tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post4854751457998317042..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: Note to SelfNeurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-24039136221535582872011-11-11T18:17:00.153-06:002011-11-11T18:17:00.153-06:00Hi Sara,
I don't like to volunteer for more ...Hi Sara,<br /> I don't like to volunteer for more work either, which is why I don't always say yes when my students try to get me to come to campus on my days off. The problem is that I have my own work to do, including my second job and my dissertation, so it's just not possible for me to help them every time.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-75271514610613990672011-11-11T16:21:38.565-06:002011-11-11T16:21:38.565-06:00The only reoccurring note I write to myself is
-...The only reoccurring note I write to myself is <br /><br />--Don't talk to strangers.--which I always forget<br /><br />and perhaps, dont volunteer for more work when you already work 80 hours a week.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-34624924615568576852011-11-09T16:36:24.094-06:002011-11-09T16:36:24.094-06:00Hi Lynda,
You're right in that the students w...Hi Lynda,<br /> You're right in that the students would love to watch more movies in class. I doubt they'd like the movies from my collection, though; I favor romantic comedies, which would probably make the guys in my class say that they'd rather sit through one of my lectures.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-40486827845195287002011-11-09T16:22:36.638-06:002011-11-09T16:22:36.638-06:00lol, I love number 4 (I think the kids would too)....lol, I love number 4 (I think the kids would too).Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-45795765380941118032011-11-08T15:32:38.595-06:002011-11-08T15:32:38.595-06:00Hi E.R. King,
I wish I could had Tivo so that I ...Hi E.R. King,<br /> I wish I could had Tivo so that I wouldn't have to miss my beloved Law and Order episodes, but the thing about being a teacher is that I'm too broke for Tivo, sighhh...<br /><br />Hi Theresa,<br /> Wow, I wonder what that professor's boss said to him when he got caught. I bet the students got tired of the films after a while, especially since they paid tuition to take those classes. I do wish I had more time to read books without footnotes, though.<br /><br />Hi Deniz,<br /> Thanks! I wish I could say that kind of thing during workshops. Then maybe they wouldn't make me go to those things anymore.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-70794782293317691412011-11-08T10:23:29.405-06:002011-11-08T10:23:29.405-06:00Love this list. But especially #3 and 7!! And numb...Love this list. But especially #3 and 7!! And number 8. Brilliant!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-64835783642525930402011-11-08T04:40:38.540-06:002011-11-08T04:40:38.540-06:00You read books without footnotes? For shame!
It&...You read books without footnotes? For shame!<br /><br />It's amazing what goes through our head when teaching. So much is improvised. Did I ever tell you I had a history professor who showed us movies all the time? Apparently, he was "teaching" a film class at the SAME TIME. Go in to one room, give an intro, start the movie, go to the other room and repeat process. Brilliant. 'Til he got caught.<br /><br />Imagine teaching 2 classes at once where they're watching a movie? Think of all the books without footnotes you can read.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-40554781884680794962011-11-08T00:14:24.161-06:002011-11-08T00:14:24.161-06:00Ha! Who would have thought being a teacher would e...Ha! Who would have thought being a teacher would entail so many rules? And I think it's appropriate to ditch a meeting with a student to watch Law & Order. Totally acceptable!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-76621242627926125892011-11-07T20:00:50.884-06:002011-11-07T20:00:50.884-06:00Hi NGS,
I haven't had any nightmares about C...Hi NGS,<br /> I haven't had any nightmares about Criminal Minds, but occasionally I'll dream that I'm in the room when they're giving one of their "profiles". I like that show because of how they analyze people's personalities. And $8 a month for cable? I wish I had that.<br /><br />Hi Gia,<br /> I'd probably get in trouble if I started throwing things. But sometimes I have caught students sleeping during movies. <br /><br />Hi Anna,<br /> I've noticed that a lot of students drink Gatorade and other sports drinks in class. You'd think that would make them more energetic in class, but it usually doesn't.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-6547446407731766842011-11-07T17:32:44.862-06:002011-11-07T17:32:44.862-06:00Note to self: resist the urge to play zombie warri...Note to self: resist the urge to play zombie warrior in the middle of class. Though they may seem zombie-like, resist the urge to incapacitate their cerebral cortex. The excessive amounts of booze they're drinking on the weekend is doing that for you.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961332983813359209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-2024187135596422172011-11-07T16:58:28.746-06:002011-11-07T16:58:28.746-06:00Hahahah I especially like #4, though I had mistake...Hahahah I especially like #4, though I had mistakenly thought that they did this to catch up on napping. My notes to self mostly consist of "DON'T YELL AT USELESS COWORKER. DON'T THROW STAPLERS AT USELESS COWORKER." (Actually, I just wrote about my job on Friday - http://mayorgia.blogspot.com/)Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-2148026024539213582011-11-07T14:42:36.773-06:002011-11-07T14:42:36.773-06:00Do you ever have nightmares about those crime show...Do you ever have nightmares about those crime shows? Ion (the only non-network channel we get with our $8 a month cable package) shows a million* episodes of Criminal Minds every night and I am incapable of turning it off even though I dream about body parts and cannibals after I watch them...I think I need some help weaning myself off CM. <br /><br />*May be exaggerated for effect.NGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-22912107854686985962011-11-07T14:07:32.743-06:002011-11-07T14:07:32.743-06:00Hi Elizabeth,
Oh, I don't know. :) It might ...Hi Elizabeth,<br /> Oh, I don't know. :) It might make them appreciate the good writers even more, like Hemingway and Steinbeck, because they'll be able to contrast Snooki's book with the kind of writing that inspires people. <br /><br />Hi Karen,<br /> If I could figure out a way to put Coke in my cereal and make it taste good, I would.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-45380984574728123412011-11-07T12:40:09.878-06:002011-11-07T12:40:09.878-06:00I've done the first two no-no's way too ma...I've done the first two no-no's way too many times!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-23200346631713043092011-11-07T12:27:41.709-06:002011-11-07T12:27:41.709-06:00I'm all for corporal punishment, but Forced Sn...I'm all for corporal punishment, but Forced Snooki Book Reading is going too far.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376697563995394878noreply@blogger.com