JetBlue "even more legroom" seats - worth it or not? For a 5-hour flight, it's tempting.
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Jessica - Sep 19, 2013 12:18:49 pm PDT #5773 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy - Sep 19, 2013 12:20:49 pm PDT #5774 of 30000
Because books.
Burrell, what Kate said.
God, work was a blur today.
Sheryl - Sep 19, 2013 12:26:12 pm PDT #5775 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
It's too soon for me to have to wear long sleeves and a jacket. Not that the weather listens to me...
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 19, 2013 12:28:34 pm PDT #5776 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
In my book abundant authentic Middle Eastern food would easily trump lack of Tex-Mex. But the social issues and world record previously-thought-impossible heat index (172°) would be dealbreakers.
Sue - Sep 19, 2013 12:39:13 pm PDT #5777 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Not to mention the lack of alcohol.
Rick - Sep 19, 2013 12:46:37 pm PDT #5778 of 30000
Is it appropriate to email her and ask if she could write me a letter of recommendation?
Yes, assuming that you have other letters from people who know you better and can speak to your other qualities.
If it's a lecturer position, then a letter from someone who has direct experience with your undergraduate teaching would be very valuable. That is the one thing that is essential.
If it is a more research-oriented position then the situation is almost comically different. In my department you need a unanimous vote by the tenured faculty that your research is excellent (5 on a 1-5 scale) to be put up for tenure. But even though we have nearly 40,000 undergraduates on our campus who need to be taught, the criterion for teaching is an average score of 2 on the 1-5 scale to go up for tenure.
Fortunately most people are good teachers anyway, because the bad ones have such bad experiences that they drift toward medical school jobs, but it shows the priorities at big research universities.
Hil R. - Sep 19, 2013 1:09:35 pm PDT #5779 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If it's a lecturer position, then a letter from someone who has direct experience with your undergraduate teaching would be very valuable. That is the one thing that is essential.
I don't really have enough research experience to apply for a research position, so pretty much everything I'm applying to is lecturer. I asked for this letter of recommendation, and also one from my supervisor, who hasn't sat in on my class but has worked with me for three years. Pretty much all the research I've done lately has been advising an undergrad on a research project (which isn't going too well), and a vague sort of "hey, this might work -- we ought to look into it" with one of my colleagues that most got put on hold when his daughter was born.
brenda m - Sep 19, 2013 1:24:45 pm PDT #5780 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
JetBlue "even more legroom" seats - worth it or not? For a 5-hour flight, it's tempting.
Oh hell yes.
shrift - Sep 19, 2013 1:28:51 pm PDT #5781 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I leave for Maui in 10 days. I'm gonna need to make a list.
Connie Neil - Sep 19, 2013 1:41:42 pm PDT #5782 of 30000
brillig
How do you do research in math? Are you trying to prove unprovable theorems or something?