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« Reply #240 on: March 08, 2009, 01:11:54 PM » |
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<climbs aboard>
I've got the liquor and the blender!
(Sorry, it seems I always bring us back to drinking away our sorrows).
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« Reply #241 on: March 08, 2009, 01:23:25 PM » |
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(Sorry, it seems I always bring us back to drinking away our sorrows).
Cue the bathtub meth! |
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« Reply #242 on: March 08, 2009, 02:03:42 PM » |
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I feel like the blue pill is being shoved down my throat. I have oodles of teaching experience, I've won national and international fellowships, I have a book under advance contract, I've been anthologized, for heaven's sake, and I have yet to land a TT position. I came within grasp of one this year, and then they decided not to fill positions due to the economy. It is unlikely I will get that close again this year. And next year? Sheesh!
I know! I'm in the same boat. Grrrr. Another passenger for this ugly boat, please. As long as we're all in the this same boat, why not take a cruise over to the Bahamas? Awesome. Since none of us are TT, we're not too old for a crazy spring break. (Besides, I never really went on won as an undergrad - I was always doing something gainful and wholesome. We need a DSMs Gone Wild-type break.) |
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« Reply #243 on: March 08, 2009, 02:12:13 PM » |
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Wow, I've never seen a solar blender before! Hey, this is some brainy boat. We are so smart, so sexy, so unemployed! Where shall we go? We can go anywhere: No one gives a damn about us!
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I recommend bourbon and bonbons for that.
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« Reply #244 on: March 08, 2009, 02:53:55 PM » |
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Wow, I've never seen a solar blender before! Hey, this is some brainy boat. We are so smart, so sexy, so unemployed! Where shall we go? We can go anywhere: No one gives a damn about us!
And, we'll even give you 9 credit hours if you join us! Oh wait. That's the study abroad boat. |
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« Reply #245 on: March 08, 2009, 03:24:09 PM » |
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I'm going to forget my irrational fear of being in a boat out of sight of land and say, woo hoo! Let's get plastered and sail (or cruise) someplace warm.
Forget the pills; let's do alcohol!
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« Reply #246 on: March 09, 2009, 11:57:02 AM » |
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Wow, I've never seen a solar blender before! Hey, this is some brainy boat. We are so smart, so sexy, so unemployed! Where shall we go? We can go anywhere: No one gives a damn about us!
And, we'll even give you 9 credit hours if you join us! Oh wait. That's the study abroad boat. Yah, but no one actually does work on those boats, right? (recalling complaints I've heard from undergrads on study abroad programs about having to do, you know, assignments and stuff...) |
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« Reply #247 on: March 09, 2009, 03:09:12 PM » |
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Mine would probably sail into the Bermuda Triangle...and end up like the Mary Celeste. |
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« Reply #248 on: March 12, 2009, 08:36:04 PM » |
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Sail to Australia, 'The land of opportunity'. The current job market stinks, but I am trying to avoid the alcohol to make the most of the jobs that are available. Has anyone tried UniJobs.com.au - they say they list academic jobs from every University in Australia? Here's hoping that might help me secure an interview at least!
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« Reply #249 on: March 12, 2009, 08:38:52 PM » |
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How 'bout we cruise to Bimini first? It's a touch closer.
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« Reply #250 on: March 13, 2009, 08:53:53 AM » |
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How 'bout we cruise to Bimini first? It's a touch closer.
As long as it's not snowing there. |
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« Reply #251 on: March 13, 2009, 09:12:03 AM » |
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Sail to Australia, 'The land of opportunity'. The current job market stinks, but I am trying to avoid the alcohol to make the most of the jobs that are available. Has anyone tried UniJobs.com.au - they say they list academic jobs from every University in Australia? Here's hoping that might help me secure an interview at least!
Trust me, the academic job market in Australia is not better than in North America. |
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« Reply #252 on: March 13, 2009, 09:15:39 AM » |
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How 'bout we cruise to Bimini first? It's a touch closer.
As long as it's not snowing there. It has before. |
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« Reply #253 on: March 13, 2009, 11:10:46 AM » |
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How 'bout we cruise to Bimini first? It's a touch closer.
As long as it's not snowing there. It has before. It wouldn't surprise me after the weather we've been having here. But any weather in Bimini -- barring a cyclone -- is better than beautiful weather in Job Search Land. |
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« Reply #254 on: March 13, 2009, 01:42:03 PM » |
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How 'bout we cruise to Bimini first? It's a touch closer.
As long as it's not snowing there. It has before. It wouldn't surprise me after the weather we've been having here. But any weather in Bimini -- barring a cyclone -- is better than beautiful weather in Job Search Land. Is there beautiful weather in Job Search Land? According to my personalized Weather Underground webpage, the long-term and short-term forecasts are: gloomy, with intermittent periods of icy showers and howling, glacially cold winds. A high-pressure system just went through, and now an arctic depression is setting in, and will stay around for an unforeseen period. |
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