tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post6038679545972253943..comments2024-03-28T18:38:59.308-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: Losing the thread (a freewrite)Notorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-54393775508513833342009-10-12T15:17:30.251-07:002009-10-12T15:17:30.251-07:00Susan is right: lotsa conference papers are like= ...Susan is right: lotsa conference papers are like= that. Not that I respect any of those paper-givers, but it's sadly true.<br /><br />And my word verification is "oungnize," evoking both "organize" and "agonize." Apropos, no?squadratomagicohttp://squadratomagico.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-49673689798476774882009-10-12T11:10:42.035-07:002009-10-12T11:10:42.035-07:00Notorious, you think a conference paper needs to h...Notorious, you think a conference paper needs to have a focus? You could just say "here are some interesting ideas that I'm playing with and give parts of 3 different papers, all underdeveloped.<br /><br />Actually I'm only semi=facetious about that. Am I the only one who thinks that 20 minutes is far too little time to do anything in?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-51690331388419696922009-10-12T11:04:23.463-07:002009-10-12T11:04:23.463-07:00Damn, Susan -- Okay, I'll come to the meetings...Damn, Susan -- Okay, I'll come to the meetings, as long as I don't actually have to <i>do</i> anything.<br /><br />The good news is that last night, I found #264 in the ongoing series of Documents and/or Secondary Sources That Will Save This Conference Paper by Providing a Much-Needed Focal Point.<br /><br />Hooray?Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-21498150671568947442009-10-12T10:45:36.050-07:002009-10-12T10:45:36.050-07:0048 hours with a six-year-old is a useful way to ga...48 hours with a six-year-old is a useful way to gain perspective... on what, I'm not sure, but it can be interesting to work on initial reading and writing skills, as well as learning the names of all the engines on the Island of Sodor...ER Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278977770991072864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-54142059065245002712009-10-12T09:56:02.052-07:002009-10-12T09:56:02.052-07:00No, Belle, we're having MEETINGS of the overex...No, Belle, we're having MEETINGS of the overextended club. Committee meetings. But they will include beverages of ones choice. (Caf/decaf, alcoholic or not)<br /><br />And that thread, Notorious? It's the one you cut off because it was dangling from the hem of your jacket.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-37308962698166491252009-10-12T06:17:59.998-07:002009-10-12T06:17:59.998-07:00WElcome to the overextended club! At least there a...WElcome to the overextended club! At least there aren't any committee meetings!<br /><br />Word verif: mented. As in we are de-Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.com