tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2508453042681868911..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Weekend Thirsty from Dr. Python. Someone Needs to Be Talked Down From the Ledge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67989503686894894332013-11-03T22:18:09.080-05:002013-11-03T22:18:09.080-05:00If it were me, there'd be a bit of extra coffe...If it were me, there'd be a bit of extra coffee around. But I already have a reputation for really good coffee, so it wouldn't be something new.<br /><br />OTOH, my department thinks it appropriate for the object of a particular meeting to bring coffee and donuts (or other appropriate refreshments) to the meeting. I think it a somewhat despicable practice, not because I don't like Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79182276422588718472013-11-03T22:13:16.533-05:002013-11-03T22:13:16.533-05:00First world problem? This entire blog is about fi...First world problem? This entire blog is about first world problems. PhD_UP, the fact that you have PhD in you moniker yells that you are deeply involved in first world problems.<br /><br />The most recent distressing thought I've had about food is that the cheap steak I bought doesn't taste nearly as good as the prime cuts I picked up when I cooked dinner for our anniversary. The mostAlan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1768081514350933542013-11-03T18:42:29.017-05:002013-11-03T18:42:29.017-05:00Leslie's right, the goodies would stand out as...Leslie's right, the goodies would stand out as desperate given the timing. <br /><br />I agree with CrayonEater too, but am dying to know the context.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82628710164264917382013-11-03T15:02:54.195-05:002013-11-03T15:02:54.195-05:00No, AO, no sculptures. Just felling and bucking f...No, AO, no sculptures. Just felling and bucking for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651336159723678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40715496558767494562013-11-03T14:45:08.950-05:002013-11-03T14:45:08.950-05:00Great advice, Chainsaw. And congrats on your own t...Great advice, Chainsaw. And congrats on your own tenure. <br /><br />Do you make sculptures, by any chance? Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66139303692595822742013-11-03T14:42:50.049-05:002013-11-03T14:42:50.049-05:00Dr Python, sincere empathy from one who has been t...Dr Python, sincere empathy from one who has been through the hell of a vengeful president. You walk away from it with survivor's guilt (if you're still employed and other colleagues are not) and a little bit of PTSD (not to at all insinuate that teaching is the same as surviving warfare). It must have been horrendous for you. I hope where you are now is an amazing place and you feel as Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72189162639891191252013-11-03T14:18:43.202-05:002013-11-03T14:18:43.202-05:00Python, I just went through the tenure process rec...Python, I just went through the tenure process recently at the Logging Institute, and in my portfolio it was necessary that I confront some rather unfounded criticism head-on. I learned a lot in the process, and I can tell you that I think it is very important to deal with criticism/weaknesses/mistakes in a direct way. I don't know whether you have done this or not, but choose the issue thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651336159723678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69006811953263158822013-11-03T13:49:36.395-05:002013-11-03T13:49:36.395-05:00As an adjunct, I find solace in the fact that we a...As an adjunct, I find solace in the fact that we all share in the misery. I love company. <br /><br />And this is one of the few academic blogs I've seen in which adjuncts, TT, tenured and pretty much any professor is welcome to vent without being dismissed. It actually has helped to balance out the nastiness of some of the established blogs for me-- not all TT/tenured folks are condescendingAcademic Draghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357849925027627831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70422582636163838852013-11-03T13:45:43.512-05:002013-11-03T13:45:43.512-05:00I very clearly went to the wrong grad school. I very clearly went to the wrong grad school. Academic Draghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357849925027627831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83741236008935855032013-11-03T08:47:18.875-05:002013-11-03T08:47:18.875-05:00Thanks all, who offered constructive and supportiv...Thanks all, who offered constructive and supportive ideas. I especially like the perspective from Kate. I had a great outside reviewer (one of the few good guys at the former school) and really know I've done a great job as a prof and have conveyed this in the portfolio. I appreciate now being able to go back to this post as necessary when the little demons pop up on my shoulder shouting Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77531051669171400032013-11-03T02:55:36.705-05:002013-11-03T02:55:36.705-05:00Did I miss something? Is Katie back?Did I miss something? Is Katie back?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85423018604238845302013-11-03T00:25:45.527-04:002013-11-03T00:25:45.527-04:00And no vibrating dildos, either. Good luck Dr. Py...And no vibrating dildos, either. Good luck Dr. Python!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56561523299944087042013-11-03T00:23:56.703-04:002013-11-03T00:23:56.703-04:00Are they vibrating dildos?!Are they vibrating dildos?!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88699078068745725542013-11-02T23:18:33.937-04:002013-11-02T23:18:33.937-04:00Or whiskey (bourbon or scotch).
