tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5267572501700530396..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: This Week's Big Thirsty. "Last Gasp." Sent in by Milwaukee Joe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53083446248767284192013-08-09T20:26:14.112-04:002013-08-09T20:26:14.112-04:00I'm on the quarter system, so I still have a m...I'm on the quarter system, so I still have a month before we have our week of useless-return-to-school meetings, but I'm frantically writing, writing, writing, to finish a book this month. When people say, "Oh, you are lucky to have summers off," I wonder if they really know what "off" means.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36773770941031621222013-08-08T18:54:12.768-04:002013-08-08T18:54:12.768-04:00Fall syllabi. I worked all summer, and so I haven...Fall syllabi. I worked all summer, and so I haven't had time to get that shit done sooner.<br /><br />StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16103972191867299192013-08-08T18:52:02.548-04:002013-08-08T18:52:02.548-04:00tell my online universities to suck it in exactly ...<i>tell my online universities to suck it in exactly 9 days</i><br /><br />That will feel good, I'm sure. Enjoy it (and the farewell visits, and the new technology). May the move go well!Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89387289068817998282013-08-08T18:50:24.929-04:002013-08-08T18:50:24.929-04:00I fear that by the time I figure out what I'd ...I fear that by the time I figure out what I'd like to do to relax, it will be the first day of classes (or at least meetings). This is the danger of teaching in a July/early August term. <br /><br />I would consider the "no pants" option, but (1)I don't wear pants (at least not as outerwear) very often, and (2) there are men on scaffolding riding up and down outside my window Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61778302657486260472013-08-08T17:48:52.120-04:002013-08-08T17:48:52.120-04:00a reader writes:
ROAD TRIP!!!! With my High-Schoo...<i>a reader writes:</i><br />ROAD TRIP!!!! With my High-School Daughter on a 1000 mile road-trip to visit my Sister and Nieces and Great-Niece.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65062042954896541312013-08-08T15:59:07.420-04:002013-08-08T15:59:07.420-04:00Well, I'm moving across the country in 3 weeks...Well, I'm moving across the country in 3 weeks, so I have a very full and rewarding plan of visiting all my friends and favorite places in this wonderful city I love. I get to buy a new cell phone (technology!!), a new computer (again!), polish off the last of my syllabi, and tell my online universities to suck it in exactly 9 days.<br /><br />And now to that I have to add "no pants"Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43515913530824062932013-08-08T13:46:52.724-04:002013-08-08T13:46:52.724-04:00No pants.No pants.Wicked Walter from Waxahachiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029251619387101553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6775224075835873472013-08-08T12:17:17.927-04:002013-08-08T12:17:17.927-04:00Find a nice camping spot near a mountain lake. Wa...Find a nice camping spot near a mountain lake. Way off the grid.Zeke Zymurgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103634342855587849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80580895494587954042013-08-08T09:53:42.024-04:002013-08-08T09:53:42.024-04:00Hammock.Hammock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48816700412182405082013-08-08T09:24:52.725-04:002013-08-08T09:24:52.725-04:00I will lay on my back,
try to avoid a heart attack...I will lay on my back,<br />try to avoid a heart attack.<br /><br />Richard Tingle, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15290520040846370364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32890338568711867072013-08-08T09:13:42.588-04:002013-08-08T09:13:42.588-04:00Painting the front porch, which has accumulated a ...Painting the front porch, which has accumulated a bit of mildew. Touching up scratches and dents in the interior walls. Mowing the lawn.<br /><br />Oh, and going through the 50 Years of James Bond collection.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16401108802859134042013-08-08T09:03:29.089-04:002013-08-08T09:03:29.089-04:00Go visit a high school friend for the weekend. It...Go visit a high school friend for the weekend. It won't be nearly as exciting as your cabin adventure, but hopefully the effect for me will be the same. Cheers!Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.com