tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6798415030808539396..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Sunday WaaaaaaaaaaaahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56678730311817677972010-11-29T15:59:23.511-05:002010-11-29T15:59:23.511-05:00Blackdog, I found that a good pair of thermal unde...Blackdog, I found that a good pair of thermal underclothing (top and bottom) is worth the money paid, get it slightly oversized and wear a long-sleeve t-shirt and underwear under it so that it can be worn numerous days in a row before needing to be washed. I've taken a warm power unit from a computer peripheral and repositioned it below the desk for my feet to rest upon, and I also had Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63235526674362127702010-11-29T11:01:02.495-05:002010-11-29T11:01:02.495-05:00Prof Poopiehead, I'd love to send you a photo ...Prof Poopiehead, I'd love to send you a photo of myself and my dog at work at the kitchen table yesterday...I was wearing my down sleeping bag.cmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814447289455034068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4102757846619284782010-11-29T09:28:02.100-05:002010-11-29T09:28:02.100-05:00Meh, what's with all the electricity hogs here...Meh, what's with all the electricity hogs here? One holiday during grad school was spent in an extended blackout - extended enough that I took my food out of my fridge and placed it on the kitchen table, as my apartment was just as cold as the fridge normally was. If you pile on enough blankets and wear a toque with ear flaps, you don't need no stinkin' electricity, your own body Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32613566312198994782010-11-29T08:31:11.678-05:002010-11-29T08:31:11.678-05:00I appreciate the sense of comraderie here.
I sh...I appreciate the sense of comraderie here. <br /><br />I should add that I come from a long line of holiday-haters. We are not all academics -- the Christmas Carol allusion brought to mind my uncle the butcher (no, really, he's a butcher) and the fact that he'd sell Scrooge that goose and then go home and drink himself silly. Then there's the relative who is a fire-arms dealer and cmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814447289455034068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56786402822891712382010-11-29T02:08:16.863-05:002010-11-29T02:08:16.863-05:00Even better than an electric blanket for sleeping ...Even better than an electric blanket for sleeping -- a hot water bottle. About $9 at Walgreens, and makes a warm huggy friend under the covers on a frigid night. No electricity needed beyond running super hot tap water.Doctor Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241031003103321707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60668959779322926642010-11-28T22:55:58.763-05:002010-11-28T22:55:58.763-05:00I'll comment on just one small but crucial par...I'll comment on just one small but crucial part of this. I spent grad school living in a heatless slum, and while space heaters are nice, they jack up the electric bill. They're good for evenings, in other words, but when you're trying to sleep in a freezing apartment, I have a few magic words for you: electric blanket with automatic shut-off.<br /><br />I bought mine at Target forRuby from Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756121084410280787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33684099980179935072010-11-28T22:33:05.681-05:002010-11-28T22:33:05.681-05:00I never thought of being grateful as something I w...I never thought of being grateful as something I was "supposed" to do. I just like stopping to think about it because it makes me happy. And if something makes you happy, and doesn't hurt anyone or anything, you might as well do it. <br /><br />I was in the middle of a thanksgiving submission the other night when I was kept up by a little nagging back pain. There's a draft Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64364757142008282142010-11-28T21:05:14.166-05:002010-11-28T21:05:14.166-05:00I am extremely glad not to live in a country where...I am extremely glad not to live in a country where I have to be publically thankful! I am often thankful - for surviving another day, for the snuggliness of my duvet, for the antics of my cat or the occasional student who learns something. But having to be thankful on a particular day... yuck!<br /><br />Like Clio and Cassandra, I find ways to enjoy the season. I dont have a particularly Grumpy Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896982515031823267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26834818610317411082010-11-28T20:36:18.724-05:002010-11-28T20:36:18.724-05:00Like Cleo, I'll admit to having enjoyed the ho...Like Cleo, I'll admit to having enjoyed the holiday, which I was able to spend with some of the saner members of my family this year. But when that isn't possible, I'm absolutely with you on "orphan" dinners: given a choice of being with people whose main reason for inviting me is that they don't want me to be alone, and being alone, doing exactly what I want to do (Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39372129100696432192010-11-28T19:34:17.542-05:002010-11-28T19:34:17.542-05:00Good God People. This is why other people hate aca...Good God People. This is why other people hate academics.