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	<title>Comments on: I don&#8217;t want to be Sheldon, I want to be Leonard&#8230;</title>
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		<title>By: pamajama</title>
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		<dc:creator>pamajama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s really weird when you read about someone going to a family reunion in Oregon &amp; then watch the news &amp; hear about a plane crashing into the house of someone &quot;having a family reunion in Oregon.&quot;

Hope this is all a bizarre coincidence.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Bizarre coincidence was the fact that my family golf tournament was in the SAME TOWN where the plane crashed.  Though it wasn&#039;t anyone even proximally related to my family, my heart goes out to the victims and their family.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s really weird when you read about someone going to a family reunion in Oregon &amp; then watch the news &amp; hear about a plane crashing into the house of someone &#8220;having a family reunion in Oregon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hope this is all a bizarre coincidence.</p>
<p><strong><em>The Bizarre coincidence was the fact that my family golf tournament was in the SAME TOWN where the plane crashed.  Though it wasn&#8217;t anyone even proximally related to my family, my heart goes out to the victims and their family.</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: Hollihawk</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hollihawk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is the &quot;wise&quot; half of the &quot;getting older and wiser&quot; equation (Like my use of the word &quot;equasion&quot;? How about all the quotes? =D ), a new self-awareness. I had one too, but mine was closer to 40.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If I&#039;d have waited another five years, someone would have killed me.  Probably with the stick that was wedged firmly up my ass.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Enjoy it. This is what you get. This and lower insurance rates.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Really?  Guess I need to call that annoying little Gecko again.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Party on, brother.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SCHWING!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the &#8220;wise&#8221; half of the &#8220;getting older and wiser&#8221; equation (Like my use of the word &#8220;equasion&#8221;? How about all the quotes? =D ), a new self-awareness. I had one too, but mine was closer to 40.</p>
<p><strong><em>If I&#8217;d have waited another five years, someone would have killed me.  Probably with the stick that was wedged firmly up my ass.</em></strong></p>
<p>Enjoy it. This is what you get. This and lower insurance rates.</p>
<p><strong><em>Really?  Guess I need to call that annoying little Gecko again.</em></strong></p>
<p>Party on, brother.</p>
<p><strong><em>SCHWING!!!</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: Taoist Biker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Taoist Biker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Never seen TBBT, personally, but I have a mound o&#039; history, physics, and astronomy credits on my transcript.  I think I ended up two classes shy of an astro minor, actually.  And I took the famous (at UVA) &quot;How Things Work&quot; physics class from Lou Bloomfield, the guy that now co-hosts the Discovery show &quot;Some Assembly Required.&quot;

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;DUDE!!!  Bloomfield is awesome!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Hell, I even took a class (with my girlfriend even) on the history of physics from Galileo to Einstein.  Ah, geeked-up memories.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;That class sounds like a blast...in fact...I think I have the textbook on my bookshelf.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never seen TBBT, personally, but I have a mound o&#8217; history, physics, and astronomy credits on my transcript.  I think I ended up two classes shy of an astro minor, actually.  And I took the famous (at UVA) &#8220;How Things Work&#8221; physics class from Lou Bloomfield, the guy that now co-hosts the Discovery show &#8220;Some Assembly Required.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><em>DUDE!!!  Bloomfield is awesome!</em></strong></p>
<p>Hell, I even took a class (with my girlfriend even) on the history of physics from Galileo to Einstein.  Ah, geeked-up memories.</p>
<p><strong><em>That class sounds like a blast&#8230;in fact&#8230;I think I have the textbook on my bookshelf.</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: essaytch</title>
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		<dc:creator>essaytch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, it&#039;s ok. As long as you&#039;re self-aware, you&#039;re good.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I think you two make a quorum, so motion passed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Besides, when the rest of the world catches on and realizes that &quot;horribly geeky&quot; is the new &quot;damn sexy&quot;, then you&#039;ll be a hot commodity. Trust me.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I&#039;m stuck waiting for the world to catch on?  I&#039;m screwed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, it&#8217;s ok. As long as you&#8217;re self-aware, you&#8217;re good.</p>
<p><strong><em>I think you two make a quorum, so motion passed.</em></strong></p>
<p>Besides, when the rest of the world catches on and realizes that &#8220;horribly geeky&#8221; is the new &#8220;damn sexy&#8221;, then you&#8217;ll be a hot commodity. Trust me.</p>
<p><strong><em>I&#8217;m stuck waiting for the world to catch on?  I&#8217;m screwed.</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: Allison</title>
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		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have not actually seen that show, but you&#039;re the second person to recommend it (at least, it kind of seems that way) so I should probably give it at try.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I whole-heartedly recommend the show...but then, I suspect it&#039;s at least semi-biographical.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

