A thread to express your victories!
Thursday the back wheel fell off of my lawnmower after only one pass in the back yard. I ordered parts on Friday. They arrived today and I replaced the back wheel All By Myself! In less than an hour!!
My coworker and another good friend noted that I paid $96 in replacement parts for a nearly 20 year old mower, and that I could have purchased a new mower for 'just a few hundred more'!
But I figure that my nearly 20 year old mower, That I FIXED All By Myself! is still in great shape and will last for many years to come and the way I figure it, I SAVED a few hundred by fixing it myself! And i got the satisfaction of doing it myself (and saving some cash)
So what victories, large and small do you want to announce to the fora?
Wow! I couldn't fix a lawn mower. I still remember my dad completely dismantling and ruining our lawnmower when I was a kid. It was kind of hilarious. Parts all over the driveway.
I cleaned the back porch windows of deep green smootch without an active spigot. So much nicer.
And I can play the entire first movement of the great 19th century concerto I've been working on, not entirely well yet, but getting there.
And 3 manuscripts out there door; let's hope the editors are in a good mood.
Cheers!
My electric kettle was rattling, so I unscrewed the base, found a loose screw and a slot where it seemed to fit (there was a partner slot where a similar screw was still in place), and screwed it in. Now the kettle doesn't rattle anymore. I feel like the monarch of handypeople.
I've been assembling things as well, most recently a cabinet from Home Depot which had lots of parts and instructions even less informative than Ikea if such a thing is possible. There were some moments of despair but it all came together in the end.
I really like concrete hands on projects as a break from academic work.
Yay! I like this thread.
I've lost 28 lbs since January and my partner has lost just over 30 lbs. We have done it by eating a whole-foods plant based diet and eating only at home (no take-out or restaurants). My goal is to lose 43 lbs more and, at this pace, should get there in January of next year. It's been a pretty easy process so far and has not required a regular work-out routine either.
The bad thing about weight loss is that I will need to buy new clothes and sadly faced with donating clothes that I liked very much and still have some life left. Many of my clothes are not valuable enough to have tailored, so I'll have to look for new garments. Despite that, having less fat on my body is helpful in so many ways that it totally offsets the disappointment of losing my clothes. We went for a bike ride a couple of weeks ago and it was astonishing how much easier it was to ride with 20 lbs less weight being carried around. Sleep is better and life is generally so much more comfortable... especially as the summer weather heats up.
If anyone is looking for weight loss inspiration along these lines, I recommend the movie "Eating You Alive" (2018) that is available on TubiTV for free to watch here: https://tubitv.com/movies/475193/eating_you_alive?start=true (https://tubitv.com/movies/475193/eating_you_alive?start=true) The book "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman is also a great resource.
Quote from: AJ_Katz on June 03, 2020, 11:16:30 AM
Yay! I like this thread.
I've lost 28 lbs since January and my partner has lost just over 30 lbs. We have done it by eating a whole-foods plant based diet and eating only at home (no take-out or restaurants). My goal is to lose 43 lbs more and, at this pace, should get there in January of next year. It's been a pretty easy process so far and has not required a regular work-out routine either.
The bad thing about weight loss is that I will need to buy new clothes and sadly faced with donating clothes that I liked very much and still have some life left. Many of my clothes are not valuable enough to have tailored, so I'll have to look for new garments. Despite that, having less fat on my body is helpful in so many ways that it totally offsets the disappointment of losing my clothes. We went for a bike ride a couple of weeks ago and it was astonishing how much easier it was to ride with 20 lbs less weight being carried around. Sleep is better and life is generally so much more comfortable... especially as the summer weather heats up.
If anyone is looking for weight loss inspiration along these lines, I recommend the movie "Eating You Alive" (2018) that is available on TubiTV for free to watch here: https://tubitv.com/movies/475193/eating_you_alive?start=true (https://tubitv.com/movies/475193/eating_you_alive?start=true) The book "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman is also a great resource.
That's awesome. I still keep my old clothes thinking I'll fit into them again.
QuoteYay! I like this thread.
I've lost 28 lbs since January and my partner has lost just over 30 lbs.
HOORAY!!! That seems like quite a victory!!
I painted out my patch of grey hair. It worked!
