You Are So Jaded!
October 31, 2000
You are so jaded! Stop it right now! I saw you yesterday, all walking down the street, so obviously thinking about that thing that's been on your mind lately. And there was this guy walking down the street (he was on his way to the bus tunnel, but you didn't know that) and he was juggling clubs as he walked....
You are so jaded! Stop it right now! I saw you yesterday, all walking down the street, so obviously thinking about that thing that's been on your mind lately. And there was this guy walking down the street (he was on his way to the bus tunnel, but you didn't know that) and he was juggling clubs as he walked....
This Much I Know Is True
October 30, 2000
The core tenets of being a McJannet, as I picked them up from my parents, grandparents, and relatives: You will always be there to help someone move You, the guy, pay for everything Judge not You have to fix things which are your responsibility Oh yes. You will be bald You, the guy, can't dance You, the guy, can't sing...
The core tenets of being a McJannet, as I picked them up from my parents, grandparents, and relatives: You will always be there to help someone move You, the guy, pay for everything Judge not You have to fix things which are your responsibility Oh yes. You will be bald You, the guy, can't dance You, the guy, can't sing...
E = mc^2, Right?
October 29, 2000
Oh man, this is driving me crazy. Assuming you could measure it's true and exact weight, does a charged rechargeable battery weigh more than a discharged battery? There are arguments on both sides, right? On the "no" side, all you're really doing recharging a battery is moving electrons, right? Push 'em over to the other side, so that when you...
Oh man, this is driving me crazy. Assuming you could measure it's true and exact weight, does a charged rechargeable battery weigh more than a discharged battery? There are arguments on both sides, right? On the "no" side, all you're really doing recharging a battery is moving electrons, right? Push 'em over to the other side, so that when you...
The World is Rife with Injustice
October 28, 2000
Just because they can't vote, a huge segment of the American population is being deprived of their God-given civil rights to pursue the job of their choice! As citizens dedicated to the principles of individual freedom, I urge you to contact your representatives and senators today! Check out all the jobs teens can't do! "The FLSA prohibits assigning teens to...
Just because they can't vote, a huge segment of the American population is being deprived of their God-given civil rights to pursue the job of their choice! As citizens dedicated to the principles of individual freedom, I urge you to contact your representatives and senators today! Check out all the jobs teens can't do! "The FLSA prohibits assigning teens to...
The Best Advice I Have for Those Considering Children*
October 27, 2000
*This started out as advice to J~ & E~, but it's so universally applicable that I hope they'll forgive me for offering it out to everyone. This may be premature for wherever you are in your life, but you should seriously consider making your children fluorescent. Think of the benefits: 1) They'd be their own nightlights -- no more nightmares!...
*This started out as advice to J~ & E~, but it's so universally applicable that I hope they'll forgive me for offering it out to everyone. This may be premature for wherever you are in your life, but you should seriously consider making your children fluorescent. Think of the benefits: 1) They'd be their own nightlights -- no more nightmares!...
The Bus Crush
October 26, 2000
There's a girl on the bus who has a crush on me. It's darling. Crushes, in my mind, are just about the best thing on the planet. In some ways, crushes are even superior to love. You give me the choice of a good solid crush or an iffy relationship, I'll go with the crush ten times out of 10....
There's a girl on the bus who has a crush on me. It's darling. Crushes, in my mind, are just about the best thing on the planet. In some ways, crushes are even superior to love. You give me the choice of a good solid crush or an iffy relationship, I'll go with the crush ten times out of 10....
Sharing Money
October 25, 2000
My friend J~ wrote: "Speaking of which, what are your thoughts on combining finances with another? Big money pool? Joint accounts for joint expenses? 50/50? Income-scaled sharing of expenses? My thoughts have been all over the place of late, and it's getting close to household time (Aug26)." My most favorite bit of conversation. In dating, I am HUGELY in favor...
