November 09, 2004

My God, no one could blame me -- no one! -- if I went off the edge and just lost it completely one day. I couldn't get through the day as it is without the Prozac and Jack Daniels I keep on the shelf, behind my Tops-20 JSYS manuals. I start getting the shakes real bad around 10am, right before my advisor meetings. A 10 oz. Jack 'n Zac helps me get through the meetings without one of my students winding up with his severed head in a bowling-ball bag. They look at me funny; they think I twitch a lot. I'm not twitching. I'm controlling my impulse to snag my 9mm Sig-Sauer out from my day-pack and make a few strong points about the quality of undergraduate education in Amerika. [via Idiolect]
posted by CellarFloor 20 years ago
  • Wow, this guy has a dark sense of humor. Compare the before and after versions of his thumbnail bio for potential undergrad advisees.
  • This man is funny, though I would have to meet him to know if he has a ego the size of Greenland, or just a good sense of humour.
  • After a bit of browsing I came upon this which is even more amusing.
  • This is great. And he's cute too.
  • No, Olin is shockingly humble, J. And a smart mother fucker to boot. I've had the privilege of corresponding w/ him a couple of times.
  • A spontaneous outburst of poetry, subsequently explained. He is IMO a very funny man.
  • He has a great sense of humour, had me laughing so loudly I think the neighbours heard me.
  • ... can I have him? He's pretty! (sorry. It's late, and I've been dealing with undergrad grade explosions all day. Apparently, if you *pay to take the class*, it means you get an automatic A. No one ever thought to tell me this before!)
  • I can't believe nobody linked to his Not Safe For Work nepalese temple pictures. He's another MIT geek, like philg or hal.