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This is not at all uncommon. My most frustrating one was for an R&R. I spent a ton of time and energy revising, and the end result was both much improved, and significantly different from the original (not that the original was bad). I got the rejection a day after submitting the R&R. I subsequently learned it never even went back to the referees (not surprising, given the 1-day turnaround).

Quote from: Parasaurolophus on Today at 09:24:05 AMMaybe a bit of book reviewing this afternoon.

Cleaned up what I had, and wrote a good chunk (maybe 600 words?). It's in decent shape now, though it still needs another 400 or so words. Doing that will require digging into the book, which I'm not super keen to do for whatever reason. I guess it just seems hard.

Quote from: ab_grp on Today at 02:21:56 PM

Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on Today at 12:20:08 PMAudition (1999, streaming on Kanopy)

Following ab_grp's lead, I decided to watch a Japanese horror film last night, settling on Takashi Miike's famously disturbing Audition. The film follows a widower that holds auditions to find a new wife (the women think they are auditioning for an acting role). He meets an enchanting young woman and things seem too good to be true... And sure enough, things are not quite as they seem.

This movie is very well regarded in certain circles (it is apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites), and I can see why. It is a well directed and acted genre bender with some interesting things to say about misogyny and feminism.

Overall, I came away quite impressed and a little shaken. This film is certainly not for everyone, but if you can stomach it then there are significant rewards to be had. I suspect that this will stay with me in the days and weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised if my esteem for it grows with a little distance.

Grade: A-

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Let me know how you like it once you've had a chance to watch!

Quote from: Sea_Ice on Today at 02:23:57 PMMaybe they realized that they were caught red-handed in failing to perform their legal obligation to pay you, and are now hoping that you'll fill out the newly-required paperwork wrong, so that they can get some of it back??

It looks like something like that. But it's weird of them to disavow what the union told us they agreed to, and super weird that I have an unexplained $1k deposit.

I startled a Coopers hawk (and it startled me) in the bushes right by my door when I arrived home the other day. Almost certainly relatedly, there are pigeon feathers all over my yard.

Also, saw a black-crowned night heron along the river the other day. I occasionally see them there, but more frequently there much bigger blue heron cousins.

Maybe they realized that they were caught red-handed in failing to perform their legal obligation to pay you, and are now hoping that you'll fill out the newly-required paperwork wrong, so that they can get some of it back??

Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on Today at 12:20:08 PMAudition (1999, streaming on Kanopy)

Following ab_grp's lead, I decided to watch a Japanese horror film last night, settling on Takashi Miike's famously disturbing Audition. The film follows a widower that holds auditions to find a new wife (the women think they are auditioning for an acting role). He meets an enchanting young woman and things seem too good to be true... And sure enough, things are not quite as they seem.

This movie is very well regarded in certain circles (it is apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites), and I can see why. It is a well directed and acted genre bender with some interesting things to say about misogyny and feminism.

Overall, I came away quite impressed and a little shaken. This film is certainly not for everyone, but if you can stomach it then there are significant rewards to be had. I suspect that this will stay with me in the days and weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised if my esteem for it grows with a little distance.

Grade: A-

Sounds intriguing! I will put it on our list.

Assignments update:  I have had about 1/3 of my classes drop as they started racking up zeros (that is a win).  I've also had most of those seats taken by late adds, so that's a new problem.  What do I do with those?

Some added, then did nothing.  Others added, then emailed me immediately, so they are on the ball (not counting adding late).  Seems like different solutions are warranted.

Audition (1999, streaming on Kanopy)

Following ab_grp's lead, I decided to watch a Japanese horror film last night, settling on Takashi Miike's famously disturbing Audition. The film follows a widower that holds auditions to find a new wife (the women think they are auditioning for an acting role). He meets an enchanting young woman and things seem too good to be true... And sure enough, things are not quite as they seem.

This movie is very well regarded in certain circles (it is apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favorites), and I can see why. It is a well directed and acted genre bender with some interesting things to say about misogyny and feminism.

Overall, I came away quite impressed and a little shaken. This film is certainly not for everyone, but if you can stomach it then there are significant rewards to be had. I suspect that this will stay with me in the days and weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised if my esteem for it grows with a little distance.

Grade: A-

Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on September 17, 2024, 08:29:11 AM

Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on September 01, 2024, 10:24:35 AMSeptember goals:

• Make progress on paper #1 (with colleague)
• Present paper #2 at conference (with colleagues)
• Finish revising paper #3 (solo) and send it back to the journal (due in mid-September)
• Make significant progress on book #1 (with colleague)
• Keep chipping away at book #2 (solo), hopefully receive contract

Conference done, R&R submitted, and spent a week in the woods hiking and making great progress on book #1.

I'm planning to spend a bit more time on book #1 this week, but I've made enough progress to feel good about crossing it off the list.

(And contract for book #2 should be coming any day now)

I polished one chapter of book #1 yesterday and will try to do another today. If I can keep distractions at bay, then I'm cautiously optimistic that we can have a solid draft ready by the end of September (probably minus the conclusion chapter).