tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5146604872153914581..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Note From Fab on Katie.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27987372787695154242010-09-14T16:36:57.003-04:002010-09-14T16:36:57.003-04:00Right, I remember that too, which makes it even mo...Right, I remember that too, which makes it even more incredible that she was so reckless about leaving clues (more like highlighted trails) leading from her RYS and CM posts to her blog. If she was genuinely worried about being unmasked, she sure wasn't acting like it.Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197015065747868297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3949938742383669302010-09-14T16:27:46.866-04:002010-09-14T16:27:46.866-04:002 things, Archie:
1- Google Reader has 2 offering...2 things, Archie:<br /><br />1- Google Reader has 2 offerings for College Misery. One is for the blog posts proper and the other is for the (disarranged) blog comments. Look for the comments one, which does not have a distinct label. (Or follow one of the links on this page!)<br /><br />2- Unless I am mis-remembering, Katie-on-her-other-blog *was* outed (or almost outed) and was concerned aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39915971019387226692010-09-14T15:06:51.779-04:002010-09-14T15:06:51.779-04:00well said archie!well said archie!W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45819749548637331332010-09-14T14:54:12.650-04:002010-09-14T14:54:12.650-04:00Yeah, she was NOT outed in any way. More important...Yeah, she was NOT outed in any way. More importantly, the identity people were speculating about was not her real identity, but rather her other online pseudonym under which she blogs. A lot of people on the site know the blog, and have known it since RYS days. Some don't.<br /><br />BUT, and it is a big but, knowing her blogger pseudonym wouldn't get you any closer to knowing who she is Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197015065747868297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27234337735057904622010-09-14T14:01:21.212-04:002010-09-14T14:01:21.212-04:00Katie was NOT outed. But people were openly specu...Katie was NOT outed. But people were openly speculating to the point of naming bloggers and listing blogs. They were WAAAAAAAAY off.<br /><br />It's all still available on Google Reader. ;)<br /><br />Remember, what you say on the Internet is almost always available forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22838253209511531862010-09-14T13:16:01.489-04:002010-09-14T13:16:01.489-04:00So Katie's real identity was outed? That's...So Katie's real identity was outed? That's pretty cold, even if you didn't like her posts.Programming Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838328277067778125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51143058308021834022010-09-14T11:25:56.380-04:002010-09-14T11:25:56.380-04:00Drat! It appears that I missed a Katie kerfuffle ...Drat! It appears that I missed a Katie kerfuffle again. I missed the great "answer my question; no, don't" debate of the summer and now it appears that I missed the new-semester drama.<br /><br />I guess I'm naive, but I don't get the whole "creating an on-line persona" thing. I like me -- the real me -- just fine. I don't need to create this elaborate fakePrissy Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581053595119915513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-92007609618601868592010-09-14T10:33:12.127-04:002010-09-14T10:33:12.127-04:00I missed the "final" post, but was a par...I missed the "final" post, but was a participant in the discussion under the penultimate post that drove her over the edge. Trust me, you didn't miss anything that scintillating.<br /><br />Katie was fine, but if you are going to create a special online persona with that much care, then you have to be ready to take what comes that persona's way, I think.<br /><br />I mean look Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197015065747868297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67023010211161488672010-09-14T10:02:28.039-04:002010-09-14T10:02:28.039-04:00Damn, I missed it too. But clearly, this blog doe...Damn, I missed it too. But clearly, this blog doesn't reflect the grandeur of Katie back to Katie satisfactorily, and that's fine with me. <br /><br />I'm gearing up for Le Miz, and it began with endless photocopying yesterday. I can't make a thrilling post out of that, alas.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90672673928998485952010-09-14T08:40:33.313-04:002010-09-14T08:40:33.313-04:00Oh honestly. Katie has written some mighty goofy ...Oh honestly. Katie has written some mighty goofy shit in RYS and CM, but her post started out with, "I'm not ready to marry my Kindle, but I let it go to second base." And she expects to be taken seriously, for her mind? I glanced at her post this morning, but didn't have time to add a comment that made much sense, that being a challenge with a post like hers: I was thinking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60985808412332178842010-09-14T05:52:28.877-04:002010-09-14T05:52:28.877-04:00Katie's taking her ball and going home! So th...Katie's taking her ball and going home! So there! And she's got LOTS of friends! LOTS! And they LIKE HER too! They LOVE her! They think she's DA BOMB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35069487611729285052010-09-14T00:46:54.787-04:002010-09-14T00:46:54.787-04:00See, I don't think she'd be back under a n...See, I don't think she'd be back under a new name. I think part of her liked building the persona and being kind of flippant about her personalities. And part of me wonders if her current dieting is what got her all riled up.