32 thoughts on “January 26, 2017: Aussie Aussie Aussie!”
And here I was hoping the CoC had something to do with the Australian Open! (A coworker is a rabid tennis fan, so I'm following it vicariously through her.)
We used to follow it more closely but haven't in a few years. Now I only know when the finals happen and who is playing in them.
You didn't even mention the crazy parts! Djokovic and Murray both eliminated early by unseeded players. Federer is in the finals and he could play against Nadal. Blast from the past in both finals if that happens.
Saw on a Caribou chalkboard the question: "What is the worst book you ever finished?"
Someone answered with The Grapes of Wrath. Huh? (My answer was Walden.)
The Grapes of Wrath is a very political book, so...
It's also very long. Unless it is required reading, don't know why one would finish.
I've been known to stop reading a book even when I'm 90% done. If I don't care where it is going, I'll just put it down and move to another book.
One of the requirements of the question is that you finish it.
Yes. Just wondering why someone would finish a book that long if they hated it.
Yeah. They didn't read it.
The having to finish it requirement takes Infinite Jest from a lot of people's consideration.
Right. I can't say I'm going to complete it, but I'm certainly finished with IJ.
I understand that it's political, but how much of a cocoon does one need to live in to be so bothered by the moral to list it?
There was on book by John Saul where I skipped the middle 200 pages and went to the climax. But I don't think that counts.
I can think of two books I slogged through (though not required to by class) to the end even though I wasn't enjoying myself at all. One was Stephen King's It, because it's one of my mom's and dad's and brother's favorite books. The other is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, because it would be weird to just skip a book in a series.
I suspect opinions are sharply divided on it, but the worst novel I've finished is Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?, which was a real slog. I've read plenty of bad book-length histories, mostly due to tedious, turgid, insular prose the academy has been so fond of since the postmodern turn.
I read a book called Mute by Piers Anthony. I've had a falling out with the author since, but with this particular book in the final movement the main character takes a complete about-face and goes in the direction he'd been fighting against up until that point. Later I'd found out that some really heavy editing had happened before the story went to print, but it completely killed it for me.
I have a feeling that Kurt Rambis is going to get his shot at coaching the Knicks before the season is done.
I would not trade KLub to get Melo either.
Half-Baked Hall voters might enjoy the HoF survey JoePos is currently running on his site. Apparently Jumpin' Joe's headed to MLB.com now? I missed this announcement at the time.
Give it two months he'll be at a new location.
I really enjoy his writing, but care nothing about any of the other sports he writes about.* So, most of me is glad he'll be doing more baseball writing than ever; the other part of me wonders how long it'll last before he loses interest or whatever happens just before JoePos leaves happens again.
* Golf, in order of boredom-inducement, least to greatest: 1) Caddyshack, 2) Mini golf, 3) Driving range with baseball bats instead of golf clubs, 4) Driving range with golf clubs, 5) Golfing 6) Watching golf on TV, 7) Caddying, 8) Reading about golf, 9) Being forced to listen to anyone talking about their golf game/golfing/handicap
It's good to be wanted.
He actually was at NBC for a few years.
It was before he settled there that he went through a lot of publications quickly.
Investigation completed of lying liar employee. It was amazing. We presented her with nearly incontrovertible proof that she had falsified several documents and she just continued to deny, deny, deny. Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away. The arguments stopped. And then she asked about getting her final mileage reimbursement check. It must be so miserable to feel like the only way to navigate through life is to create a fantasy.
Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away.
I've never lied my way through anything successfully, but I have a feeling knowing that the jig was up was a relief. I've always scratched my head at how hard some folks will work at not doing their jobs.
I have fun lying my way through Werewolf, but that's about it (and it's less "fun" that "a thrill not unlike a heart attack"). Lying about everything just takes so much damned effort.
so many FZ jokes, so little time.
No kidding. I've been twitching reading this conversation.
Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away.
Obviously vastly different circumstances, but in my last job I had two weeks of absolute misery anxiety trying to do everything I could to turn it into a good fit, before I finally resigned. Sometimes a job just isn't a fit. I don't say that to excuse her inexcusable actions, or anything like that, but having felt the debilitating stress of a job that isn't a fit... well, it's awful, is all. I can understand that strange relief.
It wasn't a good fit and this is now the 2nd social service job she's been fired from (out of 2). She has an image of herself that isn't reality.
I also feel like a weight lifted. I spent a year trying to help her fit.
I would imagine it goes both ways (when a boss tries to help it be a fit, as opposed to trying to drive the wedge deeper). It sounds like she needs a serious reset on her life. I cannot imagine something like lying about the work... That is truly inexplicable.
I think sometimes people have an idealistic view of self in college and go for majors that might not be a good idea for them. Then when they get to the real world, it's hard to give up on that plan after spending 4 (and often more) years working toward that. I'm glad I realized quickly after college that it wasn't going to work for me, which is why I'm now a writer/editor with a math education degree.
Welp....
KAT's dad needed crutches to leave the arena after being blasted by Crunch. Says he's going to need an MRI on his right knee.
