Re: what kind of fool am I? (rhetorical question!)
- From: Mysti Rudd <Mysti.Rudd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:18:22 -0500
Don--
how about I come to virginia just to stay with you? do i have to have an
ulterior motive? I certainly missed seeing you and your candy-ass this summer.
(i didn't go to wal-mart once!)
Unlike you, i am not contracted until 2008. In fact, i haven't signed my
contract yet as a form of subtle protest that turned not-so-subtle last week
when the vpaa said that i would be terminated if i didn't sign. this pissed me
off so the pen i had stuffed in my pocket for the purpose of signing the
contract wouldn't budge in that norwegian-stubborn way of my ancestors. so i
drafted a letter to the president, revised it by deleting a sylvia plath poem
("Metaphors") and the words "uppity" and "Overseers" (come on--i wasn't using
them in the same sentence!!!)and gosh darn if i didn't walk this letter over
to the pres's office yesterday.
what kind of fool am I? (think appropriate broadway tune here)--apparently the
iup me is seeping like a blood clot into the other nine months of the year.
Guam, are you ready for me????? Bueller??? ANyone????
Just in case anyone is wondering what I am fighting for, apparently I am
eligible for promotion to assistant professor because i have completed 30 hours
of grad. credit beyond my master's (plus four years of service at this
college), but this promotion doesn't include a raise, a derby hat, or even a
side of fries. So i am fighting for a 2,500$ annual raise to go along with this
promotion. My colleagues are glad that I am standing up--but this could be
because they hate my sorry-ass. As it stands now, I am sticking out like a
communist chinese flag among the yellow ribbons on campus. Ah, the glory of
being James Dean with a cause!
Natzo-thanks for the lit circles. my students are getting into it. i'm too lazy
to provide the markers, though, so I suggested that the illustrators act out
scenes from "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "Hucleberry Finn." What a
hoot!!!
Et. Al: what do i do when some of my comp 1 students drag their best friend
(and high school mentality) with them into my fine classroom? They don't seem
to be getting the hint about diving deep and surfacing--taking the risk of
sitting next to someone they don't know--even when i assign this every other
time. god, do i have to regress to a kindergarten seating arrangement with a
"hands to yourself" sign posted on the bulletin board? and btw--i hate it when
i become one of those whining teachers who complains about her students. most
of them are quite lovely--with journal writing that digs down deep. I guess i
could always become a grave digger. unless that requires the use of heavy
equipment--i always wanted to be a carpenter but i can't stand noise or slivers.
scattered mysti
----- Original Message -----
From: butlerdl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:48 am
Subject: RE: Job Opening on GUAM
> Hi, all,
> Guam sounds good! Nice island life! I'm tempted in spite
> of the snakes (kidding Shar, I remember our talk), but too
> much going on here. I guess I'll ride out my position here
> and see what happens. Longwood's making me a Senior
> Lecturer, which although not tenure track is a promotion,
> but more importantly contracts me through spring 2008. I
> think that's a good thing, giving me time to work on and
> finish the dis. I also like hanging out with Lara and
> Andrea, although, if Andrea reads this she might well apply
> and leave my candy-ass right here in Farmville.
>
> By the way, those of you who might find yourself in Virginia
> in the near future are welcome to stay with me. Don't think
> twice about letting me know when you might come.
>
> Don
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:05:43 +1000
> >From: "Christopher Garcia" <guamchrisgarcia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: Job Opening on GUAM
> >To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >how 'bout a green one? Oh, looks like I get to go shopping!
> Ruff, Ruff.
> >(some say Bark! Bark! while others think Arf! Arf!)
> >
> >ok I'll stop here.
> >
> >So who's thinking about their IUP me?
> >
> >
> >>From: "Natalie Dorfeld" <natalie_dorfeld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>To: comptesol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: RE: Job Opening on GUAM
> >>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:33:45 +0000
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>Hola, Shar & All --
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>Thanks for the update.? I?d move there in a heartbeat just
> for the
> >>weather.? And to see Chris in a Speedo, of course.?
> Meow.? ? ??
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>And on that note, Thiel College, which is located in
> northwestern PA, is
> >>looking for more adjuncts.? $1,500 smackers per course.?
> Big money, I
> >>know.?
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>Have a good one.?
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>-- Natzo
> >>
> >>?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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