If I wanted to do some kind of end-run around my advisor, this professor is probably the last one I'd pick. It's just that, as far as I can tell, he is the only one in the department who is actually allowed to endorse people. (There are two other professors who ought to be allowed to, but all their papers are cowritten and registered under another author's name, even though the system allows you to register multiple authors.)
Kaylee: So how many fell madly in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this? Inara: Just the one. I think I'm slipping.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Nov 10, 2009 1:09:13 pm PST #29941 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 1:16:34 pm PST #29942 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
If I wanted to do some kind of end-run around my advisor, this professor is probably the last one I'd pick.
Oh, I wasn't trying to imply that _you_ were doing anything wrong at all, I hope that it didn't seem that way.
Hil R. - Nov 10, 2009 1:18:47 pm PST #29943 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, I know. I was just saying that, if this professor is at all self-aware, he'd know that he's not the guy someone would try that with.
Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 1:21:02 pm PST #29944 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
har. You're asking a lot for (some) faculty to be self aware.
Rick - Nov 10, 2009 1:22:29 pm PST #29945 of 30000
You're asking a lot for (some) faculty to be self aware.
Hey!
Present company excluded, I'm sure.
Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 1:27:05 pm PST #29946 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I said some!
Polter-Cow - Nov 10, 2009 1:46:06 pm PST #29947 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
In stark contrast to Hil's advisor, my boss is awesome. We just had this conversation over our new instant messaging system (she was actually walking over to my cubicle when she went back to her office to give it a try).
I forgot to say thanks for doing a good job during our 1:1.
Thanks.
You're welcome? I don't know what I did.
You are very intelligent, capable, and dependable. I am reminded of it at least daily. I thought I should say thanks for that.
If you want me to send this in an e-mail so you can archive it. I will.
Oh! Thank you. I really appreciate it.
Oh, please do. I will pull it out and hug it.
LOL. I assume you heard that.
Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 1:58:35 pm PST #29948 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
PC, these kinds of things are good to keep in a file for a) the days when you're feeling shitty and incomptent, you can see where someone thinks that you're not and b) evaluation - helps you pinpoint the stuff you've done in the past year to remind your boss how great you are.
omnis_audis - Nov 10, 2009 3:10:55 pm PST #29949 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hil, I wonder if your lovely adviser would respond better to a non-electronic form of messaging. Are there inter-office memo's? Physical mailboxes? Does he check those? iirc, he's not great with phone messages, so that would be out. I dunno. Just an idea. I know there are some older artsy types that are flakey that hate e-mail/internet/voice mail types of things.
PC, that is awesome. Save it. I had a couple those in my e-mail at the old job. On the rough days, I'd look them over for a needed ego boost.
Omnis, I'm glad your "leaf on the wind" moment wasn't followed by a horizontal pile-driver rock.I dunno, that doesn't sound so bad right now. The ducks. They are mobilizing.
Hil R. - Nov 10, 2009 3:16:02 pm PST #29950 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Physical mailboxes? Does he check those?
There are, but I'm not sure how often he checks his, since he's not at the office every day.