tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post729571757453336629..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Thoughts on Spring Break. From Dr. Amelia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61237520475295706262015-03-23T22:35:07.167-04:002015-03-23T22:35:07.167-04:00That line always reminds me of Sir Humphrey Appleb...That line always reminds me of Sir Humphrey Appleby from "Yes, Minister".<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8keZbZL2ero<br />I'm sure it was shown in the States / Canada at some point, but it's always worth a few minutes of any Anglophile's time.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89118900629619845182015-03-23T16:36:35.827-04:002015-03-23T16:36:35.827-04:00"I had an attentive, full-length conversation..."I had an attentive, full-length conversation with each of my children. One of them twice. That ought to hold them until May, right? #winning at this parenting thing"<br /><br />Worth repeating if not retweeting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47446933149978551602015-03-23T13:15:39.621-04:002015-03-23T13:15:39.621-04:00Let's see...hanging out at my wife's farm,...Let's see...hanging out at my wife's farm, taking care of chickens and playing with the new puppy. My son is off having his own <i> Urlaub </i> somewhere nice, between semesters.<br /><br />And: wrote some notes with ideas for my grad student, read a couple of papers, moved incrementally on my research, started preparing for a job interview, graded exams, graded homework, answered grad Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9894448182733892612015-03-23T12:38:06.631-04:002015-03-23T12:38:06.631-04:00The UK version is the source of the quotation: &qu...The UK version is the source of the quotation: "You may think that, but I couldn't possibly comment." And for that reason, I haven't checked out the US version. Does the Spacey character say that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77426652115763935152015-03-23T07:04:18.913-04:002015-03-23T07:04:18.913-04:00I went to a conference, which substituted for the ...I went to a conference, which substituted for the grime-excisement (so the grime is still there, which is, yes, a problem). And I don't have kids. (Or, thank goodness, a friend who didn't get tenure. That really sucks, more so than usual in the present climate.) Otherwise, this sounds very familiar. Particularly the grading and planning and lack of wild-and-crazy antics (unless you Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69449827373141932082015-03-22T23:45:07.754-04:002015-03-22T23:45:07.754-04:00Whoa. Please forgive my rant above, which took up ...Whoa. Please forgive my rant above, which took up several column inches. I don't know which hole in my frontal lobe it leaked through, but suffice to say I'd just watched the episode where Dumbledore died, and I should have given myself a bit more time to collect myself.<br /><br />I have only today been made aware that once again, the US has appropriated an idea from the UK. I am pleasedOgre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12349540358154337812015-03-22T22:11:56.734-04:002015-03-22T22:11:56.734-04:00The UK version (and, indeed, the original novels) ...The UK version (and, indeed, the original novels) are worth seeking out, imo.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77062043875172658092015-03-22T21:56:30.355-04:002015-03-22T21:56:30.355-04:00I also binge watched season three this past week. ...I also binge watched season three this past week. I was also left going "WHAAAA!" No word on season four, but I will not be happy if that is the end.<br /><br />I think it is worth watching and really it makes me wonder about our government....Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21499891780687660912015-03-22T21:11:12.878-04:002015-03-22T21:11:12.878-04:00I just checked out David Fincher's CV. I'd...I just checked out David Fincher's CV. I'd heard the name associated with good things, but I can honestly say I didn't know he'd had so much to do with music videos.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14287892428879378612015-03-22T21:04:55.476-04:002015-03-22T21:04:55.476-04:00It's worth the time if you're into that ki...It's worth the time if you're into that kind of stuff. Non-committal enough for you?<br /><br />I like the cinematography, the character development, and lots of the plot. I like it probably for the same reasons I liked "Six Feet Under" (an HBO series) and "Downton Abbey" (which I shouldn't have to tell you about) and who the hell knows what else (surely there haveOgre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6057353489747482442015-03-22T18:36:06.522-04:002015-03-22T18:36:06.522-04:00Let's get to the important stuff. House of Car...Let's get to the important stuff. House of Cards: Worth the time?<br /><br />I was terribly disappointed with the universally-praised The Wire.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36150921917220305222015-03-22T17:52:59.023-04:002015-03-22T17:52:59.023-04:00Dr. Amelia, I think you and I may be occupying the...Dr. Amelia, I think you and I may be occupying the same physical space. That is the only way I can explain such a large experiential overlap. Well, except I didn't do that Snapchat thing. It's like the trial lawyer thing: don't go there if you might be horrified by what you discover. I don't know how much HoC you bingewatched, but for me it was about 18 episodes split over two Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6079788297951584682015-03-22T17:17:32.915-04:002015-03-22T17:17:32.915-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67404914071951641292015-03-22T17:17:28.705-04:002015-03-22T17:17:28.705-04:00> Important, meaning the relevant adminiflake f...> Important, meaning the relevant adminiflake feels important when the seats <br />> are occupied while s/he reads handouts to us. It's a real fun sponge.<br /><br />Isn't this the truth (statement, not question). Made even more exciting due to the fact that my dean mumbles incomprehesnively. I tend to bring something else to do, so it isn't a complete waste of time. Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38416802640468945662015-03-22T16:09:11.533-04:002015-03-22T16:09:11.533-04:00I always make the mistake of thinking of this as a...I always make the mistake of thinking of this as a chance to relax, when I really should be steeling myself for the long, unbroken weeks ahead. Spring semester is such a marathon...Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40684071806506108202015-03-22T15:24:19.965-04:002015-03-22T15:24:19.965-04:00Love it! Love Amelia.
Love it! Love Amelia.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com