This is a lot more than I expected it to be.
filed in Uncategorized on Jul.06, 2002
It’s fun to buy used textbooks, because you get to see how stupid the previous owners were. In my current psychology textbook, there are short summaries in the margins, and they are all highlighted. They are the only things highlighted. What’s the point?
Scotch is good. And I like it straight, so take that Jeremy! On the rocks is too cold to taste it, and watered down. Chad, I’ll have to buy that bottle from you since you aren’t going to drink it. I used to think that “acquired taste” was a really dumb concept. If it’s not pleasurable, why keep doing it until it is pleasurable? I understand now that some things can be incredibly enjoyable, as long as you take time to get used to their complexity, and learn to detect their subtleties.
I got six power supplies literally off the street today. We have biannual junk pickups. Or is it semiannual? I always get those confused. Either way, it happens twice a year, and the guy said they work, so I grabbed them. Still have to see which ones will be useful.
Can anyone recommend any good, free, online resources for learning French? Pronunciation isn’t an issue (my wife knows the pronunciation), and I’m leaning towards reading rather than dialogue, as far as how it will be applied.
I keep worrying that I’m an alcoholic, because I want to drink often, but I can control it. I don’t drink that often, and when I do I don’t drink that much. And does drinking alone mean that you drink when you are by yourself, or when you are the only one drinking?
I want to trade in my car, but I can’t afford it. We should get it refinanced, but there are only three years left on the loan, so there isn’t much point. The warranty will likely expire in the next year though, when it hits 100,000 miles. Then I can’t really trade it in and get anything for it, so I’m in a dilemma. We’re still upside-down on it, and we can’t afford the remainder of the loan plus another one, plus a down payment. But our interest rate is insane (first time buyer). You’re right Jeremy, money sucks.
I haven’t coded anything in awhile. I haven’t taken any pictures recently. I just haven’t been inspired to do anything spectacular.
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Jul 6th, 2002 on 8:04 am
It doesn’t count as alcoholism if it’s good scotch!
Jul 6th, 2002 on 12:19 pm
Yeah, new pics!
Jul 6th, 2002 on 2:17 pm
Many, many new pics.
Yay for paid accounts!
Jul 6th, 2002 on 5:33 pm
One bottle of Scotch: sold!
Drinking alone is when you go hide and drink because you’ve gotta have it.
Jul 7th, 2002 on 2:51 am
The needing it part seems to be essential. Casey mentions that too. I could see how, when the desire isn’t controlled, it could become a habit. You let yourself have it whenever you want it, then it just becomes a habit and you have it even when you don’t want it, just because that’s what you do. Like smoking. I think I understand now, thank you.
Richard Feynman said he realized he had a problem when he went into a bar during the day. He quit drinking right then, and never had another. That’s where I got the idea for telling people that you’re just “on the wagon.” If I find that book I’ll loan it to you, it’s good, in a physics genius sort of way.
Jul 7th, 2002 on 3:11 am
Yep.
Want to talk about alcoholism? I need to get good and drunk.
Jul 7th, 2002 on 12:45 pm
Textbooks
My favorite is when over-opinionated people make commentary in the margins of highlighted passages. “This is all bullshit,” or “Stuuuuuuuupid,” or something like that.
Jul 7th, 2002 on 12:53 pm
Re: Textbooks
You have to wonder if professors are doing that to further influence their students’ thinking.
Jul 8th, 2002 on 2:58 am
Higher learning is more like programming.
And it’s awful cagey of them to spell things wrong from time to time so you think it’s just an extremist student whose unbiased opinion is easily trustable. It’s all one big conspiracy, isn’t it?
Jul 8th, 2002 on 7:35 am
Re: Higher learning is more like programming.
Man, those guys are smart.
Jul 8th, 2002 on 3:50 pm
Re: Higher learning is more like programming.
I did not understand any of that dialogue between you two. Any of it.
Jul 8th, 2002 on 9:48 pm
Re: Higher learning is more like programming.
Well, we were using “our own words.” Florg.
Aug 1st, 2002 on 10:26 am
Scotch…
Something I’ve learned about the good ol’ Uische Beatha:
A single drop of water into the scotch breaks the surface
tension of the alcohol, and brings all of the esters out.
Since most of our sense of taste relies on our sense of smell,
it’ll be that much more amazing to drink with just that one
drop of H2O. Don’t be afraid to look like a flaming idiot, either -
stick your whole nose into a proper low-ball tumbler of the stuff
and take a good whiff. You’ll be surprised.
-your random unknown poster, Morg.
Aug 1st, 2002 on 12:14 pm
Re: Scotch…
Thanks for the tip, I’ll give it a shot.