rushed

so the man asks me what kind of mood i'm in, and i scrunch my face, and the mood is determined as thus: "scrunpy."

scrunpy people aren't very fun. hehe.

haha

how sad, i was "spring-cleaning" my desk, and i had to dust my books for uni!

have i really become that person? i hope not.

yummy pretty things

http://www.neave.com/lab/misc/imagination.html

pretty colorsss!

oh wait, that's right.



fuck ME. that's who deserves it.

"

>From: "LN"
>To: ----@hotmail.com, -----@fmo.com, ----@aol.com, ----@virginia.mail.edu, ---@hotmail.com, ----@aol.com, ---@hotmail.com
>Subject: Fw: make a wish
>Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:31:40 +0000
>
>
>
>
>>From: "KP"
>>To: ----@hotmail.com, -----@hotmail.com,
>>-----@hotmail.com, -----@aol.com, -----@pilot.msu.edu,
>>-----@hotmail.com, -----@yahoo.com, -----@yahoo.com,
>>-----@aol.com, -----@hotmail.com
>>Subject: Fw: make a wish
>>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:49:26 +0100
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Ok guys, this truly is freaky, the
>>>phone literally rang as soon as I read
>>>the last word of this email!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I am taking the bait -
>>>what do I have to lose right?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Hope it works!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Supposedly The Phone Will Ring
>>>Right After You Do This.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Just read the little stories and
>>>think of a wish as you scroll all
>>>the way to the bottom. There is
>>>a message there - then make your
>>>wish.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>No attachment on this one.
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>Stories
>>>
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>>>
>>>I'm 13 years old, and I wished
>>>that my dad would come home from
>>>the army, because he'd been having
>>>problems with his heart and right
>>>leg. It was 2:53 p.m. When I made
>>>my wish. At 3:07 p.m. (14 minutes
>>>later), the doorbell rang, and
>>>there my Dad was, luggage and all!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm Katie and I'm 20 and I've been
>>>having trouble in my job and on the
>>>verge of quitting. I made a simple
>>>wish that my boss would get a new
>>>job. That was at 1:35 and at 2:55
>>>there was an announcement that he
>>>was promoted and was leaving for
>>>another city. Believe me...this
>>>really works!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My name is Ann and I am 45 years
>>>of age. I had always been single
>>>and had been hoping to get into a
>>>nice, loving relationship for many
>>>years. While kind of daydreaming
>>>(and right after receiving this email)
>>>I wished that a quality person would
>>>finally come into my life. That was at
>>>9:10 AM on a Tuesday. At 9:55 AM
>>>a FedEx delivery man came into my
>>>office.He was cute, polite and
>>>could not stop smiling at me. He
>>>started coming back almost everyday
>>>(even without packages) and asked me out a week later. We married
>>>6
>>>months later and now have been
>>>happily married for 2 years. < BR>
>>>What a great email it was!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Just scroll down to the end, but
>>>while you do, think of a wish.
>>>Make your wish when you have completed
>>>scrolling. Whatever age you are, is the
>>>number of minutes it will take for your
>>>wish to come true. ex.you are 25 years
>>>old, it will take 25 minutes for your wish
>>>to come true).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>However, if you don't send this to
>>>people in 5 minutes, you will have bad
>>>luck for years!!
>>>
>>>Go for it!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>SCROLL DOWN!!!!
>>>
>>>*
>>>
>>>**
>>>
>>>***
>>>
>>>****
>>>
>>>*****
>>>
>>>******
>>>
>>>*******
>>>
>>>* *******
>>>
>>>*********
>>>
>>>**********
>>>
>>>***********
>>>
>>>************
>>>
>>>*************
>>>
>>>**************
>>>
>>>***************
>>>
>>>****************
>>>
>>>*****************
>>>
>>>******************
>>>
>>>*******************
>>>
>>>********************
>>>
>>>*********************
>>>
>>>**********************
>>>
>>>***********************
>>>
>>>************************
>>>
>>>*************************
>>>
>>>**************************
>>>
>>>***************************
>>>
>>>****************************
>>>
>>>*****************************
>>>
>>>******************************
>>>
>>>*******************************
>>>
>>>********************************
>>>
>>>*********************************
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>>>**********************************
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>>>***********************************
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>>>**********************************
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>>>*********************************
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>>>********************************
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>>>*******************************
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>>>******************************
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>>>*****************************
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>>>****************************
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>>>***************************
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>>>**************************
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>>>************************
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>>>************************
>>>
>>>***********************
>>>
>>>**********************
>>>
>>>*********************
>>>
>>>********************
>>>
>>>*******************
>>>
>>>******************
>>>
>>>*****************
>>>
>>>****************
>>>
>>>***************
>>>
>>>**************
>>>
>>>*************
>>>
>>>************
>>>
>>>***********
>>>
>>>**********
>>>
>>>*********
>>>
>>>********
>>>
>>>*******
>>>
>>>******
>>>
>>>*****
>>>
>>>****
>>>
>>>***
>>>
>>>**
>>>
>>>*
>>>
>>>STOP!!!
>>>
>>>Congratulations!!! Your wish will
>>>now come tr ue in your age minutes.
>>>
>>>Now follow this carefully....it
>>>can be very rewarding!!!!
>>>
>>>If you send this to 10 more
>>>people, other than the 5 that you
>>>already have to send to, something
>>>major that you've been wanting
>>>will happen.
>>>
>>>Message: This is scary!
>>>
>>>The phone will ring right after
>>>you do this!
>>>
>>
> "



