Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Again, the only solution is tivo. Thanks to it, I don't know a single thing about any US athlete, particularly their Crohn's disease-ridden moms, favorite pets, tribulations in high school, and other schmaltz.

It makes the whole thing go much faster too. The 45 minute diving coverage last night was reduced to a 10, tops. I watched a little bit of real time coverage on Wednesday night, and it was killing me that I couldn't just skip the commercials. I ended up *gasp* leaving the TV and going to a bar instead. It's a shock, I know...

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
felt just as satisfied, if not more handing in a paper before going to drink than finishing a test before getting toe-up. But I find I retained more when I wrote a paper the night before handing it in than when I crammed for a test the night before I took it.TM

All my "unprepared for a college class" nightmares are about papers due tomorrow that I haven't done anything for yet. I don't know if that because they are ultimately more stressful, or because you can't blow off an exam- unless you're a real fuckup.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
How about Clockwork Orange? Kubrick's certainly got claim to best sci-fi director.

Or, for movies with humor, Sleeper or Dr. Strangelove.

Old Classics: Metropolis. Journey to the Center of the Earth. The Invisible Man.

I'll throw in a few. Each is a terrific science Fiction movie, though for different reasons:

"Solaris", both the original and the Soderberg versions

"The Terminator"

"The Matrix" (but only the first one)

"Logan's Run"

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
All my "unprepared for a college class" nightmares are about papers due tomorrow that I haven't done anything for yet. I don't know if that because they are ultimately more stressful, or because you can't blow off an exam- unless you're a real fuckup.

So you've never had the signed-up-for-a-course-but-didn't-realize-it-until-the-day-of-the-final dream? that's my most common. sometimes with the and-now-you-can't-find-the-room-for-the-test kicker.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So you've never had the signed-up-for-a-course-but-didn't-realize-it-until-the-day-of-the-final dream? that's my most common. sometimes with the and-now-you-can't-find-the-room-for-the-test kicker.

This is mine too. French, or some kind of impossibly difficult higher math.

It occurs in both college and high school settings.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So you've never had the signed-up-for-a-course-but-didn't-realize-it-until-the-day-of-the-final dream? that's my most common. sometimes with the and-now-you-can't-find-the-room-for-the-test kicker.

I've had this dream so many times that I have the sense that it must have really happened to me.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
It was a joke some time ago. Yesterday's game was just a tease. The rest of the world is lucky that we exported 1980s basketball, not 2004 NBA-style ball.

Yup. We've forgotten how to play. Good thing the rest of the world has finally reminded us. Reminded us that isolation, dunks, one-on-one and selfishness sucks; and that finesse, speed and creativity are what makes the game exciting. I hope we learn from this.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
I'll throw in a few. Each is a terrific science Fiction movie, though for different reasons:

"Solaris", both the original and the Soderberg versions

"The Terminator"

"The Matrix" (but only the first one)

"Logan's Run"

A bit of the old ultra-violence, Alex?

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
How about Clockwork Orange? Kubrick's certainly got claim to best sci-fi director.

Or, for movies with humor, Sleeper or Dr. Strangelove.

Old Classics: Metropolis. Journey to the Center of the Earth. The Invisible Man.

How about The Fifth Element? Cool visuals and special effects, very cool costumes, and Mila Jovovich kicks ass.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So you've never had the signed-up-for-a-course-but-didn't-realize-it-until-the-day-of-the-final dream? that's my most common. sometimes with the and-now-you-can't-find-the-room-for-the-test kicker.

Hasn't it been replaced by the "where are the closing docs, since we're closing at midnight" or "the court is waiting for you to present your oral argument; why are you in Houston, not New Orleans" dreams?

Well, and sometimes I just get attacked by these:

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
All my "unprepared for a college class" nightmares are about papers due tomorrow that I haven't done anything for yet. I don't know if that because they are ultimately more stressful, or because you can't blow off an exam- unless you're a real fuckup.

I hear you on that. But handing in a paper made up of mostly bullshit, big font and large margins gave me much less stress than going into a final unprepared. No wiggle room.

TM

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I've had this dream so many times that I have the sense that it must have really happened to me.

Maybe the "real life" part controls the dream content. I had a project paper that I ignored until way too late. It was a project to design a machine to do something, and my paper as finished was completely factually flawed on its face. Still, handed it in smiling and got a 2.0. This is probably still the basis for my nightmares.


On the other hand, the ability to knowingly hand incorrectly reasoned papers to authority figures did help me over a lot of bumps when learning litigation.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Sixty scientists say Blade Runner is the best science fiction movie ever made. Link.

Poll: What is the best science fiction movie ever made?

I like Blade Runner. I think it's a hell of a film. But the best? I'm not sure... I think maybe Aliens was the best sci-fi film ever made. But I'm not a scientist.

Terminator, though Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Aliens and The Matrix get nods. I love the story, I love the struggle, I love the interaction with the characters, and the effects for a low 1984 budget weren't that bad.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
How about The Fifth Element? Cool visuals and special effects, very cool costumes, and Mila Jovovich kicks ass.

Forgot about that one: I liked it quite a bit.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I hear you on that. But handing a paper made up of mostly bullshit, big font and large margins gave me much less stress than going into a final unprepared. No wiggle room.

TM

That is why I prefered papers to exams. Targeted subject matter that was much narrower, and all I had to do was construct an argument. I could look up most of the stuff that I didn't know.

I was plagued with MBE dreams when I took the Texas bar.