i was grading science quizzes for a middle school class the other day. they are studying newton’s three laws of motion, and on one student’s paper was this: Question: When it says in Newton’s laws that momentum is being conserved, what does that mean? [For all of you who see "Newton" and immediately think "Fig!", [...]
Archive for September, 2008
a for effort?
Posted in 2008, tagged school on 26 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
requests.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily, pop goes the culture on 24 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i usually request that the boy call me before 7, or after 8, only on wednesdays. why? project runway is on. i find that request to be incredibly ridiculous of me, yet not nearly enough to make me stop. luckily, he finds it pretty funny. i think, i’m allowed to be this vapid from the [...]
peck, peck, peck.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily, rants on 23 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i am sitting next to someone in the library, who is typing a lengthy paper with her left hand. only her left hand. from the subject of the paper, and the name of the class, i have gathered that this person is at least a junior, possibly a senior, and is around my age (27). [...]
After all, we set some limits to the amount of nonsense that we talk, or at least the amount of nonsense that we are prepare to admit we talk…” —J.L. Austin, on performative utterances. I think this, for me, is ENTIRELY untrue. I know no limits of nonsense, obviously.
typography.
Posted in 2008, tagged conversations on 22 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
recent dinner conversation: sara: if “x’s” mean kisses, and “o’s” mean hugs, what do all the other letters mean? troy: foreplay. [pause] sara: touché.
wordless weekends.
Posted in 2008, tagged wordless on 20 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
wherein i post a picture i like, instead of talking. because sometimes you just got other things to do. somehow if i could get a tattoo that looked kind of like this, i’d be so set.
the best of the worst: fast food breakfast edition.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily, food on 19 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
i say best of the worst, because these are bad, in the most awesome way possible. this is no reflection on nutritional value or cost, because who wants to reflect on that? best of the worst fast food breakfasts: 1. chick-fil-a chicken minis & orange juice. 2. burger king’s bacon, cheese & egg croissanwich, throwing [...]
whoacaps.
Posted in 2008, tagged conversations on 18 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
over instant message: sara: apparently because i’m white and middle class, i should like the tv show ‘the wire’. so i rented it. troy: OK troy: whoa troy: caps sara: i feel like we say that enough that that is it’s own phrase. like if you do something wrong, you should say “whoacaps!”
overheard.
Posted in 2008, tagged overheard on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
we are totally on the cutting edge of tiny-ness.” – my astronomy professor, explaining the new technology of splitting atoms.
good advice.
Posted in 2008, tagged quotes, school, things i learned on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Always be yourself… unless you suck.” Joss Whedon (via mappeal) this reminds me of something i learned in my literary theory class. we were discussing aristotle’s points on what makes good rhetoric (m. correct me if i’m wrong). aristotle’s points out that you need to look at ease and establish yourself as a respectable authority more [...]
