Hi, you guys! I have a conference in two weeks and I'm kind of dreading it. So I made this comic about it! What do you think, are these stages about right?I wasn't sure if maybe I missed a stage... like "5. The Jerky Silverback." In that stage, emeritus professors write newspaper articles about how every conference they ever attended was a fun way to waste taxpayer dollars, in an attempt to get the tea party even more ticked off at those Durned Lib'rul Akademicks.
But then I thought, nah, that's not normal behavior. It's stupid.
Oh, and P.S.! This is my 30th comic! I kinda thought I'd stop at, like, 10. I surprise myself all the time! Have you done anything surprising this year?
Hugs and kisses,
Sam
RQ, thanks for the AMAZING insight! I can't believe you've never posted anything yourself before, you're so smart. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteOmigod I love you for that response, Sam. And for your comics.
ReplyDeleteSam and Anastasia for comments of the week.
I'm not sure that it's stages as much as moods: I go through all four of those during the course of a day, especially at smaller meetings.
ReplyDeleteI'm new here. Now I'm going to have to go back and see if I can find your previous comics!
The first comment to this thread has been deleted. It was not from the real "Red Queen," who has been a CM correspondent from the beginning. I deleted the comment as it violated the CM rules.
ReplyDelete@Fab Sun: I thought that comment sounded kind of "anonymous"! Thanks for keeping us troll-free.
ReplyDelete@F+T: Aw, thanks! I love everyone here, too, even the haters. :) I mean, it's not their fault if they aren't sharp enough to realize that comics aren't always about smiles and LOLs. Poor things.
@Jonathan: Oh, try this link: http://collegemisery.blogspot.com/search/label/samantha Happy reading!
Yup, I figured it out, even noted it on my twitter, so you might be getting a little more traffic there. Or not: despite my follower counts, I'm never sure that anyone actually reads the thing except my mother.
ReplyDeleteHurrah! A Sam cartoon! Let's see. . .I think I'm past stage 1 (though I can occasionally revert to it, especially when I arrive at a very, very good conference after far too long a stretch of immersion in student papers). I probably hover mostly in stages 2 and 3 (somewhat aspirationally, in the case of 3). But I have to admit I *look* most like the proffie pictured in stage 4, and more than occasionally think like her.
ReplyDeleteI'm like a 2.25. I feel pleased there is a scale. It provides order to me, and I like order. Oh, but I think everybody on the scale needs a drink or five at the end of a conference. Those things are exhausting.
ReplyDeleteThere is one state that's missing: the interviewer/interviewee who's only there because the job market's there. Between 2 and 3, I think.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a stage 5--drunk the entire time except (probably) when presenting. Partying with friends you never get to see otherwise. Wishing it was like this all the time (which it never will be, and even if it could be, we'll never afford it). Hauling $200 worth of booze to the dorms everybody has to stay in and throwing a karaoke party.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so maybe the last is just me.
Another great comic! :)
ReplyDelete>Have you done anything surprising this year?
Yes, fell in love.
I just love this cartoon! When does "conference face" set in? You know, the face that says "I've drunk too much, slept too little, but I'll keep smiling because I have to smile..."
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