I finished all my grading for this semester. So far, four students have emailed me wanting higher grades than they earned. I'm betting on several more before the end of the weekend.
Still no job for next year. Sent out two more applications.
Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.
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Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
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Hil R. - May 08, 2015 12:13:36 pm PDT #19176 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil R. - May 08, 2015 12:38:37 pm PDT #19177 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, I've got one more interview. Still waiting to hear back from the place where I interviewed on Tuesday, though I'm starting to think that, if I haven't heard by now, then it's probably no. But every school uses a different schedule for this stuff.
Calli - May 08, 2015 12:39:40 pm PDT #19178 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congrats on the offer, SailAway. Whether or not you take it, it's nice to get an offer.
sj - May 08, 2015 12:50:52 pm PDT #19179 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Congratulations on the offer, Sail!
Tons of job~ma, Hil.
Good news for the day is that the computer is still under warranty. So it's not going to cost me anything to fix or replace it.
SailAweigh - May 08, 2015 1:03:42 pm PDT #19180 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Continuing job~ma, Hil.
Glad to hear the computer was still under warranty, sj. Replacing my old one is on my list of things to do this year. I'm already getting little warnings to replace my battery. As expensive as those things can be, I'd almost rather replace the entire computer.
SailAweigh - May 08, 2015 1:04:49 pm PDT #19181 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Kashi:
Also, thanks, everyone for your congratulations! I'm tending more toward accepting the position every hour. The excitement of something new is starting to filter in.
erikaj - May 08, 2015 1:09:30 pm PDT #19182 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
Smonster and Gar, thought of y'all cause I replaced my bedside lamp with an LED yesterday.
Hil R. - May 08, 2015 2:02:52 pm PDT #19183 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks for the job~ma. I'm kind of stressing out about not having a job yet. One of my friends has pretty similar credentials to mine, and she's been looking for jobs outside academia, and she hasn't found anything, either.
Burrell - May 08, 2015 5:42:52 pm PDT #19184 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hil, just a reminder, in academia if you haven't heard "no" yet then it means you're still on a short list somewhere. I didn't get an offer until July, and I've been here for 15 years now.
Hil R. - May 08, 2015 5:44:25 pm PDT #19185 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks. The last few times I was in this situation (two interviews, then no contact), it was because they'd made an offer to someone else, and were waiting to get an official yes from that person before telling me no. But I'll keep that in mind -- they haven't told me no.