tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post3009031951688855468..comments2024-01-06T11:42:27.521-08:00Comments on Twelve Years Of Being Annoyed By Chloe Sevigny: Remembering the Stonewall RebellionAspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-45538385136426295052007-06-29T20:22:00.000-07:002007-06-29T20:22:00.000-07:00Ugh. WHAT was I thinking (or not thinking) when I...Ugh. WHAT was I thinking (or not thinking) when I wrote that.<BR/><BR/>Of course, with more than 365 people in the room, you are guaranteed to have at least <B>one</B>. The quirk to this is that since birthday matches are not mutually exclusive (me and Sprezzie having the same birthday would not prevent me and Aspeth from having the same birthday too, and no, I don't know either of their BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-78415919384976704672007-06-29T16:17:00.000-07:002007-06-29T16:17:00.000-07:00Yes, I need to read that book. Too much on the pla...Yes, I need to read that book. Too much on the plate lately; I've barely been reading at all.Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-73428732342165807782007-06-29T15:01:00.000-07:002007-06-29T15:01:00.000-07:00Sprezzie,Not excactly.You need 23 people to have a...Sprezzie,<BR/><BR/>Not excactly.<BR/><BR/>You need 23 people to have a better than 50% chance of two of them sharing a birthday.<BR/><BR/>With 30 people, roughly 1 standard deviation (68% probablility)<BR/><BR/>With 45 people, roughly 2 standard deviations (95% probability)<BR/><BR/>With 60 people, roughly 3 standard deviations (99% probability)<BR/><BR/>With 75 people, roughly 4 standard BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-30781937902128881932007-06-29T07:53:00.000-07:002007-06-29T07:53:00.000-07:00Aspeth -- One of the things I really love about th...Aspeth -- One of the things I really love about the Internet is its potential for connecting to people, or re-connecting as in BTC's case. I did not go to a Bay Area college, though, so notanpotimist and I didn't cross paths there (sorry, dude). <BR/><BR/>If I remember my statistics class correctly, you only need to put 26 random people in a room to find two people who share a birthday. So it Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7216799522978061302007-06-28T23:39:00.000-07:002007-06-28T23:39:00.000-07:00And I believe it was on this blog that Sprezzie an...And I believe it was on this blog that Sprezzie and Benoit discovered they went to the same high school (correct me if I'm wrong there)Aspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-90126186240071429622007-06-28T22:37:00.000-07:002007-06-28T22:37:00.000-07:00Aspeth,Don't jump to conclusions. Sprezzie didn't...Aspeth,<BR/><BR/>Don't jump to conclusions. Sprezzie didn't go to the same school as NotAnOptimist. Primal Scream is something I've heard of at lots of schools.<BR/><BR/>I went to school at the pre-eminent University in upper Manhattan, so we didn't do things like Primal Scream. Who would have noticed over the noise from the traffic? Instead people ended up doing really weird stuff. Primal BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-28771376419171332572007-06-28T22:28:00.000-07:002007-06-28T22:28:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-19913140365048037752007-06-28T22:13:00.000-07:002007-06-28T22:13:00.000-07:00Okay, that susses it...Sprezzie knows *everyone*Okay, that susses it...Sprezzie knows *everyone*Aspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-54096114862184744892007-06-28T21:40:00.000-07:002007-06-28T21:40:00.000-07:00@SprezzHey, my school had Primal Scream too! And a...@Sprezz<BR/><BR/>Hey, my school had Primal Scream too! And a quad... wait a sec... you wouldn't have happened to graduate from a certain college in the Bay Area that has events like, say, Full Mono on the Quad??NotAnOptimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586817055079137018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-74367605384164757122007-06-28T21:03:00.000-07:002007-06-28T21:03:00.000-07:00One of his favorite things to do was to blast Gran...<I>One of his favorite things to do was to blast Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines" at top volume at about 4am. During exams.</I><BR/><BR/>BWAHAHAHAHA!!!<BR/><BR/>We had this thing called "Primal Scream" to help get all that #### out of our system the Sunday night before exam week. Everyone would go out onto the quad at midnight and scream their fool heads off. The folks with the high-end stereos Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-74477974441308754122007-06-28T20:36:00.000-07:002007-06-28T20:36:00.000-07:00Ogg,I don't even think my highschool knows where I...Ogg,<BR/><BR/>I don't even think my highschool knows where I am anymore. Since my mom moved, they don't even have a parent's address.<BR/><BR/>-btcBelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-63566204811956266702007-06-28T19:03:00.000-07:002007-06-28T19:03:00.000-07:00@ BTC:It was a similar story for me. Most of my fr...@ BTC:<BR/><BR/>It was a similar story for me. Most of my friends in high school were at least a year ahead of or behind me.<BR/><BR/>My high school reunion is coming up, and I haven't decided if I'm going to go or not. If I do go it'll be mainly out of curiosity -- I'm still in touch with the few people from that lot that I really care about.Ogg the Cavemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176616237386296114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-48682330725576718242007-06-28T18:20:00.000-07:002007-06-28T18:20:00.000-07:00Am I the only one here who actually wanted to go t...Am I the only one here who actually wanted to go to prom? Not that I wanted to dance, or go with "that special someone" (I went with a friend, we only decided to go a week before the event)... I just wanted to get all dressed up for the sheer shock factor. And it totally worked! I had friends walking past me all night wondering aloud where I was. Absolutely hilarious. Not to brag... but I look NotAnOptimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586817055079137018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-10012909982385256922007-06-28T17:26:00.000-07:002007-06-28T17:26:00.000-07:00Another graduation story, because I'm on a roll:Du...Another graduation story, because I'm on a roll:<BR/><BR/>During college graduation, a guy who had lived on my floor tried to talk us all into handing the dean cards with fake names on them to read. He wanted us all to use gangster names. He would be Tony Montana, others could be members of the Corleone family, Barzini, Tataglia, etc.