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How Grad School is just like Kindergarten

Good to know, good to know. Particularly as I’m spending a significant amount of my not-free time looking up and applying to radically progressive grad programs in social media for social change, which leaves me approximately three choices on Planet Earth as far as I can see: Leeds (which I cannot afford), Stanford (which I cannot afford), or SFU’s new school of Technology, Communication and Arts which I also can’t afford but which is about a half a mile from my apartment and where I’d have the inside line on scholarships, bursaries, research dollars, and have pre-existing connections up the wazoo in the community that I’ll need when it comes time to do research, which is kinda the whole point of doing the degree in the first place. Then again, I may be teaching at UBC later on this year, and that generally comes with free tuition, so that’s something. Still, they have nothing like what I’m looking for.

But aside from what I’m looking for (for what I’m looking? Don’t try to tell me that’s correcter; do I look like I was borned yesterday? Hell no, and particularly not before I’ve had my coffee) what I’m actually expecting is something like this, only with chubby, pasty nerds instead of princes:

And, in case I get into a UK university and figure out a way to pay for it, I’m way ahead. After all, I’ve already got the socialization manual:

How to approach a stranger in London

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What did you do today, raincoaster?

what would Johnny Cash do

and for a contrasting point of view, check out BoingBoing’s What Would a Unicorn Do?

Sadly, I blew off the chance for a gorgeous walk on a rare, perfect afternoon to get to the office so I could delete a post from Buzzfeed, because of a misunderstanding on my part about that whole “right to post the image” thang. And of course, once there I’m in for life. So what did I do today?

A mere ten posts:

I posted:

  1. Surf the Net Like a Pro (a little allegorical commentary to some internet drama)
    https://raincoaster.com/2010/03/04/surf-the-net-like-a-pro/
  2. Twitter/Art + Social Media at Diane Farris Gallery call for artists
    http://raincoastermedia.com/2010/03/04/twitterart-social-media-at-diane-farris-gallery-call-for-artists/
  3. W2010 Launch at W2
    http://theshebeenclub.com/2010/03/03/w2010-launch-at-w2/
  4. The Downfall of France
    http://ayyyy.com/2010/03/04/the-downfall-of-france/
  5. Hump Day Links: the Ultimate Olympian Edition
    http://ayyyy.com/2010/03/04/hump-day-links-the-ultimate-olympian-edition/
  6. Hey Four Eyes
    http://ayyyy.com/2010/03/03/hey-four-eyes/
  7. Kristen Stewart has REASONS for Things. God!
    http://lolebrity.net/2010/03/03/kristen-stewart-has-reasons-for-things/
  8. Lindsay Lohan Airs it Out
    http://lolebrity.net/2010/03/03/lindsay-lohan-airs-it-out/
  9. Pickleback FTW!
    http://lolebrity.net/2010/03/03/pickleback-ftw/
  10. Certify Courtney
    http://www.offsitedatabackup.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/certify-courtney/

Invoiced for two different corporate blogs (yay, my favorite i-word!), loaded up the Jesusphone with no fewer than 30 workout podcasts, managed to finally transfer some of my GOOD music from CD to the Jesusphone (Jesus, apparently, has a problem with Trent Reznor!), drank my RDA of water for once, passed along some SUPER job opportunities at Pixar Vancouver (human cannonball? I wonder what that pays), followed up with some admin stuff for the Social Media Club YVR meeting on Thursday the 18th,

and then there’s this:

Yeah, you could say that.

Deets:

You might enjoy the high level of emotional drama today because the expression of feelings touches something that resonates very deeply for you. Whether you are reminded of a past life or a past decade, it’s crucial that you relate your memories to what is unfolding in the present moment and not what happened previously. Everything will be somewhat easier once you realize the power of now.

No, everything will be somewhat easier once I realize the power of kicking ass and taking names. Trust.

neil patrick harris

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Quick Filler Quiz: what movie is your lovelife like

Yes, filler while I’m stoned on cold meds and can’t blog: note to self: do NOT describe self as “stoned” even on cold meds, when talking to cops. It tends to alarm them unnecessarily.

Frankly, given the state of affairs at Operation Global Media Domination HQ lately, I’m surprised I didn’t come up with Andy Warhol‘s eight hour film of the Empire State Building, during which nothing whatsoever happens. But you know we’re all about the faith in meaningless internet quizzes around here, so what the hell.


Your Love Life is Like Annie Hall


“A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies.”

You believe that love (if you even believe in love!) is a very complicated thing.

Maybe love is pain. Or maybe it’s all a big therapy session. You’re still figuring it out.

Your love style: Brainy and a bit neurotic

Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Realistic and reflective

now is the time at raincoaster when we dance!

or, if you’re raincoaster, now is the time when we get so stoned on cold meds we fall out of our chair. Sideways. Over the armrest.

funny pictures of cats with captions
So here, watch these two catchy YouTubes while I go sober up.

Laurel and Hardy dancing to the Gap Band

via Truelogic

TechnoBadgerBadgerBadger

sickie

Hannah Kearney wins big

Sorry for the cliche post, but I’m sick and stoned on cold meds (my face itches; do they put meth in this? can’t be: I have, as always, no urge to clean up) and not capable of doing much more than lolz or things in which I have a vested and critical financial interest, so check lolebrity.net and ayyyy.com and True/Slant and pray for me and bring me nourishing things to eat and chocolate, that’s especially nourishing, and Bono, if you’re really in Vangroover, you could stop by and play me a song or something, or just sing into my iPhone once I figure out the settings on the voice recorder.