Soxy

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 8, 2007 -> 11:18 PM) I have no idea how you, and others who go on to grad school, do it. Same with doctors or lawyers. So much school. Takes a special mindset for sure. Takes a masochistic idiot.

Grad school.

So, it's been 3+ months since I turned in my comps/pre-lims/task of Sisyphus and still no word. A politely worded (checked by 2 grad students for bitterness, anger and panic) e-mail was responded to by my "mentor" with a vague timeline and a veiled threat about my current "progress." (On the plus side, it's the first e-mail she's responded to in a month, so baby steps right?) If they find my answers acceptable by the 23rd I will qualify for reduced fees, if not I'm out another $400 next February. Further, I can't start work on my dissertation until I pass those stupid things, and I have to have that proposed (with a full written proposal) by April 1st of next year or I lose my funding. I had no idea coming into this that academia was so political and petty. I keep trying to remind myself why I am doing this, and honest to god, the only answer I can think of is because I've come too far in the program to quit. The moral of the story children: don't go to grad school.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Nov 8, 2007 -> 09:09 PM) Plus:2. High school subjects are generally graphic in nature. I dissected a fetal pig for weeks in high school. I also learned about Samurai gutting themselves, Caligula pretty well personifying debauchery, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, massive genocides around the world and the lynchings during the civil rights movement. A depiction of violence in a work in literature seems fairly tame compared to that. Good point. Not to mention current headlines and news stories and pop culture stuff.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 8, 2007 -> 02:48 PM) Tex, I like alot of what you said here. I have a problem with the parents wanting the books 'banned' though. Pull your kids, have them not participate, maybe raise a stink about it so that other parents are aware and can maybe make the same choice as you, but her assuming that her views were better for all didn't fall too far from the school's thinking that they are the end all to be all. As for the 'classics' like Huck Fin and Catcher in the Rye, i thought they sucked anyway. Who decided they were 'classics' anyway? Why are they worthy of teaching instead of something else? Like what? Just from a purely literary standpoint--what would be included in your canon of great works in English literature? I understand the complaints about the current canon that is used, but I am always curious to see what else people suggest we read instead of what is in place.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Nov 7, 2007 -> 10:59 AM) Excellent point. I now realize that I was wrong on this issue.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 11:25 AM) Ugh, some girls know a little too much about what they want. They want to get engaged within 4 years, they want a certain kind of dog, they want to not work for the rest of their life, they want this kind of lexus. There are negatives to girls who have things planned out. There's a big difference between gold diggers and decisive women. And those girls don't know what they want for their life, they know what they want other people to GIVE them. Big difference.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) I agree. And its not true for all men either. Just a lot of them. I've known plenty of guys who constantly latch onto women who are flaky and weak-minded, despite their protestations that's not what they want. Then when they happen upon a stronger woman, they find an excuse for it not to work. I think some guys have a subconscious desire to be "in charge" that is greater than their desire to be with a straight-forward woman. Again, not all guys, not even most guys - but a significant number of them. Ding.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Nov 5, 2007 -> 10:05 PM) Women who are indecisive or don't know what they want. I meet them and date them on a regular basis. Why don't you go for the ones that know what they want?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 10:12 AM) That seems more like ranchero beans than a chili. I'm slowly eliminating meat from my diet. I've dropped it from almost all my breakfasts and about half my lunches. Dinner is still an issue, but getting better. To us Yanks it's all the same. As long as you're getting your protein, you don't miss meat. Except bacon. Oh, how I miss bacon.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 10:01 AM) y'all ain't from around here. That must be that Yankee cityfied, sissyfied, chili. Recipe? I'm afraid I'm that girl that doesn't cook with recipes. Throw some beans (red and white kidney and black beans), crushed tomatoes, onions, garlic, (potatoes if I'm feeling saucy), some chilli powder, a hint of curry powder, some cayenne pepper, and maybe some fake ground beef (but usually not). Start cooking it, if it smells right keep cooking, if not add stuff. I doubt I've ever cooked the same chilli (or any stew or soup) the same way twice. But it's always delicious.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 08:38 AM) Game is great in chili. But it does have to be red meat. No chicken, pork, or tofu. (sorry Soxy) You can make chili-like dishes with those proteins but do not call it chili. Wrong. I make some awesome herbivore chili. And to get that protein? A side of quinoa.

Happy belated b-day Yas!

I rotate between Innova EVO and Eagle Pack for large breeds. They are great for my dog--EVO is nice because it has different taste varieties, red and white meat and lamb.

I have broken one, but I didn't know I broke it until years later. Crazy thing is, I broke the bone that carries all the weight in the ankle, and never knew it. Crazy, no?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 25, 2007 -> 12:55 PM) Wrong. He's one of my favorite and I have him this semester for Theories of Learning and will probably take him again for Psy and Law. Is it research methods or tests and measures? Research methods is the suck.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 25, 2007 -> 11:15 AM) My wife taught stats for undergrad psych students, which she was getting her PhD. She claims her students actually liked her. I don't believe it. I think that, when taught well, students often like their stats teacher. Research methods, now, people never like their teacher for that.

Linkage. Has anyone heard about this site or used it? I'm intrigued. . . It seems like it could be a really good easy way to get involved and help. . .

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 22, 2007 -> 12:16 PM) I was going for "myth busters go after BIG ONE" .... get it...they're busting the myth about Jim having a big one...in his pants. you know, it's just not as funny when you have to explain it. Now, see I thought you were going for a joke about how Jim's pants are a form of toxic radiation.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 12:18 PM) Really, what kind of losers would go around protesting against the torture of animals? Maybe PETA should have been at Abu Ghraib instead of shooting Come on, they're rats for God sake. Of course, like many other US government and private interests, what to do if you can't torture? outsource I believe for baby rats it actually it protocol to use sheers to sacrifice them.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 17, 2007 -> 10:23 AM) The sad thing is that all this stupid race is going to do is end up giving us a national primary day, and competely taking the candidates out of all of the small states and leaving them completely in the large states for the entire election cycle. You pretty much are going to have to live somewhere like California or a large city to have your vote matter. Places like New Hampshire and Iowa are going to be rendered pointless. Iowa was rendered pointless long ago.

The question is: how much worse can he do than most of the professional candidates will? For serial.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 13, 2007 -> 09:05 AM) Don't forget to say "awesome!" every third line you speak. And "It really turned me on"

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 12, 2007 -> 02:04 PM) I support President Heathcliff, thanks. Screw you! Top Cat or nothing!

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 01:12 PM) Watched "Happiness" over the weekend. What a disturbing film. Did not leave me feeling happy. Disturbing but funny in a Welcome to the Dollhouse sort of way. . .