So I've been sick since Thursday, and it's still going strong: head cold, hacking cough, zero energy, and the thing that will prevent me from going to work tomorrow, no voice (I could get myself vertical and force myself through it if only I could talk, but without my voice, I'm not much good as a lecturer). Bah! It doesn't even really seem to be ( Read more... )

Clearly, it's the grading. Piles of grading will induce me to poke at the internet, post to LJ, refresh the academic jobs wiki every ten minutes, and re-read fanfic favourites, right up until the moment I really freak out about how much left I have to do and in how little time, and then cut off the internet entirely and spend two days straight in ( Read more... )

First official rejection of the 2010-11 job season today. Not a surprise--the job was a long shot at best--and really, it's hard to take it personally when you're informed that there were over 350 applicants (of whom I'd bet fully 300 were well-qualified for the job, and at least 100 would have been quite excellent, if hired). Anyway, thinking more ( Read more... )