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Getting five faculty together for a committee meeting is way easier than scheduling an inclusive lab meeting. Once you get past three or four undergrads, there isn't an hour from 9-5 M-F that isn't packed in with class, work, internships, commuting to/from somewhere they can afford to live, etc.
Most college students are not that. Increasingly they are engaged in carework, have full-time jobs, or are otherwise responsible for things that they were not some fifteen or twenty years ago. Indeed, only the MOST privileged student has the time or space to fulfill the image of a full time student.
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Getting five faculty together for a committee meeting is way easier than scheduling an inclusive lab meeting. Once you get past three or four undergrads, there isn't an hour from 9-5 M-F that isn't packed in with class, work, internships, commuting to/from somewhere they can afford to live, etc.
Having an extended episode of magical thinking where part of me is convinced that my phone losing its charge faster is related to the new cable I'm using which charges it up faster. Like "easy come, easy go," but for electrons.
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Having an extended episode of magical thinking where part of me is convinced that my phone losing its charge faster is related to the new cable I'm using which charges it up faster. Like "easy come, easy go," but for electrons.
Currently listening to a supercut of Daniel Denvir saying “vast”
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Currently listening to a supercut of Daniel Denvir saying “vast”
Saw someone wearing a West LA CrossFit t-shirt and wanted to follow him to the parking lot to see if he drives a Cybertruck.
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Saw someone wearing a West LA CrossFit t-shirt and wanted to follow him to the parking lot to see if he drives a Cybertruck.
One thing I never get used to even after years at one of the most expensive universities on earth is seeing kids who have not yet really learned to drive operating vehicles that cost about a year‘s tuition.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
One thing I never get used to even after years at one of the most expensive universities on earth is seeing kids who have not yet really learned to drive operating vehicles that cost about a year‘s tuition.
C3P0 walks in to the Bing.
Silvio: Eyyy there he is!
Paulie: Threeps! How ya doin’?
Silvio: Eyyy there he is!
Paulie: Threeps! How ya doin’?
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
C3P0 walks in to the Bing.
Silvio: Eyyy there he is!
Paulie: Threeps! How ya doin’?
Silvio: Eyyy there he is!
Paulie: Threeps! How ya doin’?
This izakaya has the FanDuel network on and they just ran an add for a different gambling app If you were wondering how the economy is doing.
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This izakaya has the FanDuel network on and they just ran an add for a different gambling app If you were wondering how the economy is doing.
Highly recommend canceling Spotify, if not for any of the various moral and ethical reasons, then just to get their pathetic emails begging you to come back.
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Highly recommend canceling Spotify, if not for any of the various moral and ethical reasons, then just to get their pathetic emails begging you to come back.
Went to some fancy shops and accidentally came out looking like I am going to see Supertouch at CBGBs wtf
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Went to some fancy shops and accidentally came out looking like I am going to see Supertouch at CBGBs wtf
A dude benching three wheels for reps is always going to be 100x more chill than someone curling 35lbs In front of the mirror.
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A dude benching three wheels for reps is always going to be 100x more chill than someone curling 35lbs In front of the mirror.
Kaiju themed Zappa cover band called The Mothras of Invention
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Kaiju themed Zappa cover band called The Mothras of Invention
iRL anxiety dream where I wrap up what felt like a challenging but satisfying Thursday only to realize that it was Wednesday and I have to do a whole nother Thursday tomorrow.
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
iRL anxiety dream where I wrap up what felt like a challenging but satisfying Thursday only to realize that it was Wednesday and I have to do a whole nother Thursday tomorrow.
Rare weekday afternoon flop on the couch extended by the cat digging his claws into me at the slightest indication I’m about to get up.
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Rare weekday afternoon flop on the couch extended by the cat digging his claws into me at the slightest indication I’m about to get up.
Ruin a book with a car:
The Pinto Broker
The Pinto Broker
Ruin a book with a car:
The Cat in the Hatchback
The Cat in the Hatchback
September 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ruin a book with a car:
The Pinto Broker
The Pinto Broker
Pepper Lunch slaps because on the one hand it’s food for children, but on the other hand it comes on a plate that can definitely give you a second deg burn.
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Pepper Lunch slaps because on the one hand it’s food for children, but on the other hand it comes on a plate that can definitely give you a second deg burn.
The rapture is already here it’s just not very evenly distributed.
this is real
September 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The rapture is already here it’s just not very evenly distributed.
Increasingly convinced that physical therapy is mainly about taking pain from one part of the body and moving it to other parts of the body, primarily via isometric holds.
September 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Increasingly convinced that physical therapy is mainly about taking pain from one part of the body and moving it to other parts of the body, primarily via isometric holds.
Unions need to recruit this guy so they can say they beat Littler Mendelson with a bigger Mendelson.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Me...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Me...
Scot Mendelson - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Unions need to recruit this guy so they can say they beat Littler Mendelson with a bigger Mendelson.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Me...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Me...
Motivation to compete in a powerlifting meet just skyrocketed b/c I was listening to Nico and thinking about how funny it would be to ask for These Days as my walk on music.
August 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Motivation to compete in a powerlifting meet just skyrocketed b/c I was listening to Nico and thinking about how funny it would be to ask for These Days as my walk on music.
John Spencer Blues Unplanned Disassembly
Slightly diminish a band: About as Good as Ezra
August 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
John Spencer Blues Unplanned Disassembly
A lot going on right now but for the last three minutes my biggest problem has been this bird doing an impersonation of the Fu-Schnickens at 78 speed.
June 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A lot going on right now but for the last three minutes my biggest problem has been this bird doing an impersonation of the Fu-Schnickens at 78 speed.
At some point I added “that’s lunch” to my vocabulary and I can’t stop saying it even though people familiar with film industry lingo and people unfamiliar with it are both like “sir this is a lab meeting.”
June 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
At some point I added “that’s lunch” to my vocabulary and I can’t stop saying it even though people familiar with film industry lingo and people unfamiliar with it are both like “sir this is a lab meeting.”
Apparently I am “just gonna rest my eyes for a minute” and waking up three hours later years old.
May 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Apparently I am “just gonna rest my eyes for a minute” and waking up three hours later years old.
Indulging my inner amateur variationist coming up with sentences where saying “legitimately” instead of “legit” gets a big asterisk.
May 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Indulging my inner amateur variationist coming up with sentences where saying “legitimately” instead of “legit” gets a big asterisk.
Did not realize this dude looked so much like Zonker Harris.
Palmer Luckey says the U.S. military has relied on overpriced, outdated technology for too long. He argues that a Tesla has better AI than any U.S. aircraft and a Roomba vacuum has better autonomy than most of the Pentagon's weapons systems. He is out to change that. https://cbsn.ws/4jY5qIx
May 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Did not realize this dude looked so much like Zonker Harris.