I need to make it quite clear that my rambling are no more than that. I am never ever trying to present all sides of a perspective. My mind changes on a daily basis. And here is another complaint...when people criticize an author about what s/he missed, what was left out, underdeveloped, blah blah. How the hell do we expect one single person to ever get it all right? I know it is an excercise in one's ability to critique, to be analytical and all that jazz, but seriously. Come on people. People are starving, are poor, are dying, are getting murdered for wearing the wrong clothes, saying the wrong thing, for no reason at all and we are worried about this petty shit?
I am full of it today. :) Peace out.
I guess I can't help but feel like I am on a treadmill to nowhere. I sit in class and listen to people talk about Foucoult and academic debt and blah blah blah, and I can't help but what wonder what the fuck they are talking about. Granted, I can follow along, I know the lingo, I can talk the talk, but I get sick of it pretty quick. There is no activism coming from this dept. Outside of getting our work done, writing papers and thesis and whatnot, how does anyone in grad school have time to give a shit about anyone but themselves? Isn't higher education just another machine to assembly line out people with legitimate degrees in order to look good for other people? I was speaking about this with a fellow student who is a black female immigrant from Africa. She said that she felt that getting her education is the only way for her to be heard, to get ahead, to be respected in the world. I agree with this in some ways, but aren't we just playing into the system? Who the hell do I think I am with my fancy degree that says I am smarter than other people who don't have one? Gross. Even "higher" education has hierarchical implications. Aren't we all just little rats in tubes trying to get to the coveted finish line?
Don't get me wrong. I love school. I love learning. But I am not here to get a degree, and I think most people are. Get in, get out, get on with your life. But can't we learn everywhere, don't we? I get so sick of things like "good" schools, ivy league bullshit and academic credibility. I am no more credible that any other schmuch out there. It grosses me out. Really. We sit in our comfortable little classrooms talking abour rage, gender, class, inequality, etc etc, and we aren't doing a damn thing about it. Is academic feminism an oxymoron? I think so.
Oh yes. And on a side note...I need to make it quite clear that my rambling are no more than that. I am never ever trying to present all sides of a perspective. My mind changes on a daily basis. And here is another complaint...when people criticize an author about what s/he missed, what was left out, underdeveloped, blah blah. How the hell do we expect one single person to ever get it all right? I know it is an excercise in one's ability to critique, to be analytical and all that jazz, but seriously. Come on people. People are starving, are poor, are dying, are getting murdered for wearing the wrong clothes, saying the wrong thing, for no reason at all and we are worried about this petty shit?
I am full of it today. :) Peace out.
museumchick - 02/20/08 13:37
It doesn't seem to get better in that respect when you get to the doctorate level. I question all the time about the validity of being there and being so removed from doing something that actually does something positive. The fact that you question, and not take your education for granted means something, in my opinion.
I think there are a lot of opportunities to use the training from your degree and apply it to the real world- perhaps outside academia, or even inside it. It just requires the drive to transcend what is expected for you to do what you believe in.
It doesn't seem to get better in that respect when you get to the doctorate level. I question all the time about the validity of being there and being so removed from doing something that actually does something positive. The fact that you question, and not take your education for granted means something, in my opinion.
I think there are a lot of opportunities to use the training from your degree and apply it to the real world- perhaps outside academia, or even inside it. It just requires the drive to transcend what is expected for you to do what you believe in.
james - 02/20/08 13:32
Man, do they talk about Foucault in every grad program? We talked about him in History and in Education.
Man, do they talk about Foucault in every grad program? We talked about him in History and in Education.
janelle - 02/20/08 12:39
Right on (e:Josh)! That's why I couldn't study sociology in grad school. Blah, blah, blah Foucault, Derrida, existentialism. Nothing real... No thanks.
Right on (e:Josh)! That's why I couldn't study sociology in grad school. Blah, blah, blah Foucault, Derrida, existentialism. Nothing real... No thanks.
joshua - 02/20/08 12:36
Oh geez - one other thing. There are talkers and there are doers. The talkers bore me and take credit when they are entitled to none. Being part of a movement implies that you are participating. Talking in a classroom about how you feel about a subject is not participating. This is why I think talking academically about real world problems are utterly useless, because the people doing the talking have no concept of real world application.
