tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4827643940112326298..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Thirsty about the Huge National ConferenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69156973288592300982011-02-02T01:09:02.399-05:002011-02-02T01:09:02.399-05:00@My Little Proffie: eek! I definitely understand ...@My Little Proffie: eek! I definitely understand the "for now" part. I'd be sorely tempted to rebel, via some combination of a note from my doctor, reference to peer-reviewed research demonstrating the longterm harm done by wearing heels, wearing men's dress shoes (and, if necessary, the rest of the outfit that accompanies them), reference to Millicent Fenwick, and/or threats Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31112082570337109552011-02-01T14:45:59.032-05:002011-02-01T14:45:59.032-05:00I have to ask, what brand?I have to ask, what brand?Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68750895709623106322011-02-01T13:19:50.901-05:002011-02-01T13:19:50.901-05:00I'm one of those women that wear high heels.
...I'm one of those women that wear high heels.<br /><br />I work at a business college (for now). They are part of my uniform, quite honestly, as I'd been told my flats of all shapes and varieties just weren't what they were looking for.<br /><br />So I bought myself some wedges, and eventually I could wear heels.<br /><br />Furthermore, since I have to work 14 hour days during student My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89362704545030024702011-02-01T10:39:54.289-05:002011-02-01T10:39:54.289-05:00"2. Big, non-academic, for-profit companies s..."2. Big, non-academic, for-profit companies seem to be sending more of their employees to the HNC. ("Wow, Facebook really paid that employee to come here? Cool.") Not a huge number, but it still seems like more than in the past."<br /><br />It's the ersthwile ComicCon phenomenon, people. I've stopped following all cons, given how disgustingly flooded they've becomeRimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344200811838569151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50914700380038635952011-02-01T10:39:20.890-05:002011-02-01T10:39:20.890-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344200811838569151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17156446114949063462011-01-31T21:13:52.861-05:002011-01-31T21:13:52.861-05:00Sometimes we're worse than students when we...Sometimes we're worse than students when we're supposed to be listening to a presentation. ;o)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70839368830787555282011-01-31T19:25:50.655-05:002011-01-31T19:25:50.655-05:00So DK must be the long-lost Darla Keef, who said s...So DK must be the long-lost Darla Keef, who said she had 5 interviews. 3 campus visits is great, Darla -- keep us posted!Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57187238895152047822011-01-31T17:18:53.858-05:002011-01-31T17:18:53.858-05:00I was so fortunate to get 5 HNC interviews, and so...I was so fortunate to get 5 HNC interviews, and so far I've had 2 campus visits with 1 more pending. I met some really cool people at the HNC, and have stayed in touch with them since.<br /><br />What surprised me about this year's event was how much fun so many people were. I don't have a ton of HNC experience, but I always feared a dry academic meeting. But this was the opposite.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37811417483011947082011-01-31T16:55:42.318-05:002011-01-31T16:55:42.318-05:00What surprised me was that I had just suffered a p...What surprised me was that I had just suffered a personal tragedy and absolutely every one of my colleagues in my field who knew was gracious, kind, and lovely. I think of HNC as a carnival of humiliations and faux pas (what's the plural of that?), but this one was not in the least.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57236643878646942932011-01-31T16:49:05.420-05:002011-01-31T16:49:05.420-05:00P.S. Now that I'm about to publish my textbook...P.S. Now that I'm about to publish my textbook, I suppose I'll have to start attending HNCs again. Oh, joy and delight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65813463355609195392011-01-31T16:28:31.129-05:002011-01-31T16:28:31.129-05:00I haven't been to the HNC in my field for seve...I haven't been to the HNC in my field for several years now. There's no reason for me to go, since I have tenure and am not actively job seeking. There are also just too many people I can't stand in attendance. I do still go to smaller, specialized meetings, where it's possible to learn some science---and to show some off, effectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79020027945841445082011-01-31T16:25:24.746-05:002011-01-31T16:25:24.746-05:00Thank you, Surly. That's the first time I'...Thank you, Surly. That's the first time I've laughed today. This post might say more about me than it does about HNCs.<br />:-)Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74496131626697440062011-01-31T16:16:32.768-05:002011-01-31T16:16:32.768-05:00The white rocking chairs are in Charlotte's ai...The white rocking chairs are in Charlotte's airport. :-)Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.com