YSR
Footballguy
please see mine re: my new boyfriend
Arud continues to be one of my favorite sneaky funny posters ever.I've already looked up at least 3 of these and they are available.
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please see mine re: my new boyfriend
Arud continues to be one of my favorite sneaky funny posters ever.
cosjobs
Footballguy
FUTF
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
GOBS
Sconch
Footballguy
I keep having this fantasy where I run into Kim and/or the rest of the band tomorrow. The wife and I have a room at the hotel that's about a block away from the venue. It's the closest place to stay and it's fairly swanky. If I was a Pixie that's where I'd stay.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
And then you guys all go and wreck the buffet?
Sconch
Footballguy
Perhaps. Then maybe later on we'll meet up at the coed bathroom sinks.And then you guys all go and wreck the buffet?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
TEBO
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
something about strippers, they seem to love me even when I'm not spending money. ALOHAAAAAAI need to party with that guy
proninja
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
epicdamn my buddy just shot me a text and said that we tipped the taxi driver with taco bell burritos because we were out of cash for his tip on the return to the hotel.
mr. furley
Footballguy
pretty certain we are seeing the greatest player in NFL history at work
cosjobs
Footballguy
I can't figure out how I figured out how to bet it :knockonwood:I can't figure out how this is happening
mr. furley
Footballguy
amd Mark Sanchez will lead them
Sconch
Footballguy
I really liked that Hail Mary all the way to the 5 yard line.
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Bogart
Footballguy
I'm too lazy today this year to do anything about it. Just drank my first bottle of barium for my CT scan later this morning. My choices of flavors were vanilla, berry and mochachino. I went with the mochachino which was brand new. Expecting to have to choke it down, I was surprised it actually tasted pretty good. If you bottled it up as a coffee energy smoothie thing, it would sell.
Only one hour until I get to drink the second bottle.
Thorn
Footballguy
How did you figure that out?
Thorn
Footballguy
1. Call out of work today and get a locksmith over there.
2. Re-write what you had on the white board. You created that room before, you can create it again. Maddening that she would #### with it, I know, but honestly, it was only a physical manifestation of what was going on in your mind.
3. No journals back today = call to police. Not an empty threat.
4. Stop.giving.out.your.keys.
1. This girl wants to marry you, FYI.
2. Re-write what you had on the white board. You created that room before, you can create it again. Maddening that she would #### with it, I know, but honestly, it was only a physical manifestation of what was going on in your mind.
3. No journals back today = call to police. Not an empty threat.
4. Stop.giving.out.your.keys.
1. This girl wants to marry you, FYI.
dharmapunk
Footballguy
My old grad mentor just emailed me with a semi-serious offer of 100% funding to do a PhD.
Pros
- 3 years devoted to intense lit study and fiction writing at a place where I'm comfortable, under a mentor who's happy to sit back and let me do whatever I want.
- free tuition with a teaching gig attached for a meager paycheck.
- I'd finish with a more marketable degree. With my previous education and teaching experience, I'd make a very strong applicant for tenure-track gigs, and I crave professional stability in a big way.
- in general I've been stuck in a professional deadend for a couple years. This has as much to do with the economy (ed cuts) as it does a flooded labor pool (the humanities were flooded before the economy imploded). I'm a very good teacher (this is somewhat rare for professors, believe it or not) with student accolades and colleague support, but it hasn't turned into squat in any real sense.
- while I'm a good teacher, I've been in a creative rut for a few years. This could invigorate me creatively, leading to publications again (also great for job applications). I haven't been published since I was in grad school back in 2005. :(
Cons
- less income for 3 years (and I'm already not making much).
- I'm a 38 year old dad. This will consume my life and keep away from home.
- While I don't get paid much, I love my job and enjoy the time it affords to be home.
- I'm not certain I have the energy to do this again. For better or worse, I'm feeling somewhat 'settled' and happy. I may be financially poor compared to others (like the professionals in this thread) but I'm certainly not destitute.
- I've begun to accept that I won't be a novelist of any merit and it's been mentally relieving. Entering this program will revive all my former dreams of being a professional novelist, for better or worse, and provide a 'second chance' to make that happen, for better or worse. Sometimes I think I'd be crazy not to take a 'second chance.' Sometimes I think the program would only enable a bad habit.
I partly wrote this to square my own thoughts, partly would like to hear what you all have to say. TIA.
Pros
- 3 years devoted to intense lit study and fiction writing at a place where I'm comfortable, under a mentor who's happy to sit back and let me do whatever I want.
