It’s My Turn to Follow Her Today http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008767.html Girl #1: Hey, remember that time you got laser hair removal for your lip? Girl #2: Stacy! Stop talking, there are people around! Girl #1: Oh, right, as though you will ever see any of these people again. Random Guy: Actually, I’m in her Computer Science class. … Read more
I slept in today, and then spent until 7:00 PM finishing up my ENG 675 Web site mock-up. Whew! I caught up my Thursday, Friday, and Saturday blog entries. I did IBM editing from 9:30 until 11:30. All this makes for Johnny being a dull boy.
Are You Kidding? This Is Stand-Up Comedy Gold! http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008767.html Lesbian: So, I wanted to get my hair cut really short, y’know? And, like, dyed red. But my mom was like, “No, you’re too fat to be an Asian man.” Asian Man: That sucks. —A train I spent the entire day today doing a mock-up of my … Read more
I worked at home today for IBM, taking a late lunch hour to attend a presentation on his research by Dr. Brent Faber of Clarkson University, who is the second (of three) candidates coming to campus this month to interview for an associate professor job opening in the Department of English. He “read” the first … Read more
I caught the Wolfline at 7:15, and arrived at Clark at about 8:50. I printed 5 copies of the meeting minutes that I finished late last night, and headed downstairs to wait for Myra and Dani, who pulled up just as I stepped outside the building. Myra drove us to Biltmore where we met Patti … Read more
You Can Take the Woman Out of Georgia, but You Can’t Take the Spit Out of Your Coffee http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008720.html Waitress: Hi, sweetie, how are you?! Can I get you some more coffee, sweetie? Sweetie, you look like you’ve had a rough night, can I get you something else? Queer looking up at waitress for a … Read more
Today’s affirmations: I would like to congratulate you on the quality of the newsletter. It’s well done. Dr. Stan Dicks, Director of the M.S. in Technical Communication Yet another fun—and funny—newsletter. No clip art, no pictures of cats. Ahhh. Anonymous, Tech Comm friend I took the Wolfline to Tompkins, where I attended a presentation by … Read more
I added two birthday pictures to yesterday’s blog entry about Irene’s birthday. I got up at 10:00 today, stopped at IHOP for breakfast on the way out of Charlotte, and was on the road to Raleigh by 11:30. The ride back was tiresome and tedious due to the vast amount of rain, especially during the … Read more