The Wizard of Winter Quarters

I’m in Roku City spreading the good word of Christ’s restored gospel

W Armenii jest tak drogo, że płacą procesorami AMD.

Anyone else’s cat randomly turn into a goblin?

Heads up @SandyofCthulhu they want my fried chicken sandwiches next time - I’ll have to let you know how they like them :)

It’s Friday night which means I’m feeding the missionaries! New guy wanted different kinds of fried chicken, so I delivered as best I could

@NathanielGivens Just call me dad I guess

Update! I can reveal that my dad took the quiz and only scored 80% with himself. :-D

@cosmosadderall Hey I got around that same score for Smith. It was a cool quiz :)

Kinda interesting quiz, even if the results don’t mean much. Asks a fun set of questions that aren’t always explicitly discussed

@kremlincardinal Hahaha deal

@eldritch_goof please, no need to be drastic. it's called for, BELIEVE me

In other news I PASSED MY COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS!!!! IM GONNA GET A MASTER’S IN STATISTICS!

@kremlincardinal Yesssss I’ll even stop posting Missouri hate

@kremlincardinal I wholeheartedly agree with all of this. Especially Gogol. I love him so much lol

@eldritch_goof oh, and Gogol was WEIRD but fun

our pasta is measured in centuries, call that penne gesserit

@kremlincardinal It opens your eyes for sure. Loved the exposure to other writing styles and approaches to the challenges facing them

@eldritch_goof Same here. Loved most of what I read, didn't like some of it, but man, what a ride.

@kremlincardinal Yesssss!!!!! I love this so much haha. I love the classics - still have some of them on my bookshelf

@eldritch_goof My guy, my master's degree is in Russian Studies with an emphasis in Russian lit!!! And yeah, Chernyshevsky is a little b-word😂

@kremlincardinal All of those! Although I did specialize in central Asian lit (I demanded the professors let me do reports on them and they let me) But yes lots of the classics. I even read Chto Delat by Chernyshevsky. It sucked

@eldritch_goof okay, hollup Russian lit? AS IN CHEKHOV AND TURGENEV AND PUSHKIN???

@kremlincardinal Heck yeah! I think any higher education is valuable, even if you don’t use it every day. Will never regret getting a degree in Russian lit and another in political science. Higher education is awesome

@eldritch_goof I was very fortunate to only have to pay a little for it (got a teaching assistantship that covered most of it), and I have ZERO regrets about getting it

@kremlincardinal That’s fair! Yeah I’m not anticipating a huge change immediately, although now I do have a much better idea of how to do some critical work I regularly do.

@eldritch_goof I went to get mine thinking I was ready for a career change, but by the time I finished, I was happy in my job again. It's provided SOME benefits but hasn't really changed my career path.

@kremlincardinal Ah! Hopefully to help with my career, but I largely did it for the love of the game. I love stats and wanted to learn as much as I could about it

@eldritch_goof What's the goal for the degree? Move up in your job? Path to better job? Educational/statistical bragging rights?

@kremlincardinal Thanks man!! Happy to have it behind me haha

@eldritch_goof Dude, comps are BRUTAL. This deserves the most epic of celebrations!! Congrats!!

@kremlincardinal Heck yeah!

@eldritch_goof My wife (teacher) makes more than me, cooks better than me, has done more home repair than I have, and is our gardener. I bake better (though it's so close), am the primary dog-walker/entertainer, and lawn care "expert" Worked beautifully for us for 18 years

Lots of takes on the church’s most recent post but I’m just gonna throw out that I LOVE my wife who works and contributes in that way to our home. We should be helping our spouses fulfill the measure of THEIR creation, whatever that may be.