<BR/><BR/>We turned him down. Most of us had parents and BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-29339962225790340492007-06-28T17:14:00.000-07:002007-06-28T17:14:00.000-07:00I skipped my own prom. Had only been in that scho...I skipped my own prom. Had only been in that school for two years and for whatever reason my primary social circle -- to the extent that I had one -- in that place was with kids a year younger. I did get talked into going to the prom a year later. Eventually realized it was because I had better access to alcohol than anybody else. It was a complete waste of time.<BR/><BR/>There was a huge BelowTheCrowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552438597126368661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-18155509503010925542007-06-28T16:50:00.000-07:002007-06-28T16:50:00.000-07:00Please don't remind me of the bad hair colors! Wh...Please don't remind me of the bad hair colors! When I look at some old photos, I shake my head and wonder WTF was I thinking? I gather you never in fact dyed your hair green though. In an attempt to remove an unflattering black hair coloring decision, I ended up with an even more unnatural and unattractive greenish-gray hue...and then made matters worse by hoping to offset it with some red. Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-52044675972516043922007-06-28T16:37:00.000-07:002007-06-28T16:37:00.000-07:00Ogg...hehe, two universal truths, no matter where ...Ogg...hehe, two universal truths, no matter where you went to school.<BR/><BR/>Akubi...after I posted that, I remembered the exact scenario. After much back-and-forth, with the school saying that they were somehow *forcing* me to go to the prom, I threatened to buy a lime green prom dress from a vintage shop, dye my hair to match, and bring a 25-y.o. singer in a band as my date.<BR/><BR/>ParentsAspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-51602126461424205372007-06-28T16:15:00.000-07:002007-06-28T16:15:00.000-07:00Ah yes, graduation. When I went through, the admin...Ah yes, graduation. When I went through, the administration spent the last three months threatening to bar seniors from graduation for offenses that normally would get a slap on the wrist.<BR/><BR/><I>My best guess is teen pregnancy.</I><BR/><BR/>That's not so much a principle as a common side-effect.Ogg the Cavemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176616237386296114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-23720650167415293542007-06-28T16:14:00.000-07:002007-06-28T16:14:00.000-07:00Aspeth,Thanks for the prom queen follow up. That ...Aspeth,<BR/>Thanks for the prom queen follow up. That fits in better with my blog-based assumptions.Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-69997363508166881472007-06-28T15:37:00.000-07:002007-06-28T15:37:00.000-07:00My best guess is teen pregnancy.My best guess is teen pregnancy.Aspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-2341966916640531202007-06-28T15:24:00.000-07:002007-06-28T15:24:00.000-07:00@AspethWhat exactly are the principles behind prom...@Aspeth<BR/>What exactly are the principles behind prom?NotAnOptimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586817055079137018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-71368022045664445602007-06-28T14:44:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:44:00.000-07:00Akubi...that's a funny comment, actually, because ...Akubi...that's a funny comment, actually, because I ditched the prom to go to a concert. The prom court results were announced ahead of the actual dance, and I was royally pissed off that I 'won' this bizarre pageant of sorts. It flew in the face of everything I believed, and I made a huge stink about the antiquated practice and principles behind it.<BR/><BR/>It was such a mess that I almost Aspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-83718731871905496602007-06-28T14:43:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:43:00.000-07:00No, it doesn't. I'm just playing along with the s...No, it doesn't. I'm just playing along with the silliness :).Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-53132214943772949962007-06-28T14:37:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:37:00.000-07:00Oh, jeez...again, I think you're giving me too muc...Oh, jeez...again, I think you're giving me too much credit. <BR/><BR/>I always wonder about the people who ask others about high school as a frame of reference. Does that mean they didn't go on to college? Just because someone was popular, does that preclude the idea that they could hate the entire setting and experience as well?<BR/><BR/>The only reason the anon got a response was to point Aspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-41223816074900008362007-06-28T14:32:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:32:00.000-07:00Anyone who has been reading Aspeth’s blog for any ...Anyone who has been reading Aspeth’s blog for any length of time knows that she surfs and that _is_ hot.<BR/>However, Aspeth, I have to admit I assumed you would be the sort who was way <A HREF="http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/02/punk-rock-memorabilia.html" REL="nofollow">too cool</A> to go to the prom let alone wear a crown. <BR/><BR/>BTW, Schnapps, I didn’t know Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.com