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So, What Did We Learn Today?

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Disco is My Class War

06:12 / 26.06.06

That phonecalls always beat emails when you're trying to get something done.

Disco is My Class War

06:14 / 26.06.06

Also about the joys of Skype. That's not really a life lesson, that's a travel tip, but where else could you call home for around 20 cents a minute?

Jake, Colossus of Clout

06:57 / 26.06.06

It's hard to hate Southern Republicans when they're so nice to you. Especially when they tip you 33% on a $280 tab.

07:01 / 26.06.06

You know how they got that money, though, right? By oppressing you.

Jake, Colossus of Clout

07:13 / 26.06.06

S'back in my wallet now. I plan on spending it on booze. Foreign booze.

They were very nice, though.

babazuf

08:53 / 26.06.06

I discovered that I am deeply in love with John Fowles.

Whisky Priestess

10:59 / 26.06.06

That blogger usually works just like Barbelith in terms of tags, except when you are trying to post pictures of lambs, when it goes loopy.

GogMickGog

12:58 / 26.06.06

That when I graduate on Thursday I shall not miss one iota the grubby little porter who has treated my new-fractured knee as a selfish blight on an otherwise carefree day.

Shrug

14:47 / 26.06.06

•That ice-cream soothes almost any complaint.
•That it isn't especially wise to viciously stamp on your alarm if it also doubles as your phone.
•That it isn't very clever to be a greedy little pill monster all weekend when you have an interview on Monday.
•And that despite popular opinion a 20 minute shower isn't always equivalent to 4 hours sleep.

elene

15:03 / 27.06.06

The offside rule doesn't apply to Brazil.

MintyFresh

17:05 / 27.06.06

Crispin Freeman is kinda short.

Whisky Priestess

10:07 / 28.06.06

From watching Prime Minister's Qustions:

That David Cameron sounds exactly like a posh George Cole.

ONLY NICE THINGS

10:20 / 28.06.06

Whatever it is, it can track me without eyes. And I don't think this packing crate I'm hiding in is going to hold up to much more...

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD.

foolish fat finger

23:35 / 30.06.06

feelings of hatred, and ideas of revenge will take you to "hell"*... I know this. forgive your transgressors... this is what I have learned today.

as Jesus said, 'love your enemies... for they know not what they do'

*I don't mean a Christian or a Buddhist hell, I mean your own personal hell... it is true.

Goodness Gracious Meme

00:45 / 01.07.06

Beer kills brain cells.

Ticker

01:23 / 01.07.06

I learned being a macho butch about using my injured arm is incredibly stupid and results in eye watering sprains.

In the future I will ask for help rather than being a jerk.

Saint Keggers

02:34 / 01.07.06

I've learned that watching an unknowing friend spread wasabi like butter can only lead to much laughter.

Jake, Colossus of Clout

03:30 / 01.07.06

I should never have dropped Mike Cameron in my sexy Matt Kemp fury.

Our Lady Has Left the Building

07:55 / 01.07.06

foolish fat finger *I don't mean a Christian or a Buddhist hell, I mean your own personal hell... it is true.

I think my own personal hell would be the Christian one. And, in a very real way, aren't we living in Buddhist Hell right now?

foolish fat finger

19:45 / 01.07.06

good point, lazy. in a sense, yes, we are all in Buddhist hell until we 'awaken'- though Mahayana Buddhism posits a lot of hells, like the realm of the hungry ghosts for instance, that you can go to after you exit this world. actually, I am interested in concepts and beliefs in hell, I might start a thread in the temple about it...

I didn't learn anything today, except a lot of techie junk about processors. life lessons- none. that's pretty crap, I think. still, yesterday was a good lesson.

The Falcon

20:40 / 01.07.06

If you are England, it would be inadvisable to play for penalties.

Cloned Christ on a HoverDonkey

13:26 / 02.07.06

Generally, you shouldn't press your forehead against a metal pipe carrying 300 degree steam.

OUCH!

for some reason i'm thinking about hungry Buddhist ghosts eating wasabi sandwiches now....

on that note - do not go for a pee after eating chilis. or wasabi.

RetroChrome

03:56 / 03.07.06

Without exception, the wire racks in the oven will be hot to the touch when set on "broil."

ONLY NICE THINGS

07:29 / 03.07.06

They don't react to sound. I threw a wrench and they just ignored it. It must be something else. Smell? Electrical impulses? Body heat?

On reflection, it might have been more sensible to have used the wrench to hit them with.

OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD

Whisky Priestess

14:21 / 07.07.06

Today I learned this beautiful and useful word, especially for the Misheard Lyrics of your Life thread:

mon·de·green (mŏn'də-grēn', môn'-)
n.
A series of words that result from the mishearing or misinterpretation of a statement or song lyric. For example, I led the pigeons to the flag for I pledge allegiance to the flag.

[After (Lady) Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the line (hae laid) him on the green, from the song “The Bonny Earl of Murray”.]

Lama glama

15:43 / 07.07.06

Be sure that mouse is dead before you vacuum it up.

ORA ORA ORA ORAAAA!!

03:22 / 11.07.06

two things:
one: Letters from the arts office saying you only need to finish your English major and do another science unit to finish your degree are not always true. They are often horrible lies.
two: life (and uni) doesn't always go as planned.

Disco is My Class War

03:33 / 11.07.06

This morning I learnt how to ride a motorscooter, So now I can put-put around the island of Phuket like everyone else in this strangely affluent 'paradise' with wide roads and palm trees.

(Cross-posted to 'Gives me a Happy' thread.)

Quantum

09:07 / 11.07.06

Not to get Mr Peterson out and urinate on the customers of the Purple Horse (wherever that may be).

mkt

12:26 / 11.07.06

That you must always, always remember to test important site updates in Internet Explorer before uploading them. Sob.

Quantum

21:37 / 11.07.06

Looking in my dictionary of difficult words I discovered-

Heterosexual adj. not homosexual ; sexually normal.

...and was a bit dismayed, but almost immediately afterward found the fantastic juxtaposition of these two entries which directly follow each other-

Uranism n. Homosexuality in males
Uranography n. Description or mapping of heaven(s),
-olatry n. Worship of heavenly bodies.

Haha! My dictionary is in the closet!

Olulabelle

22:03 / 11.07.06

That slugs can swim and don't drown even when you put them in a bucket of water and call it slug soup and leave them there overnight. They get out. Out I tell you.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

00:06 / 12.07.06

Quantum: Uranography n. Description or mapping of heaven(s),
-olatry n. Worship of heavenly bodies.

Haha! My dictionary is in the closet!

Honey, your dictionary goes to chic gay bars. Study of heavenly bodies indeed.

Today I learned that the sanitation facilities / dump in my neck of the woods has won awards for being one of the most environmentally friendly in North America.

I've also learned that while shaving one's head does make it cooler in the summer, a top-of-the-head sunburn hurts.

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