GOGSoc MkII

It's time for the Grumpy Old Graduate Society. Post here if you want to join and for GOG chat. (I edit to put in a list of the members when I get the chance).

Would be nice if it was a sticky!

Honourable Members

ChemistBoy
Chicken
Da Bachtopus
Ethereal
Expression
flexiblefish
hobnob
nikk
PQ
scarlet ibis
sweetcherry
swiftuk
the_alba
The Boosh
walshie
yourjoyismylow
Ygraine

Associates (Those who are grumpy but not yet graduates)

steerpike

Honourary Members

Chuck Norris (First Class Honours in Pain)

Another reason I hate academics: narkiness, pushiness, egotism, their sense that what they're doing is of supreme importance and urgency to the rest of the world, etc. This email from one of our professors to another, replying to a message asking her if she'd done one of the tasks she was supposed to do (some details have been changed):

Oh, we're just *so* impressed.

Bitch.

new thread

alba. It sounds like you've had a really bad experience. I guess academia seems kind of romantic from the outside, I didn't really imagine it to be as...extreme...as you described I still want to do my MA at least
I could get an MEd through Teach First, but it would mean attending classes at weekends in my second year of teaching and then writing a dissertation the following year. It would be reduced fee though. I am very tempted but loathed to give up my weekends. What do people reckon?

Thanks Becca I hope nobody lets my wallowing put them off - I'm sure at least half my problems with the academy are caused by me being such an oddball.

Re: Teach First: this weekend classes malarkey sounds bothersome, but reduced fees would probably win it for me (depending on how much they're reduced by).

Yes. I've come to despise the company of a good 98% of academics, another factor which leads me to think perhaps academia isn't my ideal career. So many are just self-enthralled, pompous, intellectually vacant snobs.

My little sister got her GCSE results this morning and did really well, so I'm feeling particularly pleased and in a good mood on her behlaf today

Mine was a little upset she didn't get an A* in German but chuffed with her B in Maths, so she was all smiles.

Any luck with the PS and research proposal or are you being a good grad student and procrastinating until the last possible moment?

I could get an MEd through Teach First, but it would mean attending classes at weekends in my second year of teaching and then writing a dissertation the following year. It would be reduced fee though. I am very tempted but loathed to give up my weekends. What do people reckon?

For those of you who were following the Saga of the Kettle in the previous GOGsoc, you'll be pleased to know that my other half bought me this little beauty: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_18339_330192_-1

I'm happy to report it has a lovely fluid action and a satisfying whistling sound. I think I might get a bit obsessed with polishing it though.

Today I am going shopping in town for my new desk, so I am happy.

so does the old thread just sink to the bottom now, I feel sad for it. All our thoughts and words of wisdom just going below, wanna be rich IB MA should I do.

wanna be rich IB MA should I do.