Happy Days in Random Chatter 10

[yayfulness]

I should be packing. Instead, I'm refreshing my email multiple times, hoping for something new.

Sounds like my day, except "packing" would be "doing calculus." Of course, my roommate and a couple friends distracting me with Mario Kart certainly didn't help.

[Zedability]

I should be packing. Instead, I'm refreshing my email multiple times, hoping for something new.

Sounds like my day, except "packing" would be "doing calculus." Of course, my roommate and a couple friends distracting me with Mario Kart certainly didn't help.

On a semi-related note, you can always use me as a last-resort-calculus-help. Once I get to Provo, that is. No promises I'll get the right answer, but I did get an A in Math 113 and tutor my friend through it.

[bobtheenchantedone]

bob, I'm totally going to be a wife-snob here and say you should see a physical therapist-- they'll know the quickest and most efficient way to have your wrists heal properly. I naturally have weak wrists (my husband says my carpal bones are a little longer and looser than average) and so I have these exercises my husband showed me in order to strengthen them up and it's been a huge help. They don't bother me nearly as much as they used to and I can actually do a handstand now without my wrists killing me.

I'm going to chime in as a second witness; please go see someone (or at least keep up with what your doctor already told you to do). I've had to wear wrist braces to type for almost 10 years, but so long as I wear them and keep up with my stretches and exercises, I don't have much wrist pain (and I can still knit and type and play the piano, etc.).

Thanks for the tip, guys; unfortunately, my parents decided to not renew their insurance, so unless my father finds another job quickly I'm out of luck.

I am definitely planning to keep up with ice and braces and breaks, though, and I am working on strengthening my muscles too. Hopefully that will be enough until I can afford to go to a doctor again.

[yayfulness]

I should be packing. Instead, I'm refreshing my email multiple times, hoping for something new.

Sounds like my day, except "packing" would be "doing calculus." Of course, my roommate and a couple friends distracting me with Mario Kart certainly didn't help.

On a semi-related note, you can always use me as a last-resort-calculus-help. Once I get to Provo, that is. No promises I'll get the right answer, but I did get an A in Math 113 and tutor my friend through it.

Yay! I just might take you up on that, depending on how busy my roommate/the other guy who offered to help me/I myself are.

[Katya]

Three of my (active Mormon) fb friends are currently discussing breastfeeding in public, circumcision, and masturbation. I have awesome friends.

[Defy V]

I'm so beyond thrilled now. After some minor tribulation (more a problem for the girl trying to sell her contract, the leasing office, and all the other girls that applied for the apartment) I got ... man, my parentheses gave away the surprise.

I got an apartment!!

But that's not the most thrilling part. The most thrilling part is that I can literally (LITERALLY YOU GUYS) see my new house from "my" window at work. Even though I have to go an extra half block to get to a crosswalk to cross the street it's still like a 5-min walk.

Oh, I'm also thrilled that it's cheap, and month-to-month (for flexibility purposes).

I'm just telling everyone. It's exciting.

That is exciting!

What kind of flexibility purposes do you have in mind?

Speaking of flexibility and wrists, that sounds like a good idea, Sky Bones. I didn't drive much here because it hurt my wrists more than I cared for.

And where is here? I'm at <insert prestigious grad school> on the other side of the country where I have joined the ranks of "Mormon wife with baby and PhD-pursuing husband." I don't quite know what to think of it all.

[yayfulness]

Class listings for Winter 2013 have been posted. And about half an hour after that discovery, I have pretty much finalized my schedule for winter semester. Even though it's all hypothetical because, barring a decision to go into debt or a couple thousand dollars falling out of the sky, I'm actually going to be working full-time winter semester instead. Not sure what this says about me.

And it would be such a wonderful schedule, too...

[Marduk]

Three of my (active Mormon) fb friends are currently discussing breastfeeding in public, circumcision, and masturbation.

That sounds like quite the evening.

[Zedability]

Text from mom: "You got a letter from [missionary] and a letter from the IRS."
Me: "Well, one of those is a good thing..."

[Giovanni Schwartz]

I love the IRS, too!

[Zedability]

I love the IRS, too!

Hahaha

"We have the wrong SSN on your tax form..." um, your government won't GIVE me an SSN, that's why.

[Marduk]

Get these illegal Canadians out of U.S.! American Social Security Numbers is for Americans only! Go back to where you came from, America does NOT WANT YOU!

[Zedability]

Haha

*slinks back to Canada in shame*

[Katya]

I hope Zedability knows where Marduk's parents are from, 'cause that makes the joke about three times funnier.

[Giovanni Schwartz]

Why can't I own a Canadian? I mean, if she's going to come here illegally, I met as well own her.

[Zedability]

Have you read that thing on the Internet that references owning a Canadian? It's by some Democrat essentially arguing that since we don't follow any of the other laws in Leviticus, blah blah gay marriage...

Anyways, at one point the author references the law that you can take slaves from neighbouring countries, and says something along the lines of, how come I can own a Mexican, but I can't own a Canadian? hahaha

[NerdGirl]

Why can't I own a Canadian? I mean, if she's going to come here illegally, I met as well own her.

I'm pretty sure you can own Marduk, because he's a Canadian and a Mexican.

[Marduk]

Yeah. Just try to own Marduk. Ask Tiamat how well that worked out.

[Craig Jessop]

Does that make you a TRIPLE CITIZEN??? God save the Queen, I guess, and viva Mexico too. But we all know that you really prefer living in this, the only land with true liberty.

[Giovanni Schwartz]

Have you read that thing on the Internet that references owning a Canadian?

Hence me asking why I can't own a Canadian.