Apparently my students last semester nominated me for a teaching award. I didn't get it, but it's awfully kind of them to have done so.
That's cool.
Good for you.
M.
Did a touch up paint job on my car--it had some minor scrapping. Since my car has a unique green color, I bought a paint pen online from a car paint speciality company.
Quote from: bacardiandlime on June 03, 2020, 01:35:17 PM
I painted out my patch of grey hair. It worked!
What did you use? I've been debating adding some temporary color to my hair, but am overwhelmed with hair mascara and hair chalk and hair spray. Too many options!
I bought professional dye (wella koleston) and developer.
Pro dyes are good because you can adjust the strength yourself. Also if you only need a small amount (dying a small patch lie this) it works out cheaper as they are in resealable containers and last a while (home box dyes are all single use).
I'm fair haired so I used a blonde dye with a 20vol developer. If there is a Sallys beauty supply near you they carry the major pro lines. I've used Wella before but they are all similar.
I unclogged a shower using a small snake that I had never used successfully before. Was relieved that I didn't have to call a plumber or go to Lowes to buy some nasty chemical to pour down the drain.
I just submitted my belated departmental annual report and assessment data.
Quote from: sinenomine on June 04, 2020, 07:12:02 AM
I just submitted my belated departmental annual report and assessment data.
That's actually quite an amazing accomplishment.
It's not really a victory on my part, but my university has decided to postpone assessment and reporting deadlines normally scheduled for this year, to next year.
Congratulations to everyone on your accomplishments!
I recently learned that I won a very large grant, more than half a million dollars. It's been hard to celebrate given ... all of this (said while gesturing at basically everything happening right now). But, I had been discussing a potential position in my lab with someone, and I got to e-mail her and let her know that the job was hers since the grant had come through. It was very joyful to be able to offer someone a position in the middle of a pandemic and a terrible economy.
My lab also submitted two R&Rs this week. The revisions for both were fairly straightforward. It feels good to have those papers off my desk, and I am optimistic about their chances of acceptance.
Quote from: nonsensical on June 04, 2020, 01:01:26 PM
Congratulations to everyone on your accomplishments!
I recently learned that I won a very large grant, more than half a million dollars. It's been hard to celebrate given ... all of this (said while gesturing at basically everything happening right now). But, I had been discussing a potential position in my lab with someone, and I got to e-mail her and let her know that the job was hers since the grant had come through. It was very joyful to be able to offer someone a position in the middle of a pandemic and a terrible economy.
My lab also submitted two R&Rs this week. The revisions for both were fairly straightforward. It feels good to have those papers off my desk, and I am optimistic about their chances of acceptance.
W00T!! So nice to hear good news that brings other people good news in these times.
Congrats and avaunt!!
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
Quote from: wareagle on June 04, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
As the Professor would say, 'Good news!'
Seriously, congrats!
Glad for all these moments of joy.
And joy leads to strength.
So, be strong.
M.
Quote from: bacardiandlime on June 04, 2020, 12:30:08 AM
Pro dyes are good because you can adjust the strength yourself. Also if you only need a small amount (dying a small patch lie this) it works out cheaper as they are in resealable containers and last a while (home box dyes are all single use).
Thank you! I hadn't thought about professional dyes being less expensive in the long run. If I decide to go beyond temporary spot of color, that's good to know.
Quote from: bacardiandlime on June 03, 2020, 01:35:17 PM
I painted out my patch of grey hair. It worked!
Oooh...do we have a "cosmetics" thread here?
Vox ran the one on the old forum with curatorial aplomb....not sure we can emulate that, but, well....
Might be fun.
M.
Quote from: wareagle on June 04, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
Bravo on beating the odds!!! Congrats!! Happy days!
Quote from: wareagle on June 04, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
Waow! Congratulations!
Thanks, all. I never expected to get back into my profession, so it is a real boost.
Quote from: wareagle on June 05, 2020, 10:55:31 AM
Thanks, all. I never expected to get back into my profession, so it is a real boost.
Enjoy every minute of this huge victory,
wareagle! You did it! You won! Celebrate!
Congrats on your grant,
nonsensical! How nice that you could offer fabulous job news to someone else. Celebrate!
