tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post115646906261445265..comments2023-12-23T04:56:29.702-05:00Comments on Ferule & Fescue: Fully orientatedFlaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156638740575849892006-08-26T20:32:00.000-04:002006-08-26T20:32:00.000-04:00Darling Flavia,Ah, orientation week! Having done m...Darling Flavia,<BR/><BR/>Ah, orientation week! Having done my duty last year, this past week I could only sympathise with our new faculty, but it does get you in the saddle pretty quick. And that is so great you have a cohort of new folks, that really eases the transition. Your point regarding the friend date is so apropos (a la vie Oso Raro-ienne) that I can't believe it! And so true, after a certain point new friends are sort of like lovers, the seduction of our fabulous selves being the carrot, the reality of our neuroses the stick (LOL). Just earlier this week I was lamenting with Big Sis about my complete lack of friends in Cold City, and she urged me to go JOIN A CLUB! *sigh* I love her to death but she just doesn't get me sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Prancilla is LOVING her new perch in Staid but Multi-Culti City (I think I need to come up with a snazzier moniker for that town), right down to joining a gay jogging group (which she calls the Gays; I prefer The Gaze). Hate her!<BR/><BR/>So, la lucha continua, but it sounds like you're off to a raring start, and yes, enjoy that honeymoon. It only comes once, after all (per marriage; your mileage may vary).<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you,<BR/>Oso R.Oso Rarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345231159759787852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156620143581892322006-08-26T15:22:00.000-04:002006-08-26T15:22:00.000-04:00I'm with New Kid--hooray for dodging the generatio...I'm with New Kid--hooray for dodging the generation-gap bullet--that's a good sign that your new institution is stable. Good on you for making friends straight out of the box!kfluffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067013188119828400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156608579024875792006-08-26T12:09:00.000-04:002006-08-26T12:09:00.000-04:00Dogma: Thanks for the offer! I probably *will* sen...Dogma: Thanks for the offer! I probably *will* send you an email, after the dust of the first part of the semester has settled.<BR/><BR/>And bro: yes, do! Hope The Shore is treating you well.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156562559350626102006-08-25T23:22:00.000-04:002006-08-25T23:22:00.000-04:00Very happy for you! It sounds so exciting. Good ...Very happy for you! It sounds so exciting. Good talking to you last night. Next time I travel anywhere near the east coast, I'm dropping in for the weekend, I promise! Good talking to you last night.<BR/><BR/>-scrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156558299297443022006-08-25T22:11:00.000-04:002006-08-25T22:11:00.000-04:00Hooray! Your department sounds great - I think the...Hooray! Your department sounds great - I think the generational thing can be ever so sticky. Have a good friend-date!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156557978850392552006-08-25T22:06:00.000-04:002006-08-25T22:06:00.000-04:00I'm so happy you like your department!Wear somethi...I'm so happy you like your department!<BR/><BR/>Wear something fetching, yet understated. It reminds me of that line by Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, "this is our first date, I just want to look pretty for her."medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278854285443306227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156552960852629402006-08-25T20:42:00.000-04:002006-08-25T20:42:00.000-04:00Oh hurrah! I'm SO GLAD that you're liking your new...Oh hurrah! I'm SO GLAD that you're liking your new department. Excellent news!<BR/><BR/>Have fun on your date. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156532402233833872006-08-25T15:00:00.000-04:002006-08-25T15:00:00.000-04:00You continue to be a shining beacon of hope for my...You continue to be a shining beacon of hope for my ABD self. Yes, jobs can be had. Yes, one can be happy at said jobs. All is not misery and woe in academe!<BR/><BR/>Good luck on your date!St. Ephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611680292576283192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-1156525540805361862006-08-25T13:05:00.000-04:002006-08-25T13:05:00.000-04:00You are so right. If we can complain with our fel...You are so right. If we can complain with our fellow newbies, they're good folk. A little jealous about your department, though. With my split appointment, the majority of the new and/or young people are in the department I'm not housed in. Still, everyone I've met across campus is nice and I don't feel too squirrely here. Yeah for us!<BR/><BR/>Have fun on your date. It's funny that you describe it that way but it's. just. so. true.phd mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708857060614302495noreply@blogger.com