A Monday's Monday

[catscradle]

So I'm opening my mail in the morning and slogging throught the crap I have to get done for the day when I see a note from Carl. Those keeping up with my thesis progress on LJ have been conditioned to gasp at this point (gasp anyway, it adds to the melodrama). Well you'd be right to. Carl asked me if I ever sent him my - now get this - my completed thesis. HA! Did he ever get it, he's asking? Yes, Carl. 18 freaken days ago. I have proof it was sent to you and that you received it. Tell me the truth, Carl. You have it in your hand right now and you're laughing your ass off at the whole ordeal you are putting me through, aren't you?

Well, what can you do to the man that holds the life and death of your academic career in the balance? So I wrote back telling him that yes, I did indeed turn the thesis into him - April 1st - and mentioned that I still had the e-mail in question in my "sent" file if he'd like to see it. I also said I had a receipt that he recieved it, even though I don't - I sent it from home and the receipt function wasn't available from the webmail =P But no bother, he'll take my word on it.

I'd use the Die Carl icon, but right now I'm not very angry. I think I may be experiencing the euphoria they say drowning people experience before they give up. Like the events of today have catapulted me to a higher Zen plane. I went for a walk at lunch and just soaked in the sun. Beautiful day. About 78 degrees. The trees are in bloom, dandylions are dotting the lawns and off in the distance is the scent of fresh cut grass.

What the hell, I'll use the Die Carl icon anyway...

Comments

[wiebke.livejournal.com]

There's a reason my brother-in-law lived in Ithaca for 8 years and yet doesn't have a graduate degree from Cornell. He really wasn't sorry when my sister's graduation and first asst. professor job (at Temple) took him away, because he was sick of his Evil Advisor. May you have MUCH better luck!!!!!

[catscradle.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm beginning to think that Evil Advisor may just be part of getting the degree. Like if you can cope with them you can deal with anything the world tosses at you.

Academia is EVIL

[streel.livejournal.com]

Yes, my MA advisor did the same damn thing to me..."Did you turn in your latest chapter?" "Yes, Bill, I did. You read it. You liked it. You gave it back. Any of this ringing a bell?"

Academics are scum.

Re: Academia is EVIL

[catscradle.livejournal.com]

They are scum. Didn't they remember going through the process, scared shitless that their 100K college degree would come to naught because of an advisor fuck-up? Or maybe they have this money to throw away. I'm just floored at the total lack of respect given to students who keep them in their job and have enough to stress about. =P

I'm hearing more and more of these stories. I just wonder if they do this asshole shit as part of the whole process. That which doesn't kill me....

Re: Academia is EVIL

[streel.livejournal.com]

I think it is part of the whole process, honest to God...I think they see it as some kind of a rite of passage, something they have to put us through. In order for us poor fledglings to be reborn as academics, they first have to suck us dry, nearly to the point of death. Then they inject a little of their Evil Academic blood, and sit back and watch as we go through the death throes.

Ever wonder why they like going out at night so much? Think about it. :-)

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

This all boggles my mind. Especially the part where you can't hire a hitman cause your advisor can't do anything productive if he's dead. And you might get a replacement who's even worse.

*hugs*