Great job on the lawnmower,
clean! Celebrate!
Quote from: wareagle on June 04, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
Wonderful!
Quote from: wareagle on June 05, 2020, 10:55:31 AM
Thanks, all. I never expected to get back into my profession, so it is a real boost.
Great news, wareagle! Congratulations and all the best to you!
Quote from: wareagle on June 04, 2020, 02:19:06 PM
After a year on the market, I landed a job! Unbelievable!
Congratulations!
My victory is that I finally managed to clip off a bit of ragged nail that I broke below the quick on Saturday. Now I have a super-short fingernail on my right ring finger, but my right hand is back to full use. Please notice how error-free my typing is!
I seem to have successfully transferred the economic stimulus payment my wife and I received in the form of a stupid debit card to my checking account. My wife's last name on the card was wrong (it was my name). The two banks we use both said "Oh, we can't cash this out and put the money in your account for you." There is one in-network ATM nearby; we'd have to make multiple trips there, only one trip per day, to get the money off the card. My sister-in-law got her stimulus payment in the form of a paper check, which she took to her bank and deposited.
Which one of Trump's cronies owns the company that supplied the debit cards?
Jobs! Grants! Fixed lawn mowers! Yay to all! (I'm envious of you handy people.)
My exciting news is that today I got an advance book contract. I'm wary of sharing in other places because things are tough for so many people. But I'm very glad to share with you.
Also, I've now heard from two students in the last class I taught, which I've taught many times but this time rebuilt from the ground up, that they were inspired by the material. Every teacher loves to hear that.
Quote from: traductio on June 10, 2020, 08:08:40 PM
Jobs! Grants! Fixed lawn mowers! Yay to all! (I'm envious of you handy people.)
My exciting news is that today I got an advance book contract. I'm wary of sharing in other places because things are tough for so many people. But I'm very glad to share with you.
Also, I've now heard from two students in the last class I taught, which I've taught many times but this time rebuilt from the ground up, that they were inspired by the material. Every teacher loves to hear that.
Congrats on the book contract, traductio! Fabulous news. Please feel free to share with others -- share the joy, create joyful ripple effects!
Kind of those students to share that with you.
Celebrate that book contract!
Quote from: traductio on June 10, 2020, 08:08:40 PM
Jobs! Grants! Fixed lawn mowers! Yay to all! (I'm envious of you handy people.)
My exciting news is that today I got an advance book contract. I'm wary of sharing in other places because things are tough for so many people. But I'm very glad to share with you.
Also, I've now heard from two students in the last class I taught, which I've taught many times but this time rebuilt from the ground up, that they were inspired by the material. Every teacher loves to hear that.
You are my monomythic hero/heroine.
W00T many times over!!!!
Congratulations!
Spring grades are in! This has been the longest spring term ever (and we're on the quarter system).
This may seem small, but it's a big deal in a way.
The ADHD student for whom I do homework mentoring has progressed from having me scribe for him to taking notes for himself. (I sort of tricked him into it today, but he stuck with it for nearly 40 minutes before asking if I were taking notes as well.)
We also managed to work through his fear of thunder (small storm passing through): he went to the basement, put a blanket over his head, and pulled the blanket over the laptop so we could see each other and continue working.
And we have made a lot of progress in how he does his work; he's gone from procrastinating on each step until I help with it, to following through and getting parts of his work done in advance.
I have to prompt him a lot (that was my learning curve; his condition includes a kind of instantaneous "forgetting" that things exist, so that, for example, he can't walk to school alone because he'd wander out into the street without remembering about cars...so my texts to him include reminders about what step of the work we're on and when I would like to see it) which I usually don't do, because I want to encourage independent work.
But by backing up and meeting him where he is (which is further back, developmentally, than the music work we also do together) we've started to move forward towards that goal as well.
I'm bemused and pleased by what seems like a growing experience for both of us....and grateful.
M.
Quote from: mamselle on June 11, 2020, 11:37:34 AM
This may seem small, but it's a big deal in a way.
The ADHD student for whom I do homework mentoring has progressed.....
I'm bemused and pleased by what seems like a growing experience for both of us....and grateful.
M.
