J.H. Forge

update: we're offically separated. court date is later. basically, it can't be ended without settling child support, which Shel doesn't want to pay. figures.

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What period do you have Phys Ed?

... dude, I think we might have a class together. Whoa. Freaky.

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Before lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, apparently. And I can't get into the class roster lists. Someone has apparently put those in the staff-only domain, which I am being good and not poking at.

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Yeah, that's the one I'm in. If this sucks like Phys Ed before with the stupid square dancing, I'm just saying? I don't dance.

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So long as we're not having to share showers.

Oh man. This is going to take some time in the shop to work on. I just realized that I can't run.

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You can't run? What? How's that work?

Or not work, or whatever?

No sharing showers. I'll just shower up here in a bathroom with a door I can lock, thanks.

... dude, is your leg waterproof?

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Yeah, no, the Professor's not a sadistic evil sadist, is the thing, so we haven't even done square-dancing in dance class.

You know, I bet he tried to make people do square-dancing once, but the screams of psychic anguish got to be too much for him and he quit it. I should ask Kitty, she's been around long enough she might know.

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I take the electronic modules off when I shower. The motors are sealed, as are the shock absorbing pistons, and all the bushings and gears are stainless steel and aluminum. But still, it's why I use the graphite stuff.

And no, I can't run. I haven't even TRIED in the past year and a half.

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We had to when I was in middle school, and it blew. Big square do-si-do chunks everywhere. Not fun, totally lame and why do people make us learn that stupid stuff for?

You take the dance class? Isn't that kinda, you know, for girls?

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You could've stopped at "I take off the electronic parts." and it'd have made much as much sense.

You haven't had to run anywhere? Suck.

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going to want to fix that.

Take it as a challenge - model your artificial foot like a human one, but one that outperforms it in all particulars. For a guy of your supposed genius that should be doable, no?

I heard you were good with design work. Think you can have blueprints and a bill of materials in my office in, say, a week or two? Let me know ASAP.

And as far as the rest of it goes - you can be the best engineer in the world - and if what your file says is true you just might be it - but if you can't write, can't communicate, and can't relate to the Pointy-Hairs or to anyone who doesn't share your set of gifts, then you're nothing at all.

However - having said that - don't stop mocking the liberal-arts types. Keeps them humble.

Salaam,
Haroun al-Rashid, BS, MS AeroEng.

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You think that's bad? The guy they got to teach square dancing in my middle school was some leftover hippie who took a principled stand against the concept of deodorant.

And yeah, I take dance class. I get class credit for watching my girlfriend move. You've seen my girlfriend, right?

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I don't do blueprints or schematics for my prosthetics. Don't see the need. Normal people don't write themselves notes every time they tie their shoes.

And are you and Dr. McCoy teaming up on the whole "must learn the liberal arts" speech? I think I avoided being cashiered into his drama class by the skin of my teeth.

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Duuuuuude. People who don't shower... Ugh. I'm all for people not smelling like whatever stupid trendy stinky stuff they're buying at the mall, but not showering is not cool at all.

See, if I tell you're girlfriend's hot, then I run the risk of being thrown into the lake. If I don't, then I ... run the risk of being thrown into the lake.

Dance class is still for girls and wusses. I mean, -christ-, man. Ramsey takes that. I've seen him.

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No joke, Forge. Merely an attempt to balance your schedule. We are aiming to produce well-rounded individuals, after all...

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You realize that you are completely justifying my complex that you're all out to get me.

Well, I consider it a challenge, then. Something to try and level the playing field a bit.

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...you need to run.

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You know, passing the PDA back and forth to have a conversation on the journal system when we're sitting right next to each other is as stupid as when Kyle IMs me from across the room. I probably should have brought the laptop, now that I think of it.

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it's even stupider when you're driving.

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Ceilidh dancing is great, though. Not that I've had a chance to do it except in school....

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That was part of the reason I created Logos, you know. Originally I had it linked into the GPS system in my dad's SUV - don't give me that look, it's perfectly okay to own an SUV - but he kept insisting I took it out because every time he'd sing along with the radio, it'd tell him to drive in circles and make insane left-hand turns.

I did that intentionally, mind you.

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It's too cold to throw people in the lake. Besides, I have no reason to get jealous. :)

Seriously, though, dude, try and get over this wusses thing. Girls really like to dance, and if you can dance with them, that puts you a good three steps ahead of all the other guys who think dancing is for wusses.

Besides, Alison and Kurt teach the class, and I think they're physically incapable of teaching a class that isn't fun.

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I won't give you the 'why history is important' speech, because... well, you'll hear it at the first class anyway.

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I just sat down with some folks who gave me the whole "heritage in 120 minutes" speed-discussion while Dani was in with her lawyer. I think I grasp the concept. Doesn't mean I'm going to go completely ga-ga over it, but you won't catch me half-assing the class, sir.

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