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I once photocopied an article for a class that had...

2009-09-21T18:15:56.183-07:00

I once photocopied an article for a class that had "Oh puh-leeze" and "yuck" written in the margins. ooops. :)

Oh no!

2009-09-20T16:07:09.764-07:00

Oh no!

Yipes! It can only get better, right...?

2009-09-10T22:17:16.896-07:00

Yipes! It can only get better, right...?

oooh, me too about the judging on project runway. ...

2009-09-04T07:58:48.212-07:00

oooh, me too about the judging on project runway. I am pleased there will be no waiting for some whacked out conceptual designer to get just one reasonable idea.

wow, a shout out in your blog, I am honored!! keep...

2009-09-03T20:20:07.053-07:00

wow, a shout out in your blog, I am honored!! keep up the good work love you

yay rick bayless! I love him.

2009-08-20T14:06:33.692-07:00

yay rick bayless! I love him.

i love this video...saw it a few months ago for th...

2009-07-31T13:12:43.130-07:00

i love this video...saw it a few months ago for the first time.

Great ideas. I hadn't even thought about business...

2009-07-28T07:27:31.834-07:00

Great ideas. I hadn't even thought about business cards yet. My sister told me I should get a cookie jar for my desk, and I thought she was kidding, but maybe not. And I like the idea about decorating the back of the door. I hadn't even thought about that!

A room! Of your own! All your own! Yay! Here's...

2009-07-28T04:35:02.146-07:00

A room! Of your own! All your own! Yay!

Here's my 2 cents about a room arrangement: if possible, situate your desk so you face the door directly and have your reception chairs on the other side. Decorate the back of the door and the wall with what students/colleagues will see as your more eclectic materials because they'll be readily visible to you and only visible to them as they exit the room, after they've had a fascinating conversation with your authoritative self! :)

Congrats, and good luck. File cabinets! (Make yo...

2009-07-27T18:44:33.819-07:00

Congrats, and good luck.

File cabinets! (Make yourself a filing system to handle advisees, current classes, old classes, and teaching stuff so that you can teach issue X in one class and also another, if that makes sense)
Flash drive(s)
Business Cards
Office Phone
Office Stapler
Office Computer
Good office chair, visitor chairs
Bookcases

At my university, the university supplies all of these, but it's hit or miss. My office furniture is from the 50s. I have a rotary phone. But the chair is pretty comfortable. If it weren't, I'd buy my own.

You probably already know this, but departmental and college admin assistants know everything, and are worth being friendly with. Bring candy or cookies or whatever. Yeah, it plays into sexist crap, but they're probably women and will understand and not hold it against you.

Choking kids are so scary! Glad the crazy (yet ty...

2009-07-11T21:47:10.282-07:00

Choking kids are so scary! Glad the crazy (yet typical) day ended well.

Congrats!!! They've got themselves a gem. And go...

2009-06-11T19:32:31.605-07:00

Congrats!!! They've got themselves a gem. And good to know they're actually hiring--maybe we'll see you there someday!

What FANTASTIC news! Congratulations!

2009-06-11T16:22:25.022-07:00

What FANTASTIC news! Congratulations!

Oh my goodness! That is so exciting! I am so very...

2009-05-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness! That is so exciting! I am so very happy for you!

PS--It is Just Jen, from OS

Woohoo! Awesome! That is a looooong time to kee...

2009-05-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

Woohoo! Awesome!

That is a looooong time to keep 'em crossed. But still, awesome!

Wohoo!

2009-05-08T10:25:00.000-07:00

Wohoo!

Good luck!

2009-05-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

Good luck!

Wait, you let the TSA steal mom's jam? I think th...

2009-04-19T22:07:00.000-07:00

Wait, you let the TSA steal mom's jam? I think they just made up an excuse to steal the jam....Maybe next time you should take an extra jar to bribe them with. Mom brought 12 jars down to distribute and you are the only one who attempted to take them home.....poor us. 10 jars of blackberry jam. What will I do?

We really enjoyed having you here. We are so glad ...

2009-04-19T21:58:00.000-07:00

We really enjoyed having you here. We are so glad that you could make it. The headbands you made were a big hit today at church and I even had a few people ask where they could buy them. So in your free time, if you want to start a side business.....

Hey, we were in AZ too! It rained on our Esater e...

2009-04-14T23:42:00.000-07:00

Hey, we were in AZ too! It rained on our Esater egg hunt, which was funny. And Amen say I to the jelly beans and AZ water. Our tastebuds are in agreement.

That's fantastic! I think there's way more upside...

2009-04-10T01:03:00.000-07:00

That's fantastic!

I think there's way more upside than downside to being uber-prepared. :)

Ooooh, good idea. Maybe I'll shoot him an email.

2009-04-08T12:55:00.000-07:00

Ooooh, good idea. Maybe I'll shoot him an email.

Congrats! They'd be lucky to have you! I'm prett...

2009-04-08T12:37:00.000-07:00

Congrats! They'd be lucky to have you! I'm pretty sure my dad's interviewed candidates before--though in a different field--I bet he'd be happy to talk you about the process.

Oh, so sweet! Happy, happy birthday Cooper!And co...

2009-03-31T14:01:00.000-07:00

Oh, so sweet! Happy, happy birthday Cooper!

And congratulations on your second year of parenthood!

Satire and sarcasm are effective, disarming and fa...

2009-03-20T22:51:00.000-07:00

Satire and sarcasm are effective, disarming and falacious forms of argument. The can and should be rejected by an informed and discriminating mind.

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