thanks a lot, dennis

i ran into my old "friend" and former roommate dennis today. after we exchanged the compulsory "how's it going?"'s, i divulged that my paper had been accepted, but that it needed "major" revisions. he was inquired as to the nature of the "major" revisions. i told him that no further experiments were needed, only a massive overhaul of the text. his response to this was, "oh, it doesn't mean your science is bad; it just means you're a really bad writer." thanks, asshole.

then, he went on to insinuate, that the "major" revising i had to do was well-timed, given the upcoming christmas holiday. in other words, that i was expected to be working on this while at home, on christmas morning, or while playing scrabble with my ailing grandmother. yeah, right, buddy.

needless to say, dennis doesn't have the most tact when it comes to social situations, and that i'm glad i no longer live with him.