Wow, mamselle. What compassionate, meaningful, priceless, selfless contributions you are making to this student's life. Thanks for sharing these heartwarming, inspirational victories and thanks for improving life for others.
Quote from: mamselle on June 11, 2020, 11:37:34 AM
This may seem small, but it's a big deal in a way.
The ADHD student for whom I do homework mentoring has progressed from having me scribe for him to taking notes for himself. (I sort of tricked him into it today, but he stuck with it for nearly 40 minutes before asking if I were taking notes as well.)
We also managed to work through his fear of thunder (small storm passing through): he went to the basement, put a blanket over his head, and pulled the blanket over the laptop so we could see each other and continue working.
And we have made a lot of progress in how he does his work; he's gone from procrastinating on each step until I help with it, to following through and getting parts of his work done in advance.
I have to prompt him a lot (that was my learning curve; his condition includes a kind of instantaneous "forgetting" that things exist, so that, for example, he can't walk to school alone because he'd wander out into the street without remembering about cars...so my texts to him include reminders about what step of the work we're on and when I would like to see it) which I usually don't do, because I want to encourage independent work.
But by backing up and meeting him where he is (which is further back, developmentally, than the music work we also do together) we've started to move forward towards that goal as well.
I'm bemused and pleased by what seems like a growing experience for both of us....and grateful.
M.
mamselle, you're the kind of teacher I aspire to be.
Thanks.
M.
Quote from: smallcleanrat on June 11, 2020, 11:55:46 AM
Quote from: mamselle on June 11, 2020, 11:37:34 AM
This may seem small, but it's a big deal in a way.
The ADHD student for whom I do homework mentoring has progressed from having me scribe for him to taking notes for himself. (I sort of tricked him into it today, but he stuck with it for nearly 40 minutes before asking if I were taking notes as well.)
We also managed to work through his fear of thunder (small storm passing through): he went to the basement, put a blanket over his head, and pulled the blanket over the laptop so we could see each other and continue working.
And we have made a lot of progress in how he does his work; he's gone from procrastinating on each step until I help with it, to following through and getting parts of his work done in advance.
I have to prompt him a lot (that was my learning curve; his condition includes a kind of instantaneous "forgetting" that things exist, so that, for example, he can't walk to school alone because he'd wander out into the street without remembering about cars...so my texts to him include reminders about what step of the work we're on and when I would like to see it) which I usually don't do, because I want to encourage independent work.
But by backing up and meeting him where he is (which is further back, developmentally, than the music work we also do together) we've started to move forward towards that goal as well.
I'm bemused and pleased by what seems like a growing experience for both of us....and grateful.
M.
mamselle, you're the kind of teacher I aspire to be.
Hear, hear. That is some fine work you are doing, meaningful in ways that will be felt farther than you expect.
Congratulations on what sounds like a well-earned teaching victory!
What a great collection of victories!
Mine is a bittersweet one.
Mid-April, I learned that one of my favorite high school teachers passed of Covid-19. She was 93. Back last fall, I learned that the department where she got her master's degree before she started teaching is the very same department where I worked from 1997-2004. So I wrote her a note last fall to close that loop, and tell her how much she inspired me.
In today's mail I received a handwritten note from her daughter. She said that her mother had kept my letter in her desk drawer. So it meant a lot to her. I am so very glad that I sent that to her. Her daughter says she comes and visits my city every year, and she hopes we can hang for a coffee or a beer on her next visit.
Oh, and we cleaned the garage!!
So glad you got to connect with her and that she received it as it was meant. I got to thank a couple of my significant HS instructors, but missed reaching a couple of others before they died, and I've always been a little sad I didn't get to tell them how much their work had meant to me.
And, yea! for the garage...that's no small victory at all!
M.
Monarda, what a sweet story. I'm glad her daughter wrote to you, and that you sent your original note.
My lab had a paper accepted! A paper that represented a new research direction for us and was a difficult set of data to collect. We also had a paper rejected, and I'm grateful for the glut of acceptances that made that rejection feel small.
This is on the level of "hilarious but I didn't do what I'm being commended for" references.
As anyone on Academia may know, there is a feedback on citations that will list your references in others' documents.
I have about a dozen real ones on my work in the humanities/history/arts/etc.
