December 2010
16 posts
This conversation just happened
Roommate's BF: Oh wait, if I'm going to cook this, I have to use your stove. Is the element in your stove fixed?
Me: Sorry, no. We haven't got it fixed.
Roommate: What are you talking about? It's fixed.
Roommate's BF: Really? You mean it's working?
Roommate: Oh. No. [pause] I thought you meant it was fixed ... *in space.* Like, it wasn't flying around the room.
Me: I think you need to lay off the intoxicants.
So, yeah, the subtle joys of having a gawker commenter account (that I used exclusively on the only gawker site that wasn’t complete crap, and that therefore failed three years ago) has now turned into a not-so-subtle sorrow as my email and a password have been broadcast to those cold winds that hurtle through “mirror sites” and “offshore servers.” Fortunately,...
Scene from an Exam: Visions of Invigilating
Me: Are you done your exam?
Student: Yes.
Me: Could you write your professor's name on the top of your exam?
Student: Uhm. What is my professor's name?
Me: You don't know your professor's name?
Student: Uh...no. Ha ha.
Me: [Sigh] It's Luciano Volpe.
Student: Ha ha! Thanks. Please don't tell her!
perpetua asked: Tell us all about your Arrested Development (the rap group) fandom.
