tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post3181242024377667557..comments2023-10-25T11:30:03.836-04:00Comments on Long Story Short: fake it til you make itJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603984411324049557noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-70526062683247065762008-11-12T12:08:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:08:00.000-05:00Fact: Math wants to kill us all.Fact: Math wants to kill us all.Heather Anne Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14199619712140888045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-65644243909444752602008-11-12T12:16:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:16:00.000-05:00How does one get a job editing math text books? I...How does one get a job editing math text books? I would like that job very much, I think. (OMG, I'm such a dork, and also clearly don't like my job very much right now. I can't believe I just asked that question in a public forum.)Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-63203322916205411852008-11-12T12:19:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:19:00.000-05:00joe edits math textbooks?*swoon*joe edits math textbooks?<br><br>*swoon*kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01399682228073757903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-51211535874922302952008-11-12T12:21:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:21:00.000-05:00One stumbles into it ass-backwards. That's ho...One stumbles into it ass-backwards. That's how I got my job, anyway. I was placed here by a temp agency, and they told me I would be doing filing and administrative work, and instead I edited and did math on my first day. And then the company liked me so much that they up and hired me. I didn't even have to interview or anything. It was pretty awesome.<br><br>Did I mention that I have a degree in English and no math background or teaching experience whatsoever? I should mention that. How I am still in this job, I have no idea.Joe G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190700619730405910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-11799924016172339232008-11-12T12:36:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:36:00.000-05:00May I ask why you have to take a math test? Becau...May I ask why you have to take a math test? Because it sounds horrible and I need to take whatever steps necessary to avoid it.mysterygirl!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01708758561975520042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-74683982282016627772008-11-12T14:51:00.000-05:002008-11-12T14:51:00.000-05:00For awhile I thought that I could escape most math...For awhile I thought that I could escape most math by steering away from computer science and into biomedical blah blah, but it turns out that about half of biomedical blah blah requires math and it sort of sneaks up on you and hits you in the face with an imaginary book entitled, 'IT'S MATH, BITCHES!!! The Shameful Secret Behind Kinetics and Thermodynamics'. <br><br>So, yeah. Good talk.You can call me, 'Sir'http://etceterablah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-8391135750110508952008-11-12T15:15:00.000-05:002008-11-12T15:15:00.000-05:00I, also, wound my way through math classes by bein...I, also, wound my way through math classes by being able to remember the examples while, at the same time, having no earthly clue what it was I was doing. And then I promptly forgot it all. Now my poor nephew will call and ask me for homework help and I'll say something like "Oh, sure, I know how to do that: let me call you back when I finish dinner" when in fact I hang up the phone and immediately google for how to do whatever it is he needs help with. So, basically, I suck at math and am good at copying.Never That Easyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-29647270897591991512008-11-12T15:17:00.000-05:002008-11-12T15:17:00.000-05:00I'm taking the GRE (Why? Because. Because I ne...I'm taking the GRE (Why? Because. Because I need to collect more letters after my name to match husband) so now I have to study math too. I DO NOT HEART MATH! What is the opposite of 'heart'? I think its 'hate on' so I officially HATE ON math.<br>What the shit is a prime number? Integer? X? I tell you I don't know. And and I found out they deleted the analytical portion of the GRE - the part I'm actually good at. Now Math and words no one EVER uses prevail. I HATE ON the GRE.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05770192358536816715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-17579272952624288112008-11-12T15:34:00.000-05:002008-11-12T15:34:00.000-05:00h!a! True story. That test murdered me.S, sigh. ...h!a! True story. That test murdered me.<br><br>S, sigh. You nerds slay me. Hee.<br><br>Kat!, also social studies. <br><br>Joe, maybe you shouldn't tell the entire internet that you're unqualified for your job. Hee.<br><br>mg! I can't say without possibly getting dooced. <br><br>Sir, yeah, I thought going into HR would be a safe bet. YEAH RIGHT. There's money everywhere.<br><br>NTE, my cousin called me for help with her algebra once. I pretended to be busy so she wouldn't know how stupid I am.<br><br>Tam, let's start an anti-math club. I think everyone here would join.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603984411324049557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-13182467306716481922008-11-12T16:16:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:16:00.000-05:00Oh, my God, you're right! I don't know why...Oh, my God, you're right! I don't know why I didn't see this before! Math IS a fuckstick. I feel so much better now.<br><br>Ha, wouldn't it be funny to put that on a tshirt?Ashleyhttp://narfna.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-68764019484294193122008-11-12T16:36:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:36:00.000-05:00Whoops, sorry. Wouldn't wanna dooce you.Whoops, sorry. Wouldn't wanna dooce you.mysterygirl!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01708758561975520042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-70204137829789349642008-11-12T16:39:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:39:00.000-05:00I'm not saying I'm unqualified for my job....I'm not saying I'm unqualified for my job. As demonstrated on numerous occasions, I'm quite proficient at math. I might even say that I'm good at it. I'm just saying that, if there were a list of people who were qualified to do my job, I would not be at the top of it. I'd be somewhere in the middle. Definitely in the top 70th percentile, I'm sure.<br><br>Also, I would not join an anti-math club. I like math in so much as it keeps me employed and I feel warm and happy whenever I can do it, especially when the problem is difficult. I like to do it when it's hard.Joe G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14190700619730405910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109551.post-38591412313221617202008-11-12T16:55:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:55:00.000-05:00Ashley, I'd wear that shirt.mg! meh.Joe, THAT&...Ashley, I'd wear that shirt.<br><br>mg! meh.<br><br>Joe, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603984411324049557noreply@blogger.com