I have the same regrets about not getting a degree in Chaucer -- or, rather, not getting admitted to such a degree program. I often think whistfully about how I could be teaching four sections of freshman comp while desperately trying to finish my dissertation and pad my CV so as to be a good candidate for one of the three lit jobs that would open up next year.
Well, it's the same except for no freshman comp, and I'd be looking for either the 2 cont phil jobs or the 4 theology jobs. I'm thinking that theology is ultimately a safer bet, career-wise.
I'm thinking that theology is ultimately a safer bet, career-wise.
You're totally right there. It's going to be the new safety net: pray your ass off. Has a nice medieval flavor, and you're wise to get in on the ground floor.
Bitch should pay attention, this may suggest some pessimistic investing scenarios she'd be interested in.
Investing scenarios are purely theoretical for me. Remember? My big money-making plan was whoring. Allow me to amend Adam's synopsis of academia: "teaching three boring-ass courses including an overloaded service course while desperately trying to publish something and pad my CV so as to be a good candidate for one of the two jobs that might open up next year if I'm lucky. In the meantime, begging for spare change in order to pay the bills."
Drug and alcohol USE. On campus. Yes. Abuse, as in habits, no.
And yeah, I did have a guy maul me a bit in college, and it scared the crap out of me, frankly. But it never occurred to me that it was the college's responsibility. Always figured it was the guy's.
I thought we were talking about HS, which is a different situation, no? Forced encounters between people, a relatively small environment, ect.. Also, I'm going to take a rather Platonic view that one should maintain an environment productive to learning, Alameida as a counterexample notwithstanding.
I have the same regrets about not getting a degree in Chaucer -- or, rather, not getting admitted to such a degree program. I often think whistfully about how I could be teaching four sections of freshman comp while desperately trying to finish my dissertation and pad my CV so as to be a good candidate for one of the three lit jobs that would open up next year.
Posted by Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 8:43 AM
Adam, isn't that more or less your actual plan?
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 9:02 AM
I finally have to ask. Who the hell is Chaucer?
Posted by Tripp | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 9:19 AM
Well, it's the same except for no freshman comp, and I'd be looking for either the 2 cont phil jobs or the 4 theology jobs. I'm thinking that theology is ultimately a safer bet, career-wise.
Posted by Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 9:38 AM
I'm thinking that theology is ultimately a safer bet, career-wise.
You're totally right there. It's going to be the new safety net: pray your ass off. Has a nice medieval flavor, and you're wise to get in on the ground floor.
Bitch should pay attention, this may suggest some pessimistic investing scenarios she'd be interested in.
Posted by cw | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 10:06 AM
I finally have to ask. Who the hell is Chaucer?
http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm
Posted by Walter Sobchak | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 1:09 PM
Walter,
That's it?! Some freaking five year old playing around with invented spelling? Well, for . . .
What with PHDs and such this blog is getting a little too uppity for my taste.
Posted by Tripp | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 1:13 PM
Investing scenarios are purely theoretical for me. Remember? My big money-making plan was whoring. Allow me to amend Adam's synopsis of academia: "teaching three boring-ass courses including an overloaded service course while desperately trying to publish something and pad my CV so as to be a good candidate for one of the two jobs that might open up next year if I'm lucky. In the meantime, begging for spare change in order to pay the bills."
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 1:46 PM
Oh, I forgot "juggling medications." That needs to fit in there somewhere too.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 1:47 PM
But what I really meant to say was, privacy? For girls? Ya gotta be kidding.
(BTW, not to get all libertarian or anything, but since when is it the school's duty to limit drug and alcohol abuse?)
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 1:49 PM
You apparantly don't remember (or didn't experience) just how violent some guys in HS got when drunk and/or stoned.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 4:45 PM
Drug and alcohol USE. On campus. Yes. Abuse, as in habits, no.
And yeah, I did have a guy maul me a bit in college, and it scared the crap out of me, frankly. But it never occurred to me that it was the college's responsibility. Always figured it was the guy's.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 5:41 PM
I thought we were talking about HS, which is a different situation, no? Forced encounters between people, a relatively small environment, ect.. Also, I'm going to take a rather Platonic view that one should maintain an environment productive to learning, Alameida as a counterexample notwithstanding.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 03- 3-05 9:51 PM
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