I woke up this morning from a vivid dream in which I was having shiatsu massage, at my acupuncture studio in Lima. The masseur was stretching my neck, and there was a student watching intently. Suddenly he paused. He had picked up on something. “Professor Zero,” he said, “Why is it that you always strive … More Le samedi
Fridays are my day off this semester. I learned of this trick from a department chair I once had, who was unavailable Fridays because it was his designated housework, shopping, and errands day. He needed a weekday, he pointed out, since some shopping and errands have to happen when businesses are open, and he did … More Friday (non) work tracking; La casa de Bernarda Alba and academic advice
Dether er jo ikke arbejde men det er som om det var det. Jeg skal: – tale med lægen om deres nyeste idéer og planer – spørge lægen om fuldmagt – spørge advokaten om fuldmagt De ville sikkert blive friere og lykkeligere hvis de kunne acceptere hjælp, men det vil de ikke, og det tror … More At gøre
What program should I use to open DOS files in WordPerfect, circa version 5.1? In Windows I have tried Notepad and I got this. It is really old — it cites something from 1979. That is why it is in DOS. It is a talk I gave because someone wanted to put me in a … More DOS question
…and language is a set of grammar rules, and culture is a museum. These things are not true but I would have better teaching evaluations from both students and other faculty if I lived by them. I would allegedly run through my lecture and go back to the office and keep writing, and everything would … More “Christians are right, and pagans are wrong”
In reality work very little work was done yesterday. I still have to grade, prepare classes, and do these things: – homework update for the culture class – document format issue for this class – film “The Couple in the Cage” [now found in VHS; let’s see about working it into the class] √ – … More Work tracking Thursday
Meansomething flatters me by saying I get a lot done and I am truly honored and it helps to hear it, but let us now review what really happened on this day. Unlike meansomething, my department chair does not think I more than an average amount done and today is a good example of why … More Work-tracking today, #2
The role of this subcommittee is not to take over all functions of the larger committee. Also, if it does do that there will be no reason for the larger committee to exist. Axé.
I had a conversation last night with a friend from undergraduate days, who transferred from an Ivy League school to save money and had a hard time because the University of California was so much more demanding academically. He did not get into a strong M.S. program or any Ph.D. program. Him: How are you? … More The arrogant general public
Bien, it is about 10:30 and it will be 10:40 by the time I finish writing this post. I have dealt with e-mail and website issues for about an hour this morning; where the rest of the time has gone has been to preparing the situation for the famula (Arg.) or asistenta to come in. … More More work-tracking!
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