tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post6904714271027466178..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: Finally, some good news -- really cool good newsDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-74535090324224199292008-04-06T16:56:00.000-04:002008-04-06T16:56:00.000-04:00just saw this... big gobs of congrats to you, espe...just saw this... big gobs of congrats to you, especially because you were nominated by student(s). to me, those kinds of awards have much more cred for the reasons you already noted. mad props to ya!The Pastry Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503433773635525726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-20349017325487872882008-04-05T20:57:00.000-04:002008-04-05T20:57:00.000-04:00That's great! Congratulations!That's great! Congratulations!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-62665439578607801162008-04-05T03:11:00.000-04:002008-04-05T03:11:00.000-04:00yay, you!yay, you!TheCrankyProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044204782286107779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-29479993976458435042008-04-04T10:34:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:34:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone!What Now -- you're freaking me out...Thanks everyone!<BR/><BR/>What Now -- you're freaking me out a little bit! But yes, if I decide to leave, I have you as a wonderful model of ways to forge alternative careers. So thanks for that!<BR/><BR/>Sisyphus - As Virgo Sis points out, I can't get black because Eldest Niece already has a black one (albeit the regular Mini, not the Clubman). And since I've got a pet whose name rhymes with Youngest Niece's cat's name (it's Tippi), I've got to set myself apart from the rest of the family. And chocolate is a good color for me, Pippi, and Bullock. Plus...mmmmm, chocolate.<BR/><BR/>But braces, huh? Yeah, that's weird.<BR/><BR/>Feirefiz -- Ooh, a violin, that's cool!...Maybe your S.O. should get fencing gear? :) Hey, btw, I know he's going to be at K'zoo, are you?<BR/><BR/>Bardiac -- Ha! Yes, my rule that our dog had to be small enough for me to lift was a good rule. (She lets me pick her up without complaint, too.) Otherwise I might have ended up with a Great Dane or a Bernese Mountain Dog. I love those big, goofy dogs.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-21117389887487054252008-04-04T10:19:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:19:00.000-04:00Pippi will look beautiful in a chocolate mini. An...Pippi will look beautiful in a chocolate mini. And you can't get black since your niece already has that one covered.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations. I am very proud of my "little" sis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-41680915033037788442008-04-04T10:15:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:15:00.000-04:00Gosh, I thought I left a note of congrats, but it ...Gosh, I thought I left a note of congrats, but it seems to have disappeared!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>And remember, before you get the Mini, make sure it goes with Pippi and meets her approval! (Aren't you glad you didn't get a Mastiff?)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-55522578943034890532008-04-04T09:36:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:36:00.000-04:00Congratulations! That's great! Not only do your ...Congratulations! That's great! Not only do your colleagues love you, so do your students. Universal acclaim is not easy to come by! And I like your taste. I too have lusted after the Mini when it first came out. <BR/><BR/>No new car for me alas but I recently got a little money for a talk and upgraded my violin--from a low-end to a step-up student instrument. Not a huge improvement, but I only got a little money. I guess that'll be my tenure reward (even though I haven't gotten an official missive yet--should come in a month I think). Don't know what my S.O. might want--probably something electronic.Feirefizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024919688932951601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-49557834083904715672008-04-04T05:47:00.000-04:002008-04-04T05:47:00.000-04:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-84725467419867485642008-04-04T00:15:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:15:00.000-04:00Soooo cool! (Oh yeah, and the student award thing ...Soooo cool! (Oh yeah, and the student award thing too!) You totally need a black and silver one though.<BR/><BR/>It's so interesting to see what people get themselves for tenure. I had a prof who got major dental surgery and braces ---- I'm not sure I would want to be wearing braces while professoring but she said she had always felt miserable about her teeth but could never justify that kind of expense when her kids' needs and mortgage and bills came first.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-46033110637565343482008-04-04T00:06:00.000-04:002008-04-04T00:06:00.000-04:00Let me add my congratulations to the growing pile....Let me add my congratulations to the growing pile. It couldn't have happened to a nicer blogger.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious about how the "info-gathering" process works. One of the more absurd traditions here at Hawtch-Hawtch CC is a "Faculty Member of the Year" award. Like yours, the initial nomination for this award is from students, but then the top ten faculty members nominated are simply voted upon by the faculty at large. Every year, then, I have to choose to give an award to one of ten faculty members, most of whom I know personally but none of whom I have ever observed in the classroom. It's always struck me as the worst kind of popularity contest. And, again like your award, this one is not insubstantial: $1000 plus a all-expense-paid vacation to a Palm Springs resort owned by an alum.<BR/><BR/>I've long wanted to suggest an alternative method, so any details would help.Prof. de Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058193046200756821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-43036742655134408692008-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:00Mazel tov, Dr. V!Mazel tov, Dr. V!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-64173940796601837622008-04-03T20:59:00.000-04:002008-04-03T20:59:00.000-04:00Congratulations! That's so wonderful that your stu...Congratulations! That's so wonderful that your students spoke so strongly on your behalf -- clearly you deserved this so much. Now enjoy!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-35889445216114766102008-04-03T19:02:00.000-04:002008-04-03T19:02:00.000-04:00Way to go! I love the idea of a tenure Mini!Way to go! I love the idea of a tenure Mini!Thoroughly Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606171535259466464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-49405940940509357302008-04-03T18:58:00.000-04:002008-04-03T18:58:00.000-04:00Congratulations! And a tenure car sounds like a lo...Congratulations! And a tenure car sounds like a lot of fun!~profgrrrrl~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15280731948424317624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-4592313549095241902008-04-03T17:51:00.000-04:002008-04-03T17:51:00.000-04:00Congratulations! That's wonderful!Congratulations! That's wonderful!heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-70621727314559477572008-04-03T17:46:00.000-04:002008-04-03T17:46:00.000-04:00Dr. V -- Very cool! Congratulations on the award. ...Dr. V -- Very cool! Congratulations on the award. And I'm sorry to hear about things sucking at Rust Belt U.<BR/><BR/>Not that there's a pattern here, but ... I will say that winning the student-decided teaching award in the spring my tenure was granted was one of my final acts at St. Martyr's, where the atmosphere was, in your words, "so demoralizing." That being said, options and alternative careers are fabulous! And being a vet would be so very cool.What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-48377168082148048312008-04-03T17:38:00.000-04:002008-04-03T17:38:00.000-04:00Many many congrats - that's wonderful news! Can't...Many many congrats - that's wonderful news! Can't wait to see pics of the new car when it comes (I have no dount you'll get tenure!)...medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-61718328588125000352008-04-03T17:02:00.000-04:002008-04-03T17:02:00.000-04:00CONGRATS!And I have no doubt you deserve it.Hope t...CONGRATS!<BR/><BR/>And I have no doubt you deserve it.<BR/><BR/>Hope the week just keeps getting better--Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.com