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Long time no see.

It's the big bad blue flower... excuse me, starship Long time no see around here.

Done grading, already?

Hey, welcome back! Good to see you again. How's life?

LaCroix wrote:Done grading, already?

Grading never ends. It's a never ending cycle of bad mistakes, laziness, endorsements for nihilism, and occasional insights in the subject matter.

LaCroix wrote:Done grading, already?

Maybe he's finally discovered the Scantron.

Hi Surlethe!

By the way, I like what I think is your wife's blog - good stuff. She's a damn good writer.

Gandalf wrote:

LaCroix wrote:Done grading, already?

Grading never ends. It's a never ending cycle of bad mistakes, laziness, endorsements for nihilism, and occasional insights in the subject matter.

I am constantly surprised at the amount of shit supposedly smart people submit.

el wrote:It's the big bad blue flower... excuse me, starship Long time no see around here.

Yep! Life just goes faster and faster, and then you realize you haven't checked any of your old BBSs for like three years.

J wrote:It's a Trap!

I SAW IT. I think their estimates of GDP/capita are flawed because they don't take into account technological growth.

lacroix wrote:Done grading, already?

It never ends. Unless I get a non-academic job, which is a distinct possibility ...

Edi wrote:Hey, welcome back! Good to see you again. How's life?

Thanks! Good to see you too. Life is busy-busy -- kids, grad school, job hunting, Guilder to frame ... I'm swamped. How's your shit going?

Ganders wrote:Grading never ends. It's a never ending cycle of bad mistakes, laziness, endorsements for nihilism, and occasional insights in the subject matter.

Don't forget nascent alcoholism.

aerius wrote:Maybe he's finally discovered the Scantron.

God I wish. It's actually (turns out) more expensive to use Scantron than to use cheap labor to grade exams, especially in classes with thousands of students.

Guardsman Bass wrote:By the way, I like what I think is your wife's blog - good stuff. She's a damn good writer.

Thanks man! She knows what she's talking about and she's a much better writer than I am.

Ace wrote:I am constantly surprised at the amount of shit supposedly smart people submit.

Isn't it just so incredibly depressing? Not gonna lie, it's a huge reason I'm looking hard at non-academic jobs.

Guardsman Bass wrote:Hi Surlethe!

By the way, I like what I think is your wife's blog - good stuff. She's a damn good writer.

Do you have a link? I always like reading blogs on writing. Cheaper and often better than commercial books on the subject.

This is very strange. All of the avatars and user info are on the wrong side of the screen.

Surlethe wrote:

Ganders wrote:Grading never ends. It's a never ending cycle of bad mistakes, laziness, endorsements for nihilism, and occasional insights in the subject matter.

Don't forget nascent alcoholism.

Indeed. If I wasn't already a teetotaller, I'd probably be in an alcohol induced coma after major assignments.

Highlights include ongoing arguments about Robert Reagan, and an essay delivered in point form.

Surlethe wrote:This is very strange. All of the avatars and user info are on the wrong side of the screen.

Even more annoyingly, spoiler tags stopped working as well.

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns wrote:˙uǝǝɹɔs ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɹɐ oɟuı ɹǝsn puɐ sɹɐʇɐʌɐ ǝɥʇ ɟo ןןɐ ˙ǝƃuɐɹʇs ʎɹǝʌ sı sıɥʇ

Things seem quite a bit quieter here, too.

Adam Reynolds wrote:Even more annoyingly, spoiler tags stopped working as well.

Well, I'll just have to not use them.

Gandalf wrote:Indeed. If I wasn't already a teetotaller, I'd probably be in an alcohol induced coma after major assignments.

Highlights include ongoing arguments about Robert Reagan, and an essay delivered in point form.

Jesus. My wife is doing a bunch of grading, too. No fun at all. Most of my grading is actually for a grad class, though, so it's tolerable. I just have to force myself to concentrate enough to see if my bullshit detector goes off, which is more tedious than painful.

Not looking forward to final (undergrad) exams, though.

muse wrote:ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns wrote:˙uǝǝɹɔs ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɹɐ oɟuı ɹǝsn puɐ sɹɐʇɐʌɐ ǝɥʇ ɟo ןןɐ ˙ǝƃuɐɹʇs ʎɹǝʌ sı sıɥʇ

i dont even know whats happening

time for more whisky

Surlethe wrote:i dont even know whats happening

time for more whisky

You just have to perform a matrix transform which puts everything back in its place.

Or drink more whiskey and get high by the beach

muse wrote:ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns wrote:˙uǝǝɹɔs ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɹɐ oɟuı ɹǝsn puɐ sɹɐʇɐʌɐ ǝɥʇ ɟo ןןɐ ˙ǝƃuɐɹʇs ʎɹǝʌ sı sıɥʇ

How exactly do you do that?

Adam Reynolds wrote:

Guardsman Bass wrote:Hi Surlethe!

By the way, I like what I think is your wife's blog - good stuff. She's a damn good writer.

Do you have a link? I always like reading blogs on writing. Cheaper and often better than commercial books on the subject.

I'm pretty sure this is it.

muse wrote:ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns wrote:˙uǝǝɹɔs ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɹɐ oɟuı ɹǝsn puɐ sɹɐʇɐʌɐ ǝɥʇ ɟo ןןɐ ˙ǝƃuɐɹʇs ʎɹǝʌ sı sıɥʇ

You got his name wrong.

Adam Reynolds wrote:

muse wrote:ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns wrote:˙uǝǝɹɔs ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɹɐ oɟuı ɹǝsn puɐ sɹɐʇɐʌɐ ǝɥʇ ɟo ןןɐ ˙ǝƃuɐɹʇs ʎɹǝʌ sı sıɥʇ

How exactly do you do that?

˙snoᴉƃɐʇuoɔ s,ʇᴉ ɟᴉ ɹǝpuoʍ I 'ɥƃnoɥʇ ǝʌᴉssǝɹdɯᴉ s,ʇI ˙ɐǝpᴉ oN

SƎON HO

Hey, Long time no see.

....oh, grading.

Adam Reynolds wrote:How exactly do you do that?

I turn my keyboard upside-down, and magic!