Woffproff's Wanderings

Because No One Ever Believes Me

woffproff — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:43:13 GMT

When I tell them that the best player on my high school football team had only one leg.

Carl's an amazing guy!

SH*T!

woffproff — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:01:06 GMT

My hotmail account got hacked. If you get anything strange from me, with just RE in the subject heading, please don't open it. I hope I got the problem solved, but please be careful! You know me, I'll write something identifiable in the subject line.

Thanks!

I've Heard of Posting Banns, But Is This Posting Barks?

woffproff — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:53:28 GMT

View Poll: When Fido Makes The Announcement

Happy Birthday!

woffproff — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:18:11 GMT

To Culturevulture---my college roomie who still tolerates me!!!!

Writer's Block: First and only

woffproff — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:26:28 GMT

Gone With The Wind

Happy Birthday Leaper

woffproff — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:49:54 GMT

Hey little hamster! Sorry I'm so late in wishing you a Happy Birthday! Hope it was a good one.

Anyone Who Has Seen End of Time Part I and II

woffproff — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:50:41 GMT

Ok, my brain is curdled. It will take multiple viewings to make sense of this thing.

But can anyone tell me who the female Time Lord was who kept appearing to Wilf? She was the same woman at the end, right, who uncovered her eyes, right? Is she supposed to be the Doctor's mom or something? What's the buzz on that. (I swear at first I thought she was a much older Sarah Jane....)

I can see why the Doctor/Donna fans are pissed. I'm not too happy myself....

Sigh. I'll just be over in the corner nursing my broken heart, if you don't mind.

And GG, your comment Part 1 was like Crackfic is now officially the BEST review ever. That's EXACTLY what it was!

Writer's Block: Go it alone

woffproff — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:55:16 GMT

I suspect that it varies. Speaking as a long-term resident of the Old South, the answer is YES (or if you're Redneck Southern, "Hell Yes!"), society puts way too much pressure on a single person to be coupled up, and for those who are coupled to breed. I know that for many, many years I have dreaded every trip home because eventually I would run into someone who would give me a lecture about 'you need to settle down and meet a man, quit working so hard' or 'quit being so picky.' Or they'd give me the "pity eyes" that let me know, in no uncertain terms, that they had already dismissed me as an "Old Maid" and had decided I was either too damn ugly or mean to ever catch a man and that at least LaNora (my mom) would have someone to come home and 'wait on her' when she got old.

But many of my LJ friends, who live in urban, non-Southern environments, swear to me that if I was in their neighborhood I would be considered the cool, hard-working, professional woman that I always set out to be, and nothing less.

And oddly enough, now that I do have a boyfriend, several people have already begun asking my mother "is T getting a ring for Christmas?" (No, T is not, doesn't expect one and is perfectly happy without one, thank you very much...) So I wonder if it's a regional thing that basically works this way---most people can't be happy unless they've got their noses in other people's business.

And I'm not saying it's entirely Southern. I'm sure small communities everywhere, and perhaps many particular ethnic/socio-economic/religious communities are the same way.

And to address the last point---people who want kids will know it when they want them! And for those who want them and have them and do a good job raising them, God bless them! But NOBODY should be forced/pressured/persuaded to have children. Personally, I think that's the biggest cause of misery in America today, people having kids with the idea that they're like some kind of toy, or pet, or obligation. People who want to be parents are blessed; so are people who don't want to be parents. Everyone has a different path in life and should be free to pursue it.

Me personally, I never wanted kids. But I love being a college professor! I love teaching my 'children' without ever having had the responsibility of dirty diapers, PTA meetings, etc. That wasn't who I was, and I have absolutely no regrets about not 'settling' for 'Mr. Right Now' so I could have conceived a child while I had the chance. I would have been a terrible mother; no one, however well-meaning, can persuade me otherwise. I admire all the moms who do such great jobs, especially the moms on my F-list---but I had a different road to travel.

OK, that was probably a lot more than was called for and I should have been doing something else this entire time......

