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two weeks from today, it'll all be over.
everything that can land on a person's head in academia is landing on my head this month.
part one of the comps: done. (remaining: part two, and the orals.)
presentation of psych paper: done. (remaining: actually write the damn thing. due tuesday morning, 9 am.)
all homework for two russian classes: done. (remaining: write 10-15 page papers for both classes. due by next [checks calendar] wednesday, the 17th.
teaching discussion section, grading papers for lecture: done. (almost. one more paper left to grade, from a kid who handed it in late. remaining: grade the finals, which the kids have to hand in by noon on the 15th. grades are due at the registrar within 48 hours.)
phd apps: in progress. one set of rec forms given to prof. #1; another set overnighted to prof. #2 in another state, along with a postage-paid envelope so he can overnight them back to me. statement of purpose pretty well in order. remaining: complete actual applications, choose writing sample, send.
i've been feeling vaguely queasy all week, worse yesterday and today. i realized yesterday morning that this was not in the least surprising, given that the first part of my comps was due to hit me yesterday afternoon. i'm also congested, plus my face is breaking out, plus i'm feeling itchy -- can't tell if this last is stress or because something bit me.
i had a dream between snooze alarms this morning in which![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cmshaw sent me a screen shot of a view of her company's intranet, where they had posted who they assumed the candidates would be for the job i've applied for. my name was on the list, huzzah, so that (in my sleep) made me feel better. there was another student at my university on the list, so they came to interview us both -- in, oddly enough, the seminar room where my psych class meets. i hurried to get there, leaving my books behind, assuming i'd be able to pop back home and get them before class time (in which i had to give this presentation, see above). the interviewer showed me a half-page or so of printed language and asked me to find and flag all the infixes. (he explained that computer language, being just like natural language, contains infixes, so if i could find them here there was no reason i couldn't find them in a program, and thus as a linguist i was a good prospect for proofreading computer code. in the dream, this made perfect sense to me.) while i was working on this task, some classmates and the psych professor came in, and i realized i had to hurry if i was going to get home and back again in time to give my presentation. i dashed out, but not before the professor told me my file was incomplete and i had to give him one more paper. i didn't understand this, since the last commentary-reaction thing was due november 20, but i had to run. since most of the way back home was downhill, i decided it would be faster to fly. i could fly. like arthur dent, i guess -- i sort of ran and jumped in the air, and as long as i kept moving my arms like a swimmer treading water, i could stay airborne and this was much faster than walking. en route i ran into a girl -- also flying, in this case parallel to the ground and with her arms spread, as though she thought she was an airplane -- who in real life is my student and not in my psych class, and asked her if she had any idea what the prof. meant about my owing him another paper. she said yeah, he'd assigned nine more articles to read.
at this point i woke up -- with no interview and unable to fly, but not late for class and owing the psych prof. no more commentaries on readings.
and now, a meme fromsowilo (and cross-posted to philologist). the questions are :
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket?
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
12. Shoes worn for sports?
13. Putting a room in order?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball?
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
17. How do you eat your pizza?
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
19. What's the evening meal?
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
and my answers are :
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
a creek or a stream. not sure how i'd choose; i think a stream is smaller. i also recognize "brook", but i don't use it myself.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket?
a cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
a lunchbox, but a metal one can also be a lunchpail (if it's the right shape).
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
a frying pan or a skillet. the skillet has straighter sides, closer to perpendicular to the bottom.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch or sofa. either one.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
the gutter is horizontal, and the waterspout is vertical.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
pancakes. they're only flapjacks if they've been flipped without the assistance of a spatula.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
a sub or a hoagie, depending what's on it (subs can be hot or cold, i think, but hoagies can only be hot). i don't have "grinder" or "po'boy" in my speech, but the fact that i know they exist means i recognize them when other people use them.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
generally, a swimsuit. if it's brief-style, it's a speedo (irrespective of actual brand). if it has legs, it's a pair of trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports?
sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order?
cleaning or straightening.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
firefly, though occasionally also lightning bug.