- free tuition with a teaching gig attached for a meager paycheck.
- I'd finish with a more marketable degree. With my previous education and teaching experience, I'd make a very strong applicant for tenure-track gigs, and I crave professional stability in a big way.
- in general I've been stuck in a professional deadend for a couple years. This has as much to do with the economy (ed cuts) as it does a flooded labor pool (the humanities were flooded before the economy imploded). I'm a very good teacher (this is somewhat rare for professors, believe it or not) with student accolades and colleague support, but it hasn't turned into squat in any real sense.
- while I'm a good teacher, I've been in a creative rut for a few years. This could invigorate me creatively, leading to publications again (also great for job applications). I haven't been published since I was in grad school back in 2005. :(
Cons
- less income for 3 years (and I'm already not making much).
- I'm a 38 year old dad. This will consume my life and keep away from home.
- While I don't get paid much, I love my job and enjoy the time it affords to be home.
- I'm not certain I have the energy to do this again. For better or worse, I'm feeling somewhat 'settled' and happy. I may be financially poor compared to others (like the professionals in this thread) but I'm certainly not destitute.
- I've begun to accept that I won't be a novelist of any merit and it's been mentally relieving. Entering this program will revive all my former dreams of being a professional novelist, for better or worse, and provide a 'second chance' to make that happen, for better or worse. Sometimes I think I'd be crazy not to take a 'second chance.' Sometimes I think the program would only enable a bad habit.
I partly wrote this to square my own thoughts, partly would like to hear what you all have to say. TIA.
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Boobs.
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
It's 10:30am and I really want to go have a beer.
Possibly a bad sign.
Possibly a bad sign.
cosjobs
Footballguy
do it, doc.
Oh Yes!
Footballguy
i had 2 rums with my dad last night. my head hurts now
As a parent, my primary goal in life is to provide the best I can for my child(ren) so that they will be able to live productive, and hopefully happy lives when they become adults. To achieve this goal, there are certain things I must bring to the table/sacrifice, what have you, and that includes giving them my time to teach them, assist them, as well as being a successful in my career as possible to earn as much money as possible to provide for them adequate shelter, food, clothing, and hopefully extras in life such as a college education or transportation or a gift to help assist with their first home purchase or wedding, etc..
It's a very delicate balance, and there is no real right or wrong way to go about this.
In my view, my time is much more valuable than a nominal monetary bump in pay or promotion. However, this would change depending on how large the bump in pay would be as it would more than likely afford me the opportunity to spend more time with them down the line, as well as assist them more with money, and let's face it when your kids become teenagers and above, they could give a #### about the time you spend with them, but if you can pay for their college or buy them their first set of wheels, well that would help them out tremendously.
In short, I have no great answer for you, DP. But, as my children grow older and my youngest is now 6, I wish, wish, wish I could have more time with them while they are young because they get away from us too quickly. :(
g'luck with your choice, whatever you decide.
It's a very delicate balance, and there is no real right or wrong way to go about this.
In my view, my time is much more valuable than a nominal monetary bump in pay or promotion. However, this would change depending on how large the bump in pay would be as it would more than likely afford me the opportunity to spend more time with them down the line, as well as assist them more with money, and let's face it when your kids become teenagers and above, they could give a #### about the time you spend with them, but if you can pay for their college or buy them their first set of wheels, well that would help them out tremendously.
In short, I have no great answer for you, DP. But, as my children grow older and my youngest is now 6, I wish, wish, wish I could have more time with them while they are young because they get away from us too quickly. :(
g'luck with your choice, whatever you decide.
Thorn
Footballguy
Is this a southern thing or just a nutjob thing?
Remember the couple that I married? The ones who had known each other 6 months, his divorce was 2 months old on the wedding day, and who have a combined 5 marriages between them? She has two kids, a daughter about 9 and a son about 13. He has two sons, who are a bit older, say 16 and 20. The 20 year old has Asperger's. In a group that she was in recently, I stole an "### - burger" joke from South Park. She laughed and said something like, 'now that is funny, and my son has Asperger's.'
I was this close to saying 'you mean your stepson' but instantly concluded it wasn't worth the effort. I know they are big on being one big happy family, but that's nuts, right?
Remember the couple that I married? The ones who had known each other 6 months, his divorce was 2 months old on the wedding day, and who have a combined 5 marriages between them? She has two kids, a daughter about 9 and a son about 13. He has two sons, who are a bit older, say 16 and 20. The 20 year old has Asperger's. In a group that she was in recently, I stole an "### - burger" joke from South Park. She laughed and said something like, 'now that is funny, and my son has Asperger's.'