Happy Birthday GG!

woffproff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:32:00 GMT

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to gorengal, one of the sweetest and most generous people on LJ (and probably in the world!).

Writer's Block: Clock Punching

woffproff — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:51:23 GMT

I worked for two days taking cured tobacco off the stick. I think I was about 10 at the time. My grandmother said it cost more to wash me afterward than I was earning!

The Doctor's Cat Is At It Again

woffproff — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:35:44 GMT

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Happy Birthday!

woffproff — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:37:10 GMT

To the ever fantastic Culturevulture, my former college roommate!!!!!

With Luv To The Canadians On My F-List!

woffproff — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:07:06 GMT

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The Doctor's Cat Has An Announcement

woffproff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:52:07 GMT

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(I had no idea Sugar had been busy space/time traveling...)

Writer's Block: Heavenly Bodies

woffproff — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:29:04 GMT

Gallifrey, of course!

CV, I Couldn't Resist!

woffproff — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:08:14 GMT

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Those were the days....isn't this from the ep. where they get killed?

YES!!!!!!!

woffproff — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:58:49 GMT

What Greek Goddess are you?

You are Athena!
Born from the head of Zeus himself, this goddess is the most respected and capable of all the goddesses. Like this goddess of defensive warfare, crafts and wisdom, you are courageous as a warrior, cunning as a fox, and wise beyond your years. You do not try to be a leader, but you are one merely because you have the raw material that renders admiration and followers. Though you may not know it...you have the world at your feet. But since you are wise, you will not allow this newfound knowledge to go to your head.

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Writer's Block: Comped

woffproff — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:33:31 GMT

From my French professor in Junior College---"That child has the most analytical mind I've ever seen."

We Has THUNDERSNOW!

woffproff — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:08:46 GMT

Seriously, it is now thundering and snowing at the same time. Wow!

To Let The F-List Know

woffproff — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:05:18 GMT

My grandmother passed away last night about 6:45. My mother and I were with her in the hospital. She developed pnemonia after a bout with a stomach virus last weekend, and had not been responsive since Sunday. I got in on Thursday but she never regained consciousness or seemed to have any awareness. It was awful to witness and a mercy for her now, I know.

The visistation is tomorrow (Sunday) from 6-8 and her funeral is Monday at 11am, at Beggs Funeral Home in Madison.

I probably won't be back on LJ for the rest of the week. There's a lot to be done, etc. Thanks for all you prayers and good wishes over the many years. I'll talk with you again when I can.

Happy New Year!

woffproff — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:27:22 GMT

To all my f-list! Hope this year will be the one to bring you everything that your heart desires!

I'll be out of touch until Monday. Maybe this trip won't be as bad as I have been dreading. And the best part is that when I come home, this time, I actually have someone I'm looking forward to coming home to.

Made It Back To Florida

woffproff — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:40:00 GMT

Made it in safely...but it took forever because every single small town in Georgia had a Christmas parade this morning! I saw Santa pulled in a buggy by a mule.

Chat more later!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

woffproff — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:47:35 GMT

To gorengal, one of the sweetest and best LJ friends ever! (Not to mention a terrific mom, writer, and fangirl!!!) Hope it's a good one.

Stolen From Gorengal

woffproff — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:01:14 GMT

What color is your soul painted?

Purple

Your soul is painted the color purple, which embodies the characteristics of sensuality, spirituality, creativity, wealth, royalty, nobility, mystery, enlightenment, arrogance, gaudiness, mourning, confusion, pride, delicacy, power, meditation, religion, and ambition. Purple falls under the element of Earth, and was once a European symbol of royalty; today it symbolizes the divine.

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Ohhhh...pretty.....

My F-List Will Laugh

woffproff — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:09:52 GMT

I was joking around with my class today before we started the lecture; I asked them what I should go as for our faculty Halloween party. (I figured they would all yell WITCH). And several of the girls insisted I should go as Hermoine from the Harry Potter books.

And I must be the only person in the world who hasn't read them!