Open Bar: ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

[Cain]

That's what she said.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

My sister is dragging me to an ugly sweater party in Florida when I'm down.

Not only is "sweater" and "Florida" a bad idea, but I need to make sure that I:

A: Win.
B: Embarrass the fuck out of her so I don't have to go again next year.

1.  Hit Goodwill.
2.  Look around until something harms your optic nerves.
3.  Purchase said item.
4.  VICTORY.

I also have leg warmers. And a sweater purse. None of which match. 

This sounds like a perfect opportunity for . . . SWANTS! http://westknits.com/index.php/2013/11/swants-tutorial/

THIS SHIT IS FUCKING HAPPENING. RIGHT NOW.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

I have returned, victorious! From straightening out my latest getting-cut-off-from-food-stamps.

This time they said that they needed my 2013/2014 financial aid award letter, claiming they only have the 2012/2013 one on file (despite the fact that I hand-delivered them a copy in June) and also that they once again for the fourth time in a row cannot merely accept my word for it and a copy of the check as proof that my ex is paying me child support, they also need a statement from him.

In other words, if I could not prove to their satisfaction that I AM receiving child support, they would not give me money for food. Which is an interesting approach to that situation.

I am so so looking forward to being on stipend and not having to deal with this.

That's . . . that's special.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Everyone does, eventually.

You always manage to slide one in there.

Ofuck I missed that. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That's what she said.

[Cain]

 

Doing my essay plan.  Bleh.  Abstract, bibliography, outline of essay.  Apart from actually writing out the bibliography itself, I should be able to knock this out in...half an hour?  Yeah, that seems reasonable. 

I probably should be more diligent, since this is worth 10% of the module, but I cannot take this assignment seriously.

[Junkenstein]

Doing my essay plan.  Bleh.  Abstract, bibliography, outline of essay.  Apart from actually writing out the bibliography itself, I should be able to knock this out in...half an hour?  Yeah, that seems reasonable. 

I probably should be more diligent, since this is worth 10% of the module, but I cannot take this assignment seriously.

What's the subject matter? I'm guessing "Is terrorism a problem?" or something similar.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I got my 2nd chemistry midterm back.

I did miserably.

I don't feel TOO bad, my lab partner and everyone else I've talked to also did miserably. My first thought was that I must really not have studied hard enough at all, but we're all A students, hard workers, did all the homework, etc... but it was a really hard test and there were a couple of big point questions that were on material we hadn't covered in class.

Still, I think we all thought we were going to do better than we did. One girl I talked to, one of the class's supernerd study geeks, did even worse than I did.

One person walked out of the test. Turned out one student only got 10%, and my guess is it was that student. Over half the class didn't show up to lab today, so I'm assuming they dropped. Dude. I hope I do better on the final, because I can swallow a B. I would have a very, very hard time with a C.

I'm hovering around 98% in lab, and I got 93% on the first midterm, so it's possible I can still get an A in the class if I rock the fuck out of the final. Which, frankly, I suspect depends a lot on whether it's written and graded like the first midterm or like the second midterm.

I still think it's funny that this is the only class Bijijoo has ever flunked, and he went on to get a PhD in biophysics. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Doing my essay plan.  Bleh.  Abstract, bibliography, outline of essay.  Apart from actually writing out the bibliography itself, I should be able to knock this out in...half an hour?  Yeah, that seems reasonable. 

I probably should be more diligent, since this is worth 10% of the module, but I cannot take this assignment seriously.

I feel you there.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

This is probably something  many of you have already enjoyed, but this helped lighten my mood considerably today: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I got my 2nd chemistry midterm back.

I did miserably.

I don't feel TOO bad, my lab partner and everyone else I've talked to also did miserably. My first thought was that I must really not have studied hard enough at all, but we're all A students, hard workers, did all the homework, etc... but it was a really hard test and there were a couple of big point questions that were on material we hadn't covered in class.

Still, I think we all thought we were going to do better than we did. One girl I talked to, one of the class's supernerd study geeks, did even worse than I did.

One person walked out of the test. Turned out one student only got 10%, and my guess is it was that student. Over half the class didn't show up to lab today, so I'm assuming they dropped. Dude. I hope I do better on the final, because I can swallow a B. I would have a very, very hard time with a C.

I'm hovering around 98% in lab, and I got 93% on the first midterm, so it's possible I can still get an A in the class if I rock the fuck out of the final. Which, frankly, I suspect depends a lot on whether it's written and graded like the first midterm or like the second midterm.

I still think it's funny that this is the only class Bijijoo has ever flunked, and he went on to get a PhD in biophysics. 

You'll turn this around.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I got my 2nd chemistry midterm back.

I did miserably.

I don't feel TOO bad, my lab partner and everyone else I've talked to also did miserably. My first thought was that I must really not have studied hard enough at all, but we're all A students, hard workers, did all the homework, etc... but it was a really hard test and there were a couple of big point questions that were on material we hadn't covered in class.

Still, I think we all thought we were going to do better than we did. One girl I talked to, one of the class's supernerd study geeks, did even worse than I did.

One person walked out of the test. Turned out one student only got 10%, and my guess is it was that student. Over half the class didn't show up to lab today, so I'm assuming they dropped. Dude. I hope I do better on the final, because I can swallow a B. I would have a very, very hard time with a C.

I'm hovering around 98% in lab, and I got 93% on the first midterm, so it's possible I can still get an A in the class if I rock the fuck out of the final. Which, frankly, I suspect depends a lot on whether it's written and graded like the first midterm or like the second midterm.

I still think it's funny that this is the only class Bijijoo has ever flunked, and he went on to get a PhD in biophysics. 

You'll turn this around.

It's not gonna kill me. And I probably won't get a C. But the confidence I felt walking into and out of that test is a great reminder of the Dunning/Kruger Effect.

[Telarus]

This is probably something  many of you have already enjoyed, but this helped lighten my mood considerably today: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html

LOL  That was excellent.

[LMNO]

Nigel, now that it's over, can you go to the prof and sincerely ask, "what the hell was that?"

because it would seem to me that this test had something to do that was more than what you knew about the subject.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

This is probably something  many of you have already enjoyed, but this helped lighten my mood considerably today: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html

Hahahaha. That was awesome!