tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post3862346435254542634..comments2023-12-23T04:56:29.702-05:00Comments on Ferule & Fescue: Making the life of the mind earn its keepFlaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-47756913999003414862008-04-03T01:09:00.000-04:002008-04-03T01:09:00.000-04:00Constructivist: Ooh, that's good advice. The last ...Constructivist: Ooh, that's good advice. The last time I had a fellowship like these--which is to say, short-term and taxable but without those taxes taken out--I owed a ridiculous amount the following April. <BR/><BR/>And Belle: I actually *have* both dental and vision coverage, not through my state insurance (which is otherwise excellent), but through my union. Love my fucking union. It feels like some kind of reward for--or at least validation of--all the crap we went through in my grad union.<BR/><BR/>(But Sis: nah. Not so scary. The situ at Jack's school was way scarier.)Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-88071000594442982102008-03-30T11:38:00.000-04:002008-03-30T11:38:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Hooray!Congratulations! Hooray!heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-91127389873149833552008-03-28T22:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T22:05:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Can you use any of those extra bu...Congratulations! Can you use any of those extra bucks to provide some long-term goodies? Dental insurance?Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-62989752322044385562008-03-28T15:59:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:59:00.000-04:00Oo fun! Maybe we can meet up!!Oo fun! Maybe we can meet up!!medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-26742460851918898882008-03-28T11:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:05:00.000-04:00Fantastic news! One tax hint: let the government...Fantastic news! One tax hint: let the government take more out of your regular salary job, so you don't have to pay more upfront next April when your taxes are done. That is, if any of your grants are anything like mine, i.e., taxed.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-31766560074288308172008-03-28T10:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:56:00.000-04:00Congratulations on getting outside funding stuff! ...Congratulations on getting outside funding stuff! (and too bad you won't be coming out to the Wild West to visit me, sigh.)<BR/><BR/>And you-all who did union organizing warm the cockles of my little black heart! Especially Flav, who I bet had it scarier than anything I did over here w. our union. <BR/><BR/>May everyone's life of the mind provide them with enough beer and cookies to thrive!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-74829127021824318112008-03-28T09:33:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:33:00.000-04:00My mind gets hungry, thirsty and cold, just like t...My mind gets hungry, thirsty and cold, just like the rest of me, so it would be awfully nice if all parts of my life involved a decent income. I'm pretty sure I won't get over the debtor's life of grad school for quite a few years.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the fellowships! That is fantastic. Enjoy the experience, the prestige and the income!phd mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708857060614302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-20856685604569830422008-03-27T23:50:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:50:00.000-04:00Thanks, dudes!And no, MW: that was one of the reje...Thanks, dudes!<BR/><BR/>And no, MW: that was one of the rejections (possibly because I got greedy and applied for a longer period of time than I likely actually need). One's in an Eastern state and the other's in a state that neighbors your home one (or the one where you did you UG work--think they're the same??). You can probably guess where. <BR/><BR/>And Jack: I have exactly $18 in my wallet. Any margaritas in excess of that (and there may be some, since I think I owe you at least one drink) will be going on the credit card, lest my student loan payment bounce.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-26067004992080308522008-03-27T23:23:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:23:00.000-04:00First, CONGRATULATIONS!Second, having just made th...First, CONGRATULATIONS!<BR/><BR/>Second, having just made the call between confidence that my rent check would not bounce and getting some cash so I can go out tomorrow night, I totally sympathize. Guess how I called it? It was Marx I believe who said that wages for wine are necessary to reproduce labor power in France, beer in England. In my case, apparently, it’s wages for margaritas.<BR/><BR/>Third, at least your Dr. Crusty (ha, can’t help but think of the Simpsons) didn’t *serve you cookies* when you went to talk to him about the union, as a certain “radical feminist” dean did to us while the paperwork to get us all fired was no doubt sitting signed on her desk. <BR/><BR/>Up the goddamn working life of the mind.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311287744738993522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-66282213725615981132008-03-27T23:01:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:01:00.000-04:00Congrats on the fabulous fellowships! And on your ...Congrats on the fabulous fellowships! And on your life of the mind paying down the debt from your earlier life of the mind.What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-26396164283619840432008-03-27T18:53:00.000-04:002008-03-27T18:53:00.000-04:00Oooohhh, congrats!I'm always amazed by the inheren...Oooohhh, congrats!<BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed by the inherent tautology of the "life of the mind" thing. I know which life I'm living. <I>I</I> am living it, after all. Now that that's been established: my teeth are falling out. Can we talk dental coverage? Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Way to make it work, Flavia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-31137876809995112252008-03-27T18:29:00.000-04:002008-03-27T18:29:00.000-04:00YAY! I love this great news, and I've long ago bo...YAY! I love this great news, and I've long ago bought into the idea that the life of the mind is much more productive, sustainable, and downright fun if you don't have to support it by working weekends at a chain bookstore. Congratulations! (I'll look foward to hearing where you go and what you do, offblog if necessary for continued pseudonymity, with the funding....)Renaissance Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243095907452011303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-18194965660048321632008-03-27T17:16:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:16:00.000-04:00congrats! how fun to feel rich, even for a moment...congrats! how fun to feel rich, even for a moment.<BR/><BR/>I have a 9-month salary. I'll never get that feeling of "yay, bonus money!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-50465994836265427662008-03-27T17:11:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:11:00.000-04:00Oh man - I organized for our grad student union as...Oh man - I organized for our grad student union as well (sadly, unsuccessfully) - I think you've explained that patronizing tone of the Dr. Crusty's (and Grad Student Crusty's who don't want to be associated with the "working-class bumpkins" who unionize) is right on!<BR/><BR/>And many congrats on your fellowships - does one of them include going out West? My BFF is at the big archive in the sky out there for all of June.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy those thousands for however long they last!medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.com