Who are the forumites?

[polly_mer]

I'm just curious about how people self-identify here. 

I don't care about official job title or institutional affiliations.

What are you doing with your life in any of these academically relevant categories?

[quasihumanist]

Where's "person delusionally hoping they're actually making the world a better place"?

[polly_mer]

Where's "person delusionally hoping they're actually making the world a better place"?

Isn't that "Dude, you wish you were me"?

[nebo113]

Retired.

[downer]

Undead.

[octoprof]

Mostly dead.

[Juvenal]

Retired, but adjuncting.  In the fall; forget the spring and possible snow days and commute problems.  Well, fall is hurricane season and I suppose I don't give away too much geolocation to say that "Sandy" was a problem.

[paultuttle]

Where's "person who wishes reading books could be a career"? I would've checked that maybe 1000 times.

[polly_mer]

Where's "person who wishes reading books could be a career"? I would've checked that maybe 1000 times.

You and me both.

[clean]

Counting down the days til I hope to be able (and perhaps willing) to retire!

I just broke 2000 days to go!!

[fast_and_bulbous]

I'm literally leading my subfield, and I don't see anyone in the rear view. It's weird, but exhilarating. Sometimes banging away at something for years pays off. I never intended for this to happen, but it did, and I'm running with it. My stuff is revising/potentially overturning long-held conceptual models and having a discernible effect on the field. My area is earth science / simulation using supercomputers. I guess I feel like I'm in version 2.0 of my career. Definitely enjoying the heck out of being a 100% researcher after doing the traditional college professor thing.

[DoohickeyTech]

I'm literally leading my subfield, and I don't see anyone in the rear view. It's weird, but exhilarating. Sometimes banging away at something for years pays off. I never intended for this to happen, but it did, and I'm running with it. My stuff is revising/potentially overturning long-held conceptual models and having a discernible effect on the field. My area is earth science / simulation using supercomputers. I guess I feel like I'm in version 2.0 of my career. Definitely enjoying the heck out of being a 100% researcher after doing the traditional college professor thing.

To me you're a reminder that I may never understand the "Trout Mask Replica" album.

[fast_and_bulbous]

It's all just blabber 'n smoke...

[octoprof]

Counting down the days til I hope to be able (and perhaps willing) to retire!

I just broke 2000 days to go!!

Yea!

[paddington_bear]

Lottery-winner hopeful. Mid-life crisis endurer.