But there's someone with my name, or close to it, and same first initial, who does work on the presence of testosterone in female salivary samples...and I'm constantly having to decline those as part of my citations list!
Clearly, I went into the wrong field...
M.
I love this thread. It is so great - not just sharing one's personal victories, but hearing about so many others.
Congrats, all! I am toasting you with a nice cold IPA.
Has it really been exactly a year since anyone has had a victory to celebrate???
Well, I'm celebrating.
I had to combine a younger (8-going-on 90) student's intro theory work with an older class because of schedule changes (his).
I had a feeling they could work well together, but kept reminding myself it might blow up in my face.
Ha!!
The 8-year-old nailed it, and it looks like he's going to be keeping the others on their toes.
Tee-hee.....so happy when a hunch pays off.
M.
Quote from: mamselle on June 11, 2021, 02:14:27 PM
Has it really been exactly a year since anyone has had a victory to celebrate???
Well, I'm celebrating.
I had to combine a younger (8-going-on 90) student's intro theory work with an older class because of schedule changes (his).
I had a feeling they could work well together, but kept reminding myself it might blow up in my face.
Ha!!
The 8-year-old nailed it, and it looks like he's going to be keeping the others on their toes.
Tee-hee.....so happy when a hunch pays off.
M.
Yay for the wise youngster, the older class, and you, Mamselle for helping people grow and learn! : )
Nice, indeed, to read good news after a year lag on this thread.
Yes, good news thread! Bravo for reviving it.
My department has confirmed that they'll provide the $1000 for color printing charges of my big article. They've also agreed to buy 10 (TEN!) pieces of lab equipment that I've been requesting just two units of on equipment bids over the last three years, and a year-long subscription to an online service that we thought would be useful. They are clearly rolling in the cash they saved this year with no travel expenses!
Wow, the photo subventions alone are impressive.
Enjoy the new equipment, too!
M.
Congratulations to both of you, mamselle and ergative!
My victory is that I've resumed being able to write something substantial for the first time since things started going wrong for me two and a half years ago. Now on my third chapter, and my mind is humming. It feels so good to have that ability restored.
Whoo--hooooo!!!
Yes, there's a...."writing cave," or a "writing tunnel," or some kind of writing space that we seem to move in and out of.
For the past three weeks I've been looking for the entrance to whatever that structure is that allows for the writing of pieces not necessarily "expected" by others for conferences, presentations, etc.
I might have just happened on it this week in the underbrush, I guess I got away from it for a bit and it got covered in gorse-bushes!
M.
Quote from: wareagle on June 05, 2020, 10:55:31 AM
Thanks, all. I never expected to get back into my profession, so it is a real boost.
Adding my congratulations--great news, WarEagle! ETA: sorry it's a year late--I didn't even notice I was so far behind! I hope the new job is going well!
From here: Daughter #2 and I did most of the work to replace the window AC in her room on this hot, hot day (with calling on ALHS only for the lifting to remove the old and install the new).
I decided I should claim a refund for a plane ticket I bought ages ago, which was cancelled due to the pandemic, converted to a voucher, and can now be converted to a full refund (thanks to the federal government). Turns out I was 1.5 hours away from the deadline. Woohoo!
Quote from: AmLitHist on June 12, 2021, 01:06:39 PM
From here: Daughter #2 and I did most of the work to replace the window AC in her room on this hot, hot day (with calling on ALHS only for the lifting to remove the old and install the new).
Yes! Hooray for AC!
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on June 12, 2021, 10:37:49 PM
I decided I should claim a refund for a plane ticket I bought ages ago, which was cancelled due to the pandemic, converted to a voucher, and can now be converted to a full refund (thanks to the federal government). Turns out I was 1.5 hours away from the deadline. Woohoo!
Nicely done! Somehow it's more satisfying to accomplish a task if there was a chance you were going to miss the deadline and then you didn't.
Quote from: mamselle on June 12, 2021, 07:37:25 AM
For the past three weeks I've been looking for the entrance to whatever that structure is that allows for the writing of pieces not necessarily "expected" by others for conferences, presentations, etc.
I might have just happened on it this week in the underbrush, I guess I got away from it for a bit and it got covered in gorse-bushes!
M.
