I'm too much of a TV junkie to truly go into all my addictions -- it pretty much plays out that I've got at least 1 show I have to catch each night of the week...well, except for Friday and Saturday nights. Yes, eagle-eyed readers, I know Psych's on Friday night, but...alas, I don't have cable -- so I have to catch it on Saturday during the day.

And that doesn't even count the times I'm a slave to NASA TV during launches of various types or during on-mission programming when the shuttle's up. Satellite launch this week on the 4th, and the next shuttle mission on the 12th.

...you don't have to say it -- I know I'm a nerd.

jackal here!!
Continuing with the conversation..
about your non- watching friday nights.....I was about to say "WHAT?!?!?!" hahaha
I wouldn't say a nerd, just knowelgeable about satilite launching and stuff!!
I watch Monk and Psych, and occasionaly House. nothing else really. But i am the couch potato here. dude, I sit on my couch & i get on my laptop for like 8 hours nonstop. its pretty wierd But for all of those 8 hsr, its watching my psych dvd's or looking at psych youtube videos or poasting on psych forms..yeah, im the psych nerd!!

I'm currently making my way through Lost Seasons 1 and 2 with some borrowed DVD sets. My Psych DVDs had been getting a good workout before that.

I'm currently using Netflix to make my way through Season 1 of 30 Rock....next up, Season 2. Gotta love their instant-viewing option. Figured I'd better get them done now before I'm glued to NASA TV later this week and next. And the next. I'll have it on in the background while I do my coursework.

Coursework? Mmm... the thing I should do instead of feeding my TV habit...

I'm on my second dvd set of season one because I wore the discs out. That's what Psych does lol.

LOL... and they claimed that DVDs would last forever (or at least 50+ years) when they first came out and started replacing VHS tapes... but really DVDs don't have much longer of a life than VHS tapes did, I'm convinced sometimes they're even worse.

Pffft. Why on earth would you wanna do that? I mean, look how well not doing schoolwork worked out for Shawn.

Yeah... Shawn, shining example of maturity and responsibility...

Whoa, bumping this up the board

Man... and I was *soooo* close to having the win for 24 hours! Darn you!

YOINK!


onetwothree...


win = mine

That word is fun

Yoink? Yes it is.

When are feet on your face?



This joke brought to you by my Popsicle stick

HAH! Very nice.

That made me laugh in the midst of my brainstorming a research paper topic.

I'll be sure to throw the jokes up whenever I get them then (even if they're appropriate for 1st graders...)

Whatever works

Any ideas for a topic that has to do with the American Presidency??

Umm... War Time Presidents? Changes in Presidential political parties? Theodore Roosevelt (LOL, that was my 4th grade president report)? Familial relations of the presidency (The Adams, the Roosevelts, the Bushs, could even discuss the Clintons even though she didn't get the nomination... I don't know if there are other similar examples of not elected or nominated runs by family)? Presidential policies during recessions? Ohh... vice presidents who became president?

LOL... don't know if that is any help... just things I thought of just now

Well those are all good things to keep in mind! Thank you. The familial relations topic came to me early on, but I'm such a nerd with political science I was thinking of examining the development of the presidential cabinet and how it has evolved over the years. The topic isn't due til Monday, but I'm meeting with my professor tomorrow and I want to try to narrow ideas down so I can hit the ground running with this thesis.

LOL... I am the exact opposite... I was a nerd in everything *but* social studies/history/poly sci. Give me a calculus problem any day of the week over that stuff. Or assign me to write a paper on a literature book... which I will write without ever reading the book!

I detest math. I really do not like it, I'm not horrible at it, but I still just do not like it. Oh my gosh, I really am a nerd. I love love love politics, no joke. I am just really fascinated by every aspect of it, but I think it's one of the most amusing things ever. I've got my love for political science, television production & mass media, theater and writing all mixed into one with a communication major and political science minor. We'll see where that goes.

<Beth raises hand>

I have an idea; whether or not it's a good one is up to you: 'The Effects of Increasing Partisanship upon the U.S. Presidency.'

My source for this inspiration is an article from the Austin American Statesman, which can be found here.

It's better than a degree in English

I suppose that's one way to look at it

i personally can't stand politics or advanced math...probably has to do with anything that causes me to have to think too much. lol
or maybe it's all the rules...was never one for those either.

my fascination/obsession?

MUSIC!

every kind.

there is nothing quite like hearing the orchestra build and build until it hits that crescendo...beautiful. I also have a love affair with the Cello (and most other stringed instruments)

Do you play?

