Pain. Sorrow. Misery. Waaah!

I am bored and lonely. Why are you all on the East coast or in states equally inaccessible? I have resorted to putting my Spring Break photos in a photo book thing. Oh, the horror. Am also considering watching Troy again so I can point out all the historical and literary inaccuracies to whatever poor soul gets dragged along with me.

On plus side, have re-organized the Center for Tolerance and Non-violence's file cabinet, and am starting new library catalog, complete with correct spelling. You know you're a little too involved when every time you see the word "sociology" you read "sociobiology" and think "a scientifically not-entirely-respectable field commonly involving reductionist genetic explanations for complex behavior; often subject to so-called feminist criticisms". Make it stop!

The nice thing about the plus side is that there are many of them. I have improved my iTunes by the addition of MORE music, including soundtracks initially bought for their potential as equestrian vaulting music. And those of you with an interest in Celtic music will have a field day.

Later this week, am going accompany people going to talk to v. important person in charge of happenings at my old high school. Hopefully will be able to get past guards at front desk; if not, may have to resort to ultimate weapon: insinuating lack of incentive among alumni to donate funds to be used for improvement of campus restrooms.

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So we were all huddled around the TV earlier this evening watching a show called Yes, Minister (yup, British comedy. Shut up, Rachel). It's about a British minister (the political kind) and the wackiness that is involved in trying to make the country run properly. In this episode, the people were discussing a new controversial chemical - it had the same name as another, very deadly, chemical, but with "meta" tacked on the front.

Me: "Meta. Greek for 'beside' or 'after'."
Nigel Hawthorne's Character, an Adviser to the Minister: "Meta, sir. It's ancient Greek, meaning 'after' or 'beside'." *proceeds to give lecture involving accusative and genitive uses of 'meta'*
Me: "I knew this Greek stuff would come in handy when it's my turn to take over the world."

Pain. Sorrow. Misery. Waaah!

I am bored and lonely. Why are you all on the East coast or in states equally inaccessible? I have resorted to putting my Spring Break photos in a photo book thing. Oh, the horror. Am also considering watching Troy again so I can point out all the historical and literary inaccuracies to whatever poor soul gets dragged along with me.

On plus side, have re-organized the Center for Tolerance and Non-violence's file cabinet, and am starting new library catalog, complete with correct spelling. You know you're a little too involved when every time you see the word "sociology" you read "sociobiology" and think "a scientifically not-entirely-respectable field commonly involving reductionist genetic explanations for complex behavior; often subject to so-called feminist criticisms". Make it stop!

The nice thing about the plus side is that there are many of them. I have improved my iTunes by the addition of MORE music, including soundtracks initially bought for their potential as equestrian vaulting music. And those of you with an interest in Celtic music will have a field day.

Later this week, am going accompany people going to talk to v. important person in charge of happenings at my old high school. Hopefully will be able to get past guards at front desk; if not, may have to resort to ultimate weapon: insinuating lack of incentive among alumni to donate funds to be used for improvement of campus restrooms.

...

So we were all huddled around the TV earlier this evening watching a show called Yes, Minister (yup, British comedy. Shut up, Rachel). It's about a British minister (the political kind) and the wackiness that is involved in trying to make the country run properly. In this episode, the people were discussing a new controversial chemical - it had the same name as another, very deadly, chemical, but with "meta" tacked on the front.

Me: "Meta. Greek for 'beside' or 'after'."
Nigel Hawthorne's Character, an Adviser to the Minister: "Meta, sir. It's ancient Greek, meaning 'after' or 'beside'." *proceeds to give lecture involving accusative and genitive uses of 'meta'*
Me: "I knew this Greek stuff would come in handy when it's my turn to take over the world."