Sup?

[Surlethe]

Long time no see.

[Elheru Aran]

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

[J]

It's a Trap!

[LaCroix]

Done grading, already?

[Edi]

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

[Gandalf]

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.

[aerius]

Done grading, already?

Maybe he's finally discovered the Scantron.

[Guardsman Bass]

Hi Surlethe!

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

[Ace Pace]

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.

[Surlethe]

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.

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.

Done grading, already?

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

[Adam Reynolds]

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.

[Surlethe]

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

[Gandalf]

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.

[Adam Reynolds]

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.

[muse]

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

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

[Surlethe]

Things seem quite a bit quieter here, too.

Even more annoyingly, spoiler tags stopped working as well.

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

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.

[Surlethe]

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

˙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

[muse]

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

[Adam Reynolds]

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

˙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?

[Guardsman Bass]

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.

[Eternal_Freedom]

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

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

You got his name wrong.

[Iroscato]

ʞunɹp ǝɹ,noʎ 'ǝɥʇǝןʇɹns 'dǝǝןs oʇ oƃ

˙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

[Iroscato]

SƎON HO

[Thanas]

Hey, Long time no see.

....oh, grading.

[muse]

How exactly do you do that?

I turn my keyboard upside-down, and magic!