I am in the position of writing a letter of recommendation for a student who is probably one of the weakest students I have ever had at the doctoral level. She is in financial need and needs the $$ to finish, but damn if I know what to say in the letter.
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
le nubian - Feb 17, 2012 10:23:17 am PST #22542 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela - Feb 17, 2012 10:24:57 am PST #22543 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Hey, I just went poking about in Tom's photos and found this lovely picture of TNG: [link]
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She's so lovely! What a great photo, Tom. If you don't mind, I'm going to save it, and maybe get a print made at some point. (It's so hard to photograph her, she rarely stays still for me, and you can tell in that photo that she's thinking about getting up.)
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2012 10:28:29 am PST #22544 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I did see a "Casita Serenada". So maybe it's FATE!
You can't mess with that message. That's like god talking to you, right there.
Burrell - Feb 17, 2012 10:35:55 am PST #22545 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
le n, can you speak to something like her work ethic? When I can't praise a student's writing or overall academic chops, I look for things I can praise, like their improvement over the semester.
le nubian - Feb 17, 2012 10:38:10 am PST #22546 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
no Burrell.
I cannot WAIT for this student to finish her degree. Seriously. I think I will be 1000 times happier for her to finish than she will be.
le nubian - Feb 17, 2012 10:38:50 am PST #22547 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
2000 times.
Ginger - Feb 17, 2012 10:40:00 am PST #22548 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I once wrote a letter of recommendation for lackluster student to get a newspaper internship in which I said, "I can't think of anyone who would benefit more from an internship."
Burrell - Feb 17, 2012 10:51:42 am PST #22549 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh, that's hard le n. I like Ginger's solution.
Lee - Feb 17, 2012 10:56:52 am PST #22550 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Good luck with the letter, Le N.
Hey, it's Friday! What are people doing this weekend? How many people get three days?
I'll be running a few errands, but mostly housebound as I get the new cat settled in. Maybe I can get some more unpacking done.
Liese S. - Feb 17, 2012 11:00:00 am PST #22551 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Three days, whoot!
Today I am being ineffective, apparently.
But tomorrow we're going to a house concert, one of Dave's buddies is playing in the neighborhood before he heads out on tour.
And it's possible I might be spending all three days trying to make demi-glace. Gulp.
The SO's birthday is at the end of next month, and I want to make a fancy dinner for him, but I want to try the demi-glace well in advance so that I can fail beforehand.
But actually it occurs to me that I can't do both, because the house concert falls right in the middle of when I'd be cooking. Hm.
Anyway, the boy and the dog are going camping and I am probably just going to loll around the house.