<br /><br />But Salt, you just did that to torture me. I expect it of Meanest (of course), but giving me 1/8 of the information...!!!<br /><br />I missed my chance. Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78908165689706486652010-09-13T23:36:50.595-04:002010-09-13T23:36:50.595-04:00Err, I doubt that her leaving will be the end of h...Err, I doubt that her leaving will be the end of her being mocked. When I'm in uber-procrastination mode and I go back to RYS and re-read some of the Ring of Distinktion posts, I never cease to find the 'Katie has a real life friend' post quite hilarious. Eating Low Salt makes a good point by putting quotes around "last" post. Yeah, do you really think she'll resist Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25743736519167374492010-09-13T23:31:33.862-04:002010-09-13T23:31:33.862-04:00To defend Katie for a moment (you know, cuz I am i...To defend Katie for a moment (you know, cuz I am into being openly contrary now), her real blog is an interesting read.<br /><br />OMG is she sometimes egocentric! And a lot of that ego is centered on what a wonderful teacher she is, and what a great scholar she is, and what a great colleague and friend she is, etc. But some of her criticism about the academy and the profession is insightful andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85391453273223829492010-09-13T23:28:12.968-04:002010-09-13T23:28:12.968-04:00Frankly, I'm glad she's gone - the Kindle ...Frankly, I'm glad she's gone - the Kindle question is literally the only thing she ever posted on either site that didn't annoy me in some way - but at the same time, I believe it's a bad precedent to disrespect any poster's anonymity (If indeed that's what happened. The comments vanished before I read them.)Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152778218277191283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85630584637805921392010-09-13T22:58:53.319-04:002010-09-13T22:58:53.319-04:00Mathsquatch has been fooled? If I knew who she was...Mathsquatch has been fooled? If I knew who she was, and cared enough, I would rip her arms out! (Figuratively speaking, of course.)<br /><br />Mathsquatch *grumbling to himself* out.Mathsquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214283890697119803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83064045236523804152010-09-13T22:55:19.969-04:002010-09-13T22:55:19.969-04:00What I loved about katie's "last" po...What I loved about katie's "last" post was that all of that stuff Mathsquatch quotes is NOT true. Even as she was getting ready to delete the post, she was making one last effort to disguise who she is. <br /><br />She's an English prof, for example. I wouldn't give out the rest of it, though, but she is certainly a head case...there's no doubt about that. If I get a W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37755439260676539932010-09-13T22:44:11.545-04:002010-09-13T22:44:11.545-04:00@Academic Monkey: The last paragraph from her last...@Academic Monkey: The last paragraph from her last blog: "And, I'm not a well known blogger at all. I'm just a professor in the arts in Arizona, occasionally blog about painting, culture, and academics and I have a great job, great colleagues, am well respected under my own identity, and I refuse to be minimized or mocked here anymore."<br /><br />Thank goodness for Thunderbird!Mathsquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214283890697119803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49254697787973860062010-09-13T22:39:02.827-04:002010-09-13T22:39:02.827-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mathsquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214283890697119803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7108814625657136302010-09-13T22:29:19.307-04:002010-09-13T22:29:19.307-04:00OH MAN!!!
I've been wanting to know who Katie...OH MAN!!!<br /><br />I've been wanting to know who Katie was for AGES, YEARS, and I want to start reading her blog -- to think, I had a chance to know who she was for sure and I missed it?!?!<br /><br />Damn.<br /><br />Well, sorry to Fab for having to deal with it. She was combative, so maybe it's good we can get back to the good stuff: venting on our snowflakes, gradflakes, Silverbacks,Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34471426012756986452010-09-13T22:23:13.194-04:002010-09-13T22:23:13.194-04:00I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, as it'...I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, as it's my first comment, but from what I've just read, I don't think I missed anything!!! LOL.<br /><br />I only get to read the page once a day, but I LOVE it. I did not read rate my students but a colleague of mine told me about College Misery, and I get a real kick out of it.<br /><br />I'm in my tenure year so I'm all about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81195541065272565802010-09-13T22:17:36.392-04:002010-09-13T22:17:36.392-04:00Oh man, I don't check the site for most of the...Oh man, I don't check the site for most of the day and I totally miss out on "ruckus-causing posts" that are now gone into the ether. Nuts.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.com