David M. · @davscomur
288 followers · 1378 posts · Server mas.to

The only thing that seemed to resonate with him was when I said that it felt like he wanted to skip the steps of learning about style and tradition to jump over to “interpretation” (which was my nice word for what he does).

Anyway.

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Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1116 followers · 3803 posts · Server mas.to

Oh God, the drip of e-mails re: fall semester has started.
I’M NOT READY!

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Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1041 followers · 3508 posts · Server mas.to
Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1039 followers · 3492 posts · Server mas.to

After four days of conference travel, I’m home. The first thing I did was to greet the
“Hello, tea, did you miss me? Because I missed you.”
Never mind that there wasn’t a proper afternoon tea service to be had for love or money, they put their tea in bags. Bags, people, BAGS!
I wasn’t raised by wolves.

Guys, I think I might be bougie.

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Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
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Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1046 followers · 3405 posts · Server mas.to

I just got grade grubbed from a student from Fall 2021.
This is clown shoes.

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Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1037 followers · 3144 posts · Server mas.to
Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
1035 followers · 3101 posts · Server mas.to

Ugh. Why does the campus bookstore always get a different edition from the one I ordered?

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Last updated 2 years ago

Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
825 followers · 1686 posts · Server mas.to

The request form to access the archives at the New York Public Library is not super user friendly.

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Last updated 2 years ago

Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
781 followers · 1397 posts · Server mas.to

There is a rumor going around that I’m going to chair the senate next year.
I need to be absolutely positively crystal clear here.

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Last updated 2 years ago

Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
760 followers · 1315 posts · Server mas.to

Ugh. I thought the word max for a conference proposal was 350. It is, in fact, 300.
Now I’m doing an adverb hunt.

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Last updated 2 years ago

Tony Pennino · @beatnikprof
760 followers · 1315 posts · Server mas.to

Over my morning tea, I was reflecting on my favorite (yes, I rank them - fight me) and how her parting shot was “you’re an ambivalent
I still take ownership of that with pride. With apologies to and

#litstudies #professorproblems #curmudgeon #misanthropy #misanthrope #goethe #christophermarlowe #mephistopheles #breakup

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Daniel S. Goldberg · @prof_goldberg
761 followers · 870 posts · Server mastodon.social
Daniel S. Goldberg · @prof_goldberg
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Daphna Harel · @daphnaharel
291 followers · 42 posts · Server mastodon.social

I’m supposed to be grading all weekend and I don’t want to be

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Last updated 2 years ago

Auriea. · @womanonfire
63 followers · 32 posts · Server merveilles.town

semester is over now what do i do?

#professorproblems #whereismymind

Last updated 5 years ago

Polydactyl Horcrux · @tomstearns
23 followers · 254 posts · Server octodon.social

Why do I feel guilty for taking a couple hours (literally: 2) off during my weekend to spend with my family, instead of spending it all on my job which, theoretically, requires only 40 hours a week? Why is this how I've felt every weekend for a decade?

#professorproblems

Last updated 8 years ago