Geonovast

Hello? 

Anyone alive?

Where you always a mod? if so congrats, if not then my memory is faulty

wait. since when did you become a moderator?

It has been a strange week...

I was told that again, this year, there's no money in the budget for me to be placed in a tenured position. So, I continue onto year 11 on an annual contract. 

I'm teaching five classes with three at a community college and two through a local 4-year university. Three World Civilization to 1500 courses, one Introduction to U.S. Foreign Policy, and one U.S. History since 1945. It gives me a total of 137 students for this semester. But still no tenure.

During my office hours yesterday, I had a student demand a list of movies. He doesn't like reading. Also wants oral exams on the content of the movies ONLY without any other coursework. Then when I refused his demands, he calls me a fascist and tells me he hopes I burn in whatever place if eternal torment my faith teaches waits for evil people. 

I consider myself a pretty laid back person. But Hollywood history isn't necessarily real history. And then to demand I hand-craft a class according to one student's demands? Yeah, sure. Let me get right on it. NOT!

Nice cover pic. Shuttle Discovery in Udvar Hazy?

Nice cover pic. Shuttle Discovery in Udvar Hazy?

Nice cover pic. Shuttle Discovery in Udvar Hazy?

Nice cover pic. Shuttle Discovery in Udvar Hazy?

Nice cover pic. Shuttle Discovery in Udvar Hazy?

Last night I destroyed my phone by running it in the washing machine.... again.

I should not be allowed to have a cell phone.

Earlier today, I realized that it has been four months since my last violation of Forum rule 2.2 - the forbidden content rule. Now before any of you jump up and wonder, I will tell you that I love the art of political discourse. I also have a tendency to jump into a politically baited thread with both feet... which is clearly a violation of Forum Rule 2.2 (and this is why I have received four warnings from various moderators about such comments).

Well, today I was able to NOT take a swing at a low-hanging pitch begging for political commentary... and in celebration of that accomplishment, I present you the newest element of my signature:

20210125: During a signature update, I decided to share with those interested the exact forum rule that gave me the most headaches. I redid the image:

Earlier today, I realized that it has been four months since my last violation of Forum rule 2.2 - the forbidden content rule. Now before any of you jump up and wonder, I will tell you that I love the art of political discourse. I also have a tendency to jump into a politically baited thread with both feet... which is clearly a violation of Forum Rule 2.2 (and this is why I have received four warnings from various moderators about such comments).

Well, today I was able to NOT take a swing at a low-hanging pitch begging for political commentary... and in celebration of that accomplishment, I present you the newest element of my signature:

20210125: During a signature update, I decided to share with those interested the exact forum rule that gave me the most headaches. I redid the image:

And NOW you're at 2,001. 

DANG YOU!

1,999 posts. Just post something already, my OCD is killing me. 

Hello World!

Hello World!

Hello, everyone. So. Life updates!

I haven't played KSP since last time I saw you. Actually, I uninstalled it for the first time in years. I'll probably take at least a year of time out from it, which is fine considering I'd been playing it almost nonstop for some five years.

I have a new job: I now do BI for a (big) insurance broker (which is opening up for other products). I knew nothing of insurance before this, so I'm doing homework all day long. At first I thought I couldn't access the forum even if I wanted to, but recently I discovered the company has both a Corporate and a Pesonal wi-fi networks, and I can use the Personal without a firewall. That means I might be around here more often that I thought at first  (I may not feel the same about the game as I once did, but know this: I miss the forum. You guys are in my heart)

 Unlike my previous job, however, I've been busy the whole friggin' day, and I get home tired as hell. I used to moderate from work, now I can barely catch my Feed. Also, I'm now co-worker with a childhood friend, and that's pretty damn awesome.

My wife's employed again, after a year without a job. She's teaching classes at a university! So, between that and my slightly improved paycheck, our household income has increased by some 110%, which is great for our plans of building our new house.

I guess that's it for now! Hope you guys are doing fine.

Just read that there's an 1.4.3 coming up, I'm crossing my fingers you get a product you can call "THE game". 1.3.2 was so close to being it, in my opinion! 1.4.0 was a big let down to me, but I wouldn't have left the forum if not for a combination of factors including changes in my personal life. Even if I never play KSP again, it was a big part of my life, and I think you guys deserve a definitive edition, just like the game itself deserves to be in a worthy shape of a larger market.

o/