(meme last seen at rysmiel)

1) medicated an alligator

2) dropped out of high school

3) seen Johnny Thunders live

4) won a Rocky Horror lookalike contest

5) been profiled in Mademoiselle

6) treated an eagle for frostbite

7) attended a (boring) Gnostic mass

8) fled from gunfire

9) been referred to in a song on a major label album

10) accidentally pulled off my own braces with pliers

really annoying: the word cyberspace used anywhere outside of William Gibson novels.

sort of endearing: the word InterWeb.

Super-interesting game theory + quantum physics fight over at Crooked Timber. I still don't know who's right, but I keep wanting to believe Reimer since he's talking the language that's most familiar to me.

1. white sheets are better because you can bleach them.

2. changing your car's oil every 3 months really does make a difference.

3. curly hair prefers to be washed just with conditioner, no shampoo.

4. compounded interest is a big deal.

5. there's no need to justify yourself to crazy people.

6. it's much easier to be kind to people when you don't care about justifying yourself.

7. travelling to Europe isn't really more complicated or expensive than travelling across the United States.

8. it is entirely possible to bail out of high school and go directly to college in your early teens.

9. it's worth paying for good quality socks.

10. program committee members are allowed to outsource their paper reviews, if they don't wait until the absolute last minute when it's too late.

Especially #10.

britgeekgrrl and dancingshaman, you've probably already seen this, but just in case: hello cthulu.

Ph.D. status: completed! Diploma ETA: 10 days. Disorientation and euphoria: massive.

:^)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,12070,1022643,00.html

( my list )

I want to set everything on fire and get into a helicopter with Magneto and Mystique.

A really good thesis committee member is one who emails you the night before the defense and says:

Read the thesis -- looks just fine! Gimme some questions you want me to ask ; )

Kinder words were never written. Right now I totally adore that man.