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball?
potato bug.
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
seesaw or teeter-totter, about equally.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
um ... i'm not sure i understand this question. i eat it with cheese and tomato sauce and pepperoni and sausage and often either green pepper or pineapple, and i eat it corner first. (slices that don't come with corners are abnormal and should be abolished.)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
a yard sale or a garage sale, depending where they put the stuff.
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement, but i can also have "cellar" in certain (even non-wine-related) situations.
also, here is today's reminder: george w. bush. miserable failure. http://www.blah3.com/graymatter/archives/00000654.html. thank you.
[eta:jacquez had more questions!
frombiascut via yonmei:
21. That plant that kids throw at each other because it sticks to clothing?
a burr.
22. Those little balls of froth on plants in spring, which contain some moth or other's eggs?
i don't have a name for these.
23. Girls' lower-half underwear?
panties or underwear.
24. Boys' lower-half underwear?
underwear or shorts, unless specifically referring to boxers, briefs, etc. (this may be trying to elicit "y-fronts", which i've never heard anyone say outside of britain.)
24. The cloth you had when you were little and always slept with, and perhaps sucked your tongue with?
i didn't have one, but it's a blankie (says the kid) or a security blanket (say the adults).
yonmei's own additions:
25. Warm knitted top typically made of wool?
a sweater.
26. Baked in an oven, made of flour, butter, an egg, milk: raised with a chemical baking powder (cream of tartar/bicarbonate of soda) rather than with a yeasty leaven: what do you call it?
a biscuit.
27. A single thistledown seed flying free.
i probably call it pollen or fluff. i don't know that a thistledown seed (whatever kind of seed that is) is different from any other kind of single seed flying free, unless the other kind is a maple seed, in which case it's called a helicopter seed or a spinner.
rock on.]
part one of the comps: done. (remaining: part two, and the orals.)
presentation of psych paper: done. (remaining: actually write the damn thing. due tuesday morning, 9 am.)
all homework for two russian classes: done. (remaining: write 10-15 page papers for both classes. due by next [checks calendar] wednesday, the 17th.
teaching discussion section, grading papers for lecture: done. (almost. one more paper left to grade, from a kid who handed it in late. remaining: grade the finals, which the kids have to hand in by noon on the 15th. grades are due at the registrar within 48 hours.)
phd apps: in progress. one set of rec forms given to prof. #1; another set overnighted to prof. #2 in another state, along with a postage-paid envelope so he can overnight them back to me. statement of purpose pretty well in order. remaining: complete actual applications, choose writing sample, send.
i've been feeling vaguely queasy all week, worse yesterday and today. i realized yesterday morning that this was not in the least surprising, given that the first part of my comps was due to hit me yesterday afternoon. i'm also congested, plus my face is breaking out, plus i'm feeling itchy -- can't tell if this last is stress or because something bit me.
i had a dream between snooze alarms this morning in which
cmshaw sent me a screen shot of a view of her company's intranet, where they had posted who they assumed the candidates would be for the job i've applied for. my name was on the list, huzzah, so that (in my sleep) made me feel better. there was another student at my university on the list, so they came to interview us both -- in, oddly enough, the seminar room where my psych class meets. i hurried to get there, leaving my books behind, assuming i'd be able to pop back home and get them before class time (in which i had to give this presentation, see above). the interviewer showed me a half-page or so of printed language and asked me to find and flag all the infixes. (he explained that computer language, being just like natural language, contains infixes, so if i could find them here there was no reason i couldn't find them in a program, and thus as a linguist i was a good prospect for proofreading computer code. in the dream, this made perfect sense to me.) while i was working on this task, some classmates and the psych professor came in, and i realized i had to hurry if i was going to get home and back again in time to give my presentation. i dashed out, but not before the professor told me my file was incomplete and i had to give him one more paper. i didn't understand this, since the last commentary-reaction thing was due november 20, but i had to run. since most of the way back home was downhill, i decided it would be faster to fly. i could fly. like arthur dent, i guess -- i sort of ran and jumped in the air, and as long as i kept moving my arms like a swimmer treading water, i could stay airborne and this was much faster than walking. en route i ran into a girl -- also flying, in this case parallel to the ground and with her arms spread, as though she thought she was an airplane -- who in real life is my student and not in my psych class, and asked her if she had any idea what the prof. meant about my owing him another paper. she said yeah, he'd assigned nine more articles to read.at this point i woke up -- with no interview and unable to fly, but not late for class and owing the psych prof. no more commentaries on readings.
and now, a meme from
sowilo (and cross-posted to philologist). the questions are :1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket?