A couple of finge...Or whiskey (bourbon or scotch).<br /><br />A couple of fingers at least I'd say.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78331601627018784722013-11-02T23:16:32.182-04:002013-11-02T23:16:32.182-04:00Most of the TT and tenured folk on this page have ...Most of the TT and tenured folk on this page have also been through the postdoc and adjunct meat grinder. <br /><br />Trust me, we haven't forgotten anything.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74118558931615753832013-11-02T22:32:01.403-04:002013-11-02T22:32:01.403-04:00This is LK, by the way, but I assume you all know ...This is LK, by the way, but I assume you all know that now.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30740709499932097062013-11-02T22:31:44.622-04:002013-11-02T22:31:44.622-04:00Purely on my own as a community member, I'd ju...Purely on my own as a community member, I'd just say that PG's comment about vetting your packet with a trusted colleague is great advice. <br /><br />I'd skip the breakfast yummies, though, unless that's something that's sort of your thing anyway. Anything unusual in your behavior around your colleagues may look desperate.<br /><br />Do you feel like one of them? Then just College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72799597174269729132013-11-02T22:29:13.485-04:002013-11-02T22:29:13.485-04:00Neither h_p comment comes from any known IP addres...Neither h_p comment comes from any known IP address (or anywhere near him geographically) that we have in the archive of tools.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59573967593156924542013-11-02T22:22:04.592-04:002013-11-02T22:22:04.592-04:00I did not write the comment above attributed to me...I did not write the comment above attributed to me.<br /><br />I rarely even view this trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49945495946416700812013-11-02T21:13:31.751-04:002013-11-02T21:13:31.751-04:00Oh dear, PhD Up. We apologize for not welcoming y...Oh dear, PhD Up. We apologize for not welcoming you to the blog after telling many of us to go away. We appreciate your suggestion that we redefine the purpose of this blog in a way that focuses more attention on your situation while ignoring the concerns of other existing members. Your ideas are given the consideration that they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7844798254224766332013-11-02T21:09:43.519-04:002013-11-02T21:09:43.519-04:00Welcome back HP. As not one of the inner circle, l...Welcome back HP. As not one of the inner circle, let me retort. The comment is out of the line in three accounts: first, it is denying relevance to the original poster (rules of misery #1: Do not minimize the experiences of other members); second, is trying to dictate what this blog should be, like someone who visits your home for the first time and tells you that the curtains are hideous; third,French Professeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062264385792788503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38112436656512448282013-11-02T20:54:35.565-04:002013-11-02T20:54:35.565-04:00Wait. You have two weeks before your portfolio is ...Wait. You have two weeks before your portfolio is due? So there are two weeks in which you could have a trusted, tenured colleague vet it for you and find typos, but reassure you about the content? Two weeks in which to surprise the department one morning with a dozen fresh bagels, cream cheese, lox, and great coffee with a little sign saying "Happy More Than Halfway to Finals Week"? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20987696919120713442013-11-02T20:19:15.121-04:002013-11-02T20:19:15.121-04:00You people are as predictable as always. Someone f...You people are as predictable as always. Someone from outside the trust circle has an opinion, and she's called names. Even "dismissed" by a pet of the moderators.<br /><br />Disgraceful, but that's pretty much what your clubhouse has always been.<br /><br />What angers me is that you dozen or so cranks purport to be representatives of a profession I take seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64827626451709220072013-11-02T19:30:46.134-04:002013-11-02T19:30:46.134-04:00As far as I'm concerned, we're all on a me...As far as I'm concerned, we're all on a metaphorical Titanic, with the exception that this time there are no lifeboats to fight over (or nobly relinquish a chance at) and no rescue vessels in sight. The ship is going down slowly, some of us are more immediate peril than others, and a few might even manage to die/retire (find a lifeboat) before the whole thing goes down, but anybody who Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91334028607230320522013-11-02T19:22:05.669-04:002013-11-02T19:22:05.669-04:00I've never been through the process, so I feel...I've never been through the process, so I feel somewhat unqualified to offer comfort, but I tend to agree with those who say that if you've made it this far, you're likely to land on your feet again, one way or the other. <br /><br />Other than that, I recommend distraction by any means that won't get you denied on "conduct unbecoming" grounds (in other words, limit theContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com