Blogcoven

Back once again with the renegade master.

Tag: Academia

Sometimes the funnies come to you

by dixie

Actual text of an e-mail I received, minus incriminating details: To: CCE postdoc and graduates Subject: Crocodile heads If you are expecting a package of croc heads please see [this guy] (x1234) in the Chemistry Stockroom ([this place]). There was insufficient information on the package to determine the addressee. THANK YOU, Anne

Not a real blog entry

by dixie

I’m still sort of in shock over Gygax failing his last save, and I have a lot of work to do before tomorrow’s meeting, but I stumbled across yet another PhD comic that I must share. Not because it’s true or funny (though it is both), but because I’ve been having conversations about the political [...]

When looking back

by dixie

I was told some time ago by someone much older than me that, “It doesn’t get easier.” Only a week or so ago, after much rattling around in my head, did I come to that fact’s logical conclusion. Everyone at every time is dealing with things that are more complicated and stressful than they’ve ever [...]

For future reference

by uber

Dear Me, Please remember that kicking the power cord out from your supervisor’s laptop is not conducive to a happy or healthy academic environment. This is particularly so if the laptop does not have battery power and goes dead. Love, My Own Self.