I was this close to saying 'you mean your stepson' but instantly concluded it wasn't worth the effort. I know they are big on being one big happy family, but that's nuts, right?
cosjobs
Footballguy
Don't the kids of tenure-tracked profs get a free tuition ride? Would they get one in your current position? If the former is true, but not the latter, that give a lot of weight to getting your doc.Also, once you get the doc, would you then have more family time/quality of life/ stability than you do now?
cosjobs
Footballguy
Referring to your step-son is neither a Southern tradition, nor a nutjob comment. It always seemed weird to me to refer to a kid as a step-child. If that's the protocol wouldn't you also refer to any adopted kids as your adopted-son?
Thorn
Footballguy
No, because your adopted son is your son. Just like you wouldn't say biological-son unless it was somehow relevant. Your stepson is not your son. Does the stepson call her his mother?
Sconch
Footballguy
Thorn
Footballguy
I bet your stepmom referred to you as a lot of other things, too.
Keys Myaths
Pokerguy
Stuck on an airplan in Phoenix. Apparently, there are high winds in Chicago - so we're sitting on the runway. The pilot said it could be an hour, but I have this magical thing called the Internet that says it's going to be until 6:00 until the wind advisory goes away.
I really wish they'd just let us off. Does anyone have a good reason why they don't?
I really wish they'd just let us off. Does anyone have a good reason why they don't?
I think some do and some don't...completely depends on the situation. Don't think either is weird.
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Drifter
Footballguy
Because if they get cleared, they want to leave right away and not spend another 45 minutes loading and prepping the aircraft.
Keys Myaths
Pokerguy
Fair enough.
Sconch
Footballguy
I bet your stepmom referred to you as a lot of other things, too.
"My stepson. Not to be confused with my biological daughter who busted my husbands savings account because she HAD to go a certain college and HAD to go to a certain law school. Who was a lawyer for only about 4 years because her total lack of social skills and tact led to her getting let go by one of the city's best firms. Who tried to start her own firm but nobody would partner up with her because she is bat-crap insane. Who decided that quitting law and getting her real estate license was a great career move even though the market was heading downhill at a record speed. Who divorced one of the nicest and forthright guys because she needed to 'find herself'. Who then moved to New Jersey to go into business with a couple of people she met online while playing Second Life (or some crap) but whatever fly-by-night idea they all had never panned out. Who now works at a horse boarding stable and looks like one of the Indigo Girls on a 9 day boxed-wine bender."
wind here is definitely blowing pretty hard today.
Keys Myaths
Pokerguy
What is the P90X diet like?
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Calzoneless, apparently.
Samuel L Bronkowitz
Footballguy
YSR
Footballguy
It's not terrible. It's a basic high protein/ high vegetable, low carb type diet. Depending on your starting weight, you're in Level I, II, or III and that dictates how many calories you get in a day. There are also three phases (one month each) to the program. Phase One is Fat Shredder, Phase Two is Energy Booster and Phase Three is Endurance Maximizer. They have some pretty good guides to help with your level/phase and provide you with some recipes to help you stick with the diet. I've just been doing it for a couple of weeks now and I want to cheat. Big time. So I am. (today is also plyometrics day, for anyone who knows what that means, so all told I'll break even at the end of the day)
Bogart
Footballguy
I called my step-mom "step-mom", my step-dad "step-dad" and my only two siblings (hatched from my dad and step-mom) "half-brothers" until I was about 20 years old and realized how stupid it was. My step-mom was the one who raised me day to day, and my step-dad is the greatest guy in the world, doing anything for me and my mom, and they deserve more respect than that.
I introduce everyone now as my mom, my dad, my brother, my parents now. People are pretty bright and if I introduce two people as my parents and other two people as my parents that I come from a broken home.
I use to also call both stepparents by their first name when addressing them. I still do for my step-mom on occasion out of habit, but mostly I just say mom and dad to them as well. My step-dad still lights up 30 years into our relationship when I call him "Pa" or "Dad".
I introduce everyone now as my mom, my dad, my brother, my parents now. People are pretty bright and if I introduce two people as my parents and other two people as my parents that I come from a broken home.
I use to also call both stepparents by their first name when addressing them. I still do for my step-mom on occasion out of habit, but mostly I just say mom and dad to them as well. My step-dad still lights up 30 years into our relationship when I call him "Pa" or "Dad".
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