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Random thoughts from Tofurkey Day
What, you don’t call it Tofurkey Day? You don’t even eat Tofurkey? How sad! You should really try it someday. Or you should just try Thanksgiving without the turkey. My impression is that most...
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Newbie: I said “no”
One of the things that I’ve heard over and over in terms of advice for new faculty, especially women faculty, is that we need to say “no” so that we don’t get sucked into too many service commitments....
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This just in: d00d discovers it sucks to be judged on your looks
Okay, this isn’t really just in, but it’s new to me (h/t to Feministe). Apparently Richard Cohen of the Washington Post watched the most recent James Bond movie, and now feels sad that he won’t get...
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The annoying coworker is me!
Annoying coworkers: we all have them. I just want to be clear – I am not talking about being an annoying person in general. Just about the things that people can do in an office/lab/shared space...
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I am freaking out! I’m freaking out!
Srsly, you guys, I feel like I’m in the funniest situation all the time right now. Basically, as the semester ends (this is finals week), everyone around me is getting a feeling of things winding down...
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New Year 2013
So, I was checking a blog that I read frequently, and the author was talking about New Year’s resolutions. She has a good point in her post (that you might want to consider a resolution that has a...
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Interview advice for the interviewer
As noted in my previous post, it is interview season in academia. There is a metric shit-ton of advice out there for candidates. It ranges from helpful (Women: have a non-angry answer to the “What...
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Socially Awkward Conference
I am currently attending a conference which is simultaneously one of my favorite and one of the most socially awkward conferences I go to on a regular basis. The conference is big (over 2,000 people)...
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Freaking out update
My three faithful readers will remember a recent post in which I admitted that I was freaking out. I am happy to report that I am nearly through with this super-freak-out time of the year, with the...
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Revenge of freaking out: A semester of teaching
So, it is kind of funny that I posted about how my freaking-out was nearly under control, and then never posted again. Heh. Anyway, after I wrote that post, I was instantly consumed by a battle with...
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