Argh. A professor at another university wrote a letter of recommendation for me. He also wrote one for another grad student at my school. He mailed them to the department secretary here, so that she could photocopy them and send them out to all the schools where we applied for jobs. (He says he does not have access to a scanner or fax machine.) Or, well, he says he put both recommendations into the envelope and mailed it. The secretary here says that only the other student's recommendation was in the envelope, not mine. This is just getting ridiculously frustrating.
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Hil R. - Dec 09, 2009 2:08:52 pm PST #2861 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Cashmere - Dec 09, 2009 2:10:54 pm PST #2862 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
My friend is really struggling with how to deal with the ubiquity of Christmas with her three year old. They're not Orthodox and are very easy-going as far as their religion goes but they don't want to give in to the Christmas-creep, either. They want to raise their daughter Jewish and for her to feel comfortable doing that.
I'm definitely not Christian but accept that Christmas is a Christian holiday. We cherry pick the secular themes and celebrate it without thinking about it.
-t - Dec 09, 2009 2:14:08 pm PST #2863 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How aggravating, Hil! It's like the illuminati don't want you to have letters of recommendation.
Polter-Cow - Dec 09, 2009 2:16:18 pm PST #2864 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think when people get like that, it's best to remind them what Frankie says.
I assume you are referring to the one who went to Hollywood?
Hil R. - Dec 09, 2009 2:18:01 pm PST #2865 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Also, still no letter of recommendation from my advisor, and still no response to any email I've sent since the Friday before Thanksgiving. He's teaching a class tomorrow, so I'm just going to wait there when the class is over.
Scrappy - Dec 09, 2009 2:19:23 pm PST #2866 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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Hil R. - Dec 09, 2009 2:36:01 pm PST #2867 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Other professor emailed me to find out how to get in touch with my advisor. Hell if I know.
Typo Boy - Dec 09, 2009 2:36:26 pm PST #2868 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
yeah. I think a good comparison would be my love as as a secular Jewish for certain types of Gospel music. (Think Odetta). But I don't pretend for a moment I'm not enjoying Christian music that is part of a very Christian culture.
billytea - Dec 09, 2009 2:39:16 pm PST #2869 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
When I was in the FAC, they were emphatic that Christmas wasn't Christian, it was Roman. Celebrated the Sun God, not the Son of God, so to speak.
Polter-Cow - Dec 09, 2009 2:43:57 pm PST #2870 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You were in the FAC too? I thought the FAC was Teppy's thing.