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Originally posted by MTF: Teaching three Physics classes only brings you up to 60% of full-time? Holy moley. Unless you're just lecturing straight out of the textbook, that sounds like a full-time job to me. Does that include grading tests and homework?

Full time is 20 contact hours out of 38 per week. Each main subject has four contact hours including lectures, labs and tutorials. You do your marking and prep in the non contact hours. For me it's 12 contact hours and 10.8 hours prep time and, remember that I'm doing exactly the same thing in each of those three classes.

The only down side to the job is that it's an american owned school and comes with matching working conditions, like you only get a 47 week contract so they don't have to pay for your holidays at the end of the year. Mind you, the salary is higher than in the state school system, so I end up with a little less but not by much for a far more preferable job.

I saw Zappa Plays Zappa tonight. It was the last show of their tour. They played for almost three hours.

I'm trying to upload a scan of the setlist to my Photobucket account, but they're doing some site maintenance right now. I'll try again later...

Okay, it should work now:



People kept yelling for Inca Roads throughout the show. Dweezil finally gave in at the beginning of the encore.

[Edited on 12/3/2009 by MTF]

How was it? How was it?

Voted for Frank in the annual Top 2000.

I've been teaching myself to play alto sax for 3 weeks now and during this last week I've had a go at two Zappa tunes. I'm still working on We Are Not Alone, but here's a link to a YouTube video of me playing Eat That Question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIu02pkeR8g

[Edited on 4-12-09 by polydigm]

Very cool Poly!
Can I call you Zoot now?




[Edited on 4-12-09 by BBP]

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Originally posted by BBPCan I call you Zoot now?

Just don't call him Scheila...

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Originally posted by MTF: Just don't call him Scheila...

Of course, there's no comparison, she's left handed.

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Originally posted by polydigmOf course, there's no comparison, she's left handed.

That means she's right handed in the Southern Hemisphere, right?

Right?

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Originally posted by polydigm I've been teaching myself to play alto sax for 3 weeks now and during this last week I've had a go at two Zappa tunes. I'm still working on We Are Not Alone, but here's a link to a YouTube video of me playing Eat That Question. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIu02pkeR8g [Edited on 4-12-09 by polydigm]

John Coltrane was a poser.

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Originally posted by MTF: Quote: Originally posted by polydigmOf course, there's no comparison, she's left handed. That means she's right handed in the Southern Hemisphere, right? Right?

I think you may have that front to back, or is it down side up?

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Originally posted by Calvin: John Coltrane was a poser.

What can you do with a guy like that?

Marry him?

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Originally posted by MTF Quote: Originally posted by polydigmOf course, there's no comparison, she's left handed. That means she's right handed in the Southern Hemisphere, right? Right?

Left.

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Originally posted by BBP: Marry him?

Yeah, and the sax would be great. :freak:

Indeed...

Had my ol-time friend of 12 years come to visit. He chatted a lot with my sister. Hmmm...

I baked more gevulde speculaas becasue of St Nicholas on the 5th. Yesterday there was still quite a lot left, but today I can't find any at all. Hmmmm...

Isn't it funny how you can be sitting around minding your own business and a phone call out of the blue changes everything? Well, now it seems I have 1 continuing physics class starting second semester (the college does mid year intakes), 1 new physics class and 1 new maths methods class starting first semester. So, all of a sudden, I have three sets of preparation. I don't mind though, it keeps things interesting.

Yes! Same goes for e-mails too!

Just bought that:



I should get it in a few days.:bouncy::bouncing::roll::roll::bouncing::bouncy:

[Edited on 8-12-2009 by aquagoat]