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07 December 2006

SHOUTING THREAD PLEASE? I'M IN AUSTIN. I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT GRAD SCHOOL. →[More:] ACTUALLY THEY'RE DOING MOST OF THE TALKING AND I ASK THE OCCASIONAL QUESTION AND HOPE IT'S NOT A DUMB ONE. THESE PEOPLE ARE SO SMART IT'S SCARY AND THEIR WORK LOOKS INCREDIBLY COOL AND I'M REALLY REALLY REALLY AFRAID OF NOT MEASURING UP. PANIC PANIC PANIC. HERE ARE ALL THE EXCLAMATION POINTS I DIDN'T USE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

post by: casarkos at: 09:46 | 19 comments

CASARKOS, YOU WILL BE FINE! THEY FELT THE SAME WAY WHEN THEY WENT TO GRAD SCHOOL!

I HAVE TO MAKE STUPID SHIT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS INCREDIBLY PICKY. BOO.

I HAD HUMMUS FOR LUNCH TODAY THO, YAY!

posted by By the Grace of God 07 December | 09:54

WILL EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD WHO IS SYNCHING THEIR PERIOD WITH MINE STOP, PLEASE? AND WHY THE HELL DO WE HAVE SANITARY PADS IN THE BATHROOMS AND TYLENOL AND ADVIL AT THE RECEPTIONIST'S DESK BUT NO MIDOL????

posted by TrishaLynn 07 December | 10:14

I JUST FOUND OUT MY 2.5 YEAR NEEDS TO HAVE HIS ADENOIDS REMOVED. AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW WHY HE'S BEEN HALF DEAF MUTE.

posted by danostuporstar 07 December | 10:20

OH WOW, DAN! HUGS! POOR LITTLE SQUIRT! AT LEAST IT IS A TREATABLE PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE CAUGHT IT EARLY!

posted by By the Grace of God 07 December | 10:41

I AM HAVING MASSIVE CAREER ANGST AND EXISTENTIAL DREAD AND NEED TO GET OUT THE DAMN HOUSE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! OUR CAT SITS BY HER FOOD DISHES AND STARES AT THEM LIKE SHE'S HIGH! AND SHE'S BEEN FED AND IS HALF-OPOSSUM IN GIRTH! OPASSA! OPASSA!

posted by Lipstick Thespian 07 December | 10:41

I HAVE A HEADACHE! AND I MISS MY CIGARETTES SO MUCH I WANT TO CRY! I WAS LATE THIS MORNING BUT THE SCHOOL GROUP WAS EARLY! AND I HAVE TO GO TO A STUPID STUPID WORK RELATED "PARTY" AT 5:00 AND IT'S SO UNFAIR: I HATE THOSE THINGS PLUS I AM EVILLY PLANNING ON SEVERING OUR TIES WITH THIS VENDOR ANYWAY SINCE THEY PRETTY MUCH SUCK SO MAKING FRIENDLY HOLIDAY SMALL TALK WITH THEM (AND NATURALLY IT'S AT THEIR FACILITY WAY THE HELL IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE) IS GOING TO BE EVEN WORSE THAN USUAL!

posted by mygothlaundry 07 December | 10:50

EEK DANO, HOPE IT HELPS JUNIOR. KEEP US POSTED ON HIS PROGRESS. LOL @ LT! WE HAVE NO LIVING ROOM FURNITURE! WE SOLD IT TO PAY FOR MY NEW RECLINER AND BECAUSE WE NEVER USED IT! NOW WE ARE CONTEMPLATING PUTTING A PING PONG TABLE IN IT! CASARKOS, YOU ARE AS COOL AS THEY ARE! BE YOU BABY BE YOU!

posted by chewatadistance 07 December | 10:50

LET THEM TALK, CASARKOS. WEAR YOUR "I AM SO INTERESTED" FACIAL EXPRESSION AND THAT WILL DO! Although you do sound like you are interested for reals! Good luck, bunny.

HEY DANO! DO KEEP US POSTED. HOPE ALL GOES WELL. Hugs.

