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It was quite good, and tomorrow will be better still.

You know, you are by far one of my most favorite people on here. I am quite glad that we stumbled into each other.

xo

Hey! Great to hear from you. Things aren't bad, yeah. How is Montana? And I *totally* know what you mean about liking what you're doing but not sure if you can continue. That's eventually why I left academia. How does the wife like being in MT?

Oh, the Monks are such a fantastic, crazy band.

good for you.

For those who like law, it might be interesting. For someone like me who has the attention span of a squirrel, it gets really boring. But I also don't like to sit down and do nothing for a long time (playing games or drawing is ok cause I am doing something).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

That emotional component re: pain is so weird, isn't it? It can be so strong, too. I have a feeling I'm setting myself up for some MAJOR ambivalence. I LOVE to ride. But that was a really bad accident. I'll definitely be taking it slow, slow, slow.

Careful out there.

Thank you.

The old John Waters, eh?

Oh, gotcha. That's where one crosses over from regular to handlebar.

There are limits, of course. There has to be.

Thank you for your thoughts, it means quite a bit.

I like the stache, it's smooth.

xo

turkey day was great, but it does sound like your sitch sucks. but it also sounds like you've got a good outlook on it and will work it to the best of your ability to get back to where you'd prefer to be.

Sounds like academia. I'm sorry to hear about your advisor not advising. It's amazing to hear those kinds of stories, even though they seem to happen fairly frequently. Advisors get the fuck out of touch really fast, I think. And that kind of crap about pay seems like it's around pretty regularly as well. It seems like it's either "Accept the status quo" or "watch your back". Good luck on the market.

You know, you are spot on..

I don't know if I am sadder than appropriate for someone I have only known a few months.

Who is to say, though, really?

Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

xo

Yes and yes.

WTF??? I have never been shoveled such shit, thank god. I guess that's a difference between our fields?? And our schools. Good god. And I hate to tell you . . . but I have had conversations about how to help students succeed, and how to help them write better, etc. Some of those conversations are pretty frustrating (given some of the students we're talking about), but some have been very useful . . . and actually, I wouldn't be surprised if you eventually find some like-minded colleagues.

Don't they? Shit, now I wish I really did have them!

Spoken like a true educator.

Doesn't take long. I listened to my mother bitch and moan about it for years.

You bring up some interesting points.

Or Superman.

Well, I may be able to change it. But they seemed pretty down on the idea in general, which is weird, because it riffs off some work my PI is doing that THEY FUND. Erg.