My trip to the doctor for my sinus ick yielded slight scolding for waiting as long as I did, 10 days of antibiotics, and 6 days of steroids. I already had to stop at the grocery store for a couple of things, so I just stocked up on Steroid Munchie Food (which, in this case, is cheese, GF pretzels, and hummus; I already had cookies at home). I await my burst of steroid productivity. Seriously. I love it.
Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please.
Connor ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2014 12:26:12 pm PST #19754 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
EpicTangent - Feb 10, 2014 12:39:41 pm PST #19755 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Driveby: Connie, insent to your profile addy regarding your question on tax preparers.
Sheryl - Feb 10, 2014 12:48:04 pm PST #19756 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Bleah. Monday.
Connie Neil - Feb 10, 2014 1:03:28 pm PST #19757 of 30000
brillig
Thank you, Epic!
Hil R. - Feb 10, 2014 2:58:08 pm PST #19758 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've got an on-campus interview at a university on Thursday. My contact there just sent me my schedule, and it includes "lunch" and "dinner" without saying where we'll be going for those. I'm going to email back with a "thanks for the update, looking forward to meeting you" note. Do I mention that I'm vegan? I'm pretty sure most restaurants in that neighborhood would have something vegan on the menu, but if I know where we're going and can look at the menus online, it'll be one less thing for me to worry about. (And I'm going to have a bunch of granola bars and stuff in my bag, just in case, because I pretty much always travel with Larabars.)
Dana - Feb 10, 2014 3:05:39 pm PST #19759 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I would, Hil. I mean, if I were planning something, it's information I'd like to have.
Hil R. - Feb 10, 2014 3:12:34 pm PST #19760 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
How should I phrase it?
Jesse - Feb 10, 2014 3:43:52 pm PST #19761 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I know this is real life and pretty terrible, but I just saw local news that there was an explosion in a ball bearing factory. Does that not sound like the set up to a joke??
Jesse - Feb 10, 2014 3:46:39 pm PST #19762 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hil, now I'm trying to phrase it, and it does feel weird. I think you really could just say, "By the way, I'm vegan, but should be able to work with any local restaurant"....?
amych - Feb 10, 2014 3:52:01 pm PST #19763 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'd agree with mentioning it -- any sane search committee will want to get it right (and if they don't and won't, that's useful information too). I'd phrase it something like "Can you let me know more about what the lunch and dinner plans are? I'd like to check on what their vegan options are." That way, you're stating your needs clearly, signaling that you're able to handle yourself without making a Thing* of it, and if they DID make reservations at Joe-Bob's House Of Giant Steaks, they have a chance to fix it before you get there.
* Which is not to say that being veg*n is a thing -- but that academic interviews are one of those unfortunate places where how you handle situations is on display even while they're pretending it's social time.