Wednesday, January 19, 2011

post-New Year's Resolution

The resolution to get to bed at 11 pm every night is going well, partly because I've sworn in public (Facebook) that if I do not manage 6 weeks in 7 I will send $100 to Committee to Re-Elect the local right-wing neo-con Bible-thumping woman-and-poor-hater.   Which is why I'm up at 6 am answer student emails, which prompt me to a subordinate resolution:

I swear I will not begin more than 4 emails in 5 with the phrase "As it says in the syllabus and on the website, " ...

AUGH.

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7 comments:

  1. Merely AcademicJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    should be "six days in seven".

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  2. OvreductdJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    My syllabus says that I don't answer emails that asked questions covered in the syllabus/website. Guiltless deleting!

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  3. Frog and ToadJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Yep, time to send out a class e-mail saying you will not answer e-mails asking questions covered in the syllabus/website. Cha-ching!

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  4. Contingent CassandraJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    The problem with the second resolution is that it's not really under your control, at least unless and until you take the proactive steps suggested above.

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  5. Lucy, Countess of BedfordJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    How depressing is it that I have sent emails like this to one of my TAs?

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  6. Contingent CassandraJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    @Lucy: very

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  7. StellafromSparksburgJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    The only way I can get to bed before 11 is what killed Michael Jackson.

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