<br /><br />You don't have to believe in Jebub or Dogs or Druid Soltice Celebrations to appreciate some days off in the dark winter. Put on some Renaissance carols with lyrics in a dead language and enjoy analyzing the polyphony while staring at the stars and contemplating the meaning of life and how much prettier your cat is than otherCute Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362021585435498601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18572381981410179362010-11-28T19:21:49.647-05:002010-11-28T19:21:49.647-05:00All this gratitude discussion made me grateful I d...All this gratitude discussion made me grateful I don't live in the US.WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19413785934628921972010-11-28T17:59:13.764-05:002010-11-28T17:59:13.764-05:00P.S. wacko, bipolar Mom refuses all treatment and ...P.S. wacko, bipolar Mom refuses all treatment and believes there is nothing wrong with HER. Mental illness runs in the family, but, of course, *I* don't have it either... I wouldn't even hurt a fly...<br /><br />@Academic Monkey JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS, ROBIN LAID AN EGG, FU MANCHU, BUGABOO, MONKEYS ARE FUNNY...<br />Ditto your post.<br /><br />@Blackdog. Your post obviously junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36972605284245510922010-11-28T17:28:52.261-05:002010-11-28T17:28:52.261-05:00Oh, and Bitchy Bear: You're right. My spacehea...Oh, and Bitchy Bear: You're right. My spaceheater is my best friend. Blackdog, they cost $20 or less at Walgreen's. You'll love it to death.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84434016720603456162010-11-28T17:28:15.420-05:002010-11-28T17:28:15.420-05:00This post really hit home for me. From the first ...This post really hit home for me. From the first Thanksgiving flags until the Christmas lights are finally taken down, I sit and loathe my neighbors. I cannot walk into any store without being exhorted to celebrate this or that, be thankful, praise be to god, and BUY BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!!!<br /><br />It's fracken awful. And no one seems to understand why I hate it. What is there to like about Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68626997325915711062010-11-28T16:41:30.331-05:002010-11-28T16:41:30.331-05:00Space heater and electric blanket?Space heater and electric blanket?Lisa Schweitzer https://www.blogger.com/profile/05581161005650872019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76441109089315788552010-11-28T16:14:56.647-05:002010-11-28T16:14:56.647-05:00I hope you're joking about the book rep callin...I hope you're joking about the book rep calling your home. Like MA said, politely tell your rep that you can't talk to her at that number. If she continues to call, report it to her supervisor. She'll get in trouble. That's a mean thing to do right before Christmas but screw her. She's just a book rep.<br /><br />I'm already getting coal this Christmas so there's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66680232567417489492010-11-28T15:24:30.355-05:002010-11-28T15:24:30.355-05:00Snugglebunny - how I wish you had said that.
Blac...Snugglebunny - how I wish you had said that.<br /><br />Blackdog - tell your textbook rep that she must have been given this phone number in error, please let me give you my office number, thanks, I prefer to keep this number for personal matters. No I don't discuss professional questions at this phone number. If her name shows up on your call display this is all much easier of course.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72418600750602047582010-11-28T13:27:10.989-05:002010-11-28T13:27:10.989-05:00Back in the good ole days, I always volunteered to...Back in the good ole days, I always volunteered to work holiday shifts so I had an excuse not to fly home to my wacko, bipolar Mom. Dad always seemed to be conveniently working too. The turkey was usually dry or we went to some cheesy buffet and I was only thankful when either Thanksgiving or Christmas was over. Holidays ALONE or working the quiet, graveyard hospital shift were heaven.<br />junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19085200746242594332010-11-28T12:42:47.879-05:002010-11-28T12:42:47.879-05:00It helps me to recall that Christmas is actually a...It helps me to recall that Christmas is actually a concatenation of a bajillion different pagan holidays, and that Thanksgiving serves as a really, really good reason NOT TO GRADE PAPERS.<br /><br />But I also hate the "going around the table and saying what you're thankful for," for similar reasons (since I have depression, I always feeling like saying, "I'm effing HERE, aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com