And here I was hoping the CoC had something to do with the Australian Open! (A coworker is a rabid tennis fan, so I'm following it vicariously through her.)
We used to follow it more closely but haven't in a few years. Now I only know when the finals happen and who is playing in them.
You didn't even mention the crazy parts! Djokovic and Murray both eliminated early by unseeded players. Federer is in the finals and he could play against Nadal. Blast from the past in both finals if that happens.
Saw on a Caribou chalkboard the question: "What is the worst book you ever finished?"
Someone answered with The Grapes of Wrath. Huh? (My answer was Walden.)
The Grapes of Wrath is a very political book, so...
It's also very long. Unless it is required reading, don't know why one would finish.
I've been known to stop reading a book even when I'm 90% done. If I don't care where it is going, I'll just put it down and move to another book.
One of the requirements of the question is that you finish it.
Yes. Just wondering why someone would finish a book that long if they hated it.
Yeah. They didn't read it.
The having to finish it requirement takes Infinite Jest from a lot of people's consideration.
Right. I can't say I'm going to complete it, but I'm certainly finished with IJ.
I understand that it's political, but how much of a cocoon does one need to live in to be so bothered by the moral to list it?
There was on book by John Saul where I skipped the middle 200 pages and went to the climax. But I don't think that counts.
I can think of two books I slogged through (though not required to by class) to the end even though I wasn't enjoying myself at all. One was Stephen King's It, because it's one of my mom's and dad's and brother's favorite books. The other is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, because it would be weird to just skip a book in a series.
I suspect opinions are sharply divided on it, but the worst novel I've finished is Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?, which was a real slog. I've read plenty of bad book-length histories, mostly due to tedious, turgid, insular prose the academy has been so fond of since the postmodern turn.
I read a book called Mute by Piers Anthony. I've had a falling out with the author since, but with this particular book in the final movement the main character takes a complete about-face and goes in the direction he'd been fighting against up until that point. Later I'd found out that some really heavy editing had happened before the story went to print, but it completely killed it for me.
Carmelo Anthony for Kevin Love who says no?
The Cavs. The Cavs say no
I have a feeling that Kurt Rambis is going to get his shot at coaching the Knicks before the season is done.
I would not trade KLub to get Melo either.
Half-Baked Hall voters might enjoy the HoF survey JoePos is currently running on his site. Apparently Jumpin' Joe's headed to MLB.com now? I missed this announcement at the time.
Give it two months he'll be at a new location.
I really enjoy his writing, but care nothing about any of the other sports he writes about.* So, most of me is glad he'll be doing more baseball writing than ever; the other part of me wonders how long it'll last before he loses interest or whatever happens just before JoePos leaves happens again.
* Golf, in order of boredom-inducement, least to greatest: 1) Caddyshack, 2) Mini golf, 3) Driving range with baseball bats instead of golf clubs, 4) Driving range with golf clubs, 5) Golfing 6) Watching golf on TV, 7) Caddying, 8) Reading about golf, 9) Being forced to listen to anyone talking about their golf game/golfing/handicap
It's good to be wanted.
He actually was at NBC for a few years.
It was before he settled there that he went through a lot of publications quickly.
Investigation completed of lying liar employee. It was amazing. We presented her with nearly incontrovertible proof that she had falsified several documents and she just continued to deny, deny, deny. Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away. The arguments stopped. And then she asked about getting her final mileage reimbursement check. It must be so miserable to feel like the only way to navigate through life is to create a fantasy.
Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away.
I've never lied my way through anything successfully, but I have a feeling knowing that the jig was up was a relief. I've always scratched my head at how hard some folks will work at not doing their jobs.
I have fun lying my way through Werewolf, but that's about it (and it's less "fun" that "a thrill not unlike a heart attack"). Lying about everything just takes so much damned effort.
so many FZ jokes, so little time.
No kidding. I've been twitching reading this conversation.
Funny enough, though, when she was informed of her termination, all of her anxiety went away.
Obviously vastly different circumstances, but in my last job I had two weeks of absolute misery anxiety trying to do everything I could to turn it into a good fit, before I finally resigned. Sometimes a job just isn't a fit. I don't say that to excuse her inexcusable actions, or anything like that, but having felt the debilitating stress of a job that isn't a fit... well, it's awful, is all. I can understand that strange relief.
It wasn't a good fit and this is now the 2nd social service job she's been fired from (out of 2). She has an image of herself that isn't reality.
I also feel like a weight lifted. I spent a year trying to help her fit.
I would imagine it goes both ways (when a boss tries to help it be a fit, as opposed to trying to drive the wedge deeper). It sounds like she needs a serious reset on her life. I cannot imagine something like lying about the work... That is truly inexplicable.
I think sometimes people have an idealistic view of self in college and go for majors that might not be a good idea for them. Then when they get to the real world, it's hard to give up on that plan after spending 4 (and often more) years working toward that. I'm glad I realized quickly after college that it wasn't going to work for me, which is why I'm now a writer/editor with a math education degree.
Welp....