Suprisingly, the life of an unemployed grad student is not all that condusive to jet-setting.
There's always a rub.
I think my friends who planted the seed of going somewhere warm and sunny and backing out now. I'll have to put them on the list.
Lydia: Its removal from Burma is a felony and when triggered it has the power to melt human eyeballs.
Giles: In that case I've severely underpriced it.
'Potential'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jan 27, 2006 5:52:32 am PST #2954 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Frankenbuddha - Jan 27, 2006 5:55:48 am PST #2955 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd like to say yes, Sue, but sticking me in a metal tube for hours probably isn't the best idea right now. You could probably film it and shop it to networks as reality/horror TV, though.
We could call it "Slounging Towards Bethlehem" or something.
Calli - Jan 27, 2006 6:02:11 am PST #2956 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
We could call it "Slounging Towards Bethlehem" or something.
Shrifts on a Plane.
flea - Jan 27, 2006 6:09:04 am PST #2957 of 10002
information libertarian
I just heard a job talk by a candidate for Scholarly Communications Officer that was all about Digital Rights Management technology and how it affects or will affect the academic landscape wrt Fair Use, archivability, and many other things. It was hard to read the room's response on the fellow - I think many people felt he was too tenative and lawerly, and wanted more of an advocate. amych, I wish you had been there so we could eat lunch and talk about it! Or, heck, I wish half of the techy and lawyerly Buffistas had been there, so we could all natter about it.
tommyrot - Jan 27, 2006 6:10:55 am PST #2958 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just heard a job talk by a candidate for Scholarly Communications Officer that was all about Digital Rights Management technology and how it affects or will affect the academic landscape wrt Fair Use, archivability, and many other things.
I think this can all be boiled down to, "We are doomed."
msbelle - Jan 27, 2006 6:12:33 am PST #2959 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
YAY FREECYCLE. I have found a home for the iMac. Go team de-clutter.
amych - Jan 27, 2006 6:12:52 am PST #2960 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I wish I'd been there too, but I was too busy giving the students their happy buffet of very very controlled digital materials (which is the whole reason we need this position....) I'd love to hear more about it, though -- it's a search that hits a lot of my pet issues, and I can't get away to see these people.
amych - Jan 27, 2006 6:14:47 am PST #2961 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I think this can all be boiled down to, "We are doomed."
If the people with the power have their way, yeah. The library biz is obviously concerned with somehow making sure that things are accessible.
flea - Jan 27, 2006 6:17:21 am PST #2962 of 10002
information libertarian
Most of your department was there, so there's that. Can you get away for coffee this afternoon or something? I am so stupendously unmotivated today. And this would be, like, work-related and dealing with intellectual and scholarly issues and shit.
amych - Jan 27, 2006 6:23:31 am PST #2963 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm on the other campus, and booked up with classes all day, so I doubt it. Le sigh. I hated to miss that even before I knew what the guy was going to be talking about, dagnabbit!