tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5630094106592550193..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: UPDATE: Conan the ConfusedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69546594507719784012013-11-02T19:38:37.596-04:002013-11-02T19:38:37.596-04:00He seems ok once he's on his way, and if he...He seems ok once he's on his way, and if he's not, I suspect he stops to ask for directions. ;) The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39663955405814991262013-11-01T16:52:36.171-04:002013-11-01T16:52:36.171-04:00he's learned to just ask for help, and people ...<i>he's learned to just ask for help, and people willingly offer it.</i> By this description, one could argue that his difficulties with direction, whatever the source, actually have a positive effect on campus community (well, as long as he isn't also driving absentmindedly onto pedestrian walks in his quest for the parking lot exit or into the campus pond or whatever. That would be Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7091562475115876442013-10-31T20:45:41.129-04:002013-10-31T20:45:41.129-04:00If this new person hadn't turned out to be psy...If this new person hadn't turned out to be psycho, no one would have even thought to tell Conan to protect himself. But in a litigious setting, any ammo one can use for this might be helpful to him. He has always fit in to our campus, and will continue to do so, regardless of whether he decides to pursue a diagnosis. Overall, if there were meds to help him at least not get lost on campus, I&#The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37184071610766159712013-10-31T20:20:22.713-04:002013-10-31T20:20:22.713-04:00OK then, I hope that Conan chooses never to be dia...OK then, I hope that Conan chooses never to be diagnosed. This whole mindset that thinks he should be worries me. If Conan does not conform to someone's ideals of whatever, he must be "sick," no doubt with prescriptions to "fix" his "problem" awaiting. It reminds me of the Twilight Zone, or a Ray Bradbury story: the nonconformist cannot possibly "fit in"Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71066807576839573722013-10-31T20:07:21.433-04:002013-10-31T20:07:21.433-04:00Conan DOESN'T HAVE TO do anything. He's be...Conan DOESN'T HAVE TO do anything. He's been told it's in his best interest to avoid this individual because this individual is obviously unstable, and any further interaction between the two of them could simply escalate. That's just common sense. Prior to this, Conan interacted fairly regularly with this other person without realizing that this person obviously had a problem The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56976132333434506322013-10-31T19:34:25.401-04:002013-10-31T19:34:25.401-04:00Just a minute. I did do the reading, and I want to...Just a minute. I did do the reading, and I want to second EMH's sentiment: Why should Conan have to seek anything? It is not obvious to me that he did anything wrong whatsoever.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35333278389655709362013-10-31T18:49:10.927-04:002013-10-31T18:49:10.927-04:00We are in pretty close quarters (our building used...We are in pretty close quarters (our building used to be a Music practice building so each office is big enough to house a small upright piano and not much else). It also means, however, that we are well sound proofed. This means that we have to shout for others to hear us unless we go into the halls). <br />The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27572654228925126572013-10-31T09:58:14.042-04:002013-10-31T09:58:14.042-04:00How strange. You must work in close quarters. I se...How strange. You must work in close quarters. I see three or four people in the department on any given day, and maybe one closely enough that "mumbling" could be heard. Clearly the accuser is the one who needs therapy here. Also strange that this isn't over yet, and that HR has created conditions to isolate the accuser. (I can't imagine coming close to this person after hearingPeter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87431487960997173072013-10-31T09:38:54.822-04:002013-10-31T09:38:54.822-04:00Sounds like good news to me. I hope the accuser&#...Sounds like good news to me. I hope the accuser's therapist will have long talks with hir about the phenomenon of projection, which causes a consider amount of the sort of trouble with human relations that leaves one scratching one's head. The accuser is probably feeling pretty miserable about hirself to attack Conan in this way, but it's still inexcusable to attack others as a way Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2611605922939335592013-10-31T08:37:55.274-04:002013-10-31T08:37:55.274-04:00Thanks for the update!Thanks for the update!Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55164742407013531732013-10-31T02:37:41.796-04:002013-10-31T02:37:41.796-04:00I got it. It just didn't sink in with me that...I got it. It just didn't sink in with me that there was an earlier, even though it's quite obvious (the bourbon was really good).<br /><br />Something about this just doesn't seem right to me, and I can't help feeling suspicious for Conan.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91479975494822839842013-10-30T23:01:48.166-04:002013-10-30T23:01:48.166-04:00@EMH I think the chair is helping Conan here. If C...@EMH I think the chair is helping Conan here. If Conan can associate whatever antics in his behavior to a diagnosed condition, further attack from the other faculty member would transgrede in Conan's rights as a disabled person.French Professeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062264385792788503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48427455029886388252013-10-30T22:49:57.158-04:002013-10-30T22:49:57.158-04:00And I'm used to asking students this before I ...And I'm used to asking students this before I go into a long explanation of something when it becomes evident that the reason they don't understand isn't because they don't understand that day's reading; it's because they didn't read in the first place.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1412664976766643732013-10-30T22:49:11.439-04:002013-10-30T22:49:11.439-04:00I didn't mean that facetiously: I just didn...I didn't mean that facetiously: I just didn't want to explain more unless you were asking for clarification b/c the first post wasn't clear...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91844497231511561902013-10-30T22:12:50.021-04:002013-10-30T22:12:50.021-04:00Before I try to explain: did you read the original...Before I try to explain: did you read the original post?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10624873625023734752013-10-30T22:04:39.766-04:002013-10-30T22:04:39.766-04:00I don't get it. Why should Conan have to seek...I don't get it. Why should Conan have to seek anything?Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.com