Oh geez - one other thing. There are talkers and there are doers. The talkers bore me and take credit when they are entitled to none. Being part of a movement implies that you are participating. Talking in a classroom about how you feel about a subject is not participating. This is why I think talking academically about real world problems are utterly useless, because the people doing the talking have no concept of real world application.
janelle - 02/20/08 12:35
I did my grad in work in criminal justice as opposed to sociology (my undergrad degree) because I felt more likely to really use what I learned in criminal justice to affect the system. My professors were certainly changing the system based on their research. So I can understand where you're coming from.
I think women who have made the most change for women are simply those women who sought to excel at whatever they did, whatever field they worked in and refused to be stopped by barriers.
I did my grad in work in criminal justice as opposed to sociology (my undergrad degree) because I felt more likely to really use what I learned in criminal justice to affect the system. My professors were certainly changing the system based on their research. So I can understand where you're coming from.
I think women who have made the most change for women are simply those women who sought to excel at whatever they did, whatever field they worked in and refused to be stopped by barriers.
joshua - 02/20/08 12:33
Many like-minded people are doing it for self-satisfaction. That is a depressing thought but is a reality that can't be ignored easily when we see it on a day to day basis.
You don't need them. I've always encouraged activists that feel conflicted about working "within the system" because all thats needed is a change in perspective. Just as an example, people who are like-minded with yours truly often are loathe to work for a company like Wal-Mart or Exxon. These companies must be infiltrated in order to be changed, not rejected out of hand! This idea is completely in the same spirit as what (e:chico) wrote. I think to affect the system you have to work within it, at the very least do a SWOT analysis, determine some priorities, figure out ways to better a company/situation then convince the suits that the company will be left better off in ways that are meaningful to those in charge. We have ideas about what "better off" means, but this has to be put in terms that are palatable to your audience. The #1 reason why people cannot affect change positively (outside of their ideas simply being crazy, which is true at times!) is because they fail to adequately communicate their thoughts.
Many like-minded people are doing it for self-satisfaction. That is a depressing thought but is a reality that can't be ignored easily when we see it on a day to day basis.
You don't need them. I've always encouraged activists that feel conflicted about working "within the system" because all thats needed is a change in perspective. Just as an example, people who are like-minded with yours truly often are loathe to work for a company like Wal-Mart or Exxon. These companies must be infiltrated in order to be changed, not rejected out of hand! This idea is completely in the same spirit as what (e:chico) wrote. I think to affect the system you have to work within it, at the very least do a SWOT analysis, determine some priorities, figure out ways to better a company/situation then convince the suits that the company will be left better off in ways that are meaningful to those in charge. We have ideas about what "better off" means, but this has to be put in terms that are palatable to your audience. The #1 reason why people cannot affect change positively (outside of their ideas simply being crazy, which is true at times!) is because they fail to adequately communicate their thoughts.
chico - 02/20/08 12:17
Amen, sister.
I and many of my peers had the same misgivings when we were in grad school. The only way I can rationalize it is by saying that jumping through the academic hoops (to degree completion) affords the degree earner the credentials to shape and influence the thinking of the next generation, and often generations to come -- through teaching and opening minds to ideas, injustices, and causes.
Amen, sister.
I and many of my peers had the same misgivings when we were in grad school. The only way I can rationalize it is by saying that jumping through the academic hoops (to degree completion) affords the degree earner the credentials to shape and influence the thinking of the next generation, and often generations to come -- through teaching and opening minds to ideas, injustices, and causes.
The great thing about a horrible day is that you have a whole other tomorrow to be horrible! Smile.
if i was more diligent about posting about the goings-on of my life... more people would know, this sounds kinda like my life everyday. i think when things like this happen; why can't we have personal assistants? i'm on spring break next week too, but since i live in enternal spring break-land, i will just work more... and maybe enjoy some hiking. anyway, the whole point of this comment is, your post made me smile.
Wow that sounds like a horrible day!