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[fiona]

LOLcats.
And something else that would far too easily identify me to anyone who knows me and reads the fora too.

Silly. You're not the only stripper/trapeze artist/Wiccan on these boards, you know.

The Fiona

Pffffft. Those are a dime a dozen. But I would be a little surprised to see more than one or two other people with my particular "indulgence", although I know there are a quite a few academics among our ranks.

Don't think you're so special. You type your manuscripts walking uphill barefoot in the snow, too, just like the rest of us. Don't go all snooty.

The Fiona

[furrygodmother]

LOLcats.
And something else that would far too easily identify me to anyone who knows me and reads the fora too.

Silly. You're not the only stripper/trapeze artist/Wiccan on these boards, you know.

The Fiona

Pffffft. Those are a dime a dozen. But I would be a little surprised to see more than one or two other people with my particular "indulgence", although I know there are a quite a few academics among our ranks.

Don't think you're so special. You type your manuscripts walking uphill barefoot in the snow, too, just like the rest of us. Don't go all snooty.

The Fiona

Don't forget the bears!

[richarddeu]

 

How many if these are actually indulgences and how many a form of image buffing? The bike-riding, landscaping, gourmet-food eating academic is actually showing off certain standard upper-middle class forms of conspicuous consumption. The "I-watch-soaps/read People" version is a form of ornamental populism (superbly mastered by George Bush, the good ole boy educated at Andover and Yale).

And the article & topic itself, rather reduces this site to the level of People magazine.

As for what activities I do in private, in my non-working hours, as long as they are neither illegal nor immoral, I see no reason to label them "indulgences", apologize for them, or discuss them (other than with my friends -- the only people I can imagine actually being interested in my private life). This is not embarrassment (alas, in middle age, I find mystery novels more appealing -- and easier to locate -- than pharmaceuticals!), but rather a preference for a stronger demarcation between private and public than is now common.

 

[purple_poppies]

LOLcats.

Me too! I use them in my powerpoints when I'm transitioning topics. My students get a big kick out of them.

[gourmand601]

LOLcats.
And something else that would far too easily identify me to anyone who knows me and reads the fora too.

Silly. You're not the only stripper/trapeze artist/Wiccan on these boards, you know.

The Fiona

Pffffft. Those are a dime a dozen. But I would be a little surprised to see more than one or two other people with my particular "indulgence", although I know there are a quite a few academics among our ranks.

Don't think you're so special. You type your manuscripts walking uphill barefoot in the snow, too, just like the rest of us. Don't go all snooty.

The Fiona

This is too funny. I guess my indulgences would be chocolate turtles and internet porn. But who's passing judgement huh? lol

[ccmon]

Tattoos.
Totally addicted to tattoos.
>.<~~

[daurousseau]

Tattoos.
Totally addicted to tattoos.
>.<~~

Good choice. They have a nice stick-your-ribs quality about them.

[bewildered]

I drink beer while grading papers.  It's the only way I can get through them.  The trick is to pace myself, because at a certain point I can no longer function.

I don't understand the comment about how "safe" all these pleasures are.  "Guilt" and "danger" are different things, as are "innocence" and "safety."  So why put down a "guilt" claim by saying, in effect, it's not "dangerous" enough?

With my Protestant work ethic, these fora constitute a guilty pleasure.  It's always hard to imagine that I can't be doing something more useful with my time.  And yet it is a pleasure.

I'm intrigued by the yoga toes thing.  I'm going to look into this.  I've never heard of it before.

[dogville]

C'mon furrygodmother, you have to tell us now, maybe I'm one of those other academics that shares this special indulgence?? I'm looking for a partner in crime...a hint??

[harvee44]

My secret indulgences? Would you believe it's teaching? Since I do it infrequently, being a part time, sometime teacher, I do miss it but can't find the time to do more than I do.

[drnatalielupton]

Playing it “safe”.  My colleagues and I sneak off on the weekends to rock out in a band at clubs and parties.  It keeps us young hearted and our minds off of the vicissitudes of daily university work.   
Bob Lupton
Professor and Drummer for the Dave Rawlinson Band
Central Washington University

[daurousseau]

This thread is getting tired. Can we switch it over to other people's indulgences that we know about?

[bewildered]

This thread is getting tired. Can we switch it over to other people's indulgences that we know about?

Yours is the 2nd post in the past 5 weeks; the thread should be well-rested.

But please do start that new thread :)

[zombie]

Okay, let's see if this gets revived....

I really, really like to smell the new Puffs tissues that are infused with Vicks vapor rub.  Like, I waste dozens of the tissues just to get the new, not worn out from smelling scent.

Does this mean I'm a huffer?  :)

[edwidge]

Yes. You are a huffer zombie of the first rank.

I like the smell of Vicks VapoRub too. It reminds me of my dear departed Grandma.