The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Is it a female student? Is she in danger of failing the class?This is neither a win or a rant, so I'm posting it here.
Good: Someone told me I have "amazing eyes" today.
Awkward: It was a student.
Yes, it was a female student. No, she's not in danger of failing.
And if I'm following that train of thought properly, ew.
Before I brofist this, I have a very important question.This is neither a win or a rant, so I'm posting it here.
Good: Someone told me I have "amazing eyes" today.
Awkward: She's a student.
What grade do you teach?
Freshmen and sophomores at the moment.
Highschool or college?
High school. So, again, "ew."
Yikes!
I can empathize. I once had a friend whose 16 year old sister had a thing for me. She'd flirt with me constantly. And this was seven years ago, I was only 21 at the time, but it was still very uncomfortable.
When I first started teaching I had this girl in my class who would flirt with me (badly). I'm 99% sure she had zero interest in me, but thought it would somehow improve her grade. That was always fun to deal with. I just gave her the "Really? REALLY?" look all the time, and she would back off. For a while, anyway.
No, I don't think the student today was flirting or has a crush on me. I think she's at that awkward age where they're super-eager to compliment people and show affection. It's basically an experiment, trying it out to see how it feels. It's just uncomfortable for me to get compliments of any kind from any students, especially female ones. Also, I feel like one slight mistake on my part (even something as simple as appearing too comfortable with a female student) will get me labeled as a pervert and fired. Too many creepy assholes somehow weasel their way into our profession and it makes the rest of us look bad.
No, I don't think the student today was flirting or has a crush on me. I think she's at that awkward age where they're super-eager to compliment people and show affection. It's basically an experiment, trying it out to see how it feels. It's just uncomfortable for me to get compliments of any kind from any students, especially female ones. Also, I feel like one slight mistake on my part (even something as simple as appearing too comfortable with a female student) will get me labeled as a pervert and fired. Too many creepy assholes somehow weasel their way into our profession and it makes the rest of us look bad.
Do you think death just follows people sometimes?
I have a co-worker who, every year that I've been here, has family members dying. The first year I worked here, her daughter died. Second year, her mother-in-law. Third, her sister. This year, her Aunt. And now her father's health is ailing pretty quickly. They're selling his house and arranging for him to go into a nursing home, or something similar. So, I'm prepping for him to go soon.
I just...that's a lot of people to die that are connected to one person. It's weird and I feel terrible.
I have a co-worker who, every year that I've been here, has family members dying. The first year I worked here, her daughter died. Second year, her mother-in-law. Third, her sister. This year, her Aunt. And now her father's health is ailing pretty quickly. They're selling his house and arranging for him to go into a nursing home, or something similar. So, I'm prepping for him to go soon.
I just...that's a lot of people to die that are connected to one person. It's weird and I feel terrible.
Is there anything in common among the deaths? For example, if they're all from long-term illnesses, perhaps it's genetic, or perhaps there's something in her home environment causing it.
Not that I'm aware of. Her daughter died from some medicinal complications, I'm not really sure. I think what happened was, she was taking medication for something, went to the hospital for some anxiety and didn't tell them she was taking medication. So it reacted badly. Her sister choked to death. Her mother-in-law was old and sick. And I'm not sure about her Aunt at all. So, I have no clue really. They all seem..not connected.
She could be a serial poisoner.
You know... just saying maybe don't eat those home baked cookies she brings to the office.
My undergrad Organic Chemistry 1 professor was a consultant on Breaking Bad. WTH. How do I get one of those gigs?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/breaking-bad-chemistry_n_3983734.html
BTW, either she was a lame lecturer or I am more like Jesse than I would like to admit. I got a C in her course. Though I got a B in Organic 2 from a different prof.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/breaking-bad-chemistry_n_3983734.html
BTW, either she was a lame lecturer or I am more like Jesse than I would like to admit. I got a C in her course. Though I got a B in Organic 2 from a different prof.
Does she have a habit of taking out life insurance policies on these loved ones shortly before they go?
She probably bets how many students drop her class before Spring Break.
That was actually a reply to Poe.
GasBandit
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Are you ready to drop 500 bucks on a custom 3D-printed toothbrush that purports to do the job in 6 seconds?
GasBandit
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Oh, and it'll only last you about a year, and a replacement should run you just south of $200.
I can't speak to the others, but I remember conservatives tried to ban Jurassic Park in some communities because the plot revolves around stem cells and genetic engineering, which of course is an affront to all that is good and pure in the world.
They also wanted to get rid of it because it backed evolution, which somehow hurts their god boner for some reason.
Thank God it was his employees and not some local Chinese carrying him.Sometimes on long walks my 2 year old gets tired and needs to ride on my back, so I totally understand this article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...f-china_n_4022683.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
The spitting image of his daddy.
I got the impression these were books restricted by his parents, hence the reading them late at night under his covers
So I watched Vice's Interview with a Cannibal. I've interviewed abused children, spent long, long stretches digitizing old major crimes files (and every gruesome detail that that comes with) and dealt with more than my fair share of rape cases. I've been called into a motel room where a man literally shit his guts out on to the floor before he died in a prayer position on his bed where he remained for 2 days before anyone knew something was amiss (hint, it was the smell).
And this interview actually gave me the chills.
And this interview actually gave me the chills.