assholes.

hot and cold

thought - publicity becomes anonymity because idea of privacy is destroyed.

that sounds soooo pretentious, but i had to write it down before i forgot.
fuck most everyone.

zzz

so tired. last friday i actually fainted, right there at the corner of Mass Ave during the morning rush hour. it was so embarrassing. a man stopped his car and called the ambulance. i didn't go to the hospital, but i feel scared now. it was mostly due to fatigue (i had pulled 2 all-nighters), but i blacked out feeling so overwhelmed. a little like my old anxiety attacks, but tony soprano - style.

everyone in my family thinks i'm a mild hypochondriac -- and maybe i am. i'm still being careful.

spring break is over, and what do i have to show for it? a pile of unread library books, a bottle of cranberry vodka in the freezer, a new pair of sandals, and a babysat (still alive) fish.

it makes me tired to think this is going to continue this way.

GARGH@^!

I had to do at least 7 of these. And then summarize.

reading summary	reading reaction
Pruitt and Kim describe the various ways in which a person/group acts to instigate a preferred result from another person/group. They do so through ingratiation, promises, persuasive argumentation, shaming, tit-for-tat, threats, coercive commitments, and violence. Pruitt and Kim also examine non-violence as a resistance to contentious tactics. Any, excepting violence, are not necessarily immoral or structurally violent in themselves – rather, it is the desired consequence that can cause harm. Usually, these various tactics are used in an escalatory manner, progressing until the desired response is elicited.	My friend recently took a test on consumer behavior that discussed “positive reinforcement” “negative reinforcement” of “desired responses.” These terms were also handy to categorize the way in with contentious tactics are used. Funny how contentious tactics are also very effective methods for creating unspoken rules and taboos in society.
conflict summary	conflict reaction
I once babysat an extremely precocious 3 year old named Dan while his mother worked as an ESL instructor in their home. This meant I would be watching and caring for Dan while his mother worked with a student in an adjacent room. As a toddler, Dan understood the power structure and difference between his mother and me – the lowly babysitter. He liked to push the boundaries of that difference. One day, Dan had exceeded his parentally-allotted time on the computer. I told him his time was up, but he ignored me and continued playing on the computer. I then suggested to him that we take up another activity, such as riding bikes outside, or making drawings, but Dan continued to ignore me. I again told him time was up, but this time he began yelling at me that I wasn’t his mother, in an attempt to attract the attention of the real boss. The mother came in, and explained to Dan that I was to be obeyed and that the rules did not cease to exist when his mother was gone. When Dan refused to listen to his mother, she then threatened him with a timeout. He called her bluff.	I hate to bargain with children because I feel that it teaches them that people will give them whatever they want if they do what is asked of them. Instead, I argued with Dan persuasively and suggested alternatives. It wasn’t until his mother threatened and then punished him that he realized that not only could I threaten also to punish him later, but, that if I was unwilling to follow through on the threat, his mother would. I have never had to threaten Dan, although it still takes some persuading to get him off the computer.

testing

curiosity

ahhh, blurry-eyed with procrastination. but it's not bad. i'll post it when i'm done, and then you can learn all about my feelings and thoughts on conflict resolution.

happy spring break to holly. zeno is in good hands. a hearty phok-yu to my sis for her spring break euphoria.

accessibility

filthy but funny

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Muovete il mouse.
consider yourself warned.

oooh mama. funny what a little googlin' will do... oodles and oodles of n'awlins memories.

oo, this little guy lets you code.. good to know.

paris is off. couldn't find anything for less than US$300, so the visit to Jessica won't be until the summer, when i go on my "last vacation until real job" travel spree. so far on the itinerary:
italy (rome to visit dad, tourist holly about tuscany, reminisce with ben, party with jessica, hunt down lost friends WHO NEVER WRITE EMAILS AND LIE ABOUT SERVER CAPACITY.
paris (to visit jessica and practiquer la francais)
tunisia (to visit family and tan, tan, tan.)