Letters to the little annoyances

[cornerofmadness]

To one of my classes: to the five of you who want to talk all thru class and mock the students ACTUALLY interested in what I'm saying, you will be dealt with in a manner suited to your childish behavior.

Same Subject different section - slamming your notebooks and sighing heavily when big words are introduced will only irritate the hell out of me and I will, as I did this time, point out that I took said big word out of a HIGH SCHOOL textbook and don't think it's asking much a COLLEGE student learn what endosymbiotic hypothesis is especially when it's typed out on a slide that I've HANDED to you so you have to do no actual work.

To My Stove - Yes I hate you and you know it. Any stove that can NOT heat anything unless set on the top setting is annoying in and of itself and the fact that the top setting means you'll char anything to ash in moments is even more enduring. I personally thought you reached the maximum limit of my patience when you boiled over simple unadorned water and stripped off all your own chrome but no, today when a small pat of dropped butter hit your ineffecient heat-leaking surface and you CAUGHT FIRE really, that was the best. Please keep in mind my diabetes means I have to eat grainy nasty flaxseed/soy/wheat pancakes, you flambeing them is NOT helping.

To the rude little boys who live in my complex - when adults are talking do NOT interupt them especially when they are paying 8$ to buy shitty candy off of you for your class project

To my landlord - stopping to talk to me when I'm outside and you can't sneak by and telling me that my ceiling fan hasn't been forgotten and will be fixed when you get around to it does not make up for the fact that I waited at home THREE days on you in the mornings nor the fact that the heat pump man never showed either, doesn't mean I've forgotten that these things are broken. Let's see how you feel if I pay rent 'when I get around to it.'

Comments

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

When we not only have the same mood icons, but the same posting icons, it gets *very* confusing!

; )

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

occasionally yes. This better?

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Since I'm unlikely to ever have a Giles icon, yes.

; )

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i have a few of them. I find him quite sexy for an older man

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

For me, it's Irina Derevko.

Oo, baby.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Don't know her

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Spy-Mommy on "Alias"

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

still doesn't help since I don't like the show. Oh well

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

One of these days you need to make a list of stuff you *do* like. I expect it won't take long.

; )

I rustled up an Irina icon.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yes, the list tends to be short. Mysteries, SF/Horror and even there I get picky.

I can see why you'd like her.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

One of these days you need to make a list of stuff you *do* like.

Skinny boys. Preferably with big noses (which she didn't realize 'til I pointed it out to her).

Labrador Retrievers, but she prefers cats.

Music of just about any type but rap.

Trying new restaurants.

Guiness beer (in a pint glass, thank you very much).

Native American stuff (jewelry, kachinas, artwork, boys, etc.).

Cooking (but not cleaning up - of course, who does like to clean up?).

Buffalo wings.

Pizza.

Original Star Trek (though she's seen all of 'em).

Tom Welling.

British comedies.

I'm sure there're more things but DoH is on and I must go relax my brain so I can watch it. *grin*

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Now there, CoM, is a true friend.


...but Tom Welling?????

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is what happens when I move in and live with you for three years. I find Tom Welling...well if I were corralling boys for my stable, he'd be lead stallion

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I knew about the big noses long before you moved in with me. :P

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

this is true.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

If he were older, I'd probably find him more attractive, myself. Instead, I'll just sigh after *this* Tom. *grin*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I like the boys younger. Never have had much use for older men. Tony's an exception

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I just don't like dating someone when I feel like I'm robbing a cradle, y'know?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

apparently it doesn't bother me

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Obviously. *grin*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

there's nothing wrong with big noses

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*eyes the nose in my icon*

You might be right.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

see?

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*grsnkle*

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Knightshade posted some icons a few days ago with Giles on them. I don't know if you saw or not but if you want, I'll find you the link (in re yr ct to Masq).

In re yr post: So, things are going swimmingly in your world, huh? Just go kill 'em all. It makes it so much simpler. ;)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

find it please.

I'd love to go on a killing spree. I'm due

Found!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/dknightshade/87900.html

Killing spree = good. But you know I'd say that, right?

Re: Found!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I did know yes

and thanks kindly

Re: Found!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

No prob. If you take something, tell her you know me. *grin*

Re: Found!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i forgot to do that. I talk to her off and on

[carlyinrome.livejournal.com]

To whoever panicked and jacked gas prices from 2.60$ yesterday to 3.20$ today, go rot. (or is this the usual pre-holiday just to screw you gas hike?)

*whispers* That would be the government and all the gas merchants panicking because a major US port has basically been washed away. That one, don't be cranky about. The other ones are crappy and be angry and throw things.

*hugs*

I hope tomorrow sucks less for yous.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

Actually the gov. has been holding back gas long before the disaster happened (which of course does play into it) how do I know? Stations here and in PA have been "dry" for about two weeks now. It's the same tactic they used in the 70's to artificially inflate prices but rather than have to go into my paranoia about the govement again and again, I think I'll just remove that part of the post

[jen-nsync-landl.livejournal.com]

Argh. Hope the apartment stuff gets fixed ASAP. I've lived in apartments since God was a boy, and it sucks to be in a place with poor maintenance.

As for the class stuff: drop the bomb on them. That first group of kids? I'd embarrass the crap out of them, either giving them a dressing down in front of everyone (my personal MO) or asking them to leave. In my senior-level Tudor/Stuart class last fall, two girls *in the front row* talked to each over incessantly and even passed notes to one another for about the first week of class. I was really irritated about it but didn't really know what to do. Then, one day mid-lecture, literally in the middle of a sentence, I broke in with, "Are you kidding me? Passing notes? What are we, in seventh grade? And I'm standing right here!" It was quite the moment. The funny part of the story is that after this incident, they got with the program. They even enrolled in my spring seminar (much to my surprise) and became two of the leading contributors in class discussions. I was blown away. I think they actually respected that I called them on their crap. Good luck with whipping your students into shape! No fear, baby, no fear! :)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's kind of what I plan on doing. Right now my tooth hurts so much I can barely talk. Let me get it capped and it'll be the end for them

[ljgould.livejournal.com]

I teach grad. students and they pull the same crap. I also find that embarrassing them works. I usually just walk over to where they're sitting and just stop and stare at them. Admittedly, I've been told I have one of the most frightening stares around, but it always works for me.

Good luck with your tooth.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. That's pretty much the plan but of course actually getting to where they're sitting is hard (this is one of the worst set up classrooms I've ever had the misfortune to see) It's even worse that yuo see grad students doing this but we had asshats when I was in medical school too so...sigh