I can relate though to the urge to give a physics correction...except that I do it with grammar...in my head, that is (think: irregardless, where is the dog at?, she done seen that).  That being said, I&#039;m not above grammatical errors in my posts or comments.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I&#039;m a grammar Nazi.  And, I am my own worst offender.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Anyway, sometimes I find I correct myself when I talk about the sun setting.  I say to myself, &quot;I don&#039;t think the sun actually &#039;sets&#039;...I think it&#039;s just the earth&#039;s rotation making it appear that way.&quot;  Yes, I have ridiculous conversations with myself.  I learned just enough in my astronomy class to be dangerous...to myself.

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Is it more ridiculous to have that conversation with yourself, or to have it when you correct others?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have not actually seen that show, but you&#8217;re the second person to recommend it (at least, it kind of seems that way) so I should probably give it at try.</p>
<p><strong><em>I whole-heartedly recommend the show&#8230;but then, I suspect it&#8217;s at least semi-biographical.</em></strong></p>
<p>I can relate though to the urge to give a physics correction&#8230;except that I do it with grammar&#8230;in my head, that is (think: irregardless, where is the dog at?, she done seen that).  That being said, I&#8217;m not above grammatical errors in my posts or comments.</p>
<p><strong><em>I&#8217;m a grammar Nazi.  And, I am my own worst offender.</em></strong></p>
<p>Anyway, sometimes I find I correct myself when I talk about the sun setting.  I say to myself, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think the sun actually &#8216;sets&#8217;&#8230;I think it&#8217;s just the earth&#8217;s rotation making it appear that way.&#8221;  Yes, I have ridiculous conversations with myself.  I learned just enough in my astronomy class to be dangerous&#8230;to myself.</p>
<p><strong><em>Is it more ridiculous to have that conversation with yourself, or to have it when you correct others?</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: Scomerican Girl</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scomerican Girl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think my fingers were stained orange for several days and it was TOTALLY worth it.  Did you find the art shop too?  I confess to a love for Bev Doolitle, apologies ahead of time!

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yep, art shop was still there.  They actually had some interesting pieces by local artists.  VERY worth the stop.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Being Sheldon isn&#039;t all that bad.  Plus, don&#039;t you think by recognizing that you might have Sheldon tendencies, it pushes you over into Leonard territory?  I don&#039;t think Sheldon is particularly self-aware so you have that in your favor!

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Self-Awareness as the key to Leonard-ness...interesting theory...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Your next challenge is to find the best salt water taffy in Seaside.  There are many stores, so choose wisely...

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Portland Fudge Company, just down the way from the Shilo Inn and the Diner where I ate Steamer Clams at 10:30 pm.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think my fingers were stained orange for several days and it was TOTALLY worth it.  Did you find the art shop too?  I confess to a love for Bev Doolitle, apologies ahead of time!</p>
<p><strong><em>Yep, art shop was still there.  They actually had some interesting pieces by local artists.  VERY worth the stop.</em></strong></p>
<p>Being Sheldon isn&#8217;t all that bad.  Plus, don&#8217;t you think by recognizing that you might have Sheldon tendencies, it pushes you over into Leonard territory?  I don&#8217;t think Sheldon is particularly self-aware so you have that in your favor!</p>
<p><strong><em>Self-Awareness as the key to Leonard-ness&#8230;interesting theory&#8230;</em></strong></p>
<p>Your next challenge is to find the best salt water taffy in Seaside.  There are many stores, so choose wisely&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><em>Portland Fudge Company, just down the way from the Shilo Inn and the Diner where I ate Steamer Clams at 10:30 pm.</em></strong></p>
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		<title>By: Lara</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>well, as a character, sheldon&#039;s way more interesting anyway... :)

&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yes, but Bluto was the most interesting character in Animal House...and that&#039;s not exactly what I aspire to either...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well, as a character, sheldon&#8217;s way more interesting anyway&#8230; :)</p>
<p><strong><em>Yes, but Bluto was the most interesting character in Animal House&#8230;and that&#8217;s not exactly what I aspire to either&#8230;</em></strong></p>
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