(not entirely related, but...) I used to (a very long time ago) play trombone... I was pretty good, but hated marching (loved symphonic band), so didn't continue in high school. I play the guitar... badly. I like music, but was never extremely talented. Oh, and I love to sing, but do it very badly... so my car and shower generally are the only ones to hear me sing.

i only WISH i could play. The only thing i can play is Rock Band and even that is iffy. lol

what i can do is sing. i did choir all through school and still go out to Karaoke once a week to live out my rockstar fantasies. lol

when i was in school though i had a teacher tell me that i had "perfect tonal memory" not as cool as Shawn but it means that if you ask me to sing you a song i can, without any help, sing it perfectly in tune, on pitch, in key....it's all in my head. I hear a song once and i know it. My head is like an iPod.

LOL, the one and only time I attempted Guitar Hero (granted, I was at a conference and things were a bit crazy) I was FAIL.

I stand on my couch when I play Guitar Hero because it brings out my inner rockstar

I'm not joking either My mom doesn't like it too much, but I gotta rock out every once in a while dude.

Okay, so now I've gotten my fresh-to-death glasses ordered after my not so fresh-to-death eye exam, and I thought I'd weigh in. No, I'm not sure what the glasses have to do with this, but just go with me on it.

How about examining the impact of technology on the presidency? Either in the way that the chief executive interacts with the American people or other world leaders or the way the president is perceived by the American people. I mean, let's face it -- television revolutionized the presidency, and even advances within TV, such as 24-hour cable networks, have further had a great impact. People are now more aware of what the president does on a day-to-day basis, and it presents both new challenges and new promise. And that's not even counting the changes brought about by the Internet.

Wow. That probably sounded totally nerdy. Blame the glasses, even though I don't have the new ones yet. Yeah...that's it...the glasses. I figured that'd be a better topic than my first thought -- the changing presidential vision of space exploration and policy, especially in this day and age of international cooperation....

Okay, really....I'm done being a nerd for now. But I can't guarantee there won't be more later. But at least I have the win.

I take pride in my nerdiness.
Also, in a weird cosmic coincidence sort of way, I'm reading this while wearing the new glasses I got last week.

A new popsicle stick joke ...

What did the leaves name their sons?

I'm almost ashamed to admit it took me a bit longer than it should have to get that.

A lot of the ones I've had in previous boxes are along those lines... "What did the lawyer name her daughter? Sue." etc.

So expect more. Next time you'll be ready.

"So....down the gauntlet has been laid. Lain? Laid."

New joke... I'm still eating, so no answer yet (though I think I've figured it out)


"What did the girl melon say when the boy melon proposed?"

any guesses?

I sense something coming about honeydew, but I can't wrap my mind around it.

Thank you! I've got some thinking to do over the weekend

Always happy to help. Or to befuddle, as the case may be.

Urban Dictionary Word of the Day -

Bale Out

When someone's stress level explodes to an epic proportion and a 5-minute f-bomb-laden tirade is unleashed on the unlucky soul who was in the wrong place at the wrong time -- much like Christian Bale on the T4 set.



awesome.

Did we ever get the answer to the 2nd popcicle joke???
The first one took me 10 min and I had to read it 10 times. But I get it now

Okay need some help here -

i thought i had changed my avatar LAST NIGHT but it still isn't showing up as changed....wth?

and can anyone tell me how to add profile information because i just can't seem to figure it out.

thankyou.

Try it again..sometimes I have to do it like 3 times.
And what do you mean Profile info??
cause I still havent figured it all out yet either

No worries

Well, good...'cuz I don't need another thing to toss into the worry pile! I'm hemming and hawing over whether to structure my remaining courses so I can finish in December '09 (including my thesis) or slow the pace a bit and finish in April '10.

Decisions, decisions....

Okay... sorry, I was really busy today and didn't get around to giving the answer... until now!

Joke answer

To answer #1--it can take up to 24 hours for the avatar to update in the system after you have uploaded it... so, unfortunately, you just have to be patient (I know that can be hard--it's certainly not one of my virtues!)

To answer the second--there's an odd glitch in the USA network message boards that you can't change your profile information (I think this may affect those who registered past a certain date or something... I dunno, I know I can't and many others have reported they can't). It sucks. I've tried to ask for help from admins with no response... so basically, my understanding is, what the profile info says is what you're stuck with--at least without losing your screen name and opening a new account with the desired profile info.

Hope that helps, as unhelpful as the actual answers may be.