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The EA Takes a Holiday
As I rode through Connecticut, taking in the beauty of the coastal communities in all their glossy page glory, I thought about . . . well nothing, that is until I thought of Julia Roberts. The train, which I was told reaches a speed in excess of 150 mph, flew through the countryside. Half-dozing, half-heartedly … Continue reading
On Administration, Activism, and Art
Some days I have the best job in the world. Some days, not so much. Oh, did I mention that in addition to being an elitistacademic, I am also an administrator. No? So what that means is that when I am not lazing about with summers off as an EA, I am lazing about doing … Continue reading
An Elitistacademic’s Meditation on “Done”
Done. It’s a word that has very little meaning for most academics, elitist or otherwise. We don’t have finish lines like most people. I don’t mean that in a sad-tune-on-my-tiny-little-violin kinda way. It’s simply that “done” never quite feels like “done” because there are a thousand things that come before, between, and after done so … Continue reading
#18 “The Five-Year Engagement”
Emily Blunt has grown on me. I like her versatility or at least what I have seen so far. What I would like to see less of is Jason Segel’s ass. Maybe it was funny the first time in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), if you find bum-flashing humorous, but I’m over it. OVER IT I … Continue reading
Demeanor and Deportment 101
Ah, spring. It’s that time of year when the temperature is up around 90°; the pollen is so thick you become a human phlegm factory; and budding elitistacademics visit campuses across the country trying to decide where to entrench themselves in debt. Recruitment time is upon us folk, when would-be graduate students make their way … Continue reading
#13 “Mirror, Mirror”
So it’s been awhile since I posted anything. In days of yore, I would scoff when people would write that and think “they don’t know how to prioritize” or “that would never happen to me” because, well, that’s what elitistacademics do: we assume that we would do things better or differently, all the while really … Continue reading
Popular Culture Potpourri
I am deeply honored to have at my elbow this evening my “all things Target expert,” most famously quoted on this blog as advising: “GET SOME!” (see My-My-My Missoni). We’ve been wanting to collaborate on something for a while, and that’s why Google Docs was (were?) invented. After all, elitistacademics L-O-V-E to collaborate. (True or … Continue reading
Today’s Post Brought to You by WTH?
What in the world is up with Matthew McConaughey in Reign of Fire? He is absolutely ridiculous, but I’m pretty sure I love him as Denton. In any case, he looks about as unstable as this day has made me feel. Have you ever had to go in to work on your day to stay … Continue reading
#6 “Safe House”
Last night was the annual Valentine’s ball, a fundraiser and award ceremony for undergraduate college scholarships. In the silent auction, I successfully bid on a lovely small surrealist painting of a train flying over a pueblo done by a local artist, though I lost out on some funky antique jewelry. It’s really wonderful to meet … Continue reading
Behind the Ivory Curtain
So you want to go to graduate school? Good for you. Seriously. Once you have decided that you actually want to apply, then what? Beats me, but fresh off reading stacks and stacks of graduate files, I am here to offer practical advice about what NOT to do. Let me break it down into the … Continue reading
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