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
12. Shoes worn for sports?
13. Putting a room in order?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball?
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
17. How do you eat your pizza?
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
19. What's the evening meal?
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
and my answers are :
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
a creek or a stream. not sure how i'd choose; i think a stream is smaller. i also recognize "brook", but i don't use it myself.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket?
a cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in?
a lunchbox, but a metal one can also be a lunchpail (if it's the right shape).
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
a frying pan or a skillet. the skillet has straighter sides, closer to perpendicular to the bottom.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch or sofa. either one.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
the gutter is horizontal, and the waterspout is vertical.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
pancakes. they're only flapjacks if they've been flipped without the assistance of a spatula.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
a sub or a hoagie, depending what's on it (subs can be hot or cold, i think, but hoagies can only be hot). i don't have "grinder" or "po'boy" in my speech, but the fact that i know they exist means i recognize them when other people use them.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
generally, a swimsuit. if it's brief-style, it's a speedo (irrespective of actual brand). if it has legs, it's a pair of trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports?
sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order?
cleaning or straightening.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark?
firefly, though occasionally also lightning bug.
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball?
potato bug.
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
seesaw or teeter-totter, about equally.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
um ... i'm not sure i understand this question. i eat it with cheese and tomato sauce and pepperoni and sausage and often either green pepper or pineapple, and i eat it corner first. (slices that don't come with corners are abnormal and should be abolished.)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
a yard sale or a garage sale, depending where they put the stuff.
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement, but i can also have "cellar" in certain (even non-wine-related) situations.
also, here is today's reminder: george w. bush. miserable failure. http://www.blah3.com/graymatter/archives/00000654.html. thank you.
[eta:
jacquez had more questions!from
biascut via yonmei:21. That plant that kids throw at each other because it sticks to clothing?
a burr.
22. Those little balls of froth on plants in spring, which contain some moth or other's eggs?
i don't have a name for these.
23. Girls' lower-half underwear?
panties or underwear.
24. Boys' lower-half underwear?
underwear or shorts, unless specifically referring to boxers, briefs, etc. (this may be trying to elicit "y-fronts", which i've never heard anyone say outside of britain.)
24. The cloth you had when you were little and always slept with, and perhaps sucked your tongue with?
i didn't have one, but it's a blankie (says the kid) or a security blanket (say the adults).
yonmei's own additions:25. Warm knitted top typically made of wool?
a sweater.
26. Baked in an oven, made of flour, butter, an egg, milk: raised with a chemical baking powder (cream of tartar/bicarbonate of soda) rather than with a yeasty leaven: what do you call it?
a biscuit.
27. A single thistledown seed flying free.
i probably call it pollen or fluff. i don't know that a thistledown seed (whatever kind of seed that is) is different from any other kind of single seed flying free, unless the other kind is a maple seed, in which case it's called a helicopter seed or a spinner.
rock on.]
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17. How do you eat your pizza?
um ... i'm not sure i understand this question. i eat it with cheese and tomato sauce and pepperoni and sausage and often either green pepper or pineapple, and i eat it corner first. (slices that don't come with corners are abnormal and should be abolished.)
I believe what they are referring to is stylistic choices while eating pizza, for instance I as a native nearly-New Yorker, prefer NY-style pizza with a thin, crispy under crust that cracks when I fold the slice in half and eat it that way... other regions eat their pizza with a fork and knife, either by choice or force due to the unwieldiness of the pizza when lifted... dost thou understandeth now? ;-)