My friend J~ wrote: "Speaking of which, what are your thoughts on combining finances with another? Big money pool? Joint accounts for joint expenses? 50/50? Income-scaled sharing of expenses? My thoughts have been all over the place of late, and it's getting close to household time (Aug26)." My most favorite bit of conversation. In dating, I am HUGELY in favor...
The Least Popular Idea I Ever Had
October 24, 2000
From: Scott McJannet Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:03 PMTo: J~Subject: RE: Restless Nights <...> I was up fairly late last night wrapping up some work and party stuff. Stress city. I'll be so happy to get on the plane and have nothing more to worry about than memorizing my little toast speech (which I'm really quite proud of. It's...
From: Scott McJannet Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:03 PMTo: J~Subject: RE: Restless Nights <...> I was up fairly late last night wrapping up some work and party stuff. Stress city. I'll be so happy to get on the plane and have nothing more to worry about than memorizing my little toast speech (which I'm really quite proud of. It's...
The Criminal Mind
October 23, 2000
Okay, so you're a criminal mastermind. You were clever enough to get ahold of some blank card stock, an encoder, my credit card number, and somehow the four check digits that are only encoded on the card. I still have my card, so I'm not reporting it lost or stolen yet. You duplicate my Visa. Feeling downright clever, you sign...
Okay, so you're a criminal mastermind. You were clever enough to get ahold of some blank card stock, an encoder, my credit card number, and somehow the four check digits that are only encoded on the card. I still have my card, so I'm not reporting it lost or stolen yet. You duplicate my Visa. Feeling downright clever, you sign...
Bees or Ants?
October 22, 2000
The question of the day: given the choice, would you rather be killed by killer bees or by killer ants? You have to choose! Bees or ants? Say it a few times out loud to yourself. Bees or ants? Bees or ants! Bees or ants! It's great, isn't it? These things seem hilarious at 8am at the CC. Kudos to...
The question of the day: given the choice, would you rather be killed by killer bees or by killer ants? You have to choose! Bees or ants? Say it a few times out loud to yourself. Bees or ants? Bees or ants! Bees or ants! It's great, isn't it? These things seem hilarious at 8am at the CC. Kudos to...
Circus People Are the Best People
October 21, 2000
Hi Scott! The music to which you are referring is likely to be "Thunder And Blazes," which is alternately known as "Entry Of The Gladiators." It was composed by Julius Fucik, who lived from 1872 to 1916. You may want to try searching the many CD megastores on the Web in a search for copies of this familiar circus tune....
Hi Scott! The music to which you are referring is likely to be "Thunder And Blazes," which is alternately known as "Entry Of The Gladiators." It was composed by Julius Fucik, who lived from 1872 to 1916. You may want to try searching the many CD megastores on the Web in a search for copies of this familiar circus tune....
Water is a Big Bluff
October 20, 2000
They tell you water is so good for you. You know how you're supposed to drink some ungodly amount of water each day to flush out all the junk food you eat? I've taken to keeping a pitcher at my desk, now that I no longer sit ten feet away from the water cooler. I always fill the pitcher halfway...
They tell you water is so good for you. You know how you're supposed to drink some ungodly amount of water each day to flush out all the junk food you eat? I've taken to keeping a pitcher at my desk, now that I no longer sit ten feet away from the water cooler. I always fill the pitcher halfway...
The Voices in My Head, part III
October 19, 2000
Also: part I, part II This is interesting. My Oly friend, A~, hears other people in her head. It's a whole new vector the the VIMH breakout. She hears a child her, an adult her, the real her voice, her mother, her father, and so on. I suppose I have those, but I would say they are influences in my...
Also: part I, part II This is interesting. My Oly friend, A~, hears other people in her head. It's a whole new vector the the VIMH breakout. She hears a child her, an adult her, the real her voice, her mother, her father, and so on. I suppose I have those, but I would say they are influences in my...
State of the Union Address
October 18, 2000
People of America, I speak to you today not of the terrible problems of hunger in our country, for our great 53rd President, Elvin Kilstrom took care of that problem at the end of last century. Similarly, I am not here to speak about the harrowing dangers of nuclear war. The last of the nukes were cleanly disposed of due...