Quote from: apl68 on June 12, 2021, 06:35:44 AM
My victory is that I've resumed being able to write something substantial for the first time since things started going wrong for me two and a half years ago. Now on my third chapter, and my mind is humming. It feels so good to have that ability restored.
Bravo to both of you. It's wonderful to feel intellectually productive. I haven't had that for some months, alas.
After reviving my Academia alerts, which somehow got turned off at some point, I've had requests for input on three topics related to my work.
To one I turfed the review request over to other more specialized researchers; to one I sent (I hope) useful materials, and to one really egregious abstract, I gave a very clear refusal.
Sounds silly, but being asked for ones (informed) opinion is nice, sometimes...
M.
Double-posting, albeit a few hours apart, sorry....!
My friend/colleague/client said very nice things about the color and layout on the Ppt slides I formatted for them.
AND he requested an invoice, and has another small job upcoming.
Win-win-win.
M.
I finally finished the data analysis that I've been procrastinating on all week and everything looks fine for the next step.
I'm going to give myself a cookie (literally) then go for a walk.
Over the last few weeks I've had multiple (genuine) invitations to publish articles.
More immediately satisfying, I finally figured out how to get DVDs to play in full widescreen with my new TV.
Quote from: Puget on June 17, 2021, 03:13:55 PM
I finally finished the data analysis that I've been procrastinating on all week and everything looks fine for the next step.
I'm going to give myself a cookie (literally) then go for a walk.
That's always such a relief. Enjoy your cookie and walk.
I started my first teaching position last fall and it has been a rough ride. During that time, I felt very overwhelmed but still worked on writing an article. I submitted it and it will be published this fall. They did ask for a couple revisions to be made but I just finished those revisions and sent it in this morning.
I'm very proud of the paper, especially as I wrote it with no support from my community college, during my first year teaching, and during a pandemic.
About 12,000 words written on my draft this week. If I can keep this up, I should have a first draft knocked out in just a few more weeks. Then I can get started on the second draft--the one I can actually start showing people.
Quote from: Charlotte on June 18, 2021, 07:08:41 AM
I started my first teaching position last fall and it has been a rough ride. During that time, I felt very overwhelmed but still worked on writing an article. I submitted it and it will be published this fall. They did ask for a couple revisions to be made but I just finished those revisions and sent it in this morning.
I'm very proud of the paper, especially as I wrote it with no support from my community college, during my first year teaching, and during a pandemic.
Congrats! Writing a paper in the last year was very difficult. I'll be honest. I only have one paper published so far in 2021, but it was a paper that I started before the pandemic.
Hoooray for all the productive writing people have been doing.
I have successfully scrubbed the bathroom today. Not just the bare minimum to keep mold from developing. I took a toothbrush to the grout and everything.
Quote from: ergative on June 20, 2021, 11:01:59 AM
Hoooray for all the productive writing people have been doing.
I have successfully scrubbed the bathroom today. Not just the bare minimum to keep mold from developing. I took a toothbrush to the grout and everything.
My bathroom may never receive that level of attention again....
It was Approved!
We are adding my major to our college's online offerings. (IT is designed so that we can capture those CC graduates that are too far or too busy to attend an upper division university). The process of adding the classes is that we have to design and develop the classes and then get the content approved by the chair and the Online Education folks who have no idea about substance, but check you for ADA compliance, and a plethora of other crap!
You class can be 'failed' for things like not having your syllabus compliant... like having words underlined, because underlining is reserved for links ONLY. So the annoying issues are that the college required format for the syllabus content includes things like underlined content! (So one admin critter sends us boiler plate we must include and another says 'fix it'!).
Anyway, I dealt with them a few years ago and it was a huge SUCK of Time!!
BUT I PASSED! My recent submission was accepted without any required modifications!!
(unfortunately, the paper we submitted to a journal last month, was outright rejected!)
Quote from: clean on July 30, 2021, 01:15:55 PM
It was Approved!
We are adding my major to our college's online offerings. (IT is designed so that we can capture those CC graduates that are too far or too busy to attend an upper division university). The process of adding the classes is that we have to design and develop the classes and then get the content approved by the chair and the Online Education folks who have no idea about substance, but check you for ADA compliance, and a plethora of other crap!
