I am kind of boring!

[schmerica]

Things that I appreciate today:

+ I spent an hour or two using the UO library to find articles for my sociolinguistics class -- we have to turn in a reference list tomorrow, with a list of five articles on a topic we'll write a review paper about next month -- and OH MAN. Sometimes I love school! LEARNING IS AWESOME. Seriously, what is awesomer than researching native language instruction and its role in language revitalization of indigenous American languages? (The answer is: very few things.)

+ This post of geeklite's wins Post of the Day on my friends list.

+ I have been watching Ugly Betty since this weekend (through 1x11 "Swag" so far), thanks to an anonymous benefactor (not anonymous to *me*, but anonymous in the sense that I'm not telling you all. Um. Yes). I am not totally on board with the show yet, but I am enjoying it quite a bit -- it's funny and charming and such. The balance of the reality of Betty's home life and the over-the-top melodrama and satire of most of the Mode plots is kind of hard to get used to. Also, I want Betty to dump her gross boyfriend and hook up with Jake 2.0 and have adorable bespectacled babies who just know useless facts. *cough*

+ speshope is a ridiculously nice, generous, giving person, and I am really lucky to have her as a friend.

+ New Jen Garner movie out this weekend.

+ Now it is time to watch NCIS!

Things that are annoying me:

+ I went to go cook lunch today and our 9x13 pan is nowhere to be found. I was looking forward to trying out a new yummy-sounding baked pasta recipe! :(

+ Still nowhere close to having a job.

+ I'm still annoyed with myself over my school attendance these first few weeks, and need to start over and do BETTER.

All in all, though, I think that is a pretty good ratio! I approve of today. *thumbs up*

Comments

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

Not saying the same will happen for you, but my love of Ugly Betty sort of snuck up on me. I was like, "Watchable" then "kinda cute, but OTT" and then some time in the last couple of eps I found myself loving it. I think it was a combo of getting used to their tone and the characters getting more complex (and less cartoony) as things go on. I mean, they're still cartoony, but ... yeah. Anyway, that's my experience. Totally a stealth favorite.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Admittedly, the very latest episode (I caught up with the rest this evening) was pretty great.

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

And ZOMG the last five minutes twist. If they do half the awesomely fucked up stuff they could with it, I'm going to be so wriggly.

[derryderrydown.livejournal.com]

Walter is just the EPITOME of Nice Guy Syndrome. *shudder* I mean, the guy dumped her to, basically, bang a prostitute. And she took him back??

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

What's even worse is how Hilda keeps pushing her about it. Ugh.

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

You do not _even remotely know me_, so this is a really wierd request:

Is there any chance I can read that paper when you are done? With name/school removed of course, if you prefer.

There is a long and autobiographical reason why I am interested (okay, short: I'm finishing the writeup of a six month research project with a Central American indigenous community where there's a language revival project just getting started): my project / background was more agricultural (and basic, I'm an undergrad) but I am very interested in the topic.)

ANYWAY.

(I was reading friendslist of a friendslist and happened upon your lj.)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Well, the thing is, this is a really baby-esque assignment -- the paper is just going to be 1500 words or so of a review and summary of the articles; it's more a "making sure you have research skills" assignment rather an actual research paper. So I really don't think it would be very interesting!

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

in which case it's just me being lazy to ask if I can read your bibliography, but still, I'd be interested.

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

besides which I'm sure it would be a really well-written baby assignment!

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

okay, that spam geeklite got? AWESOME. I am cracking up. YAY. and:

hook up with Jake 2.0 and have adorable bespectacled babies who just know useless facts.

I honestly can't stand the show, but I want to hook up with Jake 2.0 and have adorable bespectacled babies, dammit!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

You lie. You so don't want adorable bespectacled babies. What would you even do with them? You would get distracted after two minutes!

[speshope.livejournal.com]

How is it that I have a (admittedly disposable) 9x13 pan and you do not? Bizarro world!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

It is a CRUEL, CRUEL IRONY!