Friday, April 29, 2005
neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. maxim 26madame le professeur at 9:37 AM
Thursday, April 28, 2005
finally...my nightmare of neverending papers is over!madame le professeur at 10:29 PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
it is easier to be wise for others than for oneself. maxim 132madame le professeur at 10:49 AM
Friday, April 22, 2005
today i am going to complain about bureaucracy, because i am in a tourne en ronde right now, and i get tired of being punished when i actually do use common sense! yesterday it was so hot that my rearview mirror came unglued from the windshield, and i found it dangling from the cords that go with the little lights that i forget are there. my beads, my rosary, and my parking tag somehow managed to stay attached to the mirror which was hanging sideways. i unloaded it then rushed to get it fixed and was thankful that i only had to drive with it attacking my windshield for about 5 minutes! i thought it might be a good idea not to hang anything from it for 24 hours, since it is just glued there, and although this parking tag is virtually weightless, my morning routine does not include rehanging it. by the time it occurred to me, i thought that i probably already had a ticket. on a positive note, i finally found the forms to prove that i did receive required vaccinations in 1998 and 1982! thank God for my mom, because i would never have a form that old, and i would have to leave this wonderful grad program without that proof. i recently paid a parking ticket which was causing another hold, and my advisor cleared a 3rd hold. finally, after dealing with all of this shit for a month...this morning, i was able to register! however, there was this permit that needed to be entered, and first i needed to be sure this was the correct "filler" class before registering. there is no rush, though, i have a few months, so i decided not to worry about it until next week. there is just one problem. not too long after i discovered this wonderful fact, i also discovered another parking ticket on my car for no parking tag. (i am envisioning another registration hold). i knew this was going to happen, so why didn't i register? well, i knew it would be ok once i had a copy of the receipt from the rearview mirror repair. it's great, the mechanic even added a comment that i was advised not to hang anything from the mirror for 24 hours, that it was repaired at 3, and the ticket was issued today at noon, while there was still a risk. so i brought the receipt with my ticket to parking services, where i expected the ticket to be waived. after being told that i had to go through the regular appeals process, i can't believe this, anyway, this guy came in to say that he just received a ticket while appealing another ticket! this is another important point: in a place that is so insane where someone can sue for coffee being "too" hot and actually win, i realize that things are this literal: if i don't follow directions exactly, even when it is practical not to, it is common for businesses to refuse what they have no right to refuse. for example, if someone is not wearing a seatbelt in an accident after signing a paper which states that they will (to lower their insurance a few dollars a month), the company will not cover the accident, which is not worth saving a few dollars a month. so i refuse to take advantage of that "discount." so i was also expecting that if my mirror falls off, "because i rehung the tag too early," this place has a right to refuse to redo their job correctly, since i did not follow directions. however, there was a greater chance of getting the parking ticket than of the mirror falling off again, and i would rather pay another $10 than a $25 ticket or go through the lengthy appeals process...which is also so much shit. why didn't i just remember to rehang the tag? only parking services knows, and they make a lot of money as a result...madame le professeur at 10:33 PM
Monday, April 18, 2005
hey, maybe i should run for president, i'm feeling very qualified...madame le professeur at 7:51 PM
i must be a dumb blonde, because today i sent an email to myself with the intended recipient in the subject line. i wondered how i recieved a carbon copy without sending myself one...(these are actually true stories and not jokes invented in my moments of creativity...but how i wish they were!)madame le professeur at 7:45 PM
i must be a dumb blonde...because i was thinking the other day about getting a thermometer, and for a split second, i realized that wasn't necesssary, because i already had one on my thermostat.madame le professeur at 9:25 AM
Sunday, April 17, 2005
the new car theft scam...or is it new? if you find anything stuck to your windshield, remove it before you start your car or after you get home...if it's still there. it can't be that important if someone left it where technically, anyone could remove it anyway. this scam has apparently been used in major cities in 5 states, and i found it significant considering there is almost always some sort of flyer under my windshield wipers at the end of the day...although i usually try to be careful at night and never leave my car when it's running like that. crazy people.madame le professeur at 1:08 PM
finally completed one of my presentations at 7 a.m. this morning. it took forever, but i think it's going to be good =o)madame le professeur at 12:44 PM
Friday, April 15, 2005
hey, i'm a girl, and i live in the gilmore...does that make me a "gilmore girl"?madame le professeur at 8:01 PM
Thursday, April 14, 2005
i know that 100k state of the union video is just a really well pieced together bunch of b.s...but, this looks pretty authentic. i just can't believe it's this bad. at least have someone talking in your earpiece or write the definitions of important words to memorize "word of the week?" lol, to go along with your pre-written speeches and answers. it seems bush is missing condoleza like "jorge" missed queen latifa and alicia silverstone in beauty shop:http://www.ebaumsworld.com/bush-bs.html
madame le professeur at 7:01 PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
aujourd'hui, je ne suis qu'un je de mots. ~ arceneaux (quant à moi =o))madame le professeur at 7:05 PM
Monday, April 11, 2005
saturday night i was trying to decide if i wanted to go out with my friends or study. although i have an insane amount of work to do, i realized that could be done anytime, but my friends are only together on rare occasions. so i decided to go out. the gods disagreed. my doorknob fell off from the inside, and my pilot light was out (again). basically i was locked in a room that was slowly filling with gas...for 3 hours! after a series of events that would take a book (at least a chapter) to describe, i was freed! i rushed to the bar to see if anyone was still there, and to explain why i never showed up. only one person was there and they were leaving. oh well, maybe next time =o/madame le professeur at 9:51 AM
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
what does it mean when you answer your phone, and the person calling says "may i help you?"madame le professeur at 9:55 AM
Sunday, April 03, 2005
mr. bodeen was playing good music again today.madame le professeur at 6:51 PM
Friday, April 01, 2005
i've been out every night this week. it is definitely true that you can get more done in less time when you...take care of yourself =o)madame le professeur at 8:59 AM
The extreme enjoyment we find in talking about ourselves should make us fear that we are not giving very much to our audience. maxim 314madame le professeur at 8:56 AM
