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Damn you LMFAO...

Started this discussion. Last reply by GreenLantern Apr 4, 2012. 7 Replies

Agggh! I read this XKCD comic and then went to find out what song it was referencing. Then I watched more LMFAO videos and now I have been stuck…Continue

Let's all give thanks we didn't give birth at Jamestown Hospital

Started this discussion. Last reply by mcglory13 Nov 16, 2010. 9 Replies

Good christ - have people seen this horrifying piece about how the wrong choice of bagel let the state take…Continue

Tiny defendants

Started this discussion. Last reply by Floor Pie Oct 29, 2010. 16 Replies

Did anyone else see "4-Year-Old Can Be Sued" in the NYT yesterday? The comments are a hoot!Continue

Lost it

Started this discussion. Last reply by hermit crab Nov 2, 2010. 14 Replies

Oy, I have to teach Bosnia and Rwanda in a class I'm teaching this semester. I can't even do it anymore. I'm currently busy trying to substitute for my original readings something that gives the gist…Continue

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hermit crab replied to SweetJudyB's discussion 'Picking a Kindergarten'
"We bought a house based on where we wanted to send the bub to school, so this was my life last year. We knew what general area we wanted to buy in, but school districts are eensy-weensy here so I had a choice of four different school districts that…"
Apr 23
hermit crab replied to wookie's discussion 'support a young animator'
"Speaking of animation, it's the last hours of the very slow (2 frames/hour) animation going on at XKCD. There's s gif of the frames here so you can see the whole thing so far."
Mar 26
hermit crab replied to wookie's discussion 'support a young animator'
"It was fabulous! I was very relieved to see that the man appears to either have regrown his leg or at least had enough insurance to get a very realistic prosthetic following the bite. Stop motion animation is a lot of fun. We've been doing both…"
Mar 22
hermit crab replied to wookie's discussion 'I'm over this cooking bullshit'
"Pasta, jarred sauce, shredded cheese, carrot sticks. Apple or banana for dessert. Done and done."
Mar 13
hermit crab replied to SweetJudyB's discussion 'Blue Man Group'
"I think that would be AWESOME for PreK, based on the videos of them I've seen, but I've never been to a BMG show."
Feb 28
hermit crab commented on Lady Grey's blog post 'Grad school and the overwhelming desire to run away from it'
"Good clarification. I think you need a mentor. You are facing a set of problems common to female academics, and probably one intensified by your being in a STEM field. Mentorship programs seem to be pretty discipline-specific - Googling around I…"
Feb 22
hermit crab replied to rommie's discussion 'Managing expectations'
"I guess I would expect that most of my friends to be "flaky," in the sense that I know that they like and value me but are not likely to prioritize my feelings in their most-important-things-to-attend-to-next lists. That's okay,…"
Feb 10

Profile Information

About Me:
still dissertating! But almost done.
What's something about your kid(s) that makes you happy?
Mostly everything. Especially when we've all had a good night's sleep.
What's your most recent kid-related public humiliation?
I think he's too young to humiliate. Two-year-old behavior is pretty easy to excuse.
What about contemporary parenting culture pisses you off the most?
If I say the judgment, does that make this a recursive answer?
Who were you BEFORE you became a parent?
A person without children?
What are you nerdy about?
Life. I'd say life.

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Do/Did you read Brain Child?

Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:26pm 0 Comments

I got the following notice by e-mail:

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Excuses, excuses

Posted on September 23, 2010 at 5:30am 5 Comments

A dangerous time of year for grandmothers. And some funny ones in the comments.

moving/middle of the night

Posted on July 25, 2010 at 7:08pm 5 Comments

We're childfree for the first time in three and a half years since my parents took the bub for the night - we're packing and cleaning the house in preparation for moving in the morning. Several hours of work ahead of us still, but the house is empty and bright.



It's so funny to feel so light and present in this situation - nostalgic, happy to be doing this, for some reason. Maybe it's the novelty. Maybe it's because it's summer and I can drink as many beers as I want while doing this… Continue

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At 7:57am on January 18, 2010, ks said…
Happy Birthday!
At 6:16am on September 16, 2009, Mamawho said…
I understand - I'm trying to blaze through the final class of my much belated undergrad degree. And then on to my Master's. I figure it won't get any easier and the time will never be "just right."
At 4:00am on September 16, 2009, Mamawho said…
So here I am, pining away, wondering where MM went. But do I check these comments? No. It was "the bub." Dead giveaway. :)

Howdy!! Nice to see you!
At 8:28pm on September 8, 2009, The Oracle said…
Yay! So glad to see you here. I'd been wondering...
At 10:34am on September 8, 2009, G to the G said…
Welcome back-ish!
Glad to see you around these parts!
At 10:15am on September 8, 2009, hermit crab said…
Tis I! I've been hermitting away up here, thus the new handle - however, I just decided that I deserved at least one online social network. So excited to be back!
At 9:05am on September 8, 2009, G to the G said…
the artist formally known as muttermutter??!

If not - welcome anyway! ;)
At 8:58am on September 8, 2009, Alan said…
Welcome to Offsprung!
 
 
 


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