TO MOLLIFY LINGJACKSON OVERDRIVEBERT WHO IS THE SQUEAKY DESERT FIEND, POST ON THIS THREAD AND ONE OF YOUR FRIENDLY ITR MODS WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WICKED AWESOME, AND POSSIBLY OFFER AN EFFUSIVE ST

I can't; it's due tomorrow.

It doesn't count as "slacking off" if I spend the entire time I'm writing cursing the assignment under my breath, does it?

I suck at slacking off.

I also have a 50 point test-out tomorrow night, in which I will examine a mannequin. It feels incredibly nerve-wracking in the room with the mannequin. Also ridiculous, since, while the mannequins can make noise, they can't answer your questions. So when I ask, "can you tell me which toe I'm touching?" I have to hope the examining prof is going to answer, or I'm just going to feel like an idiot.

Actually, I'm going to feel like an idiot either way, aren't I.

random kombucha burp bump

tastes like swampwater

Yeah, explain to me exactly why you drink that? There was an article in our local paper a few weeks ago about kombucha; it sounded kinda unappealing...

there is a noise thread about kombucha somewhere.

basically, i drink it because i have an ulcer and don't do much coffee or tea any more, and i need an energy drink. apparently it is also good for your digestion, metabolism, and is super probiotic and detoxifying. there are a lot of other claims for its efficacy, but they seem somewhat pseudoscientific.

the taste is actually pretty good, and refreshing, but it is definitely different than anything else you might drink, and takes you at least a bottle to adjust to.

somebody bloggin' about it.

Hmmm, wow. Thanks for sharing that. It sounds... interesting? I can't figure out if I think it sounds awesome or gross!

the taste isn't that odd? it's the fact that it smells like vinegar that's odd, that and I suppose a lot of folks are used to bubbly drinks having a minimum level of sweetness to them

it's definitely not gross. now if you drink a V-8 without shaking it, that can be kind of overwhleming.

I think it was this sentence from the blog that gave me pause:

occasional live gloppy strands of cultures are a turn off for some.

I have never gotten any in the GT Kombucha brand drinks

Hmmm - maybe I will try it sometime. I wonder if they even sell that in Northfield!

I actually think some of the stuff in my child development textbook is wildly incorrect. I'm confused by how it says 18 month olds have lots of temper tantrums, but then they fade at 2 years. "Terrible twos" apparently has no meaning to these people.

Not to mention that THREE is the worst age for temper tantrums, in my experience. Most other parents I know agree with my "three is the worst" commentary...

I can't trust my textbook guys. I'm having a CRISIS

Okay, assignment done, crisis over.

Now I can freak over my MAPS test tomorrow night. Or I can talk to myself on the internets. Hmmmmm.

boughtiphoneyaytiredsleepnowmaybe

Oh yay!

You win a nap!

I'm trying to find a friend's phone number so that I can have dinner with someone after my test tomorrow night. But the number I have for her is disconnected! ;_;

Time to search through vast email backlog to see if the new number is in there.

andnewerykahbaduandshortsyay

Ned, honey, PLEASE take the nap! It will give you your space bar back.

Number found, message left. Now I can obsess about assessing the mannequin. ...YAY?!

i read "arresting the mannequin" lol

(i expect because of the screaming, an arrest-worthy offense)

Yes, screaming is only one of the mannequins many offenses. I also would like to arrest them for confusing me about their gender. (Patients are always identified as "mister," and yet all of the mannequins I've worked with have breasts. Usually their faces and haircuts indicate "male," though. IT IS CONFUSING TO TALK TO THE MANNEQUINS UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES)

It's Monday! Somewhere.

bump

BUMP for max's engagement toast! bump

this whole max marriage thing makes me a little creped out

it's monday in nz! bump

ok remy i should start a poll for WHO WANTS TO MARRY REMY AND GET ALL STEAMY

WHO WANTS TO MARRY REAMY AND GET ALL STEAMY, you mean.

It's also monday here and it is a shitty day :/

sadly, ruby, i am not marriage material.

i would, however, have a steamy many-decade unconsummated affair with anybody who's game.

remy's notion of an affair is baffling.

Personally, I think my family could use a few more wives. We can't keep up on housework the way it is. I can't persuade A. to become a Mormon, however.

xpost They claim it is going to get warmer here this week, but I don't believe it. Then again, it is still Sunday where I am.

my notion of 'affair' comes straight out of david lean's film 'brief encounter'

I'm so pathetically behind the times. I've never even heard of that film. ;_;

sadly, ruby, i am not marriage material

son, ITR will be the judge of that.

presumption on the part of remy as to the role of ITR in his life decisions - 3 day ban

:O

It's pretty much a dictatorship run by the mods here, right?

I'm kind of in favor of that right now. Especially if the mods would be so kind as to make sure that I get enough sleep and stuff.

lxy and jergins!!!

i got my postcards today!!

OMG i <3 <3 <3 them!!! so lovely :) you guys made my day.

i got no postcard. postman he hate me

Well since you're always encouraging people to send poop through the mail, one can hardly blame him.

Going to bed now... good night all...

sara, please spend more time with your husband and children.

SO TIRED BUMP

still awake

the gheys are watching Rent on Blu-Ray and ghesticulating whildly about the benefits/drawbacks of recording porn on 24P vs. 30P formats on non-sony equipment, and it is impossible for me to sleep too.

gonna go 30p

oh shit bedtime bump if it's not too late

b

xpost Husband and children get time after tonight's test-out! After that I have only one assignment left before break until after Easter.