People of America, I speak to you today not of the terrible problems of hunger in our country, for our great 53rd President, Elvin Kilstrom took care of that problem at the end of last century. Similarly, I am not here to speak about the harrowing dangers of nuclear war. The last of the nukes were cleanly disposed of due...
Gravity is in Trouble
October 17, 2000
I'm disappointed. I was feeling so great because I stepped on the scale this morning and saw to my joy that I was back under 175, but now I realize it is just that gravity has diminished. You might not have noticed it yourself, because I figure gravity has only decreased by 3-5%. I might have been fooled myself, except...
I'm disappointed. I was feeling so great because I stepped on the scale this morning and saw to my joy that I was back under 175, but now I realize it is just that gravity has diminished. You might not have noticed it yourself, because I figure gravity has only decreased by 3-5%. I might have been fooled myself, except...
Life. Don't talk to me about life.
October 16, 2000
it is at times like this when I am half crazed by lack of sleep and have just given great swaths of my utterly worthless yet valuable time to a cause worthier than myself that I can tell myself that I am a good person and believe it. The rest of the time it does not ring true, nor do...
it is at times like this when I am half crazed by lack of sleep and have just given great swaths of my utterly worthless yet valuable time to a cause worthier than myself that I can tell myself that I am a good person and believe it. The rest of the time it does not ring true, nor do...
Tyke Teaching Troubles
October 14, 2000
Okay, so I tutor elementary kids on Wednesday afternoons if you didn't know and thought I was jetting at 3:30 for my methadone treatment. So yesterday we were working on Chris's homework and there's a sentence referencing the Great Depression. "What's the Great Depression?" Okay, easy to answer. "What's a stock market?" Much harder to answer to a kid who...
Okay, so I tutor elementary kids on Wednesday afternoons if you didn't know and thought I was jetting at 3:30 for my methadone treatment. So yesterday we were working on Chris's homework and there's a sentence referencing the Great Depression. "What's the Great Depression?" Okay, easy to answer. "What's a stock market?" Much harder to answer to a kid who...
News from the North-Shoreline McJannets
October 13, 2000
From: Scott McJannet To: family@mcjannet.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 3:55 PMSubject: News from the North-Shoreline McJannets (it's plural if you count the dog!) Feels like a game of duck duck goose, but that's okay. Unfortunately, the reason you haven't heard from me is due to the phenomenal dullness of my life. The most exciting thing that's happened in the...
From: Scott McJannet To: family@mcjannet.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 3:55 PMSubject: News from the North-Shoreline McJannets (it's plural if you count the dog!) Feels like a game of duck duck goose, but that's okay. Unfortunately, the reason you haven't heard from me is due to the phenomenal dullness of my life. The most exciting thing that's happened in the...
The Voices in My Head, part II
October 12, 2000
Also: part I, part III Validate for me if this is true in your experience as well. Posit: All thought happens in the head space. I hear _the voices in my head_ in my head, they can't be conceived of anywhere else. Just try to hear the voices from your chest. They won't move. It seems unlikely that it has...
Also: part I, part III Validate for me if this is true in your experience as well. Posit: All thought happens in the head space. I hear _the voices in my head_ in my head, they can't be conceived of anywhere else. Just try to hear the voices from your chest. They won't move. It seems unlikely that it has...
The Voices in My Head
October 11, 2000
Also: part II, part III I am sitting here, staring at the gear toy that Jon gave me as a gift at his wedding. Ten gears turn off a center gear. You can arrange all eleven gears as you like on the magnetic backing of the toy. The gears spin. Googly eyes turn. Arms move. It spins. Colors turn. Busy...
Also: part II, part III I am sitting here, staring at the gear toy that Jon gave me as a gift at his wedding. Ten gears turn off a center gear. You can arrange all eleven gears as you like on the magnetic backing of the toy. The gears spin. Googly eyes turn. Arms move. It spins. Colors turn. Busy...