Pot Pourri: Rant, Justin, and Marriage
Nov. 18th, 2003 11:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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senza, you can probably relate to this.
Why is it that some people, when faced with the fact that they have contributed little or nothing to a "group" project, feel that this means they should "proofread" the finished work of their partner right before handing it in, in order to feel better about themselves?
As in, "Sure, my partner did almost all of the research, preparation, organization, initial data entry, and about five edits, asking me for help the entire way through, while Ididn't bother to read the background readings or even the goddamn assignment questions smiled and nodded vacantly, not having a clue what was going on made whiny excuses about being swamped with work to a mother of two who was simulatneously organizing a trip to Toronto with her two small children gave constructive feedback and showed up for the interview phase of the project, but look! I got to correct her grammar and speeling! This makes me an equal partner! Even though I can't write actually coherntly!
"Oh, and besides, I also made up a really nice cover page! Yeah, that's it! And I offered to print it out and hand it in! Let's just not mention that my partner had to inform me that the project was supposed to be handed in through e-mail, which was written in big bold letters at the top of the assignment page, which I would have seen had I bothered to read it.."
OK. Feeling better now.
***
One morning on our trip, Justin woke up and told us, "I had the worst dream ever. There was a cute little frog and he was chasing me. And another one was chasing me. And I'm not going to tell you why."
"Why not?" asked Chris.
"Because I think you would laugh."
"I promise I won't laugh," said Chris, and I nodded too.
"They wanted to eat me for breakfast."
"Oh dear."
"And they fighted with each other. And then before they caught me I disappeared from the dream and I came here."
"That's good. What a relief."
"I think a good fairy makes you disappear from your dream to the place where you were. She's good."
***
Wandering through lj the other day, I came across this post re. Marriage Protection Week, and I thought many of you might be interested in following it.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/c_elisa/19286.html
Highlights included:
Anyway, I like the irony of using the last day of Marriage Protection Week to honor loving relationships by, you know, actually honoring them, instead of dishonoring those that don't meet some narrow standard.
and
By advocating gay marriage, you're writing gender-reversal Jesus/Church slash. Wow.
Her icon rocks, too :)
senza, you can probably relate to this.Why is it that some people, when faced with the fact that they have contributed little or nothing to a "group" project, feel that this means they should "proofread" the finished work of their partner right before handing it in, in order to feel better about themselves?
As in, "Sure, my partner did almost all of the research, preparation, organization, initial data entry, and about five edits, asking me for help the entire way through, while I
"Oh, and besides, I also made up a really nice cover page! Yeah, that's it! And I offered to print it out and hand it in! Let's just not mention that my partner had to inform me that the project was supposed to be handed in through e-mail, which was written in big bold letters at the top of the assignment page, which I would have seen had I bothered to read it.."
OK. Feeling better now.
***
One morning on our trip, Justin woke up and told us, "I had the worst dream ever. There was a cute little frog and he was chasing me. And another one was chasing me. And I'm not going to tell you why."
"Why not?" asked Chris.
"Because I think you would laugh."
"I promise I won't laugh," said Chris, and I nodded too.
"They wanted to eat me for breakfast."
"Oh dear."
"And they fighted with each other. And then before they caught me I disappeared from the dream and I came here."
"That's good. What a relief."
"I think a good fairy makes you disappear from your dream to the place where you were. She's good."
***
Wandering through lj the other day, I came across this post re. Marriage Protection Week, and I thought many of you might be interested in following it.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/c_elisa/19286.html
Highlights included:
Anyway, I like the irony of using the last day of Marriage Protection Week to honor loving relationships by, you know, actually honoring them, instead of dishonoring those that don't meet some narrow standard.
and
By advocating gay marriage, you're writing gender-reversal Jesus/Church slash. Wow.
Her icon rocks, too :)
Don't ya just love kiddos?
Date: 2003-11-19 09:34 am (UTC)I had a Matthias quote about Big Bird on my blog yesterday. He's worried about Big Bird's survival mechanisms, lol!
Oh, and I sent you an email about your second quandry, as well as an email with the silliest soap I'v ever seen. Such a nice mix of germ-phobia, American patriotism, and Christian wierdness. Can't post it on my blog, I'm sure I'd offend too many Chirstian homeschoolers.
Hope you're all well.
Sarah