Somehow I got into the habit of pulling open the top drawer of the office dishwasher and moving the glasses and cups around. I recently caught myself doing it and realized I'd been at it for a good long while. Sometimes daily for weeks on end. Twice ...

As a teacher I am here to confirm all that you suspect [1]. I love giving tests. When I indicate the looming burden of homework to my students and I hear them groan it is like music unto my ears. Teaching with true intent to discipline and educa...

Large academic institutions offer almost limitless opportunities for this task. To narrow our focus, let us explore instances of sadomasochism at the university library! First, we have the Undergraduate Library. Which is under the ground. The story...

YES! Oh my, I remember when I was 10 and went to build-a-bear. I was horrified by how violent the stuffing process was.

this is the most recent of the 54 emails i have received during my work day today. that seemed pretty sadistic - her beloved pet rat, who she's nursed through cancer, now in the freezer and announced over email? i went to investigate. and wa...

Applying for financial aid? It's a party! I've been filling out a lot of applications for graduate schools. Now comes the fun of asking for financial aid, filling out FAFSA, etc. I'm also trying to get into a summer language program to get a head sta...

Every year, about this time, a strange thing happens to my work/school. The season brings about stress, packages, long hours, free food and visitors. It's ADMISSIONS time. =] ... and I'm in it right now. The key aspect of this seasonal stressor i...

I find myself stuck between the pleasures of form completion and the pain of the actual forms that need to be completed all the time. A HICFA is an overly complex and psychotically detailed form (Health Insurance Claim Form) that is the bane of any ...

Behold the Bell...innocent looking enough.It purpose to be rung when an order is ready to ship.  *ding* Order up.  *ding* another order up.  Here comes the smoking brigade, hmm, what's this?  *ding* *ding* ding* Another order ready *ding*  two...

Yes, this is masochism, especially when you're the one supporting it. The problem with having both Office 97 and 2000 on the same machine at the same time is that when you run Office 2000, half the time it breaks the Access 97 software, forcing a re...