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[TedStriker]

...Have a day wherein all my outward communication, whether verbal or written, seems as though it's in a foreign language, poorly rendered and poorly translated. I'm walking Babelgiraffe jokes today.

This is not a desirable quality in sales.

[theinevitable]

get back from Chicago. Did not get shot. Her dad actually said "don't worry, I didn't bring my gun along" when we met them for dinner.

this was less funny when later she said "oh, the reason he said that is that I told them you were terrified of them, and that you kept making jokes about his gun."
why would you tell them that?

I basically acted like an insane, nervous loser. They apparently liked me, though. I have never felt so nervous when meeting anyone's parents... it was bizarre.
We went to the Field Museum, which was awesome, and saw some of her childhood haunts around the suburb where she lives, and then had delicious dinner at her aunt's restaurant and then saw a show at Second City.

her dad kind of rubs me the wrong way and I do not know why. her mom is very nice and pretty. her brother wanted to play Call of Duty with me, but I did not have time.

Apparently the correct answer to "what's the speed limiit, daniel?" was not "well, it depends on the road."

also had a great "what kind of job do you expect to get with a degree in anthropology?" moment where both my girlfriend and her mother said "OH COME ON!"

so, yeah. now I have met her parents. school started today but I had no classes, so I am cleaning my house.

[bluemoon72]

also had a great "what kind of job do you expect to get with a degree in anthropology?" moment...

Do what my (soon-to-be-ex-) husband did, and get into computer programming, then work hard (and spread some bullshit around) so that you become an IT manager, then global e-applications manager, then IT director, making $130,000 annually.  Watch an occasional show on Discovery Science or NatGeo about cultural anthropology, and breathe a wistful sigh.

[miles]

Do what my (soon-to-be-ex-) husband did, and get into computer programming, then work hard (and spread some bullshit around) so that you become an IT manager, then global e-applications manager, then IT director, making $130,000 annually.  Watch an occasional show on Discovery Science or NatGeo about cultural anthropology, and breathe a wistful sigh.

Umm, can this apply to philosophy majors too?

Also,

global e-applications manager

It is too a real job!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[AugustWest]

Umm, can this apply to philosophy majors too?

Sorry, we philosophy majors are required to become lawyers.

[greenkoolayd]

Choose the "I do not want to register with a political party" option.

[[raises fist in solidarity]]

amen, duder.  they can keep their left wing AND their right wing.  im more interested in the heart of the matter (tittays*).

*i just added that to my firefox dictionary

[wombat]

... try to decide if it is in any way a useful career move to accept a gig writing a handbook about raising farm animals for beginners.

[littlefallsmets]

And dealing with us for all these years is already a wealth of experience on the matter, yeah?

[wombat]

I would do the research, but not in person, so it would be like most of my work - talking on the phone to people about cool animals without getting to actually hang out with them.

[littlefallsmets]

I imagine phone calls that begin with the line "I'd like advice on how to start out with farm animals" and...

Yeah. I fall over giggling.

[TedStriker]

I imagine phone calls that begin with the line "I'd like advice on how to start out with farm animals" and...

Yeah. I fall over giggling.

Light dinner, a couple of drinks, see what happens...

[CortJstr]

... try to decide if it is in any way a useful career move to accept a gig writing a handbook about raising farm animals for beginners.

I have two friends who just started a farm last year. Mainly plants, though.

[greenkoolayd]

Light dinner, a couple of drinks, see what happens...

[[writes furiously]]

any other suggestions?

[lprkn]

pssst...spike the oats with whisky

[miles]

Spoken like a true Idahoan.