tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1322930072414650137..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Summer "vacation."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71018247687044407382015-05-29T08:09:22.450-04:002015-05-29T08:09:22.450-04:00Yeah, but(t) I get worse on a daily basis, so eith...Yeah, but(t) I get worse on a daily basis, so either way....<br /><br />I'm still trying to recover from the image of my uni president being upholstered in leather....EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27453580575581866662015-05-29T07:13:54.312-04:002015-05-29T07:13:54.312-04:00So, everybody understood that the last sentence wa...So, everybody understood that the last sentence was my reply to the colleague, right?Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28172024549839143442015-05-28T12:54:35.499-04:002015-05-28T12:54:35.499-04:00"Professional commitments off campus" so..."Professional commitments off campus" sounds good and has the additional advantage of being truthful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61631003925417519312015-05-28T10:57:54.731-04:002015-05-28T10:57:54.731-04:00This is terrific! You even worked in the unpaid a...This is terrific! You even worked in the unpaid aspect of it, and your wording makes it sound less glamorous than "in the field."Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57888345252302330012015-05-28T10:57:17.274-04:002015-05-28T10:57:17.274-04:00I still liked yours better!!I still liked yours better!!Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5695412603967275122015-05-28T09:10:34.884-04:002015-05-28T09:10:34.884-04:00I know, right? I still can't fathom the tone-d...I know, right? I still can't fathom the tone-deaf nature of that comment. The most charitable view is that the colleague simply doesn't know that Frankie is off the payroll.<br /><br />"....that sounded pretty darn far away."<br /><br />You'll find that things sound their normal distance away if you extract your head from your ass. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48146011654765306182015-05-27T23:28:28.849-04:002015-05-27T23:28:28.849-04:00"....that sounded pretty darn far away."..."....that sounded pretty darn far away."<br /><br />"As is my next payslip!"EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41202397686093973522015-05-27T22:02:44.780-04:002015-05-27T22:02:44.780-04:00Bella's approach is much more workable, and si...Bella's approach is much more workable, and similar to what I typically do in practice. I try to avoid using the word "vacation" in the responder, because I don't want to promote the idea that my domicile is unoccupied. Furthermore, there's a good chance that I'm at a conference, and that is most certainly work. So I say that I will be checking email only sporadically Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51057959617963236992015-05-27T21:54:56.754-04:002015-05-27T21:54:56.754-04:00I'm glad to have helped you laugh. That makes ...I'm glad to have helped you laugh. That makes up for my apparently poor pre-caffeinated proofreading skills this morning. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30077327589268071422015-05-27T19:46:18.796-04:002015-05-27T19:46:18.796-04:00Our email system calls it an "out-of-office&q...Our email system calls it an "out-of-office" reply. That's a better default than "vacation" reply. <br /><br />"Professor Bow uses the unpaid summer leave to attend to professional commitments off campus. Professor Bow's on-campus commitments will resume in August."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22778101544389320062015-05-27T12:27:03.087-04:002015-05-27T12:27:03.087-04:00"Working in the field" is good. I like t..."Working in the field" is good. I like that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78989670584786921912015-05-27T12:25:14.465-04:002015-05-27T12:25:14.465-04:00The autoresponse made me burst out laughing. I won...The autoresponse made me burst out laughing. I won't put it in my account, but I will keep it in my heart. Thanks, OPH!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54571062531863208662015-05-27T10:21:44.420-04:002015-05-27T10:21:44.420-04:00I'm kind of tickled by both of OPH's repli...I'm kind of tickled by both of OPH's replies! How's this for one that you might actually be able to use:<br /><br />I will be working in the field until August 17 and will be unable to reply to e-mails until then. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact blah blah blah. Thank you.<br /><br />I have a colleague who is always off "in the field" --- usually in Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7029860637067831522015-05-27T08:04:30.917-04:002015-05-27T08:04:30.917-04:00I'd say the tone of your colleage in OSR refle...I'd say the tone of your colleage in OSR reflects a certain blindness of privilege. To collect my thoughts, I begin with a DNS reply (do not send).<br /><br /><i>Dear Colleague,<br /><br />Mahalo for your mahalo about the resources. Now, regarding the other 75% of your email, I think it's worth pointing out that while the email settings might refer the messsage you received as a "Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com