Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.

'Unleashed'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Kat - Aug 10, 2005 10:13:34 am PDT #7008 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

My sister (who already owns the Proulx) informs me they're screening Brokeback Mountain in Toronto next month.

oooh.. trip to Toronto!


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2005 10:16:51 am PDT #7009 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

While we're in Mombasa...


Kat - Aug 10, 2005 10:18:39 am PDT #7010 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Yeah, well, Kenya sure will be a nice salve to having to wait until Winter.


Emily - Aug 10, 2005 10:21:27 am PDT #7011 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Hi everybody! I'm back!

Looking for advice: I have to email a professor to ask if she'll let me into her history of math class even though I don't have all the prerequisites (specifically, Calc III and maybe Differential Equations). I think I have a pretty good case -- mainly, that I plan to be teaching math next fall and would like to have some history of math under my belt for it -- but I've never actually done this before. How do I phrase it?


brenda m - Aug 10, 2005 10:24:10 am PDT #7012 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

My sister (who already owns the Proulx) informs me they're screening Brokeback Mountain in Toronto next month.

Ooh, Toronto Film Festival? I keep meaning to try to go up for that, and it always catches me by surprise at the end of the summer.


DavidS - Aug 10, 2005 10:25:04 am PDT #7013 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

He was taken to Exeter Hospital, where a locksmith was called to remove the lock.

Poor locksmith....

On the plus side, a great story to tell for years to come.

Veteran emergency room nurses in San Francisco can all run off a list of unexpected objects they've had to remove from various asses.


Vortex - Aug 10, 2005 10:32:27 am PDT #7014 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Or did I miss the part in the bible about taxation without representation?

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's"?

well, that's just plain taxation.

Looking for advice: I have to email a professor to ask if she'll let me into her history of math class even though I don't have all the prerequisites (specifically, Calc III and maybe Differential Equations). I think I have a pretty good case -- mainly, that I plan to be teaching math next fall and would like to have some history of math under my belt for it -- but I've never actually done this before. How do I phrase it?

you might want to mention other courses that you've taken that you think could be comparable. You could also ask to audit the class, which she may be more comfortable with (if you don't need the credit and are just taking it for hte info)


Frankenbuddha - Aug 10, 2005 10:36:44 am PDT #7015 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

While we're in Mombasa...

Watch out for Roland while your there.


Emily - Aug 10, 2005 10:52:12 am PDT #7016 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

you might want to mention other courses that you've taken that you think could be comparable.

Er... comparable to calc 3 and differential equations? I haven't. I only took the courses necessary for the CS degree, which was up through calc 2 and linear algebra. I'd be perfectly happy to take more, except, well, TIME, and also, MONEY. And I do need the credit.

Actually, I could just scrap it and take computers in education instead, as I've already done the several week's worth of emailing and calling and visiting necessary to get into one math course, except that History of Math is the one I really want to take!

Anyway, I mostly need help with, like, how to start the email. Because I'm thinking maybe not, "Yo, professor lady! 'Sup with the prerequisites? Level with me here, I do not need calc three to learn about how many cultures knew the Pythagorean Theorem before the rise of Greece, right? Cut me some slack, Jack."


Kat - Aug 10, 2005 10:53:19 am PDT #7017 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

LJ is always good for a procrastination break. I'm amazed at the vitriol aimed at the fanfic writer who asked for donations to help her take time off to finish her WIP.