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Ne þæt se aglæca yldan þohte

I just finished watching the CGI-animated movie Beowulf. It's crude, with people fighting nekkid, low-cut blouses, sexual innuendos in song form ("Her mother was from Iceland..."), frequent use of the word "swive," gore…
I want

I want my students to get something out of the classes I teach, instead of just trying for the minimal passing grade... I want my students to start digging when they encounter something they don't understand, rather tha…
Things That Bode Well For Your Job Hunt, #472

...when you get an e-mail that begins, "Dear Professor Russo." No congratulations yet--I don't know if this is official or tentative or what. But it may just be the light at the end of the rat-race tunnel. Stay tuned.…
Steps to Getting a Job

1) Qualify. 2) Apply. 3) Interview. 4) Do Well in the Interview. 5) Get Accepted. 6) Drop off Paperwork. 7) Worse comes to worst, employ a job broker. "What was your previous position?" "I USHERED …
Blecch

The man I interviewed with was practically a clone of J. Jonah Jameson. If he had started demanding that I go out and get incriminating photos of Spiderman, I don't think I would have been surprised. He made it very cl…
Dandelion Wine

Fathomless your endless mercy, Weight I could not lift. Where do I fit in this puzzle? What good are these gifts? Not a martyr, or a saint. Scarcely can I struggle through. All that I have ever wanted Was to give my best…
Transitions

"I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again. Now the circle is complete. When we last left I was but the learner. Now I have a Master's." "Only a Master's in English, Darth!" *sigh* Anyone hiring …
All Hands, Brace For Impact

For every week of vacation, there is an equal and opposite week of hell following. Things to do: --finish reading the writings of Margary of Kempe (Thursday) --finish grading students' in-class assignments (Wednesday) …
A Hiker's-Eye View Of Uncertainty

I can't stand it. Stand what? All this uncertainty. All this complication. Ah. This again. I mean, here I am filling out these applications, gathering writing samples, letters of recommendation, statements of purpo…
Warrior or Pathfinder?

Somebody please explain to me what all these Xangas--the ones featuring an attractive young lady in the profile picture who posts what seems to be a personal ad ("I like dogs, rock music and long walks on the beach") an…