You class can be 'failed' for things like not having your syllabus compliant... like having words underlined, because underlining is reserved for links ONLY. So the annoying issues are that the college required format for the syllabus content includes things like underlined content! (So one admin critter sends us boiler plate we must include and another says 'fix it'!).
Anyway, I dealt with them a few years ago and it was a huge SUCK of Time!!
BUT I PASSED! My recent submission was accepted without any required modifications!!
(unfortunately, the paper we submitted to a journal last month, was outright rejected!)
Congrats for hanging in there and putting up with all the administrivia, all the way to the finish line.
Double vax! Double vax! I have got two shots in the arm! Just you wait until August 14th, world! I'm going to have the hell out of some coffee and donuts at an outdoor cafe!
Quote from: ergative on July 31, 2021, 11:29:59 PM
Double vax! Double vax! I have got two shots in the arm! Just you wait until August 14th, world! I'm going to have the hell out of some coffee and donuts at an outdoor cafe!
Yay!
Quote from: ergative on July 31, 2021, 11:29:59 PM
Double vax! Double vax! I have got two shots in the arm! Just you wait until August 14th, world! I'm going to have the hell out of some coffee and donuts at an outdoor cafe!
Yes! It's a very liberating feeling.
Our research proposal was approved for funding by PCORI this past Tues! It's been a long process starting over two years ago and persevering through one rejection. But now, we can start our research project. It feels good!
Thirty pages on my second draft last week. If I can stay on track, I might have a second draft that I can actually let people look at by the beginning of September.
I am no longer chair (as of 1July). I managed to spend the month of July doing NOTHING work related. That was not easy, but now I can ramp up for the fall with a clear head.
YYYYYYYyyyyyyeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEAAAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhHHHHHH!
M.
Congratulations, Volhiker78, apl68, and FishProf!
I have now officially started my sabbatical!
Just received word from our retirement system that I am now vested. And in the summer "engaging students online" course I took, my discussion grade got bumped up from 86 to 100.
Those are victories that might not be picked up by the most powerful microscopes, but yeah, I'm throwing myself a big party in my head.
Or as the immortal Droopy might say, "You know what? I'm happy. Hooray."
QuoteI have now officially started my sabbatical!
Good for you!!
Vacuumed my car for the 1st time in a long while! I did it at a local gas station today.
I entered a speculative fiction limerick contest last month and won $5!
(I also forgot to check back in until just now, and so possibly it's too late to claim my prize--but still! The honor! The glory! BOW BEFORE ME, MORTALS!)
Here is my winning entry:
A lowda who hailed from the Belt
had grown, in low-G, tall and svelte
She did not visit Mars,
preferring the stars,
And Earth's gravity just made her melt.
An earthling who hails from New York
and in high G is svelte but short
Greets your galactic creation
with a hearty ovation
and feet firmly planted on the porch.
Here's two in one: my doctoral advisor won a major career award and one of my former students (and their co-authors) won a major "best article" award in a top journal in my field. I couldn't be happier for them all. This comes a year after I won a book award, so it's been a good year for my little circle.
Quote from: Tee_Bee on October 02, 2021, 10:19:35 PM
Here's two in one: my doctoral advisor won a major career award and one of my former students (and their co-authors) won a major "best article" award in a top journal in my field. I couldn't be happier for them all. This comes a year after I won a book award, so it's been a good year for my little circle.
Congratulations to all of you.
Several months ago (but (probably) not more than a year) I lost a button from the left cuff of my favorite soft warm flannel shirt. I stuck the button on the bookshelf that is conveniently next to the arm of the couch and serves as a sort of coffee ledge. It has languished there for several months now (but probably not more than a year), until today, when the fates aligned, I pulled out my dusty sewing kit, found the button which had waited faithfully for me all this time, and sewed that sucker back on the cuff.
Way to go, ergative!
I have a small tin where I throw all buttons, both the extra ones that come with new clothing and the ones that fell off my clothes. This summer I lost some weight and needed smaller shorts. I found and sewed on all the missing buttons from the shorts I hadn't been wearing because 1) they were too small and 2) they were missing buttons. Suddenly I had clothes again! It was a good feeling.