MYGO: IAM ALSO TRYING TO QUIT (OK, CUT BACK) AND IT SUCKS LEMONS.

LT, BE PATIENT! MAYBE IT'S NOT THE BEST TIME OF YEAR FOR A NEW JOB.

Other than that, I am sorta very disappointed at the world right now (no, since yesterday) and want to start my own thread, but I will not because ... because... oh! fuck it.

posted by carmina 07 December | 11:02

MY NECK HURTS WORSE TODAY!! I AM CRANKIER THAN EVER!! MY COWORKERS ON EITHER SIDE OF MY CUBE TALK OVER MY HEAD! ONE OF THEM IS UBER-SARCASTIC ABOUT EVERYTHING AND THE OTHER SWEARS AND EMITS OTHER VERBAL OUTBURSTS ALL DAY LONG! MY MOM IS DEALING WITH MY GRANDPARENTS' ILLNESSES, MY UNCLES REFUSE TO HELP HER, AND I AM TWO STATES AWAY AND CAN'T HELP DRIVE TO DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS, ETC. I FEEL FRUSTRATED THAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING DURING THE WEEK BUT SEND MONEY BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE NEEDS, SHE NEEDS BODIES TO HELP GET THINGS DONE!

sigh.

posted by initapplette 07 December | 11:43

CASARKOS YOU ARE SMART!! DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED!

YESTERDAY A LINUX TERMINAL WAS MESSED UP AND I FIXED IT WITH COMPUTER-TINKERING-FOO AND THEN I GOOGLED WHAT I DID AND SENT AN E-MAIL ABOUT IT WHICH MADE ME SOUND LIKE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING! HAHAHA! I HAVES EDUMACTION!

Init, I'm sorry about your situation. This has happened in my family. I hope your mom gets through it. You can't physically help, but money is something, too.

posted by halonine 07 December | 12:52

UPDATE: TALKED WITH SOME MORE PEOPLE. EVERYONE REALLY NICE AND INTERESTED AND STUFF AND IT WAS GREAT AND THEN I TALKED TO THE GRAD ADVISER. GPA TOO LOW BY .1 AND THEY DON'T DO EXCEPTIONS, AND EVEN IF THEY DID I WOULDN'T GET ANY FINANCIAL AID. BROKE DOWN IN GRAD ADVISER'S OFFICE. AM SCREWED. I CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE FOR THIS. HAVE SOME MORE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by casarkos 07 December | 15:38

Are you at UT-Austin? FUCK UT AUSTIN BIO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESEARCH POSITIONS FOR ALL THE STUDENTS, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ACCEPTED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

(that was for a friend).

posted by muddgirl 07 December | 15:58

Pfft! UT-Austin. My foot. There are at least 10 places better than UT-Austin, easy. One of them is waiting for you CASARKOS! Leave and don't say goodbye.

posted by carmina 07 December | 16:04

Sheesh! What did they invite you out for? Jerks!

You go do something awesome somewhere else and make them regret it! I'm with carmina... chin up and don't say goodbye!

posted by halonine 07 December | 16:10

they didn't invite me, i stopped in because at my old university i was collaborating with them on some stuff, and i was visiting friends in town and thought it might help my case.

posted by casarkos 07 December | 16:17

Bastages!
*donates extra !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to casarkos*

Thanks for the concern about the kid. It probably is a good thing to get him fixed up.

posted by danostuporstar 07 December | 16:27

OYE do you want to talk about grad school at texas, and shit. because that is what i do AND as i am a member of the grad welfare committee for my dep't and spend all my time yelling at faculty about not having funding for all the students they take on, so it's like i a PERSPECTIVE and could be tres useful & so on.

posted by sam 07 December | 19:33

REALLY???
WHEN ARE YOU FREE TOMORROW AND WHERE'S YOUR OFFICE? EMAIL IN PROFILE, I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS STUFF.

posted by casarkos 07 December | 19:50

CASARKOS YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. OH WELL... THEIR GPA CUTOFF IS LAME. YOU CAN STILL SHOW THEM! SOMEDAY... SOMEDAY!

posted by halonine 07 December | 20:05

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