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Say Anything.

'Say Anything' is a John Cusak/Cameron Crowe 1989 teen flick. ' A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.' This is actually not what this thread is about, but the message is the same.

Actually no it isn't, I just like imdb.com and the title sounded interesting. /snort

This is not necessarily a vent thread - far from it. This is about saying anything - weather, the bird outside your work window, the fundamental differences between Mormons and catholics, how Law and Order Criminal Intent doesn't get the props it deserves, that I always forget whether it's 'it's' or 'its', that my daughter has a beautiful smile and the first guy that breaks her heart - I'm breaking his knees...it's about anything.

So, say anything.

FyreGarnett 18 years ago
what kills me is when you realize you're only short about 50 words. and no matter what you do, you can;t quite seem to get them....

I just realzed today that i have 3 word minimum essays/papers due by hte end of the semester. on the upside, i can actually use the same research for all three papers - just from completely diferent angles. the challenge, of course, is remembering which angle i need for which paper. the downside, is that one of them is 100 words max. Excuse me? I have summarize 5 (yes, five) journal articles in 100 words. I have been known to write sentences that are 30-40 words long....
Mileron 18 years ago
I must be getting old and/or growing up or something.

Well, outside of WoW making me sick

The only gaming that holds any sort of interest for me right now is Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I can't even get into Pokemon or this really neat mecha-themed Roguelike I found called Gearhead.

Then again, the new woman in my life could be a major factor ;)
FyreGarnett 18 years ago
funny how that works... unless they play too!!!
Mileron 18 years ago
FyreGarnett;95772
funny how that works... unless they play too!!!

We talked a little last night about gaming histories.

She used to be quite the Atari and Nintendo gamer, but somehow missed out the last 20 years or so.

I have Wii. She wants to play. :twisted:
FyreGarnett 18 years ago
i keep trying to talk some of my friends into playing eq2 with me - though my sister threatens to kick me out of the house if i get her bf hooked on it...
Vishanti 18 years ago
FyreGarnett;95722
what kills me is when you realize you're only short about 50 words. and no matter what you do, you can;t quite seem to get them....
That's usually why I end up finishing my papers in the early hours of the morning.

the downside, is that one of them is 100 words max. Excuse me? I have summarize 5 (yes, five) journal articles in 100 words. I have been known to write sentences that are 30-40 words long....
I've heard of these word max papers, but I've never had the experience. My classmates keep posting assignments well below the word minimums, which makes it frustrating because of how much effort I'm putting into going beyond the minimum to get a decent grade. If the majority of the class is doing less than the posted requirement, and we can see our grades, it makes me wonder if they're not being discouraged by extremely low scores (meeting the minimum is a C or D, so being below it would be a D or F, wouldn't it?). Is he just not grading according to his previous statements? Argh!

In related news, I just took my History midterm. Multiple choice, 50 questions, 4 points each. 156/200. I missed 11. A friggin' 78. From the questions, I expected to get at least 160+, closer to 180. Strengthens my suspicion that this book's screwy flow is completely killing my understanding of the material.
Vishanti 18 years ago
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=10392846691465
I feel vindicated.
Overall, The American Nation is a disappointment. Before undertaking this review, I polled my students to get their opinions, and found them to share my misgivings. Fourteen students out of thirty-three in one class pointed to its poor inclusion of African Americans; ten out of twenty-nine in another class decried its brevity on Vietnam and other recent events. Overall, my students gave it a low "C," a grade with which I sadly concur. On the bright side, as I frequently tell my students, a "C" is not a terrible grade, and often can be improved with some time and effort. On the other hand, it certainly indicates much room for improvement.
It's a low C. I scored a high C.

Conclusion: I FUCKING ROCK.
FyreGarnett 18 years ago
it is 1:30 in the frickin morning.

i have to be up in four frickin hours.

and i cannot sleep.

and i have class tomorrow night. (or would it be today?)

i am so screwed.
Vishanti 18 years ago
I'm in a similar boat. I'm still up, writing three 150 word minimum overviews for philosophy. At the same time, I do not want to look like hell later. Have to take some pictures of stuff on Ft. Hood for my cousin's daughter's school project. Also, a girl I rarely see called me up yesterday to inform me that she's going to the movies by herself this afternoon (roughly 12 hours from now) and that I can join her if I want.

Totally unexpected. I've been a shut-in for most of the past month, haven't had a haircut, have lost way too much weight, and generally am not looking my best. I think I already stated my opinion on such things earlier in this thread.

Timing.

I don't have it.
Vishanti 18 years ago
So... I'm getting ready to go out to the movies with a girl. Suddenly I get a text from another girl that I've been dying to spend more time with, but haven't heard from since November. She asked if I wanted to go down to Austin to hang out. God, yes. But I can't.

Once again!

Timing.

I don't have it.
Darsa 18 years ago
*tries to picture Vishanti married*

*fails miserably*

;)

:hug
FyreGarnett 18 years ago
the timing would be all wrong....

poor vishanti!!!
Mileron 18 years ago
Yanking nose hairs with fingernails hurts more than doing so with tweezers.

Ouch.

Who knew?
Vishanti 18 years ago
Darsa;95818
*tries to picture Vishanti married*

*fails miserably*
She just called me ugly!
:cry
Darsa 18 years ago
You kiddin'? With all the girls you got swarming you, I doubt it! ;)
FyreGarnett 18 years ago
maybe he has a good personality? (or cash in his pockets.... )

guess we'll need to see pics to know for sure!!
Vishanti 18 years ago
Pfft, I'm unemployed and an admitted asshole.
Vex 18 years ago
my niece is trying to be a whore.

she broke up with her boyfriend so she could be with a guy that broke up with his boyfriend..

he looooves her and sheee loooves him.

/major eye roll
teenagers
Vishanti 18 years ago
Sounds more slutty than whorish.
Darsa 18 years ago
Guh...

And sorry Vishanti, that's no excuse. My husband's an asshole, and I'm still hot for him after 15 years together ;) Granted... he has a job... :teehee