I am watching the Guild second season.
Hey! Me too! I’m up to episode 7!
Anyone know why I didn’t watch it before? besides borderline idiocy?
I spent 6 months there on a student exchange when I was 13.
Or was that France?
Either way, it was uncomfortable, demeaning and full of people speaking space language.
I spent the day at the Baltimore Aquarium with my wife, daughters and some old friends (my wife’s grad school roommate and her husband and their daughter). A splendid time was had by all–even while we waited for the locksmith to come and free our keys,which were locked in our car.
I really ought to be in bed, though…
I’m done planning courses! Now all I have to do is teach them.
Congrats Monkey! I leave the forum for a week, and you go and get engaged.
In my experience, senior year was the year of paperwork. Writing the same stuff about yourself over and over again.
First week down with students (well Friday). Not a bad group so far. The administration thinks I can teach two subjects at one time, but that is not the kids fault.
Out of a feeling of desperation last night I applied to a job with a local music pubisher looking for an archivist. Turns out, my wife, who is also a musician (hence our money problems!), also applied to this job (which I’d sent her). I don’t particularly want this job, as I’m happy to keep teaching this year, but we need the insurance, right?
Well, they wrote BOTH of us to ask us to come in for an interview. At the same time. The fact that we both applied to the same position made them take notice.
I think I’ll throw my interview and praise the hell out of the Mrs. so she can get it. Wouldn’t that be something?
Ok, that’s just mean. What’s a guy supposed to do? And the position they’re putting your wife in?! Jeez.
Unless they’re thinking of hiring you both. So I wouldn’t throw the interview (though numerous references to your wife sublime archiving skills and encyclopedic knowledge of music can’t hurt). Who knows.
What would be mean would be asking, “Why should we hire you over other applicants?”
But yeah, maybe they can hire both. I’d find out how many positions they have open first.
I just found this sweet shirt on Zazzle (the folks that supply the GWC gear). 
I didn’t skip any classes this week, and none of them are too horrible yet. Also, I’m getting free frozen custard today!
Hah! Nice one.
Still prefer my Otakon polo, though…
Yeah, I’m actually thinking of withdrawing. If I WERE offered the job, it would be a little like selling out. In that, I’d be doing it for the money and benefits. I don’t like teaching where I teach, but it’s not because of WHAT I’m teaching but, rather, how the institution is run. And at least in this I’m not alone. Besides, it does allow me time to do my other job, which is important, even if the money, while getting better, does not come in regular installments.
The Mrs., however, doesn’t think I should withdraw from consideration.
I wouldn’t be having this dilemma if the job I’d REALLY wanted had called me for an interview, even if it was a longshot. Hrmph!
You know, professors DO notice when you skip. And we find it rather insulting.
Unless these are huge lecture classes you’re talking about. They’re huge lecture classes, aren’t they?
I know what you mean. I had a class last summer where the professor skipped two of the first three classes.
I do have a class with 161 in it this semester, is that huge or just big?
It seems huge to me. My biggest class ever has maybe had 20 students.
Saw the shuttle go up out the back door and on Spacevidcast.com.
Great to watch them and read their twitters.
Working my last day at the Omnimax. 3 1/2 hours down, 10 1/2 hours to go!
That, and when students